We have been crazy busy making The Maple Leaf Mission exactly as it should be!!! Perfect,

so I took the last few months off of doing personal photography and then I had major surgery... but 2012 is a new year with new things!!! 

We have been crazy busy making The Maple Leaf Mission exactly as it should be!!! Perfect,

so I took the last few months off of doing personal photography and then I had major surgery... but 2012 is a new year with new things!!! 

I am not sure but I thought I had an 11 and 4 year old... where did these girls come from and when did they grow up????

This lovely lady is Aidan, isn't she purdy?? We grew up together and our oldest children are only a few days/weeks apart... We had to make this a quick mini shoot as it was pretty cold and windy, we also almost lost her in a mountain of snow as she stepped over a bridge on a snow mound that was NOT solid lol... pictures to come...

OUR MISSION AND WHAT WE DO

We want to give you “ The Gift Of Life In Pictures ”. We want to help you capture those precious moments and make beautiful memories.Our sole purpose is to make those moments with a loved one be it a final moment session or a deployment overseas/homecoming reunion some of the best moments that you can look back on for years to come/

Check out the website for more info http://www.themapleleafmission.com

FINAL MOMENT SESSIONS

 For a “Terminal Prognosis or a Devastating Diagnosis” (All age groups) of a family member, yourself or friends, even of a pet its hard to want to pick up your camera and capture that wonderful look of love, that single tear from a mother holding her child or just capturing that pure joy of any family together after such a devastating diagnosis.

Pictures are often the only tangible items that we have left when our precious gifts are taken away or altered in any way. We know how hard this time is for you and your family and know that memories are one of the most important things a person can keep forever.

We would be absolutely honoured to help you in making those memories come true. We offer Photography sessions absolutely free of charge at any time after a prognosis/diagnosis has been made. These sessions can be taken from your/their healthiest to your/their sickest and there is NO limitation on who has to be terminally ill to qualify as we accept any/all situations and any ages. This session does not have to be taken during your loved ones final moments but can be requested if that is what is needed.

MILITARY SESSIONS

For homecoming reunions we strive to capture the pure love and joy that you show the world when you see your loved one for the first time after their journey abroad. Its absolutely unbelievable capturing those beautiful faces that light up as a mother or father, sister or brother, son or daughter even aunt or uncle walks off the airplane after a long period of time of not being able to see or touch each other.

For deployments majority of individuals are overcome with their own emotion that the camera is often forgotten in their hand as they give kisses and hugs for the last time as they leave for their deployment.

If you are part of any branch of the Canadian Military then our goal is to capture those moments that can never be captured again for you. We are going to make a difference in many families lives that are dealing with deployments and homecoming reunions.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

FM Sessions

We are looking for families that have received a terminal prognosis or a devastating diagnosis. If you would like a session or if you know of ANYONE that you think sould benefit from a session please feel free to nominate them, you can fill out the application (click on application tab above)

We have the capability to come to you wherever you are, House, hospice, hospital room, anywhere you need us and we will be very gentle and accommodate all your needs in any way you need us to.

Military Sessions

If you are or know of a family that is being deployed or is coming home from a deployment and want to capture those moments at the airport, base or even your house (anywhere) please click on the application link above.

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FINAL WINNER IS.... HELEN SHELTYL $300 CASH (donated anonymously)

2 more Mystery prizes winner #38 Jaime Hardy/Pat Aslund (split prize)

Mystery Prize #37 Dawn Liptak 

Prize #36 Girls Hair accessories winner is.....Sean Allan

Prize #35 Mystery Prize winner is....Lin L (earthcycle).

Prize #34 $25 Keg gift card winner is.... Frank Lueck

Prize #33 Mystery prize #2 winner is.... Karen Jackman

Prize # 32 Mystery prize Winner is...... Shelley Mottershead

 Prize #31 HANDCRAFTED PAINTING xmas snowman winner is.... Marjorie (myn school)

Prize #30 Bath Basket .....Winner is......Darren Jackman

Prize #29 BATH BASKET... Winner is.... Ashley Hardy

Prize # 28 Girls dress up apron and oven gloves Winner is....Erika Gray

Prize # 27 Canadian Trivia Game Craig Pettie

Prize # 26 BOYS CAPE AND MASK- Winner is..... Kerry Bealer

 Prize #25 $15 iTunes CARD Winner is Ryan Liddle

Prize #24... JAM AND TEA BASKET...Winner is... Carol Baranivk (sorry for spelling)

Prize#23 ..$25 Toys R US gift card ...Winner is David CONERY

Winner #22 Christmas basket Winner is.......Kyle Anderson

Winner #21 HANDCRAFTED SNOWMAN PAINTING & PIGGY BANKS Winner is.... Therese Skworok (sorry if I spelt the name wrong)

Winner #20 $25 MOVIE GIFT CARD Winner is........... Patrick Beare

OOPS PUT DARIEN IN TWICE.... THERE IS ONLY 1 #17 WINNER

Prize # 19 Photography/Scrapbook Greeting cards..winner is..... Sue Aschenbrenner

Prize # 18 IPOD and iTunes Winner is....... Val (Earthcycle)

Prize #17 PICTURE FRAMES AND PHOTO ALBUMS Winner is.... Darien G...

