leslie rowse photography

goodbye and hello

2009-11-20T17:10:00.001-08:00

I've created a new photography blog to go with my website so I won't be posting here anymore. The link to my new blog is:

www.leslierowsephotography.com/wp/

Thank you to everyone who has visited this blog and left such encouraging comments. See you on the flip side... :)

Olivia & Dawson

2009-11-18T21:52:00.000-08:00

15 month olds are NOT easy to photograph by yourself!! :) Olivia was her usual great little model self, but man Dawson is a mover and a shaker :)

Kopp Art Gallery

2009-11-15T21:18:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited!! There is a great, relatively new, art gallery in town, and I'm in it!! :)

The Kopp Art Gallery is in the old museum building across from Tim Horton's on the highway. It features a variety of local artists and is owned and ran by a Mark Kopp. There is a huge variety of art from photography and sculpting to jewelry and painting. It's open Monday -Friday 10-5 and Sunday's 12-4.

This is a very up-scale trendy gallery that everyone should stop in and check out.

Nolan & Hudson

2009-11-13T00:14:00.000-08:00

I was so happy to spend the afternoon with these cute guys, too bad it was so chilly but the candy bribes worked wonders :)

funny little guy

2009-11-03T14:55:00.000-08:00

This little cutie was so excited to get his photo's done he arrive just before his Mum's maternity session!! Such cuties both he and his sister :)

happy Halloween~ BOO!

2009-11-01T09:25:00.000-08:00

Stopping in at our favorite neighbors

scored!!

The nicest house display we saw

on a candy mission

another good haul

Fun fall day

2009-11-01T09:22:00.000-08:00

We took advantage of the nice (no snow) fall day today and had a picnic and photo's down at the river valley with great friends

just one more..

2009-10-30T00:28:00.001-07:00

I think this is my new favorite shot of late, I just love how he's resting his little chin on her shoulder~ so relaxed, what a great little life this guy has :)

my favorite little family :)

2009-10-29T16:47:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how much little Connor has gotten or how grownup Chantelle is. They were always happy guinea pigs when I was first starting out and needed to practice. I was sad to have missed Krista and Chad's wedding in September but glad we were able to get some family pictures in before the snow flew :)

this two keep me hopping :)

2009-10-29T00:02:00.000-07:00

Sophie and London (what great names!!) Oh what fun we had :)

I ♥ Faces~ halloween dress up

2009-10-25T23:34:00.000-07:00

I'm so happy to be able to participate in the I heart faces this week. It's been a whirl wind last few months :) What perfect timing Dawson found his costume yesterday and loved wearing it!! My cute little leopard :) I can't wait to check out all the other little witches and goblins.

The nicest family

2009-10-25T09:16:00.000-07:00

With 2 of the nicest people for parents Blake gave me the hardest time trying to get him to smile. Not to worry though i did manage to capture a few (but I've saved them for your gallery!! :)

my little leopard

2009-10-24T11:24:00.001-07:00

It's been a very long week. Poor Olivia has been so sick and finally on Friday we found out she had tonsillitis, now on antibiotics she seems to be rebounding quickly~ THANK GOODNESS (for my own sanity)!! I'm also thankful that Dawson has been his same smiley~ 2 naps a day and sleep all night self :) He found his halloween costume so I thought we'd try it on. I'm excited for this upcoming week~ 4 sessions should be fun!! :)

Yay Jacqueline!!

2009-10-15T19:28:00.000-07:00

What a fun weekend Mum, Jacqueline and I had heading to Vancouver for her graduation from Simon Fraser University with a high school english teaching degree.

The Hunter's

2009-10-14T01:04:00.000-07:00

a sneak peek from our chilly session on Monday!!

what a fun family!!

2009-10-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

What a fun way to spend a sunny fall afternoon. So great to see you again Stacey!! :)

2 peas in a pod

2009-10-05T17:46:00.000-07:00

Best little friends~ they can go months without seeing each other (Miss. C moved 20 hours away) and it only takes minutes for them to pick up where they left off.

The cutest little pair :)

2009-10-04T17:39:00.000-07:00

What a great way to spend a Sunday morning. Thanks Miss A you were a great little helper, I hope you enjoy your "good behavior bratz doll!!" :)

I'm going to be an Aunt!! :)

2009-10-02T00:20:00.000-07:00

I can't wait to meet and get my camera on my first nephew!! My brother Aaron and Tara are expecting at the end of November (or sooner if Tara has her way :) I had a great afternoon with this lovely momma-to-be..

A view from our holiday home..

