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Hello, welcome!  I'm Catherine Farquharson.  I'm a professional photographer, using photography as a way to expand, connect and create.

For my clients and subjects, this means what we do is real, and fun.  I shoot creative editorial portraits for publications, sometimes of well-known names like Clare Danes and Sarah Slean.  I also work with emerging artists and people-of-note to-be, as we develop branding, image and feelings that photos can portray and evoke through their portraits.

As a documentarian, I tell photo-stories from all over the world, including the recent first interracial prom in Charleston, Mississippi, where my photos were published in Oprah's magazine, the National Post, NPR.com, Seventeen magazine and more.

I especially revel in covering important life experiences, including weddings, relationships, and natural lifestyle portraits.  Those moments and events are what we remember and hold onto, and I am honoured by the opportunity for my photos to be the touchstone for those memories and feelings.

For me, photography of people is the capturing of their essence, and sharing back what I saw and felt.  Wherever, and whomever they are. Everywhere and anywhere. Connecting, understanding and sharing. 

Check out the blogs I check out


I’m addicted to checking blogs.  I guess that is why it was only a matter of time before I started my own.

In case you are looking for newbies to check out, maybe you’ll find something here. You’ll find something cool here, nevertheless.

Enjoy!

Seth Godin. Blogging and marketing genius.

Strobist. This is a photography know-how off-camera flash blog. aka encyclopedia of everything you ever wanted to know about off-camera flash.

Matt and Sol of FlashFlavor. A US wedding photography duo who create art with their off camera flash systems. Truly inspiring.

Alyssa Bistonath. This lovely woman can shoot and write and dream and envision, like no other. She is a photoshop genius, too. woah.

Cynthia Martyn Events. If a wedding planner’s blog makes you feel this inspired, imagine what she could do for YOUR wedding!

Lightroom Killer Tips. Adobe seems to be all about the secret ways. I like getting those straight from the pros who spend their time figuring them out.

Rob Davidson. An all-around fabulous guy, phenomenal teacher and excellent commercial photographer. He generously created this blog as a resource for his students, so dig in!

Style me Pretty. This beautiful blog is enough to make you want to get married, in case you haven’t had that urge yet!

Anna Kuperberg I am inspired by this wedding photographer’s creativity, extreme talent for catching the moment, and her unique perspectives. If I could someday be the photographer that she is, I would be, well, winning crazy awards too!

Daily Dose of Imagery. I go here for my “fix”

Dooce. I’m probably the last person on the planet to hear about this woman. I just can’t believe she supports her whole family with this blog. That’s amazing!

Rebecca Wood. Lovely, talented, inspirational and a very good friend.

The Point of this Being — I meet such cool people in my job.  This is the blog of one of my clients, now friend.  Check it out, you’ll laugh AND learn.  And cry. Sometimes it makes me cry.  This girl can write!

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Got any others to recommend? I’d love to hear.