Just a few sneak peeks from this past weekend! It was a wonderful wedding to start the season.
Sneak Peek: Jeannie & Beukes // Knollwood Golf Course Wedding
Family Ties // Family Portrait Photographer Toronto
Here is Meaghan, her family & her extended family: her brother, sister-in-law, her sister, her brother-in-law and their respective children. I met them one Sunday morning in the fall and followed them around for a couple of hours and captured some photos.
I often tell my clients that my family sessions take on a lifestyle approach. What I mean is that they won’t be required to pose and to look/be perfect for the session. While I think a “perfect photo” can be pretty – everyone posed perfectly, smiling at the camera, evenly lit – I think real life is more beautiful. Not just beautiful, but natural and authentic as well. I believe this to be even more true when it comes to kids: big grins, giggling, jumping around, making faces, being goofy. As a photographer, I believe it’s essential to let kids be kids during family sessions. This way I can capture the little things they do and the little details of their lives that make them who they are, and convey their true personality through images. And parents? My goal is to capture those little interactions between you and your family where you so unconsciously, reflexively and unconditionally love them.
This photo below brings a smile to my face. It’s far from perfect, but it’s real and natural, and it’s funny.
Baby Joséphine // Toronto Newborn Photographer
Baby Joséphine was born close to Christmas time. I spent a morning with her doting parents, Wynnie and Darren, as well as big sister, Joëlle. What a sweet family.
Angie, Ryan & Reid + 1 // Burlington Family Photographer
This adorable family was expecting a new addition and I took some photos for them on a bright summer morning. Here are some favourites from the session!
Baby Arthur // Toronto Baby Photographer
Baby Arthur was 6 months old when I photographed him and his lovely parents. They played and giggled together, and even played the piano with little Arthur between them. Then we went outside briefly where Arthur sat in the snow for the very first time. It was adorable. I’m really honoured to be able to photograph families. I feel like I get to play a small part in their family history, being the photographer who documented some key milestones and some small moments. Sometimes when I’ve captured a moment I’m particularly proud of, I wonder if the little ones will grow up one day and wonder about who it was that took the photo and what the story behind it was. Above all though, I hope they will see these photos and know beyond any doubt how much their parents love and adore them.
Here are just a few of my favourites from this session!
Baby Graham {6 Months Old} // Toronto Baby Photographer
Remember this sweet baby and his wonderful family? Well I returned for Baby Graham’s 6-Month session back in September. What a surprise and a treat it was for me to see how much he had grown! And those blue eyes. I love photographing babies around the 6 month mark, as they are usually at their chubbiest and I think it’s the most adorable time ever in their first year. I mean who doesn’t love baby rolls!
What I love the most about photographing families though is those little moments that I capture. The big moments in our lives are often remarkable, life-altering and sometimes heartbreaking. But it’s the little quiet moments that bring the sweetness. These are the moments when are you are at your truest selves; they are also the moments that, when captured on camera, are the ones you see in a slideshow of the bride & groom at a wedding; they are the moments that affirm to you: life isn’t perfect, but it is perfectly imperfect.
Thank you Heather & Mark, for inviting me again into your world. I very much look forward to Graham’s first birthday!
