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Kaylee + Carter Portraits - Tree Farm

Kaylee and Carter are definitely one of those sessions I always look forward to. It’s so rewarding and extremely fun to see families grow up over the years. I still can’t believe just how much Carter has grown since the last time!

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Kaylee and Carter are definitely one of those sessions I always look forward to. It’s so rewarding and extremely fun to see families grow up over the years. I still can’t believe just how much Carter has grown since the last time! I’m already looking forward to next year.

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Sarah + Brad Family Portraits - Tree Farm

This was my second time photography Sarah and her beautiful family. I’m so glad they booked one of my mini sessions at the Tree Farm. The outfits that they all wore were so perfect for the setting we were in. I’m just in love with how the photos turned out!

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This was my second time photography Sarah and her beautiful family. I’m so glad they booked one of my mini sessions at the Tree Farm. The outfits that they all wore were so perfect for the setting we were in. I’m just in love with how the photos turned out!

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Makaila + Family Portraits - Centennial Park

One of my favourite families to photograph has got to be Makaila. I feel like I have grown up with Lucas over the years, ever since capturing his first birthday. He is now 5 years old, and has so much personality. It’s so nice to see. Plus, we are at the point now where everyone just shows up and we do the session, because of the comfort level. It was an extremely relaxed and fun session, as always.

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One of my favourite families to photograph has got to be Makaila. I feel like I have grown up with Lucas over the years, ever since capturing his first birthday. He is now 5 years old, and has so much personality. It’s so nice to see. Plus, we are at the point now where everyone just shows up and we do the session, because of the comfort level. It was an extremely relaxed and fun session, as always.

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Courtney + Family Portraits - Mission Island Marsh

This was Courtney and her family’s second mini session in just under a month. The first one took place at the Tree Farm which was so good. This time around, we did Mission Island Marsh, which was different, but equally amazing. The session went by very quick, but it always amazes me how many good moments can be captured in just 30 minutes!

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This was Courtney and her family’s second mini session in just under a month. The first one took place at the Tree Farm which was so good. This time around, we did Mission Island Marsh, which was different, but equally amazing. The session went by very quick, but it always amazes me how many good moments can be captured in just 30 minutes!

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Ingrid + Vince Portraits - Mission Marsh

Ingrid and Vince had to postpone their wedding this summer due to the current situation, but that didn’t mean we still couldn’t do a portrait session. Which is exactly what we did, at Mission Marsh. As I was driving there, Ingrid told me she was setting up. I didn’t really know what to expect, but as you can see from the header image, it was amazing.

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Ingrid and Vince had to postpone their wedding this summer due to the current situation, but that didn’t mean we still couldn’t do a portrait session. Which is exactly what we did, at Mission Marsh. As I was driving there, Ingrid told me she was setting up. I didn’t really know what to expect, but as you can see from the header image, it was amazing.

She had a whole antique setting overlooking Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant. Even though it was extremely windy, we still made it work. They ended up being some of the most unique photos I have ever taken in recent memory. I can’t wait until the wedding.

We spent the rest of the session walking around a little and picking a few spots here and there to capture some more photos. Ingrid and Vince are extremely laid back and also very funny, with a great sense of humour. I had a great time!

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Victoria + Joseph Portraits - Centennial Park

Victoria and Joseph came in all the way from Kakabeka to join me for a portrait session. The weather was perfect and so were they. I always ask couples and families if they have done sessions in the past, and in this case, Victoria said they really hadn’t done one before.

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Victoria and Joseph came in all the way from Kakabeka to join me for a portrait session. The weather was perfect and so were they. I always ask couples and families if they have done sessions in the past, and in this case, Victoria said they really hadn’t done one before.

Well, it didn’t show at all. I really didn’t have to do any direction at all. We just kept the session going at a nice easy pace. Once I chose a spot, I simply let them do their thing and they were amazing! As you can see from the photos, it’s like they had done this before many times!

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Heather + Family Portraits - Centennial Park

There isn’t much to say about my session with Heather, other than you can instantly tell who the star of the show was. Macy. Don’t get me wrong Heather and her whole family were great, but we pretty much followed around Macy the whole session, which I was completely fine with. I learned that she is the fastest little girl in the world. I even raced her a few times and she of course ran.

