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If your home was a book, what would the…

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

Where were you when your house was created?
Did you help write its origin story?

“Home. That blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and helps to carry it thither, as on an angel’s wings.”
– Lydia M. Child

Sylvie now and then our home as a written story — Looking into the looking glass of your home.

If your home reads like a book, do you like the prose?

Is your home older than you? Does your home have a story or two to tell?

Our homes are deeply personal extensions of who we are. The textures and fabrics of our homes contain layers of depth far beyond our years. They have their own stories to tell.

Maybe you live in a newly built home that is writing its first chapter. Or, are you in a century home, one that’s rich in history, like a tome stuffed with tales and dusty memories?

Did you choose your home or did it choose you?

Do you ever wonder how long your home will live after you have moved on to another home or another life?

‘Arte-facts’ of life carry your poetry with them, long after you are gone.

sylvie now and then antique table and classic flowers with guest bed

Inspired Restoration

On a recent visit to my client’s home, I was inspired to photograph her parent’s home. Sylvie lovingly restored this forgotten century old home, cleaned out debris, disinfected and eliminated mold, added rich layers of personal effects for decor and dedicated the living room for dance lessons.

She has revived this home and opened a new chapter in her life.

How many chapters will you add to your home’s story?

Now and Then…

One day you are the central character in your home’s story. The next day, the page is blank.

next day you are gone and your home story goes on.

If your home was a book, what would the title be?

Enjoy living photo stories? check out this one about living in an urban condo of magical light.

city living

Processing – takes time

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021

When do you take time to process life?

Do you even take the time to process life? How much is enough time? What does ‘enough time’ look like, feel like? Is it prescribed? Is it flexible? Who decides how much time is enough for you?

We used to process photographs in many steps. It took physical passing of time, to see an image emerge. Now, the process is instantaneous. Millions of photos languish in the electronic ether.

How many images are on your phone right now? Do you even remember most of them? How many of the Images are almost identical?

Where and when do we process life, when all the obstacles, of obtaining just about anything we desire, have been removed? We have all been taken for a giant ride. We stand at the precipice of a new era. We stare at an abyss: the abyss of the age of communication, struggling to hold on to any glimpse of stability we have left. But what do we hold on to, when our external world is crumbling?

How do you remember to go back into your own wisdom? Into your own core of love, knowing and understanding? I do so by writing, reading, talking, photographing, editing, telling stories, exploring nature, talking with plants and animals. That is my processing.

How do you do it?

Journeys of life are vast, expansive and adventurous — What does your journey look like? Mine looks something like this.

Ready to place time where it belongs? It belongs to you. For now, for today.
Ready to take flight into a different way of living, by allowing yourself time to process today?

events

Family Life in Photos

October 14, 2019December 31, 2019

Family life in photos captured moment by moment is a timeless tradition. Joining events and parties for special moments in a family home or cottage is one of my greatest pleasures as a photographer.

I get to capture the love, the joy, the excitement of a family bonding, in action, enjoy life to the fullest. The family gets to remember these precious times.

Why hire a photographer for your special event or family holiday moments?

Because you are able to truly enjoy time with your loved ones and get quality memories, keepsakes to call your own.

I have been a professional photographer in Toronto, and the GTA for over 20 years. Ready for really beautiful photography to be a part of your family’s keepsakes?