what his heart looks like

so some of you may or may not remember uncle marty -- you know, the guy i'm married to?

settle down, he's not really my uncle, but when i first met him, before we were even dating--he would refer to himself as uncle marty in this endearing, quirky way, that made me think, "why would anyone ever call themselves that?" but also charmed me into at least wanting to know what he was all about.

and by now, after 8 years of marriage, i have a pretty good idea. because everything uncle marty is about, i'm about too. in face i am his about and he is mine, and all of the things we share in between, our 3 children ranking pretty high on that list.

what you  are about to see, if you are so kind as to click on this video is an amazing song written and recorded by uncle marty. the camera work and editing is, you guessed it, by me. cuz we like to mix and mingle like that. what i love about it is that a lot of the footage is just little snippets of our life. it is this perfect blends of how we each see artistically--him through music, and me through imagery---and because of that its one of my favorite things

he's

i've

we've created.

 

if you liked the song, be sure to check out marty's album Birds, Beaks, Bones on itunes (under the band name Quail).

now be sure to go check out my talented friend, stacey woods' take on what her world looks like right now

 

the canlas fam

when one of your mentor’s/someone you admired way before you even picked up a camera/world renowned film shooter/all around nice and beloved guy says, “your hired to do our family photos.”

you freak out a little . a lottle actually.

but then you play it cool. play it down. no big deal. taint no thing. until you remember.

he has SIX kids.

then you start to sweat in earnest. you email his charming wife, digging for inside info on how to charm the littles–you can’t think of a location that fits the family in a meaningful way–so you put it off—-until

your mentor saves you one last time. and comes up with a plan that is so “them” in a way you didn’t even realize, that you never could have come up with it yourself. everything you see below? within a mile radius of the canlas home. my fav? the family shot in the back of the HUGE family canlas van. my secret victory? getting callie canlas to let me shoot her in a way that shows her how pretty she is. can i say that without sounding like a huge jerk and as though i’m giving myself too much credit? probably not.

oh and the secret to these six amazing children?

……wait for it…..

the old standby

 

…….candy……

lots and LOTS of candy.

thank you so much jon and callie. you don’t know how much it means to have had this chance to capture your rad family.

MY DATES FOR TRAVEL SESSIONS THROUGH OCTOBER 2012

hello? is this thing on, is there anyone out there listening? boy i hope so. i've been pulling my hair out trying to juggle my summer schedule to meet the demands of travel sessions i have had requests for--- while still you know, remaining something other than a ghost to my kids and uncle marty.

sadly this has meant i can't go to every destination i originally would have wanted. i want you to know that truly depresses me. when i know there are spectacular families out there who could take up a new special place in my heart that i don't get to meet--well i hate that. but there's always october and spring 2013 i always say! ;)

a few things to bear in mind:

-these dates do not include the previous travel dates i announced awhile back as all slots for sessions have been booked.

- i have had a good amount of interest expressed in each of these places so if you think you wanna make it happen, book fast! this isn't even a sales ploy, its the cold hard truth!

-how much does it cost and how do you book? the flat rate for all travel sessions is $950 and includes a full res disk of your edited images with a print relase to go hog wild. Fee is due upon booking, just send me an email to photography.yan@gmail.com and i will send you  time slot choices and an invoice.

so without further ado, travel dates through september are as follows:

 

Seattle/Porland: July 12-14

Washington DC: August  15,16

NYC - 1 SESSION ONLY THE EVENING OF AUG 17TH

Chicago: August 30-31st

Utah County: September 13-14 

Charlotte: September 27th -29th

added new dates!

Atlanta: October 12-13

(NEW) Boise: SEPTEMBER 19-21

thanks y'all. i hope to hear from you!

VIDEO INTERVIEW AT MY CASA WITH CHIC CRITIQUE

word of advice. if someone with a video camera crew says they're coming to your house to interview you----you should probably shower that day to ensure maximum hair awesomeness.

that's the only disclaimer i'm going to make about this fancy video interview of me from the radtastic kelli france over at chiccritiqueforum.com. if you have a sec to watch it, please tell me what you think! (read: reassure a girl that she didn't look like an idiot, wink) though i was nervous and twitchy about the whole thing, i had a great time visiting with kelli. she's nice! she agreed with everything i said! she borrowed my tanktop! i couldn't have asked for more. thanks so much kelli for thinking i was worth the time. xoxoxo