This is Jennifer posing for a fashion portrait photography session in her home.  It was part of the sneak peaks of her birthday photography session.

This is the desktop calendar wallpaper for the month of October 2011 which is a picture of a pink and green orchid.  We are in the last quarter of 2011 and have three months to pick up our feet and make the best of the year.  October also marks a couple of special occasions such as Thanksgiving in Canada and Hallowe’en.  Let’s make 2011 a year to remember for it is never to late to start today.

If you aren’t aware, October is breast cancer awareness month and is organized by major breast cancer charities to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise money for breast cancer research. I know a couple of people who have had the disease and family/friends of whom it has effected and I wanted to support the cause and spread awareness.

Breast cancer is the most frequent diagnosed cancer in Canadian women with an estimate of 23,200 woman and 5,300 deaths in 2011. (source: Canadian Cancer Society) If you are a woman between 50-69 years old, please get a mammogram every 2 years for detecting the disease early can save your life.

Download Sizes for October 2011 Desktop Calendar Wall Paper

1600×1200 (Also good for Screen Resolutions 1024×768)
1440×900 (Also good for Screen Resolution 1280×800)
1280×1024
iPhone Size 640×960  - The picture below is a print screen of the iPhone desktop calendar wallpaper.

I hope you like this month’s freebie – October 2011 Desktop Calendar Wall Paper!  Come back next month for November 2011 Desktop Calendar Wall Paper.

If you would like to purchase this October 2011 desktop calendar wall paper as a photo without text or logos, please e-mail liza@luxavision.com for more details.

I hope you or your child’s back to school experience was wonderful and hope you have a great rest of the school year. This is a portrait of Gabrielle on our day in Brooklyn. I thought this child headshot was perfect for back to school for her T-shirt says it all. She is wearing my famous ‘Ray Charles’ glasses which I got for free from Clearly Contacts when I purchased my cheap contacts.

Gabrielle in Shade

I really like taking toddler portraits for they are full of energy and fun to be around.  I realized this while taking my nephews portraits.  I look at my photography archive and realize how quickly kids grow up and just want to capture those moments.

The weather in Toronto today has been quite gloomy and gray and I just wanted to share some sunshine smiles portraiture of a child in Battery Park City.

Hope this cheers you up as it does for me. Look at it this way, you are probably done half your work week!

This is a real estate agent’s headshot that will be used for her business cards and marketing. If you know any real estate agents that need their headshots/portraits taken, please refer LuxaVision.

I can’t believe it has been a year since the photo shoot with Baby Ayrianna. She has turned 1 and her parents Joseph & Kerry invited me to capture her first birthday party. It seizes to amaze me how fast babies grow. I want to congratulate Joseph & Kerry on this memorable milestone of their family’s life.

The venue had great natural light with sky lights and large windows and I didn’t have to use my flash. The energy in the room was playful and fun with children running around and family/friends sharing this special moment. Enjoy!

- Liza Mae

This was a prenatal shoot that I had with my good friend Lemar and his wife Nicole!  This is the first time I used a story board template and I am pretty impressed with it, though I didn’t use multiple photos.

[More photos of this shoot here]

- Liza Mae