Welcome to my blog! If you love photography, or just want to see who's been here lately, this is the place to bookmark. I try to post a few images from every session I do, so that means that I'm usually updating this a few times a week. You'll find lots of variety, and hopefully my writing that goes along with the posts won't bore you!
For those of you who don't know me, I'm Tatum Duryba, and I started Paper Moon Photography in 2000. My dad was also a professional photographer, and I grew helping him in the studio. I never realized it was going to be my dream as well, but I love doing what I do. I run my studio out of Grenfell, Sk., but travel all over photographing everything imagineable. Weddings, grads, expectant mommies, newborns, families, sports clubs, animals, and even passports! The list goes on and on, and thank goodness for that. I love getting to photograph something new every day, and turn the ordinary into something a little extra special.
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So after sorting out all the issues with the blog, it was in major need of some updates. I’m not going to post each session individually, because it would take me forever, but I’m going to do a few post installments over the next few days, containing a few families each time. It’s been a busy month, even though it didn’t look like it lately on here!
As some of you may have noticed, there were issues with the blog over the past week or two. I was trying to sort things out and things were not going well. I’m not good at figuring out computer issues, and if it were up to me, I’d just take picture, edit them, and converse with clients. Unfortunately, being a photographer in this day and age is so much more than just the photography end! As great as the internet is, it causes problems, and when they occur, if you’re not a computer guru, it tends to get scary and overwhelming. I had a friend (Jason Schultz of Schultz Photographic) come over today and help me figure a few things out. As far as we can see, it looks like all blog virus issues have been resolved. I apologize to anyone who may have been affected by this. It sucks that things get hacked, and viruses spread, and knowing that stuff originated from this blog just makes me sick. Hopefully everyone had good virus protection and was warned not to enter the site. Again, my apologies for all this mess!!
I just LOVE how this session turned out. Everything just seemed to fall into place so well. The sun was gorgeous, the leaves were just the right color, this grad student dressed in soft colors which worked perfectly with the softness of the light, and she was super photogenic. Thanks for making everything so easy!
This family is awesome. Their momma, Melissa Chapman of White Lotus Photography, is a photographer friend of mine, and this was the first time I got to meet her husband and kids. We headed out to my inlaws farmyard to shoot their session, and these city kids just thought the tractor was the best! We had a great time shooting, until heads collided and the session came to a crashing halt with two black eyes. Thankfully, we were just wrapping up anyway, but there were some pretty colorful faces for the ride home. :( Hopefully everyone is all healed up!
With a cute toque and sweater like this little guy had, we had to try at least a few outdoor shots, but the wind and chilly air was a bit too much for a baby, so we eventually moved to the studio. But at least we got a few with the leaves!
I spent a few hours with this family one afternoon at their farm and surrounding areas. I love doing family sessions in farmyards. There are always so many cool old buildings and areas to explore :)
This extended family group had won a gift certificate that I had donated awhile back. We figured out a fall day that would work for both of us, and it turned out to be a great day! I’m loving the beautiful fall colors. Too bad it’s such a short season 
This family came for their session last week, and we had a beautiful morning for shooting. Sunshine, lots of leaves and a few ladybugs. 
It was a super chilly evening, but with cute coats like these girls had, we had to be outside playing in the leaves!
This mommy was a beautiful bridesmaid in a wedding I shot this past summer. After the wedding she contacted me to set up a pregnancy/family session. It was awesome that dad brought his guitar and we got to incorporate that into the session.
