Maitland Art Center | July concert series
See Daniel Heitz lead his band the Revelators here
Really enjoyed the summer concert series setting in the garden of the Maitland Art Center. Makes for a bueatiful evening.
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Carla and Natalia | Sisters
I was lucky enough to have Carla and Natalia find me on Facebook and ask me to do a model shoot for them. Two beautiful sisters The Gonzalez Girls were amazing to work with – smart, funny and willing to try anything for a great photo. They have since moved farther south and I will miss them – Thank you both for such a fun shoot!
I asked Carla to tell me a little about herself and her sister:
Carla is 15 and is Sophomore Class President at Winter Springs High School. She is Cuban-American and born in Miami before moving to Winter Springs, FL. She has 3 younger sisters and enjoys doing community service. Carla is a leading team captain for the annual Winter Springs Relay for Life. She is on the girl's varsity golf team and is very outgoing. Carla is an outstanding student, taking part in many clubs at her school.
Natalia is 14 and like Carla, she is in student government and also services the community as a Relay for Life team captain. Born and raised alongside her older sister, she has always matched Carla in academics and club activities, yet she plays lacrosse rather than golf.
Carla and Natalia have been modeling for a little over a year. A friend introduced these sisters into modeling. They began modeling as a pair because of their similar appearances and eagerness to help each other learn to pose. They are not only Irish twins, but also best friends.
Carla and Natalia love to model because they love seeing themselves change in front of the camera . The two fancy the artistic aspect of modeling. Carla and Natalia both enjoy photography and the collaboration of creative ideas that go along with every shoot they do. They use modeling as an outlet to express themselves.
Carla and Natalia are always looking for new photographers to meet and work with. That so happens to be why they discovered Kelly Canova Photography on Facebook. The sisters hope to be in print one day! They look forward to showing girls that you don't have to be the perfect stereotypical model figure to get into modeling.
Kik & Linds: We Caught Smallpox! | Improv | New York City
Courtney and I just visited one of our favorite places in the world: the Big Apple. We hurt ourselves walking, eating too much and seeing way too much (is there such a thing…?) art. And most importantly, our sons Alex and Jeremy who live in Brooklyn. One night we went with my wonderfully talented son Alex (of The Lighthouse Theater Company) to some amazing improv put on by talented friends Lindsay and Kiki. Courtney took some fun shots here…
Wonderfully talented actors:
Lindsay Calleran and Kiki Mikkelsen
Matt Rubano and Claire Downs
Rekha Shankar and Amelia West
Jake Keefe
Amey Goerlich and TJ Del Reno
DeLand Indie Market at Artisan Alley | DeLand, Florida
We had a lot of fun at the first Curated Market in Artisan Alley put on by the fabulous New Fangled Market. There were many amazing hand picked, hand made,vintage, and artist made vendors, There were Food Trucks and live music at Cafe DaVinci all day. Courtney showed some work there and we met some wonderful artists. My dear friend Shipra and I bought some art and walked around the town snapping shots – Here are some of my favorites.
If you are interested in having a space in the market email Courtney Ford Hamil at: newfangled.deland@gmail.com
Some cool artists there:
New Fangled Market
The Cook Trio
Calvin Leatherworks
Jason Schley
LoveAlison.com
Little Gypsy Shoppe
Here and Now
ShowerBeer
Proserper
Coming Soon | OVIEDO ON THE PARK
Fun celebration today at the Oviedo on the Park Ground Breaking Ceremony!
After years of development and delays, the city of Oviedo is finally ready to break ground on its much-anticipated project, Oviedo on the Park. It will include housing, retail, office space and a public park. "It is really going to be something special," said Mayor Dominic Persampiere. "What Oviedo on the Park brings is a gathering place for the city. And the new downtown will blend with our historic downtown."
Devin {Graduated} Senior Portraits
When I first started my photography business, one of the first things my daughter Devin and I talked about was her senior portraits. How much fun we would have, where we would go, what she would wear. We talked about it for a couple of years. I can’t believe how fast that time went by.
So we did have a lot of fun – we went to Sanford to our favorite and the coolest bookstore, Maya Books & Music in Sanford. Devin is a lover of all things literary, art, music and theater and we loved to peruse the great old finds there – so this was the perfect place for Devin’s portraits. Her sweetie Ryan tagged along too.
Devin graduated from high school last week. I am so crazy proud of her – not just for graduating but for her amazing talent, intelligence, beauty and (mostly) for her very big, kind heart. I am so lucky that she has gone from my little sweet girl to my really wonderful friend.
Devin – I have no doubt that you will conquer your goals and fearlessly pursue your biggest dreams. You are one-of-a kind, full of power and strength – and you love with your whole heart, which I really, really admire about you. Wherever you are in life, you can come home. I will be here – always. I love you.
Make-up: Faces by Shannon
Award Fun: Top Pick in The Knot Best of Weddings 2011 and WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011!
It means so much to Courtney and me to have won two coveted awards this week – all because of of our wonderful couples. This is a post for them – not us – Thank you so much to you. It is such an honor for us to be a part of your wedding day.
ORLANDO, FL (January 21, 2011) –We are proud to announce that Kelly Canova Photography has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2011 Pick, a special section in The Knot Florida magazine. Weddings from The Knot (NASDAQ: KNOT; www.theknot.com), the number-one wedding resource that’s most trusted by brides.
The Knot Best of Weddings 2011 provides a “by brides, for brides” guide to the top wedding professionals across the country, and is a must-have when it comes to selecting the best-of-the-best wedding resources. From New York florists and Seattle bridal salons to DC makeup artists, engaged couples will find detailed feedback on local wedding businesses reviewed by thousands of newlyweds who had great things to say.
Read some of our reviews here.
WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Kelly Canova Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Photography!
Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.
Kelly Canova Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.
Some of my favorite images from my wonderful reviewers:
April and Wayne
Alex and Shana
Jon and Shawn
Lauren
Holly
Julie and Dan
Brad and Lesley
Erinn and Dane
Kim and Evan
Summer Road Trip Part One
Courtney and I decided to take a road trip this summer – to visit family, see some of our favorite sites, get away from the front of our computer screens and take a break from editing photos. Luckily, Jeremy got off work and was on break from school in Tallahassee, so he tagged along. First stop was Washington, D.C. where we visited Courtney’s brother Jay and his wife Jo. Had a nice dinner at beautiful National Harbor and spent the next day going through The National Museum of American History. My favorite will always be First Ladies at the Smithsonian (for some reason, Courtney and Jeremy went through some boring war exhibit instead of going with me through that one…) and National Treasures of Popular Culture. The highlight for us was an exhibit we had been planning to see for some time at the Smithsonian American Art Museum – Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. The drawings and paintings were some we had never seen and we loved them. We stayed there for about 2 hours exploring each piece. I got a finger wagged at me from a snobbish security guard for trying to take a photo. The exhibit is there until Jan 2, 2011 and will not be seen anywhere else – so hurry and go see it. Hope you enjoy these images and stay tuned for stories and photos from Pennsylvania and New York…
Michelle’s dress and shoes
This guy from Greenpeace REALLY wanted Courtney to give him his credit card. But… I thought he was cute.
Courtney designed this brochure a million years ago when he worked for AAA. Still on exhibit at the Smithsonian
Jo, Courtney and Jeremy
Jo and Jay, Courtney’s brother
Love this photo of Jeremy
Cool sculpture in the sand at National Harbor
