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Celebrate Mother’s Day with Mommy & Me Photo Sessions

Stephanie de Montigny March 13, 2020

I don’t know about you, but I’ve got two important women in my life: my mother and my daughter. As a professional photographer, I have put in the effort to capture images of my daughter and I, but the last one with my mother and I was from my wedding! It was only a few years ago, but that is a few too many, so I have made plans to capture another when she comes to visit next month. Just

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Tummy Time with Baby Pascal

Stephanie de Montigny March 10, 2020

Baby Pascal came to visit the portrait studio for his tummy time milestone session at just under 5 months old. He was an absolute dream and looked so adorable in the little jumpers mom picked out from the studio closet! We got a ton of smiles from this happy baby and despite a few face plants, he rocked his tummy time photos! World, look how Pascal has grown! Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I book a photo

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Mama to Be Cynthia | Nepean Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny March 9, 2020

Outdoor portraits are available all year round, even during the cold winter months, with so much beauty available in the Ottawa area. Especially because pregnancy dictates the timeline, sometimes that means we are forced to get a little creative and get the most out of a shorter session to avoid frozen fingers. I would know, I did my own maternity session in the middle of December in a boatneck gown! There are many different options, like splitting up the session

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Little Miss is Standing – 12 Months Old

Stephanie de Montigny February 11, 2020

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 during her 12 months milestone shoot. It was two stumble steps before she fell back onto her bum for some

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Newborn Baby Harrison – 2 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny February 2, 2020

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 for their maternity sessions, it is an extra special honour to be able to capture their journey as a whole

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Newborn Baby William – 1 week new

Stephanie de Montigny January 19, 2020

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 his 4 year old brother insisted that we do more photos of them together. Umm, yes pelase!! Without further ado…

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Mama to Be Rachel | Barrhaven Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny January 11, 2020

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 & after’ portraits during their little guy’s newborn session. See for yourself the beauty that is “posed candid“. World, meet

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Newborn Baby Pascal – 2 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny December 12, 2019

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 images were captured. Stay tuned for his tummy time milestone! World, meet Pascal. Here are a few favourites from the

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Newborn Baby Ibrahim – 3 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny December 4, 2019

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 the prep instructions, the studio environment, and the effort that goes into my sessions. Despite her little guy being wide

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The First Night Home With Baby

National Capital Doulas November 29, 2019

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 – for some of us it’s fairly straightforward, for some of us it’s anything but. One constant for all of

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Meet the Duguay Family | Manotick Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny November 22, 2019

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 what to do and how to pose during the session, and they genuinely wanted to have fun! That was the

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Mama to Be Andrée | Barrhaven Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny November 18, 2019

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 Mama to be Andrée & Dad to be Steve. Here are a few favourites from the sessions. Speaking of choices,

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Newborn Baby Noah – 2 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny November 7, 2019

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 thoroughly enjoyed the session. World, meet Noah. Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I book a

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Meet the Van Haren Family | Ottawa Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny October 23, 2019

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 glad that I was able to capture these special moments. Though I could gush about that golden light all day!

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Tummy Time with Baby Mia

Stephanie de Montigny October 21, 2019

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 hoot it was to photograph her! World, meet Mia. Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I

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