Sweet Pea

August 11, 2009

Little munchkin stopped in for a visit yesterday. Naturally, we had to get some photos of him because he's just too adorable. Cole just came back from a week-long trip with his Nanny aka grandmother. I asked him to give me a big smile and he sweetly obliged. He looks a little mischievous :)

Our Website is Launched!

July 17, 2009

Our website – daleplusjoy.ca – is up and ready for viewing. We invite you to take a few moments and visit. If you're perusing our Folios, you can view our images bigger simply by clicking on your choice and clicking again to return to the automated slide show. Joy worked super hard getting it all working and I think she did a beautiful job.

And please don't be shy, feel free to send us your comments. We'd love hear from you.

Being Thankful

June 20, 2009

This is Logan, one of my three children. He's introspective, quiet, has a hunched walk – typical of any young teenager – and laughs easily.

Recently members of our extended family have been facing some tremendous hurdles and our hearts goes out to them. But I think it's in those moments that you truly realize how important family really is. We're grateful my grandparents instilled a strong sense of family in us.

Beyond my small immediate family are cousins, aunts and uncles – who take care of each other and gather together when one of us is wounded or taken. It really is a remarkable feat in a world focused on self.

Brent + Kanina

June 13, 2009

Brent and Kanina will be getting married July 11 under the canopy of evergreens that surround her parent's home. The location is beautiful and we're honoured our favourite, fun-loving couple is trusting us to take care of their photography. We're super psyched and ordering new equipment to ensure they love each image.

Beautiful Elders

June 11, 2009

We had the pleasure of covering an Elder's conference held in Thunder Bay. We were also charged with doing individual portraits – all of which will be used for a poster series we're designing for the Ontario Power Authority through Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communities.

Seventeen Elders from across Ontario met to discuss energy conservation and how to instill traditional values back into their respective communities. It was an honour meeting each of them.

Stefanie + Tristan

June 10, 2009

These images were from a session we did this past winter. Lil' Tristan loved the camera. We'll be adding some images from previous sessions just to give you an idea about the kind of work we do.

Our homage to Sioux

June 9, 2009

We've pretty much spent the last nine years living in Sioux Lookout. It's actually a quaint little community where we don't have to worry about rush hour or spend hours just going to the grocery store ...

I think we'll always be Sioux Lookout-ians at heart, but we do long for the sprawl of urban life.

The first of many Dale+Joy blogs ...

June 8, 2009

We might be slightly crazy starting a photography company in an already saturated market. But we can't deny our shared love all things photographic.

Welcome to our inaugural blog. Our first of many, many more we hope.

We'll do our best to post our latest work and we do have a few planned over the summer. A few weddings, some portraits and a few events so check back often. You can also visit our temporary website daleplusjoy.viewbook.com to see more of our work and email us at daleplusjoy@gmail.com if you like what you see and want to hire us.

Just a little bit about us: we're based in Sioux Lookout, Ont. Canada – a small town that sits about a half hour north of the trans-Canada highway. We're also a mother-daughter team, so we pretty much have all the bases covered when we shoot events. Creatively, it's great having the combined energy of two when it comes to setting up shots and scouting for locations. We also love travelling.

Naturally our family gives us endless opportunities to practice and practice we must. Below is a small sampling of our practice work. Enjoy. Oh and if you're wondering about the skyline image, it's Windsor, definitely not Sioux :)