HAH-PITCHOOO!

I love catching a good sneeze... they're so cute and funny in photos!



Sometimes the most gorgeous babies show up at my door and I see them and think "Oh my word, really??" because they feel more like little gifts than work! Isabella was absolutely one of these cases. Look at those eyes!

No Such Thing as a Bad Day

Yes it happens, sometimes babies are just not happy about being disturbed for a photoshoot. But when parents are trying not to stress and are panicking about the possibility of their session going way wrong, I'm busy shooting what have to be the best parenting portraits I could get. Because while baby is fussing, mom and dad are at their parenting best, soothing & cooing their babies with all the love and tenderness only a parent could have.

My session with Jude was one of these sessions, and I'm completely thrilled with what I captured that day. We of course got those golden moments were this little man was at his best... but we got these parenting shots more beautiful than I could ever had hoped for, too. Some of these I just don't think I would have gotten if Jude had been all peachy keen for the duration of the shoot.

My very favorite is the long shot of mom cuddling Jude to sleep. It's just sooo romantic, it feels like poem about motherhood.

Joanna's Angels

Meeting and photographing Joanna's little cookies was all-around fun and almost too easy... both of them took to me really quickly so we had a whole hour of just fun & games, and I got some really precious portraits of them. My favorites? The upside down "I'm the Big Brother" shot, of course...



Even better is the classic baby-new-to-walking stumble-strut... look at that tiny toe touching the floor, does it get cuter than that?



But the best has to be this one, for me:



It's warm, intimate, there's so much love in it, and it's the moment just before Jasmine takes that little teddy bear and rubs her nose in it before dozing off for a nap. There are some things I'm not able to capture in children because two hours isn't enough to catch every habit and quirk, but I'm so pleased I caught this one. Gives me warm fuzzies to look at it.

Here are a couple more stars from this shoot...

Have you been?

Hello Sunshine is a fantastic and clever little store at the corner of High Park & Bloor St West. When I ventured in to see if they might be interested in hanging some of my work in their store, I was pleased to find out it's not just the store that's cool; the owners of the store, Christina & Delko, are awesome, and their kids are a joy! I got to photograph them together on a beautiful afternoon.







So I'm thinking, if everything that is inside Hello Sunshine is cool, then I'm cool by default now, aren't I? (hee hee!) If you haven't been to this place, you're really missing out. And the next time you do go, tell Delko & Christina I said "Hi!"

Happy, Happy Mother's Day!

Click Here, all you beautiful Mammas!

Tickle, tickle!

I often get asked "what do we bring" when my clients inquire about a session. Here's the best thing you can bring to a session:



That's right, the tickle. The world's most classic and consistently successful move is the best thing you can bring to a session. It evokes smiles, laughs, grins, giggles, squirms and chuckles, and it's impossible to leave at home.

Here are a few of my favorite shots from a session I had with Ani's little cookie... quite a charmer, this one.






I really love this mom shot... it's so romantic. (Sigh! Look at that little hand!)

The World's Tiniest flirt!

I met Graydon just before going on vacation and he was the wee littlest flirt I've ever met! Look at this... every time he saw me and the camera, no matter what was going on, he just perked up!



I have to say though, that my favorite part of this session was his mom; she has to be the cutest mom I've ever met. Her baby talk is so adorable I was squint-smiling the whole time, I loved it. Without further due... my favorites!

Peek-a-boo! I see two!

Well! There's one thing I know for sure: Cathy & Jon will never be bored, ever again!



They along with their little pumpkin Sydney welcomed Jack & Lucas two months ago and now I don't doubt it's a party every day at this house. We had many laughs together the day of our session and it didn't take me long to fall in love with their energy and all of that personality. Did I mention how much I love twins? I love twins. Love 'em!! Here are a few of my favorites from this session...

Colin + Sarah

They say that couples who laugh together, last together. I believe that because of Colin & Sarah, friends of mine who were married last week in Mexico on a gorgeous day.

I am sooo happy I went along for this ride because it was a thrill to witness & capture. For Colin & Sarah, of course, who were made for each other and always have me doing that head-cock punctuated with an "aww" when I see them together. But I really also fell in love with their family and friends, who were warm, fun and hilarious people that made me feel like family all week. I was sorry to see half of them fly back to Vancouver at the end; wish I could have stuck a few in my pocket to hang out with in Toronto!

The one thing that made Colin & Sarah even cooler than they already are, is that they went along with a "trash the dress" shoot after the wedding day, which had me photographing them in all sorts of places compromising their spotless wedding outfits. But what a turnout... I'm absolutely ecstatic with the images from this day. They made me smile, laugh and cry. I hope they do the same for my old friends, and my new ones. Here are a few of my favorites...