Last year around this time I went to Calgary to visit family and while we were there, my sister-in-law, who also happens to be an extremely talented dance teacher, wanted to gift a dance mom a totally unique gift. Photos of her daughter, in pointe shoes, in an urban setting. Needless to say the gift was a total hit! You can see more of her images HERE.
This year, my husbands cousin asked if I would be interested in photographing her 13 year old daughter and some of her dance friends in a similar style, so of course I was up for it! We were so fortunate to have my amazing sister-in-law do all the posing again for the session. I could not have done it without her! I was pretty proud that by the end of the session, I did know what second meant. (For those who don't know, its a position of the feet in ballet.). Over the next few weeks I will be posting these beautiful ballerinas, so keep an eye on our blog for those! Here is a little sneak peek of what's to come...