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If you love black and white portraits, then you will love our modern version. I am taking portraits of children and families in my studio in the timeless style of black and white. Black and white portraits have been a favourite for generations because it is a classic style that has stood the test of time. It is great for not only children but also families.

Black and White is Wildly Popular in Home Decor

Why are black and white portraits having a resurgence in popularity? In one part it has to to do with the change in the styles in home design and decor. Mid century modern, home that have black and white and clean lines. Black and white portraits also look at home in a traditional home as well. They look great in any room and most importantly they are such a timeless piece of artwork.

The Focus is on your Sweet Child

Simple clean portraits with no props to help tell a story because the story is the child. There is no colour to distract the viewer and your eye is drawn to theirs. There is nothing more precious than a photograph of a child. The black and white portrait are a way to capture your child’s personality and spirit in an incredible way.

Not Only for Little Children

These modern black and white portraits are no only for small children and toddlers. They also are perfect for adults and teenagers. Creating a sophisticated and timeless look that will be admired for decades.

Modern Black and White Portraits are Easier to Prepare

As a photographer and parent you cannot go wrong with modern black and white portraits. The style of clothing does not really matter. As long as the clothes are not wrinkled and there are no logos, the fashion can be modern or classical. Dressed up or dressed down. The focus will be on your child and their personality.

If you love black and white portraits, then you will love our modern version. I am taking portraits of children and families in my studio in the timeless style of black and white. Black and white portraits have been a favourite for generations because it is a classic style that has stood the test of time. It is great for not only children but also families.

Black and White is Wildly Popular in Home Decor

Why are black and white portraits having a resurgence in popularity? In one part it has to to do with the change in the styles in home design and decor. Mid century modern, home that have black and white and clean lines. Black and white portraits also look at home in a traditional home as well. They look great in any room and most importantly they are such a timeless piece of artwork.

The Focus is on your Sweet Child

Simple clean portraits with no props to help tell a story because the story is the child. There is no colour to distract the viewer and your eye is drawn to theirs. There is nothing more precious than a photograph of a child. The black and white portrait are a way to capture your child’s personality and spirit in an incredible way.

Not Only for Little Children

These modern black and white portraits are no only for small children and toddlers. They also are perfect for adults and teenagers. Creating a sophisticated and timeless look that will be admired for decades.

Modern Black and White Portraits are Easier to Prepare

As a photographer and parent you cannot go wrong with modern black and white portraits. The style of clothing does not really matter. As long as the clothes are not wrinkled and there are no logos, the fashion can be modern or classical. Dressed up or dressed down. The focus will be on your child and their personality.

The fall is always a photographer’s busiest season. Our clients want sessions during the fall foliage, they want to capture beautiful pictures of their little ones to give as Christmas gifts and combined with a bit of a baby boom, it felt a little bit crazy! To add to the mix my family was in the middle of a massive renovation and move. We left our small farmhouse for a larger home that would accommodate all of my little ones. the renovations was (is!) huge and I think I will be washing off drywall dust for 6 months but it was worth all the effort and the ongoing chaos.

As a photographer I am excited about this new home’s large windows. Our previous house was in a hollow, with trees surrounding the house. I will miss my tress but I won’t miss the fact that there were few windows that gave me enough light to play with. The new house is big, and light and makes my heart do little back flips with excitement.

My kids have been warned I will be stalking them over the winter months.

We are still adjusting to the big change, still trying to organize (not my forte), still trying to move our belongings out of boxes. I have yet to figure out which bus my kids will need to take or even where. I decided on the 23rd of this month that I was on vacation and had a nice little mental break which gave us time to enjoy our family and friends for the holidays and I had limited wifi. Slowly I will pace myself back to work but for now I will chase my kids around with my camera.

