HIRING A PROFESSIONAL

So you are looking for a photographer and you hit the internet to scope out the pros in your area. You find a handful whose work that you like and now you are trying choose just one - how are you going to narrow it...

You have just received the email from your family photographer that your image gallery is ready to view! So you hit the link, open up the gallery, excited to see all of the beautiful pictures of your children and family. But then you see a...

“Say Cheese! Give me a sweet smile. NO, a real smile; RELAX dear; look at the camera. SIT DOWN, if you just look at the camera for a moment I will give you a piece of gum…OKAY fine, we will get ice cream as soon as...

I love when my clients have a family pet that is considered so much a part of their family that they want to include him or her in their family portrait session.  It may sound like extra work, but I actually encourage it especially when...

Photographing babies and children is such a joy. Each child is so very unique and different, adorable, and all have such varied personalities, habits and quirks. Quiet, thoughtful, vibrant, silly or always questioning, I've photographed them all, and treasure each and every one. The most...

Birth Photography is quickly becoming a sought-after service for moms-to-be and their partners.  Parents that choose to hire a birth photographer do so because they want to have the birth of their child captured by someone who is not directly involved in the labour and...

So you’ve booked a photographer, planned your outfit and location and can’t wait to have a collection of memories adorning your home. But what you may not have thought about was your makeup. I understand, you want to keep it natural. After all, this isn’t...

I'm thrilled to have been asked by the NAPCP to contribute to their blog for Newborn Safety Week (November 7th - 11th). I truly hope that contributions such as this one will inspire photographers near and far, inexperienced and experienced alike to give a little...

As you prepare for a baby you float through 9 months of expecting life to change without knowing exactly HOW it’s going to change.  Especially if the baby is your first. It’s a special time of life, although, it is often overlooked in it’s importance...