Costa Rica

A couple years ago my best friend and I took a tour around beautiful Costa Rica. It is by far one of the most amazing countries I've ever been to and a place to always provide an adventure. With the adrenalin going we set off on a two week trip that started in La Fortuna near the Arenal Volcano, up to the cloud forest of Monteverde, over to the west coast to Manuel Antonio and then finished off in the capital, San José. We packed in a lot and each area gave us a completely different and exciting experience.

One of my favorite moments of the whole trip was zip-lining through the cloud forest in Monteverde. It's something that photos and even video can't help to describe. We were hundreds of feet in the air climbing trees and flying down the man-made lines. The last line we went on was 2000 feet long and it took both of us hooked in together to provide enough weight to get across it. That moment of being in the middle of the line, so far above all the trees, looking out at the gorgeous country, just screaming our lungs off was AH-mazing! Sigh! Can I go back?

{Photos © Laura Clarke Photography - shot with my Canon G9}

Sunsets in Brighton

Having in-laws that live right on the water is a great perk! While I love living in the concrete city, it's always nice to escape to a cottage-esque setting full of fresh air and a slow pace. Our past visit gave us some gorgeous sunsets that I had to snap up.

{Photos © Laura Clarke Photography}

Ava - Portrait Session

My sister-in-law and her husband won the imaginary jack-pot for the perfect baby! Their three-month-old daughter, Ava, is as beautiful and sweet as her name. She is quiet, fun, giggly, curious, and calm and she loves the camera. We spent a couple days with their family and while she had maybe two grumpy moments, she was the happiest baby throughout the visit. I was able to snap up some shots of this gorgeous couple for their wedding and now of their gorgeous family. So with rain clouds coming in, we hurried to shoot some photos by the water of Presqu'ile Bay off Lake Ontario. It was a successful session with Ava in good spirits, a happy family and even their dog Madden wasn't camera-shy.

{Photos © Laura Clarke Photography}