2009-09-30T10:26:00.000-07:00

Looking out our front door

Supper on the patio

It didn't take long for the sun to go down~ 5 minutes or so

If you are ever looking for a wonderful holiday, consider Oregon~ It's my favorite place to be!!

Dawson's favorite thing...

2009-09-28T22:26:00.000-07:00

Eating sand!! He loved being outside on the beach, we were fortunate to have our own little beach beside out patio where he could play

one of Olivia's favorite things...

2009-09-28T13:23:00.000-07:00

next to the beach one of Olivia's favorite things was this multi-height outdoor showers (with warm water) Just like Christmas you buy an expensive gift and they play with the box~ you take them to the beach and they love the shower!!! :)

Oregon coast

2009-09-27T14:21:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful holiday to the Oregon coast we had. 4 of the days were 30+ degrees!! :) Shopping, beaching, golfing, kite flying and boogie boarding in the ocean kept us busy. Our only downside is we found out that Dawson will not sleep in the vehicle under any circumstances!! which made for our 8 hour driving days very long.

I have a lot of photo's to go through, but here a few of my favorites

such a little boy!!

2009-09-09T07:02:00.000-07:00

I've been so busy these last 2 weeks taking a business class and working on my business plan. I've had to put my camera away just so I can focus, this certainly warranted me going to grab it!! Olivia was thrilled that Dawson actually ate his "mud birthday cake" she made for him :)

seinen family

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Jackie

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Happy Birthday Dawson :)

2009-08-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

I remember when they first said "it's a boy" I said "I don't know what to do with a boy!!" What a fast and furious year it's been, and you are just the best little guy ever.

thank you Melanie

2009-08-21T23:03:00.001-07:00

Here are a few of my favorites from today, I can't wait to meet little baby M :)

Crystal

2009-08-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

Here are a few shots from last night. It was great "shooting" Crystal and her entourage of furry 4-legged friends :)

What an evening for Olivia

2009-08-13T23:13:00.001-07:00

What a great night for Olivia. Uncle Aaron bought her a shiny new belt buckle and arranged for her to meet the Cariboo Cowgirl (aka sparkle princess cowgirls). They brought her a lovely birthday bouquet of balloons, card, pictures, and went for a great ride. Thank you especially to Janice!!

such a little cowgirl, much to her Dad's dismay :)

Not as into the horses, but they had fun anyways

Olivia & Dawson

2009-08-13T10:10:00.000-07:00

It usually takes me 25 of these:

to get 1 of these:

Happy Birthday Olivia!!

2009-08-11T22:23:00.000-07:00

Wow who knew 4 years could go by so quickly, you're a great little sparkly rodeo princess daughter :)

Princess Party Extravaganza

2009-08-08T21:20:00.000-07:00

3 princesses and a prince

Getting Ready :)

poor little prince waiting for a dragon

make your own ice cream Sundae "Cake"

Cooling off

Too cold~ had to make a "hottub" for them :)

Wow what a wedding!!

2009-08-08T07:04:00.000-07:00

I was so fortunate to be able to 2nd shoot/assist a great wedding photographer a couple of weekends ago. If anyone is ever in need of a hugely talented/great wedding photographer check out her website:

http://www.laurahousden.com/Laura_Housden_Photography/Welcome.html

Here are a few of my favorites from the day

busy little weekend

2009-08-04T10:15:00.000-07:00

It was so nice just to stay home this weekend and relax. Olivia was busy doing what she does best, playing princess and"barrel racing" her stick unicorn. Dawson stood up for the first time on his own and has started walking with his little walking toys.

Woo Hoo 5th place

2009-08-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

When I hoped to crack the top 5 I didn't actually mean in fifth place!! ha ha next time I'll have to aim higher :) Anyways I am thrilled to have placed 5th this week over at I ♥ Faces~ "at the beach" week.

click below to check out the other great shots from this week~ my favorite is #3 I love the expression on the front guys face

OK next time top 3.... baby steps :)

My favorites from over the last year :)

2009-08-01T07:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a selection of my favorite photos from the last year:

Grads:

Maternity:

Newborns:

kidlettes:

Weddings:

thunder.... lightning....

2009-08-01T00:34:00.000-07:00

I'm sure there is a song that starts that way but I can't think of anymore words and apparently that's not enough for google!! :)
What a show tonight, unfortunately probably not good for the forrest~ no rain and 35+ degrees for weeks.

busy little...

2009-08-01T00:29:00.000-07:00

bees!! :)

I love watching these guys, I remember from last year that they loved my lambs ear plant. They could've cared less about me they were so busy going from flower to flower :) I can't help but think about Barry the Bee :)

Amanda

2009-07-29T00:04:00.000-07:00

What a great time I had with Amanda!! :) Here are a few shots from this evening :)

hot HOT hOt!!!

