“If I just had a marker, I could connect the dots on your freckle face!” I stifled the urge to sigh and roll my eyes. That wasn’t the first or last time I would hear that “joke”. Ever since I was a kid my freckle face was the first thing that people commented on about […]

Don’t get a matching tattoo. With anyone. Ever. Seems like solid advice, right? It’s advice I’ve rolled my own eyes at in the past. I unfortunately have three matching tattoos. Well, two, if you don’t count the one that I eventually had covered with a new tattoo. I can only barely make out the shadow […]

Instead of mourning the anniversary of my cat’s first death day, I watched a rocket ship take off. We were at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and there happened to be a launch scheduled for that day. It was a resupply mission to the International Space Station and my inner child couldn’t believe her […]

With our move to Nelson just a few short weeks away I’ve been feeling a supreme amount of self-doubt lately. Mostly doubting that I’m making the right choice. Which sounds crazy to me considering I’ve been wanting to move to BC for years at this point. Now that it’s finally happening I suppose I’m just […]

I’m sure you’ve heard the term “gold digger” before, right? Recently, I came across a post that was being shared around Social Media. It said “I want “gold digger” to include [people] that use [others’] emotional labour to “evolve” and “become better people”. I have a better term for this, because my ex-wife is one […]

3 Photographers + 1 Car = 1 Valley of Fire Adventure The first time I went to the Valley of Fire in Nevada was a few years ago. I was in Vegas for my first year at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) conference. While I was there, I met up with my good […]

We’re always our own worst critic, right? When I initially entered into this year’s Shoot and Share Contest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. The Shoot and Share contest is a worldwide competition that ANYONE can enter, and ANYONE can vote! Free and fair voting, and a free contest? Count me in! Still, I […]

Hey! I’m Erika, an intimate portrait photographer based out of Regina, SK. If you’re new here – welcome! For those of you that have been following me for a while (maybe you’re in my VIP Boudoir Group?), I’m so glad you’re here. This post is a little more on the personal side and if you’re […]

Hey everyone it’s ya boi Shawn. By now you’ve already read Erika’s great blog post about our trip to Denver and subsequent engagement story (and if you haven’t click this link). It’s a pretty incredible story, not just the vacation, but also our relationship and the impact it’s had on her life. The engagement itself […]

When was the last time you were able to go on a summer vacation? For me, it’d been eight years (YES, 8!) since I’d been able to take a summer vacation. Or any vacation at all, for that matter. This summer vacation to Denver Colorado with Shawn was the first real break I’d been able […]