Merry Christmas from All of us here at Crystal Portraits Photography

To all of our dear clients who have supported us this year - Thank you and God bless you this holiday season! We look forward to serving you again one day soon!



kind regards, Crystal, Olivia, Heidi and Margaret

A Special Graduate

Before I was a photographer, I was a teacher. I taught Kindergarten and First Grade for a few years, then I had my children and decided to stay home from there. Which, somehow divinely, led me to this incredible career! But when I was teaching, I loved it and there were many children who went through my classroom who I will never forget. This grad, amazingly enough, was once in my Kindergarten class and was one of those children. I remember Colter's quiet kindness, his big blue eyes, his beautiful smile, and the special bond he had with his big sister, Chandra. I'm grateful to have been there to photograph him informally as his teacher, and now again as he graduates. And it's wonderful to see that all of the traits I remember him for, haven't changed!



Brothers and sisters should always get along this well..



And this shot I loved in color and also in B&W, so here are versions in both - what do you think??

Celebrating 25 Years

Just a few quick pictures before I pack it in for the night...

Emiline & Armand celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary recently, with a party for their family and friends, and a photo shoot for them! Having once had them as neighbors, and having shot graduation portraits for both of their boys, it was very easy and enjoyable to be along with them on this occasion. We shot in a couple of different locations, utilizing the beautiful Fall color and taking advantage of old fences and fields along our way. And because Emiline loves everything 'country', I know she'll be thrilled with our choices of locale. Congratulations, Emiline & Armand and I wish you many, many more!

A Joyful Little Boy!

My dear friend's little one turned 1 recently so they came to 'play' some in the studio. He was such a trooper - we went indoors and outdoors and through a few outfit changes and he smiled through it all. It was very hard choosing, but here are my top 5. I tried to pick ones that showed some variety and ones that I know will make you smile like I did when I saw them!

For Harrison..

So this time last year, my sweet cousin Harrison came out West from Ontario to visit us. It was his first time in Cold Lake and we only had a few hours, so I took him around town and made him climb the totem pole at the Marina, and up on the Cold Lake sign, and everywhere else we could think of to take a picture. And since he can't make it this far again this year (he only got to Manitoba, can you believe it?!), I thought I would post a few of our better pics to let him know we miss him. Hope to see you again soon, Harry - we love you!

Baby Peanut

It is always such a joy to photograph a journey. This wonderful couple was one of my first wedding clients (that wasn't family!) so when I heard that they were expecting their first baby, I was so happy for them. Imagine then how thrilled I was when they asked me to shoot maternity and then newborn pictures for them - what a privilege! As you can see, little 'Peanut' is soo sweet and soo very loved... Thank you Rachelle and Lee for picking me to do the honors!

It's been awhile..

I can't believe it's been almost a whole week since my last blog entry! I've been shooting and sorting through software issues during my work hours (and 'extra' hours). And birthdays and visits and normal everyday life that take up all of the rest. But I vow to be better at keeping everyone here (because I know that SOME people are watching) informed and to give you glimpses of some of my picks from each session.

For all of you who are waiting for proofs, we ask that you please be patient with us. We haven't forgotten you, honest!  The software that I'm working at implementing will make our work more efficient and hopefully quicker, but I need the time to get it all set up and working. We will get them posted as soon as possible and will be sending off emails to everyone affected this week.  Thank you!


Tonight I give you some of Patti & Kevin's engagement session. They get married in a couple of weeks, and I'm very excited to be shooting their wedding - it sounds like it will be wonderful, and they are easy to photograph, as you can see.