The fall is always a photographer’s busiest season. Our clients want sessions during the fall foliage, they want to capture beautiful pictures of their little ones to give as Christmas gifts and combined with a bit of a baby boom, it felt a little bit crazy! To add to the mix my family was in the middle of a massive renovation and move. We left our small farmhouse for a larger home that would accommodate all of my little ones. the renovations was (is!) huge and I think I will be washing off drywall dust for 6 months but it was worth all the effort and the ongoing chaos.

As a photographer I am excited about this new home’s large windows. Our previous house was in a hollow, with trees surrounding the house. I will miss my tress but I won’t miss the fact that there were few windows that gave me enough light to play with. The new house is big, and light and makes my heart do little back flips with excitement.

My kids have been warned I will be stalking them over the winter months.

We are still adjusting to the big change, still trying to organize (not my forte), still trying to move our belongings out of boxes. I have yet to figure out which bus my kids will need to take or even where. I decided on the 23rd of this month that I was on vacation and had a nice little mental break which gave us time to enjoy our family and friends for the holidays and I had limited wifi. Slowly I will pace myself back to work but for now I will chase my kids around with my camera.

Mom of five.  It feels surreal some days to look at these little people who I call mine.  Right now life is busy, the laundry pile is immense, free time is non existent and I am tired and a little overwhelmed. I am back to shooting, booking and editing amidst the craziness.

And I wouldn’t change a thing for the world.

Mom of five.  It feels surreal some days to look at these little people who I call mine.  Right now life is busy, the laundry pile is immense, free time is non existent and I am tired and a little overwhelmed. I am back to shooting, booking and editing amidst the craziness.

And I wouldn’t change a thing for the world.

Someone who knows just how fast children grow and change is Ronda Leavitt, owner of Kayla’s Kastings.  Ronda owns a small business that specializes in casting hand prints, foot prints, hand statues, belly casting, custom shadow boxes and so much more!

Her business is named in honour of her third child, Kayla. Kayla came this spring to see me in the studio for a session and she was so much fun to work with (and her Mom and I had a nice little gab too!).

You can visit Ronda’s website by clicking here to see her beautiful custom work.

I love that we were able to capture these portraits, to book your child’s session click here!

Someone who knows just how fast children grow and change is Ronda Leavitt, owner of Kayla’s Kastings.  Ronda owns a small business that specializes in casting hand prints, foot prints, hand statues, belly casting, custom shadow boxes and so much more!

Her business is named in honour of her third child, Kayla. Kayla came this spring to see me in the studio for a session and she was so much fun to work with (and her Mom and I had a nice little gab too!).

You can visit Ronda’s website by clicking here to see her beautiful custom work.

I love that we were able to capture these portraits, to book your child’s session click here!

During a session you will hear me click that shutter a few hundred times (depending on the session type!), I am moving all around trying to get as many angles, props, poses as I can and yet my clients only receive 20-25 images? Why do you not receive every single image I snapped?

1. Amount

Some sessions I overshoot, I get a little snap happy and can (and have!) shot 400+ pictures…if your goal is to have one or two nice canvases made for your living room…do you know how long it will take you to go through hundreds of pictures? Hours…and you will get overwhelmed. I promise you, I am the professional and sometimes I get a little overwhelmed by incredible sessions! It has taken me a few years but I can now cull through a large amount of images to give the most variety, best expression, in record time because my eyes are trained to know what I should be looking for.

2. Editing Time

I edit every single image you see and that takes time (depending on the session and image, sometimes there is quite a great deal to edit and other times only a few tweaks). Half of my skills is the editing…I know how to make buildings disappear from backgrounds, scratches and bruises are done, skin is creamy and pretty, the colours are rich and true…a slightly prettier version of reality. You hire me because you see the lovely finished images, my skill is seeing the final product during the session, turning your loved ones into art. I cannot afford to spend days editing every single image off the memory card and you don’t want to view your images and have to imagine what they COULD look like after I edit them. Every image you see will be completed and finished to a high standard. Showing you an unedited image is equivalent to showing you an image that would be considered naked in my world.