2009-07-27T23:57:00.000-07:00

I can't remember a time in the past 10 years where the hot weather has stayed so long!! almost 2 weeks of +30 everyday.

We had a great morning at the water park, until Mr. "I still nap every 2 hours and don't want my routine interrupted" informed us it was time to head home..

I think this is my new favorite shot of Olivia, she was just quietly playing with her"gidy up girl" (stick pony/unicorn) and I was able to catch her un-posed~ which at the moment can be a feat :)

I ♥ Faces~ "at the beach"

2009-07-26T23:08:00.001-07:00

How appropriate the week after we're home from our lovely little lake house holiday it's beach week :) It's hard to capture a honest smile from little miss O these days, I love this one though with her dirty feet in the sand~ building not just any sandcastle but a disney princess sandcastle.

click the link below to check out all the other great entries

yay back in the top 10 :)

2009-07-25T06:03:00.000-07:00

#9!! :) now if I could only crack the top 5!!

click below to check out the top 10 photos~ my favorite came in at #2

more cousins!! :)

2009-07-24T09:03:00.000-07:00

it's been great visiting with you guys!! Here's a few of the shots from last night :)

Bellingham Lake House

2009-07-22T17:22:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite places to go. Only 20 minutes from the CND/US border, right on the lake, hottub and tons of shopping :) It's going to take me a while to wade through all my pictures but here are a few of my favorites :)

One day Jaimie's sister and kids came down from Vancouver and the kids had a ball playing together :) Cousins are so much fun!!

I kept trying to get a shot of Dawson playing in the sand and all I ended up with was this wanna-be Victoria Secret swimsuit pose!! :)

Finally have my camera back!!

2009-07-21T17:34:00.000-07:00

I finally got my luggage and camera back. Here are a few pictures looking out our hotel window. This was the first 2 hours of the fire. After that we thought they had it under control and headed out to our family's house in Glenrosa. In that 10 minutes it grew from 10 hectares to 50, jumped the highway and was making it's way down the mountain right above us. That's when we were evacuated.

about an hour in:

it didn't take long though for it to spread and really get going

these guys were amazing!!

this was the sun around 5 in the afternoon

I ♥ Faces.. I mean Feet :)

2009-07-20T07:49:00.001-07:00

I'm home from holidays without my camera :( and it'll still be a few days till it arrives, so there won't be any posts from the beautiful ocean front wedding, lake house in Bellingham, or wild forrest fire we were evacuated from till later in the week.

Here's my latest entry for the I ♥ faces weekly contest.

Bella Coola

2009-07-10T22:10:00.000-07:00

Wow what a hill!! Neither Laura or myself have ever been to Bella Coola so we decided it was where we should go for our girls getaway :) It was so great for us to have such uninterrupted time to chat and catch up. We were so fortunate to be able to spend a whole day with friends of hers who just moved there from Victoria. They took us out on their beautiful boat for the day to natural hot springs and on the way we were able to stop and watch about a dozen dolphins swimming around our boat.

Our Skipper for the day :)

Real HotSpings!!

view from the other direction of the hotspings

Beautiful waterfall running into the ocean

Such a great wedding!!

2009-07-06T10:18:00.001-07:00

We had such a great time this weekend at Jenn and Dave's wedding. Everything was amazing from the food and music to weather and friends.

the scariest part of the weekend was when the groom had to get out of the tippy canoe on to the dock :)

My good friend Patty and her beautiful little family.

2009-07-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

What a great weekend out at Gavin Lake. It was so nice to see so many old (as in timeline not age) friends and catch up. I finally got to break out my antique scale with baby Bastien and it worked great, I just need to remember to zero the weight of all the blanket because he definitely wasn't 11lbs :) Such a cute little peanut.

Miss D,K N & Mr J&Z :)

2009-07-04T07:22:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I got to meet baby Z's 3 sisters and brother, such great kids and so cute and well behaved!! :) Here are a few, I've had some computer issues so I'll get a couple more done hopefully tomorrow :)

just a couple more...

2009-07-02T19:57:00.000-07:00

he's so cute here are a couple more :)

baby Z

2009-06-30T22:16:00.000-07:00

Here are just a quick few from a session I did today. What a cute little guy, but so squirmy :) I can't wait to attempt a shot with him and his 3 sisters and brother on Friday!!!

Welcome to the WILLIAMS LAKE STAMMMMMPEDE !!!

