Maternity :: Tracey + Rakesh

As a life photographer, I prefer to shoot outside...which can at times be difficult given the fact that Mother Nature gets final say on the outcome of my sessions.  We were plagued by rain and thunderstorms twice while I tried to get together with Tracey and Rakesh for their maternity session.  I'm happy to say that the product was worth the wait.  The climate ended up being perfect last week for their shoot and we were blessed with over an hour and half of the magical sun glow us photographers aim for.

 



I couldn't resist a few sun spot photos...

Newborn Session:: Nap time snap shot

This photo was for a fantastic couple for whom I had the pleasure of shooting nearly two years ago... when I was photographing this sweet little girl's big brother!  More photos to come later- I just wanted to spotlight this one.

Cake Smash :: A Minnie Mouse birthday

 

Just a quick few snapshots to show how cute and a cake smash shoot can start out!

 

Maternity

Occasionally I will post some personal shots of mine up here.  Usually this happens when I'm all caught up on my edits and I feel particularly inspired to share... this would be one of those times. :)

This evening I went outside with my chocolate lab, Hartigan to take photos of him.  Unfortunately he was more inclined to play with his ball than pose for photos....  So I pulled out my tripod for a couple of self maternity portraits since my belly seems to be growing quickly!  (Well, all of me seems to be growing, much to my dismay but that's to be expected when you substitute your gym routine for a napping routine.) 

I shot with another photographer once who insisted that the hardest photos to take were self portraits because you have to rely on your skills to set your camera properly and then step out from behind the control of the camera.  Although I don't do self portraits often, when I do I try to experiment with my settings.

 Hugs from Hartigan are always nice... although somewhat drooly.

 

Family :: Cassandra & Co.

Oh my goodness... It was so nice to shoot for Cassandra and her little family last month.  I've had the pleasure of doing two other sessions for them and this one is by far my favourite.  Never could I have suspected that this adorable little munchkin, who couldn't even speak when I first photographed him, would turn into such a high intensity, adventure seeking little boy!  He's got more personality in his little pinky than some folks have in their whole body and I'm excited to see how he changes through the years, especially with his mom and dad getting married.

 

 

 

Let's play catch up!

Okay, so let's play a little catch up on what I've been up to since my last actual blog post (or brag posts as I like to call them.)

There have been families...

There have been lovers....

There have been bellies....

 

And there have been babies....

Okay, there's been a lot bit of babies!