Pretty brown-eyed girl

I met Natasha & Raffi this week for their maternity shoot. The song "Brown eyed girl" was running through my head the whole time because of Natasha's pretty smiley eyes... they really made for some fantastic photographs. The last is my very favorite... a landscape of love, really.

It's Andrew!

Andrew came in like a little ray of sunshine yesterday! My favorite Andrew part is definitely his hair. Look at that! Does it get any cuter??



Cute as a button, I tell you! I could have spent all afternoon with this little cookie! He had a lovely little quirky personality and killer big wide eyes. Happy sneak-peeking, Patsy & Donald!

Welcome to the family, Kainen!

Yesterday I finally got to meet Kainen after having seen his parents for their maternity session just a few short weeks ago. He was a perfect little baby. The only thing cuter than those little pursed lips of his was getting to capture him with his four-legged little sister, pork chop!


*No babies were snacked on in the making of this photograph.

The Nummies Annual Model Search

Nummies (nummies.ca) is an awesome (and local!) nursing lingerie company that's interested in representing real moms in their new ad campaigns. I'll be collaborating in this contest by offering the winners a complimentary session. The fun doesn't end there; Allison of Nummies will be giving the winners a full line of nursing lingerie.

We're looking for moms that feel great about themselves and would love to shine in the Nummies promotional material along with their little bundles.

If you'd like to participate in this contest, send myself or Allison an e-mail (you can reach me at josee@joseecaza.com, and Allison at nummies@rogers.com) with your name & a few snapshots of yourself and your baby and we'll be in touch!

Alison's Angels

Yesterday I spent the afternoon at the Beach with my friend Alison, her hubby Mets and their three gorgeous children.

At 26 years old, I don't have many friends with children. I also don't live in my home town where most of my relatives are. I realized yesterday that I don't often have the opportunity to photograph children that I know personally, or whose parents I know well. I did yesterday and the experience was so fantastically lovely.

When I photograph children I don't know, I am touched by the images I've captured. Yesterday when I went through the photographs I captured of Alison's familiy, I was so completely moved. It could be that I really love these kids, but I think most of it was that the love, affection & connection in this family is so precious... they're the epitome of the family I hope to have one day. I was just so happy to be able to eternalize it with my art. Here are a few of my favorites from yesterday...

Wake up, Nathalie!

Usually when a client comes to me with a newborn, the struggle is to have them asleep for part of the session. Nathalie was the opposite last week when she came over during one very hard nap! It was actually kind of funny, because mom wanted some shots of her baby girl awake but Nathalie was just not having it; she was off in dreamland and not coming back until later in the afternoon when I had her return for a quick visit.

As a sneak peek for this session, I chose nine photos to illustrate what a variety of photographs I can obtain from a child asleep...

There she glows

What can I possibly say about Krystle? When people describe a glowing pregnant woman, I'm certain the expression came to be to describe women like her. She came to me in all her pregnant glory just shining, so lovely and so happy.

I can't wait to meet the little bundle she's hiding in there; I can't imagine it'll be any less stunning than her & her proud hubby.

Two itty-bitty bunches

I met two tiny little twins last week who were quite literally bundles of joy. The only thing sweeter than their little fingers & toes was watching the love just pouring out of their parents for them. Here's a peek at these sweet little babies...

Happy Birthday, Mila!

I spent a very sunny & busy afternoon at the beach last week for a session on the week of Mila's first birthday. I learned two things that day: 1. Rocks are more fascinating than anything else on the beach for a baby, and 2. There is nothing more effective than a child's favorite song to pull them out of any fixation for the most wonderful expressions & reactions. Here are a few shots from that lovely day...

Two ballerinas & a little cookie!

When these two sweet little ballerinas showed up on my doorstep with their baby brother, I knew it was going to be a sweet time. They danced for me and sang me their ballerina song and introduced me to their brand new sibling. Here are a few of my favorites from this session....







This was a really silly sweet moment...

Canada's Next Top Model

Who needs skinny eighteen year olds with attitude when there are sweet three month olds that have moves like this?











I had a ridiculously great time shooting Ava at three months. It was actually quite pleasantly unusual; whenever Ava started to hint at not being happy, all I had to do was take a few quick shots to make my studio lights go off and she (like a pro model) snapped back into posing and gave me the cutest, sweetest & silliest poses I've ever been given by a three month old.

Sweet Dalia

My session with Dalia was a two-parter; our first fell on an off-day where Dalia resisted her morning nap.






As happy as she was in mom or dad's arms, this little cookie was just not happy hanging out alone for my camera that day. After a good effort, mom & I decided it was best to reschedule our session on a better day. And boy am I glad we did... because Miss Perky was the one that showed up for that next shoot!



I got a wonderful range of expressions that day, some I may have missed if I'd settled for the first session's results. Happy sneak peeking, Leslie!