Your camera takes really nice pictures...

This is a blog post that I LOVE...I think both amateur and professional photographers will take something away from this post...

http://www.erinfarrellphotography.com/theblog/?p=817

Here is a quick example of one of my personal photos...the colour photo is a snapshot using a Cannon 40D that has poor composition, lighting and overall aesthetics....the other is a shot that was set up using manual functions, where lighting and composition were considered and has some light editing...do you see the difference?

From Head to Toe

Wow, it's been a while since I blogged...food poisoning, major spring cleaning (a season late - I know) and photo editing has kept me away from the blog...but not today. I have to share these sweet shots of teeny tiny Parker...only six weeks old and I loved every little part of him. Baby fingers and toes...how can you NOT love it! Enjoy...

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.