Tis the season for Xmas parties and my own was first out of the gate this year. As a gift to colleagues, friends and clients I held a little social event that gave back. In addition to providing everyone with fun portraits for holiday greeting cards and FaceBook fodder, we also collected a tonne of food for the Vancouver Food Bank Society. Thanks to all for your donations and support!

It is fun to see how this party idea has evolved from something I did just for fun with friends at a house party last year. The reactions and feedback were so great that I had to try something on a larger scale. This time I went all out with a studio party, DJ, snacks and boozy egg nog. Creating a party environment got everyone into the mood and the images speak for themselves.

This is just a small selection of the portraits taken. I don’t want to bore you with an endless stream of images or depress you if you didn’t make it to the party. But take heart in that I will probably make this an annual affair.