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My photo shoot

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You know the old saying about the cobbler’s children not having any shoes? Well that’s certainly how it is with photographs of me. Before Christmas I was determined to get a new photograph for my Christmas card so I enlisted my assistant Carol, to shoot a few photos of me on a wintery day in […]

Macaron de Paris – Perfect for Wedding Favors

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Happy New Year to all! I thought I would kick off the new year with a little French wedding inspiration. Macarons are so pretty, not to mention delicious and would make a lovely wedding favor or a perfect addition to your wedding dessert table. I searched high and low for the perfect recipe for these […]

Merry Christmas from Tara Whittaker Photography

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This is my Christmas tree this year. I love it. I can’t take full credit for the concept though. I saw it here first.

New to the photobooth – Mustache-on-a-stick

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If you follow my blog, you know that I offer a photo booth for wedding receptions which I call Tara’s “Play Station”. I brought it out for a recent Christmas party but wanted to add something new. I decided on mustaches-on-a-stick and began searching the web for instructions on how to make them. I looked […]

2000 Candles – A Must See

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Wednesday night I attended opening night of the latest production at Fire Exit Theatre, 2000 Candles. As the company photographer, I’m usually snapping photos so it was such a pleasure to sit and watch. I was blown away by it. To quote the Director’s notes in the program, “it’s an evocative deconstruction of the mess […]

Happy Birthday to Linda!

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Today is the birthday one of my dearest friends, Linda. Three of us – Linda, Randi and I, have been friends since our days at University of Calgary. In spite of the miles between us, Linda remains one of my most favourite people. This is a photo of the three of us in Huntington Beach […]

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