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There isn’t much to say about my session with Heather, other than you can instantly tell who the star of the show was. Macy. Don’t get me wrong Heather and her whole family were great, but we pretty much followed around Macy the whole session, which I was completely fine with. I learned that she is the fastest little girl in the world. I even raced her a few times and she of course ran.

Centennial Park was the perfect spot for the session too. Add in the fact that everyone dressed perfectly, especially Macy with her red sweater. So many great photographs from the day!

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Madeleine + Family Portraits - Centennial Park

Every portrait session is different each time. You just can’t plan exactly how things go. Especially when young kids are involved. You really can’t expect to spend a whole session trying to get little kids to pose for photos. Instead, as I do with almost every session, I just go with the flow. I often let the kids dictate where we go with a little big of guidance on my end of course.

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Every portrait session is different each time. You just can’t plan exactly how things go. Especially when young kids are involved. You really can’t expect to spend a whole session trying to get little kids to pose for photos. Instead, as I do with almost every session, I just go with the flow. I often let the kids dictate where we go with a little big of guidance on my end of course.

That is exactly what I did with Madeleine and her family. Suffice it say, I got a lot of great candid photos, which I absolutely love. It’s always rewarding capturing moments that are real.

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Rochelle + Tyler Wedding Anniversary - Centennial Park

I’ve been putting on a lot of mini sessions over the past month and Rochelle and Tyler decided to take advantage of my Centennial Park one. Instead of just a portrait session, they were actually celebrating their wedding anniversary.

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I’ve been putting on a lot of mini sessions over the past month and Rochelle and Tyler decided to take advantage of my Centennial Park one. Instead of just a portrait session, they were actually celebrating their wedding anniversary.

The definitely made my life easy, as they were so natural in front of the camera. I really just picked out the locations and they did their thing. I had such a great time capturing sincere moments with them. I could just feel the love!

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Brittney + Friends Halloween Session - Seaman Park

I still can’t believe Halloween is only a few weeks away. Brittney and her friends got an early start this year and asked if I could capture some photos of them in their costumes. I of course jumped at the chance. Plus, she’s my niece, so anything for family right?

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I still can’t believe Halloween is only a few weeks away. Brittney and her friends got an early start this year and asked if I could capture some photos of them in their costumes. I of course jumped at the chance. Plus, she’s my niece, so anything for family right?

We chose Seaman Park by Boulevard which ended up being the perfect backdrop. Plus, everyone was running a bit late which meant we ended up doing the session just before sunset. That made for some great moody photos which I absolutely love. All in all, it was a very fun session, and you can tell they everyone had a great time.

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Sarah Graduation Session

Sarah graduated earlier this year, but it’s never too late to do graduation photos. That’s exactly what we did yesterday, and the photos turned out amazing, especially with the Fall colours still hanging around. We started in downtown Port Arthur for some quick urban style photos, against the amazing artwork on Cooke Street.

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Sarah graduated earlier this year, but it’s never too late to do graduation photos. That’s exactly what we did yesterday, and the photos turned out amazing, especially with the Fall colours still hanging around. We started in downtown Port Arthur for some quick urban style photos, against the amazing artwork on Cooke Street.

It was then off to the Marina for some more nature oriented photos. Even though her boyfriend couldn’t make it, Sarah still brought her amazing rescue dog Tank. I love photographing animals, especially dogs, and Tank was no exception. He had so much personality and behaved perfectly when tied up for brief moments.

I couldn’t have asked for a more fun session. Congratulations to Sarah on the Graduation!

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Glenda + Family Portraits - Maudslay Court

My latest portrait session took place at Maudslay Court, which is location I have been wanting to photograph at for a very long time. I’m still amazed this was my first time inside. Glenda, who lives there, were joined by her two daughters for a beautiful mini session in the courtyard.

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My latest portrait session took place at Maudslay Court, which is location I have been wanting to photograph at for a very long time. I’m still amazed this was my first time inside. Glenda, who lives there, were joined by her two daughters for a beautiful mini session in the courtyard.

The backdrop of this rustic yet historic building was so fun to work with. It also helped that Glenda and her two daughters were so natural to photograph. I will definitely be looking into more sessions at this venue if I can. I could only imagine what wedding photos would look like.

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