Friday, January 29th, 202`1
HEY EVERYONE! IT'S NEACAILE (NICK-ALE) HERE! LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN ALBERTA, I’VE
BEEN COOPED UP IN MY HOUSE WITH NOWHERE TO GO DUE TO A COLD SNAP AND THE
CURRENT COVID RESTRICTIONS. I THOUGHT SINCE IT’S BEEN A HOT MINUTE SINCE I’VE
POSTED ON MY PAGE, THAT I WOULD TAKE THIS TIME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND GIVE YOU
SOME INSIGHT INTO WHAT ANNE & GRAY IS ALL ABOUT.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I’M A MOMMA OF TWO, A WIFE AND A TEACHER WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO HAVE FOUND A PASSION FOR CAPTURING LIFE’S LITTLE MOMENTS. I LOVE STAYING BUSY, ACTIVE AND BEING OUTDOORS- HIKING, CAMPING, PLAYING SPORTS, TRAVELLING AND EXPLORING WITH MY LITTLE FAMILY (WITH MY CAMERA IN TOW OF COURSE). I’M CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE FROM MY FULL TIME TEACHING GIG. THIS MATERNITY LEAVE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN DIFFERENT FROM MY FIRST DUE TO COVID, SO IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO FIND AND DIVE INTO THIS NEW PASSION OF MINE- ANNE & GRAY ORIGINALS.
2020 WAS A ROUGH YEAR FOR SO MANY, BUT ANNE AND GRAY ORIGINALS (AND MY LITTLE BOY) WAS DEFINITELY ONE POSITIVE THING THAT CAME OUT OF IT. IN APRIL 2020 WHEN MY LITTLE MAN CAME INTO THE WORLD, LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I COULDN’T WAIT TO GET NEWBORN PHOTOS TAKEN TO CAPTURE JUST HOW LITTLE AND SWEET MY LITTLE BABY WAS. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO “THE CORONA” AND THE WORLD SHUTTING DOWN, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DO MY NEWBORN PHOTOS MYSELF (WITH LOTS OF HELP FROM SOME PRETTY AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHERS AND A FRIEND WHO OFFERED ME HER CAMERA). THIS IS WHEN THIS LITTLE HOBBY TURNED INTO SOMETHING MORE.
ANNE (MY DAUGHTER’S MIDDLE NAME) & GRAY (MY SON’S MIDDLE NAME) ORIGINALS CAME TO LIGHT WHEN I REALIZED HOW REWARDING IT CAN BE TO CAPTURE LIFE- THE SECONDS IN TIME THAT WE DON’T EVER GET BACK. CAPTURING MY SON'S PHOTOS WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN SIMPLY SNAPPING THE PICTURES (ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A LOT OF THAT)! THERE WAS SO MUCH BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS (LITERALLY) THAT WENT INTO IT. I NOW HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS THAT I WILL CHERISH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, THAT I TOOK! THERE IS NOTHING MORE REWARDING TO ME THAN CREATING SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE WILL CHERISH FOREVER.
AS TIME HAS GONE ON, I HAVE MET WITH SOME PRETTY AWESOME PEOPLE/FAMILIES THROUGH THIS NEW VENTURE. WHICH HAS BEEN AWESOME, BECAUSE BEING A STAY-AT-HOME MOM + COVID = NO SOCIAL INTERACTION. I LOVE TALKING TO AND GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE, LEARNING THEIR STORY AND DISCOVERING WHAT THEIR LOVE LOOKS LIKE FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. MY GOAL FOR EVERY SHOOT IS TO CAPTURE PEOPLES AUTHENTIC SELVES; THEIR LOVE, THEIR CONNECTION, THEIR PERSONALITIES, AND TURNING THAT INTO A GALLERY THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL CHERISH FOREVER!
I AM CURRENTLY OFFERING LIFESTYLE SESSIONS- FAMILY, MATERNITY, NEWBORN, ENGAGEMENT & COUPLES. I AM ALSO DIVING INTO SOME BRANDING PROJECTS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE, OR HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS, JUST SHOOT ME A MESSAGE AND WE CAN CHAT!
IF YOU HAVE MADE IT TO THE END OF THIS POST, THANK YOU FOR STICKING IT OUT… I DON’T TALK TO ADULTS VERY OFTEN THESE DAYS!
I LOOK FORWARD TO CAPTURING MEMORIES FOR MANY OF YOU IN THE FUTURE. ALSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME ON THIS JOURNEY ALREADY!
STAY SAFE (AND WARM),
NEACAILE
