Petra 11/15/11 Petra 11/15/11

Family Fall Portraits

Busy..seems like a pretty fitting word to describe these gorgeous boys. Not to mention stinkin' adorable! Wouldn't you agree? Last week we met up on a gorgeous ( unusually mild) November weekend. The boys each with their own personality and sense of humor is typical that of a 7 and 4 yr old certainly had me in fits of giggles at times. Our backdrop setting was wonderful, a LOT of the leaves are already on the ground however being creative with your surroundings is what makes your family portraits that much more unique! It also allows you to experience what custom photography is all about. More intimate, NOT rushed, getting to know you and your family and feeling much more relaxed and enjoyable.

Often times when a family session is scheduled there is a lot of stress from mom and dad for the kids to behave. To not embarass them, smile nice, sit up straight and all the other things we say or bribe or threaten the kids with. LOL Believe me I"VE BEEN THERE TOO! I pull out the camera and the kids take off! Yup happens to me too...as other photographers can testify! :D You'd think my house was adorned with beautiful portraits and artwork. Well let me tell you, a LOT of hard work and a little luck paid off and I managed to capture the "real" essence of my kids personalities.

However, this being said, I am upfront and honest with mom and dad. It certainly helps being a mom myself, I understand how kids and little ones work. Been there and done that. So taking a step back and letting them "be" while still "being in control" allows for some fantastic lifetstyle artwork for your home.

Just take a look below. My goal was to get some photographs for mom and dad of just the boys. I was in control of the techinical side of things,the location and lighting we had to work with, however to let them interact and simply be is all you need!

And a little larger....

Perfectly captured his spirit here. Thanks Carter!

Petra 8/24/11 Petra 8/24/11

Durham Region,GTA Toddler Photographer:: summertime

Petra 8/21/11 Petra 8/21/11

Oshawa Children Photographer:: bubbles and smiles

Sharing a few more from our session in the park.

Kickin' the bubbles are so much fun!

Love that she came out of her shell! Could just eat her up!

Petra 8/16/11 Petra 8/16/11

Whitby Family Photographer:: Full Circle

Couldn't ring more true with these wonderful clients. You see, I've had the pleasure of not one, two or even three. But four wonderful experiences. You may remember my first encounter with such a CUTE baby belly, her son's newborn session, most recent headshots and now her family session. We met up this past week on a humid and still summer morning. We got off to a shy, quiet start, but we finished with a high five and some smiles. Here's just a few images from our session.

Sweet, shy and serious.

5 months and sitting up! WTG C!

I'll post a few more peaks soon Nicole! Promise :D

Enjoy!

Petra 8/14/11 Petra 8/14/11

Whitby,Durham Region Children Photographer:: Toddlers in the park

Finally getting a chance to blog some sneaks from the last few sessions. WOW..what a busy week let alone weekend :) Oh my goodness was all I kept thinking during this session. Look at all these adorable little faces. I, met with Sharon on Friday morning for our session. Sharon planned a wonderful session for 5 toddlers! 5 yes you read that right! You see Sharon is expecting her 3rd child ( looking forward to our newborn session) and is having to let go of her daycare babies. So this session was a WONDERFUL momento of how she has grown with these little ones. Helping to raise them to be the smart little ones they are today. God Bless ya girl. xo

I took everyone to a park where I know things would be in our favor and my experience was right. It was FUN!. Busy and face paced but FUN. Just look at some of these beautiful faces I was blessed to photograph the other day.