Beautiful friend

It's easy for me to find the beauty in strangers that come to me with their gorgeous children. It's something fresh, something new, a beauty I've never seen before.

But sometimes I forget to admire the beauty already in my life. Family, friends, faces I see so often that I catch myself forgetting to take it all in.

I have a beautiful best friend with the most fascinating eyes. She let me take her portrait today.

Josée

Superman Sighting

I saw Superman at the beach today. Only he was pint sized. And when he took off the cape, his name was Grayson, and he had a brother named Callum.

And together, these two boys where the toughest, most independent kid brothers I think I've met so far. Perfect subjects, really!

Cheers! Enjoy the preview, Melissa!

Josée

Have you been trying to reach me by e-mail?

I'm experiencing some problems with my e-mail. It looks like these problems may have begun over the course of the weekend.

I'm very prompt about answering messages, so if you've sent me an e-mail that's gone unanswered, I probably haven't received it. Give me a call at 647-295-3429 and I'll be happy to answer your questions and chat with you about your inquiry.

I'll post again when everything is back to normal.

Josée

Love + Love = LOVE

Call me old fashioned, but the thing that fascinates me the most when I photograph young families is watching a couple in love, watching the fruit of love, and a piece of them.

Really, it makes my job terribly easy, and infinitely fulfilling.

Here are a few samples from my session today with Samantha and her mum & dad!

Josée

Sunday Morning at the Beach!

This morning I met an impossibly gorgeous family at the beach for a session. The moon-shaped laughing eyes on Ella completely stole my heart, and Jordan's shy and quirky side was so much fun to shoot.

Here's a sneak peek for mom, who was anxious to see how this shot came out...



So cute. I love seeing siblings interacting together; they always seem to share this insightful and intimate language exclusive to them.

Stay tuned for a few more of this and other recent sessions; I should be updating the galleries this week with more great work.

Josée

One stylin' family!

This afternoon I rendez-vous'd with Kelly, Sean and Jack at their home for a family session and was met with one handsome family!

Jack had this incredible personality and showed me everything from his moves on the backyard swings to the war wounds he got playing with his dog that morning.

All in all, tons of fun... and I'm pleased with how this came through in the photographs. Enjoy the sneak peek, Kelly!

Josée

Once upon a time, there were two anxious gentlemen and a beautiful mum...

I had the pleasure of photographing an adorable family this morning. When I arrived, Dylan was so shy I thought it might be a while before I got anything more than hide and seek shots... but this little guy came out of his shell. Actually, he exploded out of his shell, and he was the bubbliest, funniest laughing little boy I've met!

The session was fun, playful and easy. Here's a couple of peeks at what came of it...

Josée

News & Thanks & Everything Nice

Well it's official; I'm wearing sweaters on an almost daily basis, the sun's taken a liking to playing hide and seek, and the malls are full of kids stocking up on school supplies and fashion accessories sure to make them uber-cool. The Fall is coming, faster than ever!

I want to thank all of you for the kudos on my new website! I always appreciate the feedback. It's been a busy summer for me, and alot of that busy is about to unfold. Here are a few things to stay tuned for...

For those interested in seeing me babble under pressure, stay tuned for my appearance on The Mom Show November 14th, at 9am, 11am and again at 2pm.

Also keep an eye out in November for the cover of Today's Parent Toronto , which can be found either tucked inside Today's Parent magazine, or handed out free in Toronto public libraries. I had the pleasure of photographing the winner and contestants of the cover contest for this Toronto magazine.


But you can catch me even sooner at Today's Parent Baby and Toddler Show taking place at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, October 28-29-30th. I'm excited at the prospect of meeting new faces over the course of that weekend, and hope to see many of you there!

I've been a little neglectful about posting preview samples on here lately because of the new client proofing feature on my website, but I'll try to share a little more in the upcoming weeks. For now... here's a couple of my favorite shots from the weekend. Her name was Morgane, and she was all about chocolate ice cream!