Oct 21 / 2021
So the interesting thing about this shoot was that it was actually an extended family with grandparents, brother, cousin, dog, etc. However, the relationship between this father/daughter duo stuck out to me and I wanted to blog just some of my favourite images of the two of them. The way she looks at him just […]
Sep 30 / 2021
A little early morning Fall family session. 12 feet apart. Mostly on my 70-200mm. Because Covid sucks. We've all had kids home because of exposures and outbreaks and we've all dodged it so far, but gosh being a parent right now is HARD. To all the moms hanging in there. May you have all the [...]
Sep 21 / 2021
One of the weirdest parts of this pandemic we’re living through is that people in your life suddenly appear with new tiny humans! I mean, sure, you hear they’re expecting etc. through social media, but it’s so different to finally SEE one another and be like wow, you have a real-life new baby! (Or maybe […]
Sep 16 / 2021
I decided to gear this blog more toward photographers today after a chat I had in my messages today from yesterday’s post. I wanted to talk about shoots that our clients love, but that don’t really speak to our brands. Now, I am 100% for finding your niche, marketing to that niche, and only shooting […]
Sep 15 / 2021
Sometimes I get asked to do a whole bunch of “smile for the camera” photos – especially with large groups in extended families. And even tho this is not my “brand” I oblige because I understand what these mean to people. However, I still look for those “moments” and that connection during these shoots. So […]
Sep 07 / 2021
I don't normally start a post with a "smile for the camera" image, but I just love this one so much - we got REAL smiles from everyone and the dog was even almost looking, haha! Mom wanted a few "key" photos like this one and then to just let the kids BE. I adore [...]
Aug 30 / 2021
You realize that you've reached a certain age category when you think back to the first time you met someone, and it's no longer 2-5 years ago. You start trying to decide if it was 10 or 12 years. I'm going to go with 11. I've known this family for 11 years and we used [...]
Aug 19 / 2021
I first met this family through a mutual friend when her maternity photographer couldn't do their shoot for them. I stepped in last minute to help them out and have been blessed to get to document them ever since from baby bump, to newborn, to annual family photos. Some families are truly a joy to [...]
Aug 12 / 2021
While I am planning on transitioning back to taking on more weddings in the next two years as my youngest works his way toward Kindergarten, these family sessions are always going to have my heart. This family had their home flooded, were up ALL night, and still showed up with smiles to their session that […]
Aug 02 / 2021
What do you get when you combine an early morning, a white dog that immediately jumped into the river before any shooting began, a photographer getting stung by an angry wasp, and a toddler that’s having NONE of it? You get this!! You bring the crazy, and I’ll bring the magic <3.
Jul 11 / 2021
Year by year, I’ve gotten to watch this family grow. Our oldest babes are just 6 months apart in age and we’ve been friends since Micah was in my womb. This year I took them out to one of my favourite locations and they braved the bugs for some epic mountain views! Worth it!
Jul 08 / 2021
This sweet family welcomed their third baby into the world this past year, and while I just couldn’t commit to being their birth photographer with my current life schedule, I was more than happy to come along a bit later and document a lazy, summer day at home with them <3.
Jan 03 / 2021
When one of my wedding couples contacted me and told me they had a new addition to their family they wanted to document, I admit I didn’t jump to a cute puppy first in my head. However, this dog might actually be cuter than any baby I was thinking about! If I wasn’t so allergic, […]
Nov 20 / 2020
There’s so many thing I love about documenting this family, and one of them is that I also get to call them my friends. Momma and me first met years and YEARS ago. 10 years? I decided I wanted a hair cut in the mall on a whim, so we stopped and she was the […]
Nov 19 / 2020
From maternity photos, to newborn images, to helping this mama with her blog and passions, to this <3. I love following along with my families as they grow, documenting the big and little milestones and the every-day moments in between. Also, can I just say this baby girl is gorgeous! Her eyes get me every […]
Oct 29 / 2020
This family… I feel like I say this every year, but they are such a treat to document. I never have to pose them. I never have to direct. They just… exist together, and it’s beautiful. I can’t wait to meet their newest little addition next year, too!!
