This beautiful family is new to vancouver and we wanted to showcase a little west coast feel.
We went down by the water for the last couple of shots to get the lions gate bridge in the back. I think they turned out perfectly. They also hit the nail on the head for outfits! Coordinating but not matching! Beautiful job mama!
Welcome to Vancouver, we hope you love it as much as we do!
Sweet little Zoey came with her family to celebrate her first birthday. We did family photos, sibling photos and then some cake smash photos, to say she loved it is a understatement.
Here are a few of my favourite photos from her session.
Just before summer began, I did a Children’s Portrait Series and it was a big hit with my clients. These portrait sessions are perfect for adorning your home with high-resolution, striking prints of your little loved ones. Portraits are also ideal to use as headshots if your kids are involved in acting.
I learned via my Instagram polls, that many of you are interested in big prints like the ones featured in this now iconic blog post by Chris Loves Julia. There are tons of tutorials on Pinterest and the web, so I’ll highlight the basics like where to get prints done in the Vancouver area and what kind of frames I like to use.
Most of the tutorials online require you to do some photo editing to achieve the right look - I’ve eliminated this step by giving you colour and black and white edits to choose from. You also won’t need to fuss around with the resolution since these are professional portraits you can send right to print.
I highly recommend Kerrisdale Cameras for printing! They have an amazing online service that’s easy to use, great quality, and the turnaround is so quick. They also have locations all over the Lower Mainland and in Victoria.
You don’t need to spend a ton of money on framing every image in your home. IKEA has tons of styles of frames to choose from, they’re inexpensive, and they come with mattes. Matting can make a huge impact on a framed print, it keeps things cohesive and tidy, and can really make an image pop in your space. For big pieces like this you can’t go wrong with large RIBBA frames (which are now less than $20!), they’re light, easy to hang, and have a timeless modern look.
I hope this helps you make the most of the portraits you’ve had done with me, another photographer, or some killer photos you have on your phone. Also, if you’d like to have portraits like these done, stay tuned, I may do another shoot this fall!
So much happens in the first year of a baby’s life. Sleepless nights, spit up, sleep training, crawling, first foods its all so fun and exciting. A first birthday is something to celebrate. Especially over covid- not a lot of people got to meet your baby, so this is a fun way to celebrate and show all your friends and family.
The difference between a newborn mini session and a full session is that you get more time to get multiple set ups and poses. We can do some sibling photos, mom and babe, dad and babe, family and posed ones of just baby posed on the bean bag and in a prop.
If you don’t need all of that, a mini session is perfect to still capture that sweet newborn of yours with a couple poses and a family shot.
The option is there to give everyone choices. Both sessions can be done in home or at the studio.
What a crazy few months it has been because of Covid I was off work for over 3 months! Getting back to the studio felt so good. Back doing what I love!
First newborn back in the studio.
While the world right now seems like its turned upside down, a time that the whole world is going through the same thing, some have it worse than others but here in BC we have tried really hard to flatten the curve.
We aren’t allowed to visit with anyone outside of our household, no parks are open, schools are closed and most people aren’t working and if they are its from home or they are considered a essential service.
A lot of the time people can’t commit to doing family sessions because coordinating schedules is sometimes hard but now, everyone is home. Everyone and everything has slowed down.
A few photographers have offered porch sessions for families. I decided to do the same but give half the amount raised to Backpack Buddies.
“B.C. schools are suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nearly 1,500 kids we serve will not be returning to class as planned, and their parents who rely on school breakfast and lunch programs to feed them, are scrambling to make ends meet.” “All it takes is $15 to cover the costs of an enhanced bag of food. In addition to the 6 meals and snacks our kids would normally receive over the weekend, we are adding extra snacks, meals and whole foods including pasta, rice, soups, canned proteins and other pantry staples. As always, everything we pack will be kid-friendly, accessible and easy to prepare.”
Day one we raised $500 for backpack buddies.
Attached is some photos from the recent porch sessions.
Its nice to see Vancouver come together and help those in need.