Winner # 17 Picture Frames/Photo Albums winner is...... Darien Gemmel

Winner # 16 Bath Basket... Winner is.... Oscar Srelkov Winner

# 15 Scrapbook set.... Winner is Shawna d'Haene

Prize #14 LARGE XMAS BASKET (last minute donation) Winner is Nora Surgenor (38th ave)

Prize #13 Childrens Hair basket #2 (brit) Michele Bugera

 Prize #12 ANNE GEDDES PICS Winner is....... Kylee Lizotte

Prize #11 RIBBON WANDS Winner is..... Linda Johnson

Prize #10 Spice Rack and Foal set ..... Winner is.... Allan Mott (no joke) lol

 Prize #9 $25 Tim Hortons Card Winner is.... Marina Jiminez

Prize #8 Recipe cards and card Holders and secret goodies) Winner is.....Michelle Eastman

Prize #7 Xmas basket #3 (surprise prize added) ROSANN SK (Sorry I cannot read the last name ... on 49a street)

Prize #6 Electric toothbrush ....winner is..... BARRY MOTTERSHEAD

Prize #5 JAM BASKET- winner is Terrill & Deanna Lizotte (Devon)  

Prize #4 CIDER BASKET- Winner is MARCY (Phone number ending in 01)

Prize #3 WINE BASKET (KJ) Winner is WENDY K (north end)

Prize #2 Scentsy Buddy (vanilla) LINDA VICARY (December 15 2010, 09:18PM)

Prize #1 Hand crafted TABLE... Winner is..... SHANE ASCHENBRENNER (December 15 2010, 09:10PM)

 SHORT DELAY, WE GOT SOMEONE STUCK IN TRAFFIC TRYING TO BRING THE LAST OF THE RAFFLE TICKETS THAT WERE BOUGHT... (December 15 2010, 08:53PM)

http://www.momtog.com/2009/11/the-dos-and-donts-of-stealing-images-from-your-photographer/

This post is very very important for my clients to read, momtog says it right..

 I get asked a lot by both photographers and clients what my policy is on letting my clients post their images to their blogs and facebook account.  I personally love it when my clients post their family pictures on their blogs, facebook, etc.  It shows me that they truly love their images!  I encourage my clients to “steal” their pictures from my blog to use on the internet.  Here are a few do’s and don’ts that you should think about when reposting your images:

1)  DO ask your photographer what their specific policy is on taking pictures off of their blogs.  Some photographers encourage it and some don’t allow it.  If this is important to you this is something you should ask BEFORE you hire your photographer!

2)  DO include your photographer’s name and website under the images (a link would be super nice!).  That’s just the polite thing to do 

3)  DON’T crop out their logo.  Unless you have paid for the digital negatives don’t alter the files in anyway.  Most photographers use their blogs to advertise their work and do so as a courtesy to give their clients a sneak peek.  If a client crops out the logo then how will other people know who took the picture?

4)  DON’T edit the picture in any way.  Taking the pictures is only half of a photographers job.  The other half is editing.  If you think you can do a better job or want to edit out some of your wrinkles or use selective coloring please don’t show and/or tell your photographer.  That is super insulting.  If you don’t like your photographers editing enough to want to edit it yourself than maybe you need to find another photographer next year.

5)  DON’T try to print from the files on the blog.  For me specifically I know that the files I upload to my blog are too small to be printed in a 4×6 size.  It’s not cool to invest in a family session and then print the images off of the blog and not pay for prints.  Make sure you know how much the prints cost before the session to avoid sticker shock.  Same goes for scanning prints that you already bought.  Not cool!  Some of my family members are guilty of printing images off of my blog.  It makes me cringe when I see them FRAMED in their homes with my logo still on there! 

original post at http://www.momtog.com/

***************UPDATE******************

PLEASE HELP US HELP "OFF THE WALL OASIS" SPECIAL NEEDS AND CHILDRENS HORSE RIDING GROUP!!!!

