The Extended Family

To date my most challenging shoots have not been of crying infants or curious toddlers. In comparison to a large group of people an unwilling toddler is leaps and bounds easier to capture. However, when I photographed the Van't Spijker (16 people...one toddler included) I was shocked! They were such an easy group to work with. Everyone smiled, no one blinked and they took my light direction perfectly! As I sifted through photos I barely had to edit any out because this is one good looking family, everyone was camera ready and looked great in nearly EVERY shot. Thank you Van't Spijker family for letting me capture some great family memories!

So Cute!

When a baby is 5-7 months old and starting to sit up, smile and giggle is seems impossible to take a bad picture. When Cameron came to me he was doing all those things...and he did them like a pro! I love this little guy...and his mom (who was awesome too), as it turns out, married a fellow Banting alum and both my husband and I knew him....small world. Here is little Cameron looking totally adorable!

Photos, photos and MORE photos

Well, I have been busy and as a result haven't even thought about the blog in a while. I have had several photo sessions lately but between life and my full time job I haven't had a moment to sit down and share some of my sessions. So here it is...a collection of some recent favourites. ENJOY!

Three!

At three years old children pretty much NEVER do what you want. I know, I have a three year old. Dayton, however, was the exact opposite of what I expected him to be. He did everything I wanted and was adorable doing it. I took complete advantage of his willingness to take direction and had him sitting, standing, running, using props...this kid was fantastic! I captured so many sweet shots of this sweet little guy. Take a look!

2 peas in a pod

The first time I photographed the Gidge girls they were only 19 days old. At 9 months old the girls were so much fun. They were so giggly and happy. It was amazing to see how totally connected these two little girls were to each other. If one smiled the other smiled, when one ate the other ate, when one pooped the other...well, you know.

When I was setting up shots I made sure that whatever I did with Rorie I did with Neila...and the end result is a whole pile of pictures where I couldn't tell them apart. They look so much alike but definitely have there own special personalities. These girls were so sweet...can't wait to capture them as they grow.

Take a look...can you tell them apart?? I am guessing mom and dad will be the only ones that will know for sure.

Great Expectations

So, Tara had planned to do belly photos...then she had this feeling that she had missed the boat, she didn't feel like a pretty pregnant lady anymore. After some coaxing I told her that we should go ahead with the pictures anyway (because I knew she would look gorgeous) and we would throw away the whole lot if she wasn't pleased with the pictures. Fortunately I was right...she looked amazing! I am so glad we got together for the shoot....because baby Cameron made an early entry to the world. Yesterday was the due date...and instead of waiting to hear news of a new arrival plans are already made for newborn pictures on Mother's Day. Could there be any greater gift?

Inspiration

After a couple of years taking photographs of special moments and new arrivals I am constantly amazed at how I can be inspired with each new day. There are so many photographer websites and blogs that I follow and each one inspires me to take risks and try new things all the time. Here are just a few of the many photographs that have inspired me to take a leap and try something different. Thanks to all the wonderful photographers for sharing their talents with the world....they make it a little bit more beautiful everyday!

Some of my favourite on location shots...

Image by Apryl Munro - http://aprylmunro.blogspot.com/

Image by Square Peg Images - http://squarepeg.zoomphoto.ca/

Image by Fresh Sugar - http://www.freshsugar.ca/lucille/index2.php
Image by Little Button Photography - http://littlebuttonphotography.blogspot.com/
Image by Brian Roberts Photography - http://www.brianrobertsphotography.com

Some of my favourite studio shots....
Image by Stylized Portraiture - stylizedportraiture.com

Images by Jason Angelini - jasonangelini.com

Images by Angela Marvel - www.angelamarvelphotography.com