Pricing {June Till August.}

for more information about my decision why I decided to stop doing portrait photography & pursue photojournalism, see my blogspost here


to book your session/contact Chelsea: send me an e-mail here

in recent news/a crossroads...

It has been awhile since i've posted a personal post and my personal life, and the reason for that is because i have been busy. My photography business has taken a backnote, because at this point in my life all my focus is going towards my schooling in the fall.



This August as some of you may have heard, I will be doing a Discipleship Training School with YWAM [Youth With A Mission.] The school's main focus is in human trafficking, and how to train/stop human trafficking not just in a missionary sense, but also in an everyday practical sense. I have come at a crossroads at this point in my career as to really what to do with my photography business once I come back from my Discipleship Training School. [i did a few posts about it earlier here & here]


Part of the ministry that my school offers is using photography. I believe that I have been called to use my gift of photography to raise awareness for lives that are hurting, and to be the change to the broken lost souls who have never known a life any different than hurt, neglect and abuse. As of this moment, after alot  and prayer I have come at a crossroads and I can not honestly say if I am sure I will continue to pursue lifestyle photography once i return from my schooling. This includes second shooting for other photographers, and all that jazz. It is not that I don't love doing photography, but that God has pulled the chords of my heart for something completely new and lifestyle photography does not have the same joy for me that it once did, like photojournalism now does. My desire is to share the stories of the world's broken people to raise awareness for issues our world didn't even knew exsist. My passion is that I will be able to stop even just one person from being trafficked through the photos I take, even if i only affect just ten people it makes all the difference.


I am not giving up my dream, if anything I am simply pursuing it even more than ever before. Since I made the decision to start my own business about 3 and a half years ago, it has not been easy. People say that it happens easily and that your business will automatically flourish, but that isn't the case for everyone-ESPECIALLY when your a young photographer [i was barely 15 when i started & began my business]. Atfirst my only motivation to do a photography based DTS was to get the photography training I needed to be taken seriously in my profession as a lifestyle photographer. God put it on my heart then, and evoked a passion in me for these people who are trafficked that I didn't even know that I had; and lifestyle photography doesn't give me the same drive as photojournalism does.


I will be available to do lifestyle photography until July 19, 2010, after then I will be taking the time to reconnect with my friends & family before leaving on my DTS [August 5, 2010] After I return from my DTS I will make the final decision of whether or not I continue to do lifestyle photography. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my mentors that have helped me get to where i am today photography wise; Crystal Lee, Loni Bourne, & Alison Gaine. You are all great mothers & I admire your creativity in photography and your passion for life!





I will be gone for up to a total of 10 months, my Discipleship Training school is six months long. Following my DTS-I will possibly be staying to be more involved with YWAM Las Vegas & to become more involved with human trafficking. All of the proceeds I make in the next few weeks will be going directly to pay for my missions trip; if you have ever wanted to get photos done by me this may be your last opportunity to do so.

[NOTE: you will receive 65 edited images with print release in this special, not just 30]


please e-mail me if you have any further questions at memoriesbychelsea@gmail.com
if you would like to see my new blog about my YWAM adventures & updates/photojournalism photos-see my other blog here

a 'fun' random 10 things post!

sorry guys that its been a little busy & the blog has been suffering from ALOT of neglect lately!!


here's a more entertaining blogpost by followed by a few snapshots from a few weeks ago so that its not COMPLETELY bare!
10 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME!! {inspired by a blogpost i saw on Brittany Esther Photography -which i found hugely entertaining! i hope that mine can do hers justice}




1-i am a huge tolkien geek, i have seen the extended editions of Lord Of The Rings at least 15 times (each). whenever i am watching the additional features and see the 'tolkien linguists' i think that would be the coolest job EVER!!

JRR Tolkien is a man who if he were still alive-i would love to talk to him ALL day and pick at his brain!!
if i weren't going into journalism and photography, and the possibilities of me ACTUALLY having that kind of job, being a 'tolkien linguist/theologist'-*hmmmm* lol

2-i am and forever will be a huge fan of musicals, if you cannot stand a person who quotes movies dramatically then DO NOT [EMPHASIS on the DO NOT!] watch any of the following movies with me if you can't stand anyone who giggles/quotes lines/bursts out in song/occasionaly cries during the sad part


3-as a child, most children hated their vegetables. i am one of the 'odd ones' who actually liked vegetables and ate them.


