Studio history

That was Sunday, Sept 13. (Yes, every 7 years we have a Friday the 13 anniversary, fun, right?) I was 20 when I married Jan. Did not even own a camera then. Three years later, I borrowed hers to start a distracting hobby from my 24/7 job. I started photographing women.  In 1980, Inner Spirit…

Award banquets are thrilling, nerve-racking affairs. Especially when you’re a finalist at the Professional Photographers of Canada Image Salon. And this time, more honours were coming than I even knew about. I felt that same electric feeling back in 1986 when I won my first Figure Study award. It was my first awards night and…

Five judges stare at an image that just materialized on the carefully colour calibrated monitor. In the dark room behind them, a silent audience of hopeful photographers watch their backs.  Zoom was sharing this image and the faces of the five highly decorated, national print judges.  56% of all the images judged today, would not…

As 2025 starts up we are taking a moment to reflect on our highlights of 2024.  Boudoir Photography in Calgary was one of our best. Who Were The Women Of 2024Like past years, they were diverse in age, with the youngest 31 and the oldest 70 years old. Body shapes varied too, from super lean…

Why I shoot Boudoir Photography This may be hard to imagine, but at one time, boudoir photography was not an option for women in western Canada. Inner Spirit Photography was the first studio in Calgary to offer boudoir photography exclusively. This was 41 years ago. I can still recall my first client’s faces and their…

The Canadian Photographer of the Year Is Me! This is so exciting for so many reasons; many of those reasons are not even mine. My clients, the women and child in the images, are thrilled! It was an unexpected victory for them too. Barb, my client who commissioned the images of her granddaughter, loves the…