RhondaSteed.com

Southern Alberta Wedding, Family and Baby Photographer

If you are reading this, then you are looking for more about me. Well, where do I start? With my family of course! I am married to my wonderful hubby Regan. We've got four kids. Alden (9), Lucy (6), Eli (3) and Oliver (6 months). We live in the small town of Raymond, Alberta.
I love chocolate, I love cooking and baking and crafting. Ooooh and Reading, I looove reading. And I obviously love taking pictures. I love weddings the very most. I love capturing a couple in love. But I love taking pictures of families and babies and nature and food.
I took photography way back when I was in college as part of my program (Advertising and Public Relations) but got into photography more of people after my oldest was born. Really I am a momographer, who has learned and grown. I started out with a little basic knowledge and through a lot of reading, online classes, mentoring and lots and lots of practice I've improved. And I still have lots of room to improve.
I've learned that part of me can be seen in the shots that are truly my work. Not the snap shots of everyday, although those have their merit too. But the shots I love, to quote one of my photography teachers, "the ones I want to hug close to my heart". Those images share part of me.
And that's why I'd want you to get me to take your pictures. Not because of my prices or because I live close to you. But because you see something in my pictures that speaks to your heart. And that is my heart.

Tag Archives: Raymond

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Read it. Loved it.

Posted in Loved it

First up, if you haven’t entered yet, go enter my contest!!! Down two posts to here!

My friend Brooke links up articles that relate to photography each week and I really love it. I’ve thought about doing it for a while and well today I’m not just thinking about it, but doing it!

1. Love loved this lesson here about printing photos. SO true. In fact we got pictures taken when Eli was small and the DVD got lost and then just recently found and guess what? It’s all scratched and it wouldn’t load in my computer. Totally makes me sad. I have some printed but I’d still love access to them!! Print your pictures!!’

2. Some great tips here about shooting selfies. Something totally scary and thrilling to me.

3. Speaking of Brooke, she did a GREAT post about a topic I’ve thought a LOT about. I know I’ve taken some time off for my baby but I’ve thought about not shooting anything paid for a year. Taking a break from it all and just falling in love with photography. Saving the best for my family.

4. A free cheat sheet about family photography here.

5. An interesting article about your about page, which made me think I need to change mine

Posted in Loved it Tags: Alberta, Calgary, Calgary photography, child photography, children, family, family photography, Fort Macloed, Lethbridge, Lethbridge photography, Raymond, Southern Alberta

Friday, April 20, 2012

Linked 52: Growth

Posted in Linked 52

First off, if you haven’t entered my contest, it’s the post below so go check it out!

And after that, here is my linked!

The biggest area I see growth right now is with my little Oliver!!! This was him just 7 months ago…

And this past week…. (actually on the day he turned 7 months old)

He’s getting so big and fun!!! It’s my greatest joy to watch my children growing!

Check out these other lovely ladies who are capturing growth…..

Posted in Linked 52 Tags: Alberta, boy, Calgary, Calgary photography, Cardston, child, child photography, children, family photography, Fort Macloed, Lethbridge, Lethbridge photography, Raymond, Southern Alberta

Monday, April 16, 2012

Win a FREE Session

Posted in Contest

Well I love a good contest and I’ve been thinking about this particular one for a while.

If you fit into any of these categories then you can apply to win a free photo session with me that corresponds :

• haven’t had a family pictures in over a year

• never really liked your wedding pictures

• haven’t had pictures taken of just you and your spouse since your wedding

• can’t afford to hire someone to take your pictures

• you are a new business trying to start out and you need some promotional shoots

• aren’t in any of these categories but you feel you REALLY deserve a free session – tell me why

And how do you apply?

1. Send me an email at steedr@gmail.com telling me about you and how you apply and why you deserve/ need to win

2. Go “like” Rhonda Steed Photography on Facebook which is here

Want to better your chances??

Send others to Go “like” Rhonda Steed Photography on Facebook here. For every 5 people who you sent you can have another entry.

Share this contest through facebook or your blog using either my site here or my facebook page and get another entry!

Sound good?

Make sure you comment on this post and let me know what you did. And one for EACH thing. Each comment is an entry. I’ll do a draw at the end and the winner will win a free family session, couple, baby or whatever session you think you deserve.

The contest will stay open until April 30th at Midnight. And winners will be announced May 2nd.

Posted in Contest Tags: Alberta, boy, Calgary, Calgary photography, Canada, Cardston, children, family, family photography, Fort Macloed, Lethbridge, Lethbridge photography, Raymond, Southern Alberta

Friday, April 13, 2012

Linked 52: Work

Posted in Children, Linked 52

When I saw this week’s topic I thought of this quote…

“Play is the work of children.” - Bob Keeshan

Here is Eli “working” on a snowman….

Check out these other lovely ladies who are working…..

Liza

Let me know in the comments if you want to join too and I’ll add you to the link list!

Posted in Children, Linked 52 Tags: Alberta, boy, Calgary, Calgary photography, Canada, Cardston, child, child photography, children, Fort Macloed, Lethbridge, Lethbridge photography, Raymond, Southern Alberta

Friday, March 30, 2012

Linked 52: Planning

Posted in Food, Linked 52

Well I was kind of stuck when I first read this prompt. I am more of a fly by the seat of my pants kind of girl. Sometimes I TRY and plan. But then I’ll forget my plan and make up something else along the way. But the one thing I do plan a lot is our menu. Which brings me to my picture…

I use my calendar to plan which meals when depending on call schedule for Regan or dinner guests or holidays or date night or whatever is coming up. And I have these two note pads I bought at Chapters that I love and then a pile of cookbooks. (The top one I made with my grandma’s recipes in it.) I feel like my life is more in control when I know ahead of time what we are eating when. There are lots of areas where I just plan old operate just going with the flow, but food just ain’t one of them. I guess I am too serious about food. Not to say that I don’t bake a lot of unplanned things. I bake a whole lot of everything planned and unplanned. But our meals, they are thought out ahead of time. And I love doing it too. Lots of planning

I find that if I don’t menu plan I spend more money buying things. Like these that I picked up a the store this week with OUT a menu plan. (But they were yummy!)