Taking a portrait for the sake of giving it away. Help-Portrait part 2

December 4 marked the second annual Help-Portrait event in Vancouver, and I was fortunate to be able to help out as a photographer. To be precise, Vancouver actually had two Help-Portrait events going on that day. One at Carnegie Hall and one at Union Gospel Mission on Heatley Avenue. Having two events speaks volume of the city's giving spirit and open-mindedness.

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We enjoy drinking coffee together

Before starting a photo shoot in December with mother daughter, I asked what they enjoy doing together. "We enjoy drinking coffee together" was one of the answers. So very fittingly part of the shoot was done at The Boathouse Restaurant in beautiful Horseshoe Bay over a cup of coffee.

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I don't really like Red Lobster, they served me crab/p

At least so goes an old crack about the US sea food restaurant, Red Lobster. Though I wasn't served crab while spending the weekend on Bowen Island, I was fortunate to find a number of great photographic opportunities. The first was a number of small dungeness crab waiting out the low tide underneath rocks on the beach. The crabs were found thanks to a tip from the locals lounging at the small harbor. Thanks guys!

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