30 Minute Mini Session Giveaway!

I'm running a promo on my personal blog for a holiday giveaway!  Be sure to enter for a chance to win a 30-minute Mini Session (session will take place after April 1, 2012.  Good luck!  xoxo

Here's the post from Diary of a Fashion Mommy:


Today is Day 12 of Fashion Mommy Favourites!  I'm giving away a 30-minute Mini Session for 4 people from Life in the Moment Photography (must be in the Greater Toronto Area). Tell me a favourite moment in your life that you’ve been able to capture in photos – could be a wedding, birth of your child, Thanksgiving dinner…anything!  Don't forget to like both Facebook pages for Diary of a Fashion Mommy and Life in the Moment.

Today is the last day of Fashion Mommy Favourites, and I want to share a passion of mine – photography.  It all started when I was 14 years old and my father let me play around with his Canon 35mm SLR.  I was hooked and started snapping up photos: landscapes, people, cityscapes…  I loved the creativity and seeing the end result when the photos were printed.  But it remained what it was – a hobby, while I finished off University, headed into the corporate world, started a family and moved to the ‘burbs.

A year after Timbit was born, I decided that sitting in a 6x6 foot cubicle and the technology industry was not my cup of tea.  Instead, I made the decision to make my hobby more than just that, went back to school part-time, and gave birth to two more babies: Toddler Timbit and Life in the Moment Photography.

We all live extraordinary lives and yet, we’re so caught up in the rush of things, we don’t even realize it.  A young couple holding hands as they walk down the street, a smile shared between two friends over coffee, the hug your son or daughter just gave you – these are all everyday moments.  But I see something more and it’s my job to capture these experiences – to remind you that it’s the small intricacies of life that make it remarkable.  

There’s that saying: “Pictures are worth a thousand words…”; but in my opinion, a thousand words doesn’t even begin to describe what a photo is all about.  Photography is powerful and there is nothing humble about it.  It speaks all languages and shows every raw emotion.  I love having the ability to stretch myself creatively, and sharing in these unforgettable moments of joy, humour, curiosity, and intimacy.  They happen in an instant, but they’re captured for a lifetime.

Someone once told me not to pursue hobbies as a profession, because it would eventually fall into the realm of a “job” as oppose to a source of enjoyment.  But I am thankful to be able to say “I love my job” – and actually mean it.

This is why my passion is my business, and my business is my passion: Life in the Moment Photography.

Tell me a favourite moment in your life that you’ve been able to capture in photos – could be a wedding, birth of your child, Thanksgiving dinner…anything!  You’ll be entered to win today’s giveaway – a 30 minute Mini Session for 4 people with Life in the Moment Photography!  (Includes a CD with up to 10 hi-resolution images).  Must be in the Greater Toronto Area.  Photography will take place after April 1st, 2012.