3. Blinks

Do you know the average person blinks 15-20 a minute? Do you want a picture of your eyes closed? Me either:) I toss those ones because I haven’t had any requests for a family picture with everyone’s eyes closed yet.

4. Children Are Curious and Cameras are Boring

True story…the younger the more distracted. They look all around, they explore, they make funny faces, they babble and chat to us and sometimes I catch them looking at me…but I need to be ready. So I keep snapping in hopes of catching some eye contact and maybe if I am lucky a real smile.

5.  Sometimes the Picture Doesn’t Turn Out

Some moments happen so fast and us photographers don’t catch it in time, the light changes suddenly and the camera was set for another type of light, someone was moving too fast for the camera, sometimes technology doesn’t always work and the focus (where the picture is true sharpest) doesn’t hot the subject (you want your subject in focus…not the trees in the background).

For an example here are some images from a super quick session with my (then) 20 months old daughter, Cecilia. She is a toddler, has a short attention span and really doesn’t care if Mommy has her camera…these are not edited.

Glaring at the camera.

Something was much more interesting than me calling her name.

And now the two images that did make the final cut and were presented to my family and friends for her 20 month pictures.

In 10 minutes I had snapped about 200 images of my very busy and curious toddler…my goal was 1-2 images and that is what I got! Those two images were printed so they can be kept and displayed, mission accomplished!

During a session you will hear me click that shutter a few hundred times (depending on the session type!), I am moving all around trying to get as many angles, props, poses as I can and yet my clients only receive 20-25 images? Why do you not receive every single image I snapped?

1. Amount

Some sessions I overshoot, I get a little snap happy and can (and have!) shot 400+ pictures…if your goal is to have one or two nice canvases made for your living room…do you know how long it will take you to go through hundreds of pictures? Hours…and you will get overwhelmed. I promise you, I am the professional and sometimes I get a little overwhelmed by incredible sessions! It has taken me a few years but I can now cull through a large amount of images to give the most variety, best expression, in record time because my eyes are trained to know what I should be looking for.

2. Editing Time

I edit every single image you see and that takes time (depending on the session and image, sometimes there is quite a great deal to edit and other times only a few tweaks). Half of my skills is the editing…I know how to make buildings disappear from backgrounds, scratches and bruises are done, skin is creamy and pretty, the colours are rich and true…a slightly prettier version of reality. You hire me because you see the lovely finished images, my skill is seeing the final product during the session, turning your loved ones into art. I cannot afford to spend days editing every single image off the memory card and you don’t want to view your images and have to imagine what they COULD look like after I edit them. Every image you see will be completed and finished to a high standard. Showing you an unedited image is equivalent to showing you an image that would be considered naked in my world.

3. Blinks

Do you know the average person blinks 15-20 a minute? Do you want a picture of your eyes closed? Me either:) I toss those ones because I haven’t had any requests for a family picture with everyone’s eyes closed yet.

4. Children Are Curious and Cameras are Boring

True story…the younger the more distracted. They look all around, they explore, they make funny faces, they babble and chat to us and sometimes I catch them looking at me…but I need to be ready. So I keep snapping in hopes of catching some eye contact and maybe if I am lucky a real smile.

5.  Sometimes the Picture Doesn’t Turn Out

Some moments happen so fast and us photographers don’t catch it in time, the light changes suddenly and the camera was set for another type of light, someone was moving too fast for the camera, sometimes technology doesn’t always work and the focus (where the picture is true sharpest) doesn’t hot the subject (you want your subject in focus…not the trees in the background).

For an example here are some images from a super quick session with my (then) 20 months old daughter, Cecilia. She is a toddler, has a short attention span and really doesn’t care if Mommy has her camera…these are not edited.

Glaring at the camera.

Something was much more interesting than me calling her name.

And now the two images that did make the final cut and were presented to my family and friends for her 20 month pictures.

In 10 minutes I had snapped about 200 images of my very busy and curious toddler…my goal was 1-2 images and that is what I got! Those two images were printed so they can be kept and displayed, mission accomplished!