Oct 07 / 2020
As a mom of a 2, 3, and 4-year old boy myself, this family was speaking my language. I also couldn’t have asked for a more perfect morning. We started our shoot just as the fog (and smoke because it’s 2020 and of course there’s smoke) cleared and the sun broke through. Even having a […]
Sep 08 / 2020
One of my favourite families, at my favourite location, at my favourite time of day (golden hour). <3. Also, all of the kids in the world can just stop getting bigger – like right now. Where did the babies go and who are these big kids?!!! Til next year <3
Aug 19 / 2020
When this mama contacted me to let me know she wanted to surprise her husband with a photoshoot of her kids, I was super pumped! I adore that idea, but there was no way I wasn’t going to get her in the frame as well ;). I was also excited because older kids meant they […]
Jul 28 / 2020
Every July this family does photos with me and I’d have to say this year was the biggest change! I mean, besides the obvious – that they have a new little Love in their lives, their oldest daughter somehow grew up this past year! She was a toddler last time I shot their family and […]
Nov 08 / 2019
I honestly forget how we met. I think it was through a friend of a friend. But we were mom-buddies all day every day. We would text each other in the morning, throughout the day, and before bed. We would encourage each other through the hard, the weird, the mundane, and the exciting. We even […]
Nov 06 / 2019
I love extended family shoots, and this family was no exception! Not only were they a dream to work with, but I loved hearing little bits from their history as I chatted with the grandparents while we walked. I loved seeing them delight in their daughters and grandchildren. And goodness, these little girls were CUTE! […]
Oct 16 / 2019
Every year I think I’m “almost done” for the season because my regulars pick their dates months in advance to guarantee I have spots that work with their schedules, and every year I always get to meet some new sweet families that sneak in to fill the cracks. This mama and I did NOT coordinate […]
Oct 10 / 2019
Let me tell you about this mama. She might not feel it, but she is SOOO patient and loving. My oldest son, who generally does not love people near him, ADORES her. She’s one of those people that you can spill your heart out to and never once feel judged. While we don’t talk super […]
Oct 07 / 2019
I’m feeling conflicted with my family photography lately. I’ve been pondering how to merge my personal style of shooting, with a more “family shoot” vibe, and also still get those classic shots families want. When I shoot my own children, I have environmental portraits of them exploring the world around them, and I feel like […]
Oct 04 / 2019
Let’s talk about this photo for a second. First off, I adore it. I mean, how cute is this West Coast family in this West Coast setting on a perfect Fall day? This is the “Christmas Card Photo.” I stole that term from My Four Hens Photography because I seriously can’t think of a better […]
Sep 11 / 2019
Pretty light, Fall in the air, another boy mama to share stories with, and two little balls of energy that I could have all of the fun with and none of the bedtime responsibility for – pretty much a perfect shoot! We got the Christmas card style photo out of the way first (guys, there […]
Sep 03 / 2019
I absolutely love photographing this family year after year, watching their children grow, comparing notes on parenting survival tips, and not judging how much coffee we each consume. This year, like every year, the baby stole the show, but how can you not shoot and savour all those squishy rolls, tiny features, and grumpy snuggles […]
Aug 16 / 2019
Sometimes I see photographers say (and am guilty of this myself), wow, I loved the whole gallery, it was so hard to choose a few favourites to share. I have to admit that I often LIKE the whole gallery, but I really only share what I absolutely LOVE. However, this was probably the first time […]
Jul 25 / 2019
My favourite families to document are the ones that come back year after year and I get to watch their children grow up. I still remember this little one as a chubby 3-month-old, propped up on my couch. I remember when she first learned to roll and first learned to walk. And now she’s a […]
Jul 09 / 2019
This was such a fun shoot and outside of my usual. I primarily edit in colour, and I often find myself being hired by families with really young children. That’s not to say I don’t do black-and-white edits when an image calls for it, and I definitely don’t only shoot little kids, but it’s the […]
Jun 13 / 2019
I have learned the hard way to never cancel a shoot until last minute due to weather on the Coast. I still remember postponing a shoot a couple of hours before because there was a hail storm a few years back, and then 30 minutes before the scheduled shoot time, the skies cleared and we […]
May 30 / 2019
Last weekend I got to shoot one of my favourite families! I feel like I have a lot of “favourite families” because I truly develop friendships and relationships with the people I shoot over the years, but this one is like a FAVOURITE FAVOURITE, okay? Lol. I don’t even know where to start with the […]
May 21 / 2019
I love shooting in pretty locations at sunset. I love shooting friends. I love shooting the same families year after year and watching them grow. And I especially love documenting sweet littles with their big people because it’s the season of life I’m firmly entrenched in myself. This shoot was all of those things and […]
Jan 11 / 2019
I shoot more outdoors than in studio, but I love a good cake smash for the following reasons: 1. I love babies (obviously since I have three of them 2 and under right now!). 2. I love sugar and the kid never eats it all. Also, when you’re a mom, sharing someone else’s smushed up […]