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Ottawa Photographer :: Shopping and Sweets 2011 photos!

daniellelynnphotography — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:23:28 +0000

As many of you already know, I was happy to be included once again in the fabulous Shopping and Sweets event held at the Shenkman Arts Centre in Orleans on Saturday December 3rd. I’m pleased to say that the event was a huge success in many ways! It was announced not too long after the event that $1566 was raised for two Ottawa charities: The Christmas Exchange and The Caring and Sharing Exchange! You can read more about the the charities here.

On a more personal note, what a great experience this event has been for me! I’ve met lots of fantastic Ottawa business owners, lots of lovely potential clients and of course, indulged in the delicious (and gorgeous!) cupcakes. I also managed to snap a few photos of the event and I’ve blogged the majority of them here. For those of you who’s photos I was able to take, I’m hoping to contact you by email at some point over the next little while to send them to you (likely after the holidays). If you don’t hear from me, feel free to send me a quick email. I may not have your contact info! info@daniellelynnphotography.com

Thanks again to the fantastic organizers Becky and Gwen, and huge congrats on all of the money you guys raised for some much deserving local charities!

If you would like to keep up to date on when next year’s Shopping and Sweets event is, they have a Facebook page setup with all of the details! https://www.facebook.com/shoppingandsweets

Between the chaos that the holidays bring, finishing up client work as well as having had a few visitors and family events these past few weeks I’ve been SUPER busy and kinda slacking in the blog department! Hoping to have a few more blog posts up soon including a year end/year beginning post!

Ottawa Commercial Photography ~ Canadian Red Cross shoot!

daniellelynnphotography — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:22:51 +0000

If you follow me on Twitter or are a fan or personal friend on Facebook, you may already know that several weeks back I was contacted about doing some photography work for the Canadian Red Cross for their upcoming national campaign. And as expected, when presented with this opportunity I was insanely excited! I wouldn’t trade my work as a professional Family and Children’s Photographer for the world, but working in a commercial capacity (for businesses both large and small) is one of the very specific directions that I’ve always wanted to take with my business. (So hint, hint…if you are a business or a company in Ottawa, Ontario or surrounding area and are looking for professional quality images for your product or boutique-type business from a very enthusiastic professional photographer, I’d love to speak with you!)

The national campaign I was approached about was for Walmart Canada. My images are set to appear (or are currently appearing) in all Canadian Walmart stores on donation cards as well as any related signage. Its possible that the images may be used in future as well. In case you can’t tell, I’m beside myself with excitement over this. As if working with one of Canada’s most respected charities isn’t awesome enough, I also happen to be the proud Mama of one of the models used in the campaign! Recognize a certain little girl?!

As always, thank you to my wonderful friends, family, clients and fans for all of your business, encouragement and friendship. Not one single day goes by that I am not grateful for you, and for the opportunities photography has provided me with. Without each and every one of you I would not have the confidence to go forward with some of the amazing opportunities that I am presented with, and continue to be presented with. 2011 continues to be my most amazing year yet. Thank you.

Winner of Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom! ~ Ottawa Photographer

daniellelynnphotography — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:03:34 +0000

Today is the day my friends!!! I am SO excited to announce the lucky Mom who’ll be receiving the HUGE prize package for Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom!!!

First and foremost I need to thank everyone who sent in nominations for Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom. I am not only incredibly touched and inspired by all of the stories of the women themselves who were nominated, but in addition to that, I was incredibly moved by the sheer number of wonderful friends and family who took the time to nominate a Mom who is inspirational to them. I can honestly say that I’ve come away from this experience feeling moved by each and every story I’ve read. They’ve inspired me to be a better Friend, Wife and Mother myself and for that I am grateful. On a very personal level – thank you.

Also, thank-you to the wonderful friends that I’ve made through Facebook and Twitter for helping promote Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom. You’ve all had a huge hand in making this a success with your kind hearts, willingness to share and Re-Tweet this to others! Such a fabulous community of some very awesome people.

Thirdly, HUGE thank-yous go out to the three other businesses who helped make this happen. Brookstreet Hotel, Chartreuse Industries and Swing Dynamite. To say I’m grateful for their generous contributions would be a huge understatement. When I connected with each of them to discuss the possibilities of doing a giveaway of this sort, each of them saw the value in what I was setting out to achieve and were very eager to become involved. That is what community is all about. So please consider checking out these amazing local businesses and all of the wonderful things they have to offer!!!

http://www.chartreuseindustries.ca……………………………….http://www.brookstreet.ca/……………………………….http://www.swingdynamite.com/

I’m pleased to announce the winner!!!

