About

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Oh, hi! I see you've come to learn about me... Let me brag about myself for a hot minute. I think I'm pretty funny. When not working, my days are spent with my children, and when I am working at my computer I am almost always listening to podcasts or chatting/listening on Clubhouse, and editing away. I absolutely LOVE creating art, I graduated from my Photography program in 2009 with a 3.7 GPA and I spent the first 10 years of my Photography endeavour building up my portfolio before deciding to take the dive into making this my full time job in 2018.  Creating beautiful portraits is my biggest passion, and I take great pride in making sure those portraits get hung up on your walls, and not just sit in iCloud storage. 

In another life I would have become a Psychologist, and on that note, confession time... My legal last name is actually James (wait, what?!) it's not Ashley Brooks. I kept my business name as Ashley Brooks because that's the name on my Photography Diploma, and I feel like I identified as Ashley Brooks for 27 years, so that identity shouldn't just be erased. I believe a lot of women get caught up in being a mom and wife (guilty!), which is why my love for Photography and digital editing is the perfect escape for my creative soul. 

I do this because I truly love to create. 

I love to make people feel happy. 

I like to be a boss. (This is a good thing for you, trust me.) 

And I like to hide in my office, away from the chaos of my toddler & 5 year old every single chance that I get! 

- Please don't tell my husband, he thinks I do this for the money ;) 

TV SHOW: The Handmaid's Tale
MOVIE: Silver Linings Playbook

PODCAST: My Favorite Murder 

FAST FOOD ORDER: Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

COFFEE ORDER: Two milks

PLACE TO SHOP: Winners/HomeSense

RESTAURANT: The Log House, in Burford

SEASON: Fall

DRINK: Water

FLOWER: Peonie 

BAND: The Tragically Hip

Did we just become best friends?!