2009-06-27T16:23:00.000-07:00

I love the stampede, everything from the tons of people in town for the weekend to the crazy parking it takes to see the parade. The rodeo is 4 days and I'd go each day if I could. Olivia has loved the rodeo since she went to her first one when she was 1. Each year we've gone and she's sat and watched the whole thing (it's almost 4 hours long!!). This was Dawson's and although the bar was set high I didn't think he'd last, but he loved it too :) Here are a few pictures from last night performance, we took today off but are heading back tomorrow and Monday.

Garden guest & crop

2009-06-22T11:03:00.000-07:00

Olivia spotted this little guy in our garden, he looks a little ragged but seems to fly around fine, and he didn't mind a camera right up in his face :)

Here's our first crop of strawberries~ it took about 3 months to grow and only 3 seconds to eat, but so tasty :)

I ♥ Faces kids ~ lets hear it for the boys!! :)

2009-06-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

I was trying to get a good shot as a Fathers Day gift and trying to get a squirmy crawly 10 month old to sit still is highly overrated!! :) Ha ha then trying to instruct a 4 year old to help was almost more than my sanity could take :) And I just have to say man are boys noisier and busier than girls... so far anyways. Even at 10 months Dawson is giving us way more of a run for our money than Olivia ever did. Our only saving grace is that he is an amazing sleeper!!

Happy Fathers Day

2009-06-20T13:49:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures I took today of the kids for a Fathers Day present for Jaimie. It is quite hard to take pictures of a VERy squirmy 10 month old with only the help of an almost 4 year old... :)

Emily & Brody

2009-06-16T08:38:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I've even seen a brother and sister get along so well!! They were hilarious to shoot, with more ideas than I even had :)

9 months old...

2009-06-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

...and a going concern :) He's crawling and pulling himself up on furniture and generally headed in whatever direction Olivia's at.

I'm going to miss these 2 cuties, they've been such obliging models :)

2009-06-10T12:15:00.000-07:00

One of my most favorite places to be!! :)

2009-06-09T14:16:00.000-07:00

Counting lesson with GreatGrandpa

doot doot do looking out my back door

I heart faces~ pets/animals

2009-06-01T08:13:00.001-07:00

While this guy's not my pet, I wish he was. He certainly is a character and well loved at the ranch we recently visited.

I'm so excited!! :)

2009-05-31T18:58:00.000-07:00

Yay I'm so excited I finally made the top 10 (#7) in the I heart faces weekly photo contest with my silhouette shot. While I'm writing this I'm sitting watching an amazing suset over the flat lands of Manitoba and listening to the birds and owls chatting. I just love being here. So there won't be any photo posts till next week but I'll make up for it once I'm home. Have a great week :)
~leslie

Mya~6 months old

2009-05-26T15:37:00.000-07:00

i ♥ Faces~ silhouette

2009-05-26T07:06:00.000-07:00

I've been waiting for this week. I had this idea when I learnt that my neighbor was graduating and played the trombone. He was a great sport and I'm so happy with how it turned out.

Chantelle & Connor

2009-05-25T21:08:00.000-07:00

Fun with dandelions

2009-05-24T21:31:00.000-07:00

Had fun tonight with Olivia, that is until she turn the sprinkler on on me!! Kinda funny, not so much at the time.

try not to laugh out loud at the 1st picture!!

2009-05-23T17:03:00.000-07:00

photo word art

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caught in the rain

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bubbles

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happy birthday to me :)

2009-05-20T10:21:00.000-07:00

What a great surprise dinner out I had last night. Good food and great friends~ perfect evening. I got this beautiful plant from the girls I worked with at the Laser Clinic~ thanks!! :)

Echo Valley Ranch & Spa

2009-05-18T20:19:00.000-07:00

What a great birthday weekend I had!! Jaimie surprised me with a weekend away at the Echo Valley Ranch and Spa. The biggest dilemma... have a nap or go for a massage or have a hottub or eat more delicious food :)

View looking from the main lodge towards our building.

Thai inspired spa

Our room was the bottom right window.

This is the main lodge, with 6 guest rooms upstairs and the dining room on the main floor.

This is the view right out of our window.

thanks Sean ... again :)

2009-05-14T21:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks again Sean for helping me out, I think these turned out great and was exactly what I had envisioned :)

new subjects?

2009-05-12T22:30:00.000-07:00

The theme for a photo class I'm in was "around the house" so I thought these little guys would prove good subjects. They stayed where I put them and didn't complain one bit :)

Olivia & Dad date night

2009-05-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

On Friday I had my bookclub meeting here so Olivia and Jaimie headed out for a date night. She was so excited and planned the whole thing (hmm wonder where she gets that from :) She picked out what both of them were going to wear and that they should go somewhere "very fancy" DairyQueen :)

thanks Sean

2009-05-09T00:45:00.000-07:00

Sean and his parents are the greatest neighbors ever!! He is graduating this year, so I thought it was a perfect opportunity to try some grad photo ideas I had been thinking up and spots that I had scouted out :)

Cute little Carson

2009-05-06T00:16:00.000-07:00

Poor little guy I had him for 10 minutes, while his Mum ran his big brother and Olivia to preschool, and couldn't help but snap a few of his blue blue eyes.

