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Little Miss is Standing – 12 Months Old

This kid is all mine! Okay, sure, shared with my husband, but it’s so much more exciting to share my own family experience with you after so many years of showing off my client babies. Little miss has started standing over the last month or so, and we were so lucky to be able to capture her very first steps

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Newborn Baby Harrison – 2 weeks new

Baby Harrison came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just under 2 weeks new, 13 days old to be exact. He slept like a dream during almost the entire session, and it is one of my all time favourite galleries. World, meet Harrison. Here are a few favourites from the session. When clients also come to me

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Newborn Baby William – 1 week new

Baby William came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just under 1 week new, 6 days new to be exact. We lucked out that once he did settle into sleep, he slept through almost the entire session, and flashed us so many adorable smiles. The family and sibling portion of the session went so well that

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Mama to Be Rachel | Barrhaven Photographer

As much as I love a good posed and smiling portrait, the candid in-between moments are so much more beautiful to me. They capture the emotional connection between people; the joy, the love, the bliss. This session was no exception and we captured beautiful connection portraits in a few different wardrobe options so that we could create some subtle ‘before

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Newborn Baby Pascal – 2 weeks new

Baby Pascal came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at 2 weeks new, at exactly 14 days old. I love all of my clients, but there is something extra special when your best friend chooses you to capture her baby’s portraits. This little guy was a dream to photograph and he has grown so much already since these

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Newborn Baby Ibrahim – 3 weeks new

Baby Ibrahim came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just under 3 weeks new, 18 days old to be exact. His mama was very clear from the beginning that she wanted a sleeping newbornesque image of her little boy, even if it was the only portrait she received. I don’t control babies, but I absolutely DO control

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The First Night Home With Baby

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

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Meet the Duguay Family | Manotick Photographer

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

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Mama to Be Andrée | Barrhaven Photographer

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

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Newborn Baby Noah – 2 weeks new

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

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