Luke and Lauren’s wedding day arrived wrapped in a blanket of grey. I know how to work with storm clouds. But there is something magical about sunshine. So I prayed. The atmosphere indoors where the girls readied themselves was everything…
“When my baby shower was being planned, I told Heidi to hint to my friends that what I’d really love as a gift was newborn photos with you.” I know Tahlee couldn’t see the grin that rippled across my face,…
What makes a fond childhood memory? Favourite people? Familiar places? Scents that take us back in an instant? For me, it’s all those things. And said favourites usually included my siblings. Because well, I have a lot of them –…
Milk-drunk babe, starstruck big brothers and sister, parents overwhelmed by the reality of their long-prayed and hoped-for miracle — this is the story of baby Bonnie. Gabrielle contacted me a few weeks before their fourth child was due. I remember…
Would you like to come for a walk with me? Coming here wasn’t my idea, to tell you the truth. It was my mother’s suggestion and I was skeptical from the start. When I arrived the sun was beating down…
Her message was simple but I got the memo. Baby boy was premmie but had been world-side for eight weeks. If I were to somehow capture that newborn magic I had to do so quickly. Within a week of Karla’s…
So many firsts! Their first baby, my first time for the man to book, the first time shooting at this location. Speaking of locations, I suggested Stephen and Angie look at two previous maternity sessions on the blog and let…
My usual newborn shoot is indoors. It just makes so much sense. New babies sleep and need to be changed and need to be fed at odd intervals and a warm environment is ideal. And so it was with sweet…
“I won’t be here tomorrow…” I looked up from my desk. Gwendil paused. “I am having a pregnancy check up.” “WHA-OH-MY-WORD, you’re having a baby?!!!” I squealed. Gwendil laughed and grinned in agreement. “Do you know what you’re having?” “No,…
In grandpa’s day, apparently they used to say ‘location, location, location’ was everything. When talking about best business practice, that is. For me as a photographer, lighting is my first priority. And then comes the search for beautiful backdrops.After Mikaela…