How fun :)

2009-05-05T10:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I found out that Olivia and I were chosen as a mother/daughter~photographer/model team to help with a new book being written by a very cool children's boutique clothing designer in the States. She'll send us a few different outfits which I'll photograph Olivia in then she'll use those in her book and we get to keep the clothes!! I can't wait to see what she sends, her clothes are amazing :)

I ♥ Faces kids ~ hat

2009-05-04T07:24:00.001-07:00

I love hats and couldn't wait for this weeks theme.

Little Teacher

2009-04-30T14:51:00.000-07:00

What a good big sister~ first lesson: how to clap your hands

Hello baby Connor

2009-04-27T19:54:00.000-07:00

If I was in any way getting over confident in my newborn photography, baby Connor took me down a few notches. He gave me a good run for my money, but in the end (2 feedings and 3 diaper changes later) he finally fell asleep!! :) What a cutie and sooo little.

Great Friends

2009-04-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

It'll be a sad day when these great friends roll out of town. I love how Olivia and Evan can scrap for hours then the minute it's time to go "...I DON'T WANT TO GO..."

Dawson 8 months old and all boy :)

2009-04-25T14:13:00.000-07:00

Eight months old and teething up a storm. Just now sitting on his own and hopefully it'll still be awhile before crawling but with the private lessons from Papa it might not be long :)

Happy Birthday Blake :)

2009-04-23T21:47:00.001-07:00

New hat & hairdo

2009-04-22T17:56:00.000-07:00

Thanks Mum/Nana for the great hat, goes well with the new hairdo :)

Spring is here!!

2009-04-21T15:00:00.001-07:00

I don't know how she's my daughter? My stomach flip flops now when she runs towards me hands out stretched saying "Mum look what I've got!!" Don't worry I'm trying hard not to inflict my eww gross reaction for bugs to her :)

Canvas Contest

2009-04-21T10:25:00.000-07:00

This was originally very under exposed, but when I adjusted it the graininess gave it a vintage feel that I loved and think the texture of a canvas will enhance.

“I am entering this photo in the MCP Actions/Color Inc. Win a Gallery Wrap Canvas Photo Contest at http://mcpactions.com/blog . I certify that I took this photo and give both parties permission to use this photograph on their blogs/sites.”

Olivia's turn

2009-04-20T21:53:00.001-07:00

OK Olivia's turn to be my guinea pig for "catch lights"

not bad ... not bad

good

oh no I'm losing her....

annnd she's gone :)

Lynnea

2009-04-18T12:49:00.000-07:00

Oh how great to get all my pink stuff out again, it's been awhile since I photographed a baby girl.

Catch Lights

2009-04-15T15:51:00.000-07:00

I am working on capturing better catch lights in eyes, here are a few tries from today :)

Easter Sunday

2009-04-12T22:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter :)

What a great & busy day. First church then off to the "hunt" as Olivia said. A lovely breakfast the guys made, walk around Scout Island then a classic Sunday night dinner at Mum & Dad's. MMmmmm.

Fun Saturday with Aunt Jacqueline & Nana

2009-04-12T07:44:00.001-07:00

Krista

2009-04-10T20:47:00.000-07:00

Thanks Krista ~ I can't wait to get my lens on your new baby!! :)

Happy Easter

2009-04-09T03:51:00.001-07:00

my new lens :)

2009-04-07T21:31:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photo's taken with my new 50mm lens, it's great for getting a crisp clear focus point then blurring the surrounding area. There's is no zoom though so for now my legs are the zoom :)

Olivia & Uncle Aaron

2009-03-31T14:04:00.001-07:00

I ♥ Faces kids ~ Pout

2009-03-31T13:18:00.000-07:00

Well I thought I wasn't going to be able to enter this weeks category. Not for lack of pouts but just for lack of capturing them :) I guess I shouldn't have underestimated how quickly a 3 year olds mood can change...

whoo hoo whoo hoo hoo :)

2009-03-30T22:13:00.000-07:00

I just won a spring photo contest and now get to have a great logo designed by birdy creations (http://www.funkypeachdesigns.com/)

Stay tuned for a new logo :)

Brynn & Caitlin

2009-03-30T21:13:00.001-07:00