Sabrina Thurlow Photography Halifax Wedding and Pet Photographer

Sir John A. MacDonald Graduation photography – Scott and West St. Fire Station

Sabrina — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:54:45 +0000

We hear lots about how young people are out of control; which to tell you the truth really bugs me. The reality is they are great people like the majority of society and will be the next group saying “young people these days are so out of control” LOL. That’s just the way things work I guess. I had the fortunate experience of photographing a Sir John A. MacDonald High School grad and must say this guys is going places. He comes from a long line of firefighters and plans to follow in his families footsteps. He is a delightful young man who typifies everything that is right with Halifax’s youth; bright, focused and headed for a wonderful future. Like most young men he wasn’t too happy about having stuffy grad photos under studio lights, so we headed out to the Halifax Fire Department on West St for some REAL photos. The staff at the West St station not only let us use the one of the fire trucks but they took time to chat with Scott about his options and to provide him with some encouragement. A thank you goes out to them and a good luck goes out to Scott!

Pet Photography Special – halifax pet and family photographer

Sabrina — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:14:22 +0000

Here’s a little something to take the winter blues away! Book your pet or family photography session between now and March 31st and receive 50% off your studio session fee, 25% off prints and collages , and 10% off canvas and framing. If you’ve been wanting to have fantastic pet and family photos at a super price then now is your chance. Space is limited!

Aimee and Kai – Halifax Wedding Photographer

Sabrina — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:43:17 +0000

As you can tell from the photos this wedding was several months ago, but I wanted to save this post to remind us of the warmer months! I traveled about an hour out of the city to meet Aimee and Kai for their engagement session. They were staying at Aimee’s parents house overlooking the water in Grand Desert, NS. Not only did we have access to the ocean we also had the forest and a fabulous barn with yellow doors. Our “little” trek through the forest to get to the beach was peppered with Kai insisting “it’s just a little bit further!”. Um….no, no it wasn’t lol. It’s all good because I really liked this couple so braving hills, spiders and many flies was worth it.

The wedding took place at the same house with a lovely outdoor ceremony with a fun reception in a giant tent! The bridal party was game for pretty much anything and even the groomsmen were willing to get their feet wet and maybe a sore toe or two from kicking up some ocean. I think we made some lovely images that reflect their relationship and the energy of the bridal party.

Halifax Wedding Photography Valentine’s Day special

Sabrina — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:33:45 +0000

I few times a year I like to offer some great deals. I usually do this with portrait photography but I thought “hey why not do something nice for Valentine’s day!”. The day of love and couples is the perfect time to give everyone a little break on wedding photography. More and more couples love the idea of the photo booth as it’s a great way for them to create a digital guest book and for their guests to have fun! So you will get one for free when you book the $1799 or $2199 package. Not sure you like the idea of the photo booth? Then take a straight 10% right off the $1799 package or the $2199 package. You just want to go with the digital only package and are now feeling left out…..well then you can get a free classic coffee table album with the $1499 digital only package. How does that sound? I hope this special makes the grey days of winter a little brighter! This offer expires at the end of Feb but will apply to any 2012 or 2013 bookings.

SPCA SANTA PIX AT PETVALU SPRING GARDEN RD

Sabrina — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:56:50 +0000

Hey, I am happy to announce that I will be participating for the 5th year in a row in the SPCA Santa Pix fundraiser! I will be taking photos of pets with Santa at Petvalu on Spring Garden Sun Nov 27, from 12pm until 5pm. All money raised goes to support our local SPCA. The price is $15 and includes 1-4×6 in a magnetic frame! Come on out and support the kitties and doggies!

Bunnies and Cats oh my! – halifax pet photographer

Sabrina — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:21:58 +0000

Holy pet hair Batman! What do you get when you photograph two bunnies and two cats at once?? Yes, fun photos but a whole lot of pet hair too! It was worth it of course and I learned that bunnies can pose. Mr. Cadbury in the first set of photos really knew how to work the camera! I said to his mom that she wouldn’t need to pay me for the photos if she gave me Cadbury – she scowled and declined. No one ever takes me up on that offer…hmmm not sure why. Anyhoo, his sister insisted on having her photos taken on the pink couch and the crazy cats did whatever they wanted. Such is the way with the feline! I hope you enjoy the photos!

Luke and Ben – Halifax Child Photographer

Sabrina — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:52:11 +0000

Luke and Ben love to catch frogs. I loved to catch frogs at their age so we bonded over the best way to catch them. I warned if you squeeze them too hard they will pee all over you. Luke was quite intrigued by this and I could tell he was filing away my advice for further consideration. Sometimes getting good photos of little kids is like catching frogs: you need to be fast and patient. And never squeeze babies because they will pee all over you!

On our hike in the woods we came across a little stream and bridge. I knew if I wanted to get any photos that didn’t involve them running I would need to get creative. Children love to climb so I pointed out the wooden bridge railing. Luke jumped right up and had a blast. Of course little brothers like to do whatever big brother does and Ben proceeded to have his turn on the railing. I was able to catch each brother in a split second of deep though. Although, I’m sure they were really just thinking “lady take the photo so I can go catch frogs!” When it was time to photograph them together they engaged in a little game of who’s taller. In the last photo you can see that Ben is standing as tall as he can so big brother doesn’t look well – much bigger. Everything is so fresh and new to children and that’s one of the reasons I enjoy them so much. Oh, and I get to pass along all my hard earned frog catching tricks!

Dogtober Fest for East Coast German Shepherd Rescue

Sabrina — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:40:11 +0000

Dogs food and fun! What more could a girl want? Well I would love for some of the wonderful dogs at the East Coast German Shepherd Rescue to find their “fur”ever homes! Thanks to Kathleen Duffey and her staff at Tailwagerrrs K9m wellness center some of those adoptable dogs were able to meet and greet potential families. Dogtober fest included speakers from Full Circle Vet, Nova Scotia Lost Dog Network, and True North Agility. DJ Frankie Hollywood was on hand to rock the “PAWTY” and of course lots of doggies int heir HOWL-o-ween costumes. It’s my blog so I can and will pun if I want to! Here are some highlights from Dogtober Fest 2011!

Andy, the lovely pooch looked handsome in his witch costume. Ok, he looks a bit embarrassed and I heard he really wanted to be Harry Potter!

Marley eating doggie ice cream!! Oh my another lovely adoptable having a good time!

Duke! What a guy I totally fell in love. He is quite the devil!

Mika needed a little help putting on her costume! She is indeed a princess!

DJ Frankie Hollywood rockin the Pawty!

Kathleen the dogkisser!

For more information on the East Coast German Shepherd Rescue please their website:
East Coast German Shepherd Rescue

Cheryl and Ben – Halifax Wedding Photographer

Sabrina — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:34:31 +0000

Just when I thought I had taken wedding photos pretty much everywhere in HRM along came Cheryl and Ben. During our final consultation session we brainstormed places that would make for meaningful wedding photos. They lamented the fact they wouldn’t be able to have access to Sackville High where they were high school sweet hearts. Cheryl mentioned she wanted to visit her co-workers at Walmart and I quickly piped up “Oh can you get permission for us to take photos??”. Well thankfully the management at her store said yes! They plan to use some photos in their company newsletter too. Oh and about those Sackville High photos…..heheheh we were naughty wink wink.

Maternity Photography

Sabrina — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:55:55 +0000

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