Sisters

These 3 beautiful sisters came into the studio this week and they were so much fun.  They had great attitudes and were comfortable in their own skin which added to their lovely personalities.  I can't wait to show them the rest of the images from the session!

Leah

  

Just having some fun.

I was setting up for a session and my kids came down to find me.  They wanted to help so I had them sit where I was going to have the baby positioned.  They can either be the 2 hardest people for me to photograph or the best.  This night they were great.  It was a bit of a serious session but it was about 10:30 at night so bears and PJ's seemed to be the best attire.

Update before I take off for a few days

It is summer time and with that, time to spend with great friends both away and here in town.  Tomorrow the kids and I are leaving dad to fend for himself as we take off to a friend's cottage.  The kids are pumped and can't wait to get there.  I too am looking forward to some R&R with not much to do.  I picked up at Wal-mart.  These things are huge!  A woman in line in front of us looked back and gasped "OMG, is that a marshmallow?  How much sugar must be in one of those?!".  Yep, looking to roast some mallows over the fire pit.  My kids have never done it before and it has been forever since I last did it.  I even picked up those long sticks to roast them on.

So, before I take off on our mini vacation, I thought I would post some of the pics from this little beauty's 6 month session.

Enjoy your summer!

Leah

New Backdrops

I have a new baby coming into the studio tomorrow morning and I can't wait to try out a couple of new backdrops and flooring I recently purchased.  Actually, I was too excited so I had to round up my own models to give them a try.  Here are some of the images from my gang just having some fun.

First Communion

It is time for First Communions and here are a few images from this year.  They all look so lovely in their clothing.  It was fun to chat with them about what Communion means to them and how they were preparing.

Best Friends!

My daughter had a friend over and we decided to have a little fun in the studio.  The girls loved it.  These are so much fun and a I am loving being able to capture some fun images with her and her childhood friends.   I wish I had move photos of my friends and myself growing up.

Now with all of the cell phone cameras around kids can take their own photos, but mine won't be getting their own cell phones any time soon.  I am worried about when the kids post images on social networking sites and I want to make sure they have a clear understanding of what is inappropriate to post.  As a former HR Manager, I know I would be searching out Facebook prior to the interview process.   Things our parents didn't need to think about.  Hmm.

It has been more than a year...

 ... since I met this wonderful family.  We first met in October 2009 during Angela's pregnancy and she was a beautiful model for the Vitality Centre on Nippissing here in Milton.   Look at this lovely baby belly.

Then I got to meet this beautiful bundle of joy.

Six months later this is how she had grown.  We had so much fun during these sessions.

And this was her 1 year session just this past weekend.

Happy Birthday sweet pea.

Leah

The Studio is almost ready.....

Oh I am sooo excited.  I shot a few images of my sick little guy today who is home from school in the new studio area!!!  Still waiting on carpet to arrive for the rest of the area but at least I can work now.  I love having the fireplace on and it is so warm.  We put extra special pad under the flooring so that it is warmer and it really does keep it a bit warmer than the other flooring.  Still a few touches like a mirror hung in the bathroom and a toilet paper roll but I love it.

 

Thanks for stopping in.

Leah

 

Check out those eyes!!!

These girls are just so lovely that I wanted to share them with you.  I love images when everyone isn't always wearing a toothy grin and often not even looking at the camera.  Seems many people I meet with will love an image but want everyone looking directly into the lens.  These girls are clearly looking directly into the camera but with two very different expressions and I love them both.

I also really like the image at the bottom where no one is looking at the camera.  It kind of reminds me of opening squares from the TV show, The Brady Bunch.  Everyone looking around checking out everyone else.

I so enjoyed working with Sandy and her family.  You may recognize her from her earlier headshots.  Sandy Hatzis is with RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty.  A very smart lady and fantastic Real Estate Agent.

Time to log off so that I can meet a new family in the morning.

Leah

Fall 2010

It has been a busy season with some fantastic weather.  I have really enjoyed getting out of the studio for a while to capture the great outdoors.  I loved these images and I just had so much fun with these families that I wish the season was longer.  Maybe I will have to do some snow scapes this year and find some families that love the winter season!

Here are a handful of images from this season.  

3 Beautiful Girls

Brad is one lucky man.  A beautiful wife and 3 gorgeous daughters.  I have had the honour of photographing this family since the youngest was just an infant.   I love capturing them!  We headed out to my favourite outdoor location because it has so much to offer and we had a sunset session.  The light at this time of the evening is just fantastic!

Fall Family Portraits - Special

Yesterday evening I sent out an email to my clients letting them know about a Fall Portrait Special I am offering in October.  Actually, after years of procrastinating about putting some type of newsletter together, it was my first "mailing".  I am one of those people who don't like too much email where I am one of many in the To: box.  That is always in the back of my mind so my thought was to put something together only when necessary so that I don't bother people with things they didn't ask for.   I decided that this year I wanted to be more organized about capturing family portraits in the park with the beautiful fall colours as the backdrop and to do that, I had to get on top of things now.  I put together a simple sheet to show what colours I have captured on various dates and jumped right over my procrastination block (okay, after week of thinking about it), and hit send.  Well, I was a bit surprized at how quickly people started emailing me with date requests.  This is exciting and now I just pray for nice weather which is the only real down side to planning portraits outside.

October is already a busy month for Birthday's in our family, plus this year I have the honour of photographing the students of Milton Community Nursery School.  My kids both went there and it was such a wonderful place with the best teachers around that I just didn't want to let go of my connection there.  I was so excited when I was chosen to photograph the students this year.  If you have been looking for a Nursery School or will be, you must check them out at www.miltoncommunitynurseryschool.ca.  So I need to be very organized about how I schedule sessions this fall but this is something I really wanted to do and I am pleased that I just did it.

If you are interested in a Fall Portrait for a beautiful piece of art for your home that is of the people you love, contact me to grab a time on one of the 3 dates I have available. 

Park sessions will be offered on Saturday October 9th, Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 24th.  There are 6 sessions each day.  A small deposit of $25 is requested to hold your date and time.  This amount will be applied to the session fee of $149 and you will also receive a $25 print credit to use when you place your print order after the session images have been presented to you.

Well, I plan on enjoying what is left of the summer break and then my life will be come more organized once the kids are in school.  I may have one more trip to Wonderland left in me!

Leah