melting

i had an incredible + fun photoshoot a few days ago with johnny’s pops.
(vancouver’s newest gourmet popsicle bike cart)

after the session we experimented with the melting pops.
gorgeousness.
can’t resist sharing.

 

it’s still spring.

we’ve had some beautiful summer weather lately, but it’s still spring.
below are some absolutely gorgeous blossoms from a few weeks ago.
loved the intensity of the fuchsia color against the pale tan wall.

(don’t forget about my mother’s day promotion...
book + deposit before may 12 for a 25% portrait discount!
email me for details: joey@joeyarmstrong.ca)

the dirty apron | vancouver food photographer

new menu items often need new photos.
when the dirty apron added a few platters to their catering website, they asked me to take some photos.
so we photographed all their platters,
along with a variety of desserts + pastries.
we met before-hand to discuss style of photos
(some of which included perusing donna hay magazines!)
and how to bring a fresh new look to the platters while keeping with the branding of the company.

i’m discovering how much i enjoy this part of the process:
when clients say ‘we want good looking photos,’
i figure out with them what that actually means,
visually,
for their company, goals, + market,
so i can produce photos that both i + my clients will be happy with.

check out how the photos look on the dirty apron’s catering page: dirtyapron.com
but here are some of  my favorites:

lydia + brandon | vancouver portrait photography

photos from lydia + brandon‘s vancouver visit.
most of these are from our little excursion to lynn canyon park.
what a gorgeous spot.
was a lot of fun hanging out with another photographer.
(warning: several of these photos contain the classic ‘photo of another photographer taking a photo’)

but we also took them to a few of my favorite vancouver hangouts (though they aren’t all pictured below).
revolver, old faithful shop, cartems, cafe medina, jj bean… just to name a few.

and a new one for me, union wood co. (thanks brandon for the intro!) their work is just incredible.

(above 2 photos taken by lyd)

tasty | vancouver food photography

just a little tasty treat.
from the photo session last week with the dirty apron.
am in love with all of the photos we did.
can’t wait to show more.

mother’s day 2013 | portrait promotion

i love my mom.
i’ll tell you a secret…
i still call her mommy.
that’s just her name.
don’t think it will ever change.

my mom loves us kids, and memories with us.
she has countless walls/surfaces overflowing with photos.
of her kids.

in honor of my lovely mama, who i can’t spend mother’s day with due to an ocean between us,
i’m offering a special mother’s day promotion.
kids’ photos, portrait of mama, family portrait..
whatever you think your mother would like.

details:
25% off a portrait session.
1 hour.
up to 6 people.
book + deposit between now and mother’s day (may 12, 2013).
for a session this spring or summer.
in metro vancouver only.
*conditions may apply.

email me for pricing, questions, other details, + mention this promo!

joey@joeyarmstrong.ca

we got married in a fever

actually, no fever.
we got married in langley.
8+ months ago.
at campbell valley regional park.
beeeautiful spot.
just the spot we wanted for a picnic.

it was a glorious day.
i wasn’t stressed out at all.
(which is not like me, if you know me at all)
got my hair did by the lovely jocelyn price.
makeup by jamie-lee (my darling sister in law)
my friend rachele was my event co-ordinator/planner.
sister andrea drew + designed the invites as well as helped me with decorations/plans.
brother joel did the music and sound.
our friends the reckoners played their amazing music during our picnic (and while we ‘walked the aisle’)
catering by the dirty apron (sandwiches for the win!).
picnic blankets by my mother and my new mother (byron’s mom), with help from a few ladies here in bc, and byron’s grandma.
my dad officiated, and byron’s dad mc’d.

and the amazing photos you will see below, were taken by bryan and mae photography.
i fell in love with bryan and mae’s work a couple years ago.
their style echoed what i loved about photography, and their personal style + interests resonated with my own. (mae + i both love the color mustard!)

oh and my dress?
le chateau.
altered by my wonderful mother (who also made my sister’s dress).

it was a relaxing wedding, though i wish i’d had time to play some of the games (croquet!!).
the best thing we did was to hire someone to take care of the day-of details.
(rachele was amazing.)

enjoy the photos.
and be patient.
this is a long, long post.
the longest i’ll ever post. i swear it.

(family who couldn’t be there!)

(my wedding planner with my mom)

thanks again to bryan and mae for the absolutely, fantastically wonderful photos.

food + food photography

yes,
i take photos of food.
i love, love, love it.
some of my clients have included:
the dirty apron catering
opus catering
an elegant tea catering

check out my portfolio here.
and send me an email (joey@joeyarmstrong.ca) if you need some images for your food business.
let’s chat about food.

(above: dirty apron catering)

(an elegant tea)

(above: opus catering)

spring blossoms in my neighbourhood

spring.
gorgeous time of year in vancouver.
my friend sharon,
who is traveling at the moment
(yes, i’m jealous)
asked me to take photos of the blossoms for her.

et voila:

 

simple

trying to read more.

loving this book: an everlasting meal, by tamar adler

“this is not a cookbook or a memoir or a story about one person or one thing. it is a book about eating affordably, responsibly, and well, and because doing so relies on cooking, it is mostly about that.”  (from page 1 of said book)

i’ve started collecting veggie scraps in a bag in my freezer, to save to make soup stock. this book, though i read it ever so slowly, inspires me to cook and eat simpler.

one day for lunch i had toast with butter, avocado, cucumber, and good shaved cheese (specifically ‘nostrala’ a bc cheese i bought at les amis du fromage). it was simple. and delicious.

(you can also do hummus w/ avocado, or roasted garlic w/ cucumbers, etc etc.)