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Newborn Baby Aurelie – 2 weeks new

Baby Aurelie came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at almost 2 weeks new, 10 days old to be exact. She was quite the little grunter, and hinted at a smile a few times so I worked hard to get one. She was the perfect match for one of the new floral setups at the studio, and

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Happiness Is At The Bottom Of My Chardonnay

A nice glass of wine at the end of a busy stressful day can do wonders for my mood. Especially a smooth red with my beef tenderloin or a cold glass of dry white with my parmesan crisps. On it’s own works too! While I am lucky enough to share wine taste preferences with my husband, family dinners with my parents

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Newborn Baby Wesley – 2 weeks new

Baby Wesley came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at almost 2 weeks new, 13 days to be exact. This little guy made me work very hard for these images, and I am glad we all stuck it out because we even got a smile from him. Between the fun energy of his big sister, and the

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6 Reasons to Expose your Child to a Second Language ASAP

Many parents choose to wait until school begins to expose their children to a second language. Evidently, a child who is exposed to a second language, at any point, is a very lucky child indeed; however, parents should note that the earlier a child is exposed to multiple languages, the better. Here are 6 reasons to expose your child to

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Redecorating The Barrhaven Studio

I’ve been busy at the studio this weekend! After many furniture placement trials in the past several weeks since we moved into the new space, I finally found the perfect layout, and that means I was finally able to put up my artwork and props. I am SO excited!!! And it is just in time for the branding photoshoot at

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Newborn Baby Anson – 1 week new

Baby Anson came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at 1 week new, 7 days exactly. He was quite the sleeper for his session, but we were lucky enough that he flashed us a gorgeous stare with those beautiful eyes. He was a dream to work with. And check out that gorgeous head of hair of his!  

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MODEL CALL: In Search Of Newborns Under 3 Weeks New

While cell snaps work just fine to show some behind the scenes, professionally captured ones are much better, especially when it’s VIDEO too! I have videographers coming to the studio on January 27, 2018 to capture ME on-the-job and I need a few newborns to participate.   Participants will be rewarded with the stills from the mini session being captured,

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Newborn Baby Benjamin – 8 weeks new

  This little guy arrived earlier than expected and went through many adventures before making his way to the studio. Baby Benjamin came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just over 8 weeks new. Despite being an older baby, he did arrive a little early so it meant that was still squishy for us. He slept

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Newborn Baby Ethan – 2 weeks new

Baby Ethan came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just over 2 weeks new, 15 days to be exact. He was a very content baby but only in momma’s arms, so we had to work hard to keep him happy when posing him in props. We made it happen! Once he was deep asleep we were able

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