I don’t know everything, so I set out to find an expert and I turned to the wonderful ladies from National Capital Doulas. Here is the lowdown on the first night home with baby.– Stephanie Becoming a parent is as wonderful as it is scary and overwhelming. Not exactly what you expected to read, is it? Everyone’s journey to parenthood is different
This is one of my all-time favourite family sessions in my entire career, and it’s for much more than just the fact that they are stunning images. This family trusted my decision to pick the perfect location for their needs (annual fall photos & Christmas cards), they followed the wardrobe recommendations from our pre-shoot consultation, they let me tell them
Sometimes couples can’t decide between getting their maternity portraits captured outdoors or in-studio, so we often split the session and get to take advantage of both locations. This lovely set of new parents to be opted for portraits at a local Barrhaven park, and a classic maternity portrait for mama at the studio, and they are all beautiful! World, meet
Baby Noah came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just under 2 weeks new, 12 days old to be exact. This crew was the picture-perfect family if I ever did see one; the kiddos were super cooperative and followed instructions, the baby slept like a dream, parents followed the prep guide to a tee, and we all
These lovely people are also the faces behind the local Neighbours of Stonebridge magazine (quaint little neighbourhood between Manotick and Barrhaven, in Ottawa). Their faces graced the cover of the September 2019 edition to honour their one year anniversary of publishing, which also happened to coincide with their wedding anniversary. Sunflowers are very meaningful to them, and I am so
Baby Mia came to visit the portrait studio for her tummy time milestone session at just under 5 months old. She was absolutely beautiful, and she rocked her little outfit! As with all babies, she decided halfway through that she wanted a snack before continuing the session. And then she flashed us a few smiles, as any fresh-fed baby does. What a
What is a Roadside Session? A roadside session is exactly what it sounds like: a short & sweet photo session just off the main road. I can’t tell you how many times I have driven past beautiful scenery that would look amazing as the background for a family photo, but could not justify having a full session there (full sessions
Baby Aspen came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just under 2 weeks new, 10 days old to be exact. This little guy was the third of his brothers to visit the studio, and I couldn’t be more honoured that his parents have trusted me over and over again with their portraits. I was very excited
Baby Mia came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at just over 9 weeks new. She was absolutely beautiful, and she gave me quite the funny faces. What a hoot it was to photograph her! And she eventually fell asleep for us World, meet Mia. Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I book a
When I found out these two were early risers like me (only thanks to motherhood!), I excitedly planned our session for just after sunrise so that we could take advantage of those soft rays of light, and capture beautiful warm portraits. And the nature trails & boardwalk in Barrhaven was the perfect place to do it! I am also very