CONGRATULATIONS Alexandra!!! I’m very excited to meet you and your wonderful family!!!

Alexandra’s nomination was sent to me by a long-time friend Eva and her story touched me deeply.

Hello,

I would like to introduce you to the poster girl for “Inspirational Mother”. Her name is Alexandra Awad and she lives in Westboro. I have known this amazing woman for over 15 year and her dedication and determination never ceases to amaze me. She is involved in the community, she is generous with her time, energy and money and always has smiles to spare.

While she was 8 months pregnant with her first child, her husband had a horrible accident which severed the nerves in his spinal cord, rendering one of his arms paralyzed and the remainder of his body in chronic, excrutiating pain. She lifted this 200 lbs man in and out of the bath for 2 months before she went into labour, at which point she drove herself to the hospital, as her loving husband is no longer able to drive. When her baby was 6 months, she went with her husband to Montreal for experimental surgery in order to attempt to re-attach the nerves in his neck.

Alex supported her husband through this ordeal, with a new baby and continues to do so, with unrelenting optimism and without her contagious smile fading from her lips. In these last five years since his accident, she had another little girl and gave birth to twins in December 2010. Despite her full plate, while pregnant with the twins and working full-time to support her family, as her husband in no longer able to, she found time to help organize our high school reunion. She is always there for her family and makes time for her friends. Even with her four little girls, she found time to send ME flowers on Valentines day…

She is truly an amazing mother and gives her all to those little girls and her family. I really wish I could do more for her than this… She is truly an amazing mother and inspirational human being!

Again, THANK YOU to everyone who was kind and thoughtful enough to nominate a friend or family member for Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom. I hope that every single Mom has a fantastic Mother’s Day and is able to spend it with those they love.

Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom ~ Ottawa Family Photography

daniellelynnphotography — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:00:40 +0000

As both a Mom as well as an Ottawa Photographer, I feel like the luckiest gal alive. My job is wonderful, and my clients even more-so. I get to do exactly what I love AND I get paid to do it. What could be more fulfilling than that? When I started out in this industry there were a number of things I told myself I really wanted to make part of my business. One of those things was being able to give back to my community when possible. And being that Mother’s Day is coming up, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for one Ottawa Mom to really get something amazing. Something she REALLY deserves. Little did I know the amazing things that lay ahead…

I am not exaggerating when I say that Ottawa has some of the most wonderful, generous businesses ANYWHERE. We truly do. The power of social media has allowed me to connect on a personal level with some really amazing people and businesses and I am so grateful for the relationships that I’ve been fortunate enough to develop through Facebook and Twitter. So I began asking around via Facebook and Twitter to see if there were any other businesses that would like to connect with me for this project. And as you’ll see as you read more below – their hearts were open wide.

My friends….I give you:

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So friends, please don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to nominate your own Mom, or another amazing Mom in your life. I know you know someone – we all do!! Just send in a short paragraph or two explaining WHY you think she is Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom. Please email all nominations to: info@daniellelynnphotography.com

Please be sure to have all of your nominations in no later than WEDNESDAY MAY 4TH AT NOON. At this time the winner will be decided by me, and announced via the Danielle Lynn Photography blog on FRIDAY MAY 6th. Just in time for Mother’s Day!

Want to help spread the word? I’d be forever grateful if you would!

If you are on Twitter, please copy and past the following Tweet:Help @DLPhotography find #Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom http://tinyurl.com/42a2jtg

If you are on Facebook, please copy this line into your status update: Help @Danielle Lynn Photography find Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom by visiting her blog and sending your nominations!

Want to know more about the AMAZING companies who’ve contributed to Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom? Visit them here:

http://www.swingdynamite.com/

http://www.chartreuseindustries.ca/

http://www.brookstreet.ca/

The fine print:

~ You may not nominate yourself.

~ Nominee must not have won any type of contest or giveaway with Danielle Lynn Photography in the past.

~ Nominee must live in the Ottawa area.

~ Prizes have no cash value and cannot be substituted.

~Winner of Ottawa’s Most Inspirational Mom Giveaway must adhere to all standard policies and procedures of each respective company.

I’m Famous! ~ Ottawa Photographer

daniellelynnphotography — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:38:50 +0000

Okay, okay…Danielle Lynn Photography is not exactly famous per se. But I was surprised to pick up the newspaper this evening to find my work in an article that was done for Kindness Week’s Extreme Makeover that I was a part of back in February. Yes, I realize that we are now in April. But better late than never, right? Anyway, its Danielle Lynn Photography’s first newspaper appearance so that’s something to get excited about!!! Congrats to the wonderful and talented designers who I was so fortunate to work with as well!!

Next stop…HOLLYWOOD!!

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