4-i often tell people that i have a food allergy to chees whiz and olives because how they are made/processed, grosses me out TREMENDOUSLY.

5-i am a work-o-holoic, i spend all my time at the coffee shop or at home editing, or out taking scenery photos. i love to capture and savour every single moment and i cant STAND being stuck in my house. i love to get out in the open with my camera in my hand attached to my hip and thats why i love photography!

i cant stand being bored/doing nothing and always being in my house, it makes me VERY antsy-this is partially why winter in alberta when its too cold to do anything is one of my least favorite seasons!


6-in school, i have always had very bad experiences with my art teachers (art was always mandatory in the schools i went to). i would always try to negotiate with them and say   'look.. i cannot draw-im too much of a perfectionist too paint, can i take a photo instead?' they never felt the same and interpreted it as lazyness/ignorance. go figure, look at where i am now =]

7-i have never been able to draw/paint/play guitar-i just cannot do it, but i have always had PHENOMENAL respect and envy/appreciation for those who can do it though.
 

8-one of the photographic 'bucket lists' i have and things i really want to do in my career is, i would LOVE to do one day is to photograph a birth, or to hide in the bushes and photograph a 'live proposal'
for the people involved behind those it would be SO incredible years down the line to watch the slideshow and see the momentum of leading up to that incredible moment!! =]
[also one day-attend a newborn posing workshop!]


9-i have always loved to cook, and loved to bake. i love seeing some HUGE complicated baking recipe like this. 
a recipe that is REALLY complicated with lots of different parts and tackle it all in  one day, and at the end of the day eat it all up and embrace the end of your hard day's work and say "i did this all by myself and ALL of it is homemade, and its DELICIOUS!" seeing something like that makes me really excited-and its something to bless other people with.

for some people, it would drive them nuts and make them go insane-but i THRIVE off of situations like that and being creative/in the moment :)




10-i wish one day to invest in an old film SLR camera, the idea of having to actually do everything yourself for a shoot interests me. some photographers who use just film, it really showcases their talent and that the talent is within them and NOT within their fancy camera where everything is digital. a photographer who really inspires me is Brittany Staddon of Brittany Esther Photography {check out her site here}
She recently attended WPPI, and left her digital camera body at home and decided to shoot everything COMPLETELY with her antique film SLR! she is a few years older than i am and it really goes to show you that it is NOT the camera that makes the photo, it is the artist behind it.. [her blog is actually where i got the idea to do the '20 things about me' post from-hers was very entertaining! i hope i can do hers justice :)]




here are a few shots i took a few weeks ago! so that this post isnt completely bare :)

hope you guys have a blessed week!!

-Chelsea

support local talent!

lately i have been busy-and have been neglecting the blog, and those of you who have been missing some photos, here is a blog FILLED with photos to your hearts delight FILLED with talented people in my area!!

recently i got a few new photography newborn props and i couldnt resist showing them off!!!!

First, here are a few BEAUTIFUL handmade pieces from Halden Accesories
Jaimie makes all of these GORGEOUS pieces all from scratch, they are all works of art and are truely STUNNING-these photos don't do them justice!

i have been raving about these pieces! the last piece shown  is one i got just for me and i love it [heres a shot of me behind the lens]




Melon & Pebble creates Crochet Wearables for Cuties! Lori was happy to create some custom newborn photography props for me as well as some awesome adorable other props!

she doesnt JUST make baby stuff either-she makes a bunch of  stuff in Adult sizes as well!

{these aren't the two props that i got, i got a few diaper covers and adorable hats as well that i will be posting in another post in the next little bit!!}

secondly-one that doesn't have to do with props!
Christine is a wonderfully talented lady who makes Cards-she sells them for 2$, and 6 for 10$
her story of how she got into card-making is quite interesting actually. If you would like to get in touch with her, please e-mail me for further info here

and last but not least Laura from Z Designs who designed my FANTASTIC watermark!!


check out these amazing ladies facebook pages and show them some love! tell them i sent you! :)