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“…the best touch of witty comments to crack the best natural smiles…”

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:03 +0000

“Looking back on the family photo’s Marlene had taken 5 years ago, to the ones she took just recently for our family, I am in awe. She is a talented lady who knows what she is doing and how to please anyone. Our family is not a photogenic one, but when we asked her to do our family portraits again with us she was willingly happy to work with us even knowing how stubborn we can get. We loved having her come out and taking the photos on our yard – the fall colours were gorgeous . We had a blast taking the portraits, she had the best touch of witty comments to crack the best natural smiles out of all of us. We loved having Marlene capturing this moment in our lives with us. We look forward to seeing her again. Thank you so much Marlene! We love your work, you are are truly an artist!”

Estelle, Brad, Celeste & Brett Petrick Sarto, Manitoba

This is the first location we photographed – I enjoyed photographing on the rock wall that Brad created!

And then, the pathway into the woods – loved using this location!

And then we used the spacious, welcoming deck…

Brett is quite a character!

And then the family changed into their Jets t-shirts!

One of the last photos I took – the kids were right into it! :)

Breathtaking…

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:40:11 +0000

“I had seen my friends get their photos done at Marlene’s Designer Portraits and I loved them. It knew it would be professional and FUN! :)

Marlene was so friendly and seemed honestly excited to take my portraits. She made me feel special and not in a forced put-on type of way. I loved posing and feeling like a super model for an hour.

I love my portraits because Marlene KNEW exactly what she was doing! She captured my essence and my body shape perfectly. I loved so many of the photos! There was so much variety and I felt like Marlene put her heart into these photos. What one word would I use to describe the portrait experience? ”Exciting” I will recommend Marlene to my friends and family because of the 100% money back guarantee; of the time spent with us before the session to plan and co-ordinate everything; Marlene made it a fun experience and because I believe my portraits are absolutely priceless and shows exactly what I wanted it to!” Michelle Koop, Steinbach, Manitoba

Can you see why I titled this blog post ‘Breathtaking’? I couldn’t choose just a few photos, so sit back and scroll down and enjoy these photos.

I loved Michelle’s enthusiasm when she came in for her initial consult. I knew at that time that I would have a great time photographing her and when she booked I was very excited. When she came in for the portrait session – she was wearing these 5 inch heels and she had a smile on her face in anticipation. Then she put on her grad dress and I caught my breath – she was stunning. Here are more of my favorites from her session…

And this is probably my favorite portrait of Michelle I took that day!

Sigh – okay, I’ll say it again. I LOVE my job!

Holiday Mini-Sessions ONE DAY ONLY!

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:38:53 +0000

I’m trying something new this year! If you’re interested, please call! Dark Drape will be used – see samples below.

“Summer” in October!

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:49:30 +0000

Last Wednesday I had 2 year old Summer come into the studio. I first met her when she was just a few weeks old and I’ve seen her grow into a beautiful little girl! She got a pretty dress to wear and her mom wanted something a little special. I think these are great and mom was happy as well!

Isn’t this last image just darling?

Adorable Abby

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:45:17 +0000

The first time I photographed Abby was in 2002 when her family came in for a portrait session. She seemed to be a shy – but gorgeous redhead. Since that time she has come in for school photos and now she was graduating. Since she had spent some time in Toronto, she had only one day that would work for the grad portrait session, and that was June 26th. It was a whirlwind session, and before she left once again (this time for New York, I believe) they came in Monday night to view the portraits. How adorable is she???? Thanks Abby for giving me the opportunity to capture this special time in your life!

There’s something about shoe photos that I love….

This is probably my favorite image from the entire session! Isn’t she gorgeous?

Good luck in your future, Abby!