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Studio Holiday Minis 2022 | Ottawa Family Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny November 4, 2022

This special offer has been specifically designed for capturing unique and timeless images of your family that you proudly want to hang in your home year-round, and with a few tweaks with simple props and outfit changes we can make for beautiful seasonal portraits to send along with holiday cards. Limited Edition Studio Holiday Minis WHEN?  Sunday, November 13th 2022 AND anytime November through January as part of a full portrait session (another Baby Days event on December 14th) WHERE? The portrait

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Walking with Baby Boy de Montigny – 11 months old

Stephanie de Montigny November 1, 2022

Barely 11 months old and this little guy is already running across the room! He is very vocal when he wants to be, has started waving hello, and took his first walk outside. What a champ! Walking with Baby Boy de Montigny. Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I book a photo session? I’d love to capture your growing family and new baby moments. Use the contact page to send a message to set up a

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Newborn Baby Leo – 3 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny October 25, 2022

Baby Leo came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just under 3 weeks new, 19 days old to be exact, and it was an absolute honour to capture his sweet personality. World, meet Leo. Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I book a photo session? I’d love to capture your growing family and new baby moments. Use the contact page to send a message to set up a phone consultation so we

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2022 Holiday Baby Days Are Here!

Stephanie de Montigny September 15, 2022

Their first smile is just as important as their first birthday, and there’s nothing more special than being able to look back on these amazing memories. This special event has been specifically designed for capturing growing babies as they achieve their milestones, and show off their newly learned skills. I am here to help you capture these special moments so you have tangible memories to look back on and can show your little one as they get older and starting asking about

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Outdoor Holiday Minis 2022 | Ottawa Family Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny September 6, 2022

This special offer has been specifically designed for capturing unique and timeless images of your family that you proudly want to hang in your home year-round, and with a few tweaks with simple props and outfit changes we can make for beautiful seasonal portraits to send along with holiday cards. Limited Edition Outdoor Holiday Minis WHEN?  Sunday, November 6, 2022 AND anytime year-round as part of a full portrait session WHERE? Local Tree Farm in the Ottawa, Ontario area –> you will

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Baby’s First Back to School Portraits | September 2022

Stephanie de Montigny August 18, 2022

DID YOU KNOW that baby’s first Back to School minis are a complimentary event for newborn clients? I want to help you celebrate that huge milestone in your child’s life because I truly believe it deserves more than just a cellphone snap on their first day of school EVER. These short & sweet sessions are a quick and fun way to document that big step towards becoming a big kid (before those baby teeth fall out!), and I’ve curated a

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Crawling with Baby Boy de Montigny – 8 months old

Stephanie de Montigny July 26, 2022

My very own sweet little boy is almost 8 months old and on the move! He is crawling in the weirdest way I have ever seen, almost like what you’d do on a scooter, and it is hilariously adorable. He is super fast now that he’s been crawling for almost a month so I am very happy we captured his sitting milestone BEFORE he was on the move (the video below is the WHY). And let’s not forget those adorable

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Mama to Be Chelsea | Almonte Maternity Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny July 21, 2022

Not everyone wants to get a full album of maternity portraits captured and that is totally okay to just want one or a few photos to commemorate their journey to parenthood (or prefer to spend their budget on the newborn session instead), and that is totally okay. The petite maternity session was made especially for those people: a quick and fun session at a photographer-favourite location using a garment from the client closet. It’s also the perfect session for pregnancy

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Mama to Be Amelie | Almonte Maternity Photographer

Stephanie de Montigny July 14, 2022

When the sun and weather cooperate beautifully for your maternity session AND the bugs took most of the night off, it’s a great day in my books. This is one of my favourite spots in Mississippi Mills to take clients because it has the best of all the things: waterfront, woody trails, bridges, and clearings for field-like portraits. Plus that golden hour light; chef’s kiss! World, meet Mama to be Amelie. Here are a few favourites from the session: How

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Newborn Baby Arthur – 1 week new

Stephanie de Montigny July 5, 2022

Baby Arthur came to visit the portrait studio for his newborn photography session at just over 1 week new, 9 days old to be exact. He was a teeny tiny 6 pounds of sleepy joy and while he was not a fan of few of the setups I had ready for him, he was a champ on the poser and snoozed peacefully through the family poses so we were able to capture some BEAUTIFUL mama&me and 3-generations portraits. World, meet Arthur. Here

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Sitting Up with Baby Boy de Montigny – 6 months old

Stephanie de Montigny May 31, 2022

My very own sweet little boy is officially 6 months old and doing amazing with his sitting skills! He is pushing up his whole body like a plank, belly laughing with his gorgeous smile, and has just recently started to sit himself up unassisted. And we can tell he is going to start crawling soon with the way that he is swaying back and forth, so we made sure to capture this BEFORE he’s on the move to make it

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Newborn Baby Beverly – 4 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny April 28, 2022

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 session. How do I book a photo session? I’d love to capture your growing family and new baby moments. Use

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Posing A Toddler Like A Newborn

Stephanie de Montigny April 18, 2022

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 hilariously adorable photos of her AND education tool.   The world loved it! I clearly wasn’t the only one who

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Newborn Baby Ellie – 3 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny April 15, 2022

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!). World, meet Ellie. Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I book a photo session? I’d love

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Newborn Baby Saviana – 3 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny April 12, 2022

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! World, meet Savi. Here are a few favourites from the session. How do I book a photo session? I’d love

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