We are excited to be selling the door prize tickets but would love to sell more so we have made a way to sell tickets off of our blog and facebook page Tonikka J Photography

You can email us at lyndenhunter(at)telus(dot)net to do an email money transfer OR send a cheque or meet us in person

$3.00 each or 2 for $5.00 or 4 for $10.00

Keep reading below for all the info on the group, the prizes to be won and for some eagerly awaited pictures coming tomorrow of the fun ponies, horses and donkies

PLease leave us a comment below to show the group some love... WE LOVE COMMENTS!!! the more comments the more the group will know people are reading their story

This is my middle child, her name is Hunter and she is part of a pretty great horse riding group that caters to children and children with special needs...

Did you know???

I would love to first thank the individuals who have contacted me and offered donations....

We have a few donations from some wonderful people... love you guys sooo much!!

In one week we will be giving away some fun door prizes to give a huge shout out to  'Off the Wall Oasis' childrens and special needs Horse riding group. This group is run by a Special needs teacher and runs the group solely out of her own pocket. She has been my childs mentor for 6 1/2 years and means the world to us. She puts her heart and soul into this horse group and I wanted to do something to return all her kindness, you have no idea how much she has influenced my daughters life.

Any and all door prize donations would be HUGELY appreciated If you would like to keep up to date with the draws and learn about the childrens and special needs horse riding group "Off The Wall Oasis" please feel free to check out my facebook group "Tonikka J Photography" and my blog at http://www.tonikkajphotography.com/blog

We will be putting updates and a huge write up over the next week about the group as we keep collecting door prizes.

If you or your company or anyone you know has anything to donate big or small used or new adult or child homemade or store bought Or if you have any idea's on how to get more stuff donated
it would






be soooo hugely appreciated.



We are NOT asking for money but if you would like to donate money instead of a door prize we can use it to buy more gift cards to give away in the raffle..... we are asking for any kind of door prize so we can have a fun raffle that has lots of winners

Prizes we have so far are:

1. wine basket, 






2. scensty buddy, 






3. an ipod, 






4. homemade jam basket x 2






5. homemade kids dress up items in a tickle trunk, 






6. 2 movie passes,






7. $15 gift certificate to second cup.






8. 2 Ribbon wands




9. Electric awesome toothbrush kit




10. Spice rack




11. Photography goodies from "By Design




12. 2 more gift cards




13. Hair things for toddlers




14. Photo shoot ($250 value)

Yup the leaves have all fell down... so that means an end to my fall sessions... with the exception of 1 pregnancy halloween bonanza and some christmas cards... We are tired and beat but it was oh so worth it. We have met so many people and have such loyal clients (S.W.) I am talking about you.....lol  

I have met so many cute children .. who knew there were so many cuties, the smiles and can you believe not 1 tantrum or child that did not want to be photographed?? Our change is a coming, new blog, new venture in photography,, thats still a tight lipped secret... but it will make you emotional, thats all I am gonna say!!!

So we are gonna do a christmas card offer coming soon, you can either have a mini session for the cards or you can use any of the pictures we have taken for your cards... details to come, 

I get asked alot how come I don't have pics of my kids.. guess what... I am guilty, guilty of not having family pictures... yup thats me, I don;t have family pictures... sigh I know terrible eh?? so KL I really need you to take some pics of us... lol 

Sneak peeks are coming for all my fall sessions... keep checking back...  hey if you have a moment or 2 leave us a comment... even say hi.. we love comments!!!

If you or anyone you know want some photography done, please email us or click on the contact section to the right there or give us a call at 780-982-1765

So fall is in full swing, this is another sneak peek (more to come) from my latest session.... I hope it makes you smile as much as it makes us...

Be sure to scroll below this post for another fall session from this weekend...

This was a fun session that we did this weekend and thankfully the rain held off... give or take a couple of drops. Their son "L" was such a crazy funny kidlet, he was so excited that he was allowed to take some silly face pictures, he was really excited when I let him push the button on my camera when I was taking pics of his parents

Alas this mum and dad were so in love and looked at each other like they knew each others thoughts, reminded me of a first date, they could not stop smiling... Now that was awesome to photograph.

Be sure to leave a comment below to let them know just how cute their kids are... ( we love our comments)

If you or anyone you know would like to book a family session please  email us at tonikkajphotography@gmail.com or call 780-982-1765

This was a fun photoshoot with one busy little girl.. I always forget that fall is such a busy time so doing photo's at this location was a challenge because there were other photographers there... however we were patient and became creative while we were waiting. It was so worth it. Miss "A" is 4 years old and baby "J" Is 6 months old (uh oh.... I think he was 6 months old...lol) Mum and Dad are totally photogenic that I just wanted to keep snapping pics of them..

I really enjoyed meeting your family and photographing those beautiful kidlets you 2 have... Thanks again S.W for referring them to me among many other new clients,

Scroll down and leave us a comment or 2 letting us know what you think of the newest fall sessions....  

If you or anyone you know would like some family pictures please email me at tonikkajphotography@gmail.com or give us a call at 780-982-1765