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Newborn Baby Beverly – 4 weeks new

Baby Beverly came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at just under 4 weeks new, 26 days old to be exact. She slept beautifully for almost the entire session, even through her sister’s tantrum (lucky for us!), which meant we got an extra setup (petites usually have one). World, meet Beverly. Here are a few favourites from the

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Posing A Toddler Like A Newborn

It’s no secret that I am an advocate for “no such thing as too old” for newborn photos and that we simply need to set proper expectations and posing limitations that come with babies growing older. So when my toddler asked me if I could pose her like mama’s studio babies, I took it as a dual opportunity to get

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Newborn Baby Ellie – 3 weeks new

Baby Ellie came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at just over 3 weeks new, 24 days old to be exact. She was a champ and slept almost the entire session, and posing her was such a breeze. She certainly made my job easy for posing, but narrowing down images was so difficult (a great problem to have!).

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Newborn Baby Saviana – 3 weeks new

Baby Saviana came to visit the portrait studio at 3 weeks new to participate in a posing workshop. She wasn’t a fan of being touched or posed, which is much more common than you think, but once we were able to get her to sleep, I was able to capture some beautiful images. She even flashed us a huge smile!

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Newborn Baby Maxime – 8 weeks new

Not-so-little baby Maxime came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just under 8 weeks new, at 52 days old to be exact. At a whopping 13 pounds, he juuust fit into my favourite crate, and capturing those snuggle mama & baby portraits was certainly a challenge to carry him that high but we made it work beautifully.

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Accredited Newborn Photographer | Perks of a Full-Service Studio

As an artist, I am always learning new things, and this year, to celebrate my TEN year anniversary of being a professional photographer, I decided to push myself, expand my skill set, and earn my merits as an Accredited Photographer. I am already accredited in newborn photography, and I have my sights on maternity, baby/child, and family photography next. What

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Tummy Time with Baby Boy de Montigny – 3 months new

My very own sweet little boy is 3 months old and doing amazing with his tummy time skills! He is pushing up his shoulders, smiling beautifully, and has just recently started to giggle. And oh boy did he make me work for these! He insisted on a breastfeeding break, which was well worth it to get those gorgeous smiles. Tummy

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Newborn Baby Pierce – 1 week new

Baby Pierce came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just over 1 week new, 9 days old to be exact. He slept through most of his session and graced us with some beautiful eye contact during the mommy & me portion of the session. I am so honoured to be able to have captured this well-awaited little

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Newborn Baby Jaime – 4 weeks new

Little baby Jaime came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just over 4 weeks new, 31 days old to be exact. He slept beautifully throughout the session and was happy to participate in the family portraits portion of the session. Being able to capture him alongside his older brother who I also had the pleasure of photographing

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What is so special about golden hour?

Clients often ask me why I schedule outdoor portrait sessions “so late” when they include babies and toddlers since it is usually at or after their bedtime. Let me start by reassuring you that starting a photoshoot at your kiddo’s normal bedtime is NOT a recipe for disaster. Because they are out and about, kids are often more likely to

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