When Karla agreed that sunnyside would be our location for this session, I knew we would have a wonderful session there. After all, its where hubby and I had our wedding pictures taken some 12 years ago. It’s been and always will be one of my most favourite locations to shoot in. It has everything that you want, the beach, beautiful architecture and a lovely boardwalk and lots of trees and grass. Many great locations and with this family I could have stayed there all day photographing them.

After meeting Karla and her hubby Danny and their oh so cute lil boy Mateo, I pointed out the goose that was living in a planter near where we began our session. I was even more surprised when she stood up and revealed she was taking care of her eggs and I managed to take a shot right before she sat back down on them. It was a great way to start off this session.

We so enjoyed photographing Karla’s family and we laughed and talked and even though it looked like it may rain right before the session started, the rain thankfully stayed away.

Karla, thank you so much for allowing me to photograph your precious family, I hope you enjoyed your time with us and I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.

I want to take a minute and thank everyone, clients, family, friends, everyone who has supported us and believed in us. Without you all, we would not be here and I can’t thank you enough for such an awesome year! Looking back over the 70+ sessions we’ve had in 2010, it gives me such joy and I’m honoured that so many of you have chosen us to photograph you and in essence be a part of your family for the day. I truly have the best job and I love what I do and I love putting smiles on your faces and love capturing those special moments that families share. I feel very blessed and thank God everyday for where I am and what I have and I only pray that He blesses all of you as well during this blessed season and throughout the new year.

To end this year, I’ve decided to do a contest where I have picked 14 of my favourite images from this year’s sessions (which was a very difficult task since there were so many that I liked and tried to pick only 10 but ended up with 14,lol) and then having you vote on which one you like best. The winner will receive a free session with me in 2011! Contest runs until Dec. 31st and the winner will be announced on Jan. 1!!!

#1. Waiting for baby

#2. 3 sisters

#3. Teddybear

#4. Bunny ears

#5. Sunrise

#6. 3 cuties

#7. Golden Maternity

#8. Christmas

#9. Brothers

#10. Stair angel

#11. Winter baby

#12. Angel sisters

#13 Angel

#14 – Blue

Please vote for your favourite…

I wanted to thank everyone for voting for me to win the photography workshop contest but unfortunately I did not win, 🙁 guess it wasn’t meant to be and although I’m  sad and bummed cuz I REALLY wanted to go, I’m happy for the person that won and am extending my congratulations to her.

In the process of shooting the perfect shot for this contest, which took many hours and many tries,lol,  I managed to convince my kids to dress up and pose for me for hours on end,lol. We tried many things and if I had more time I would have done something more creative and would have put angel wings on my kids, cuz well, I just love me some angel wings and that’s my style so it would have been perfect. Since I didn’t use an angel shot, my oldest wanted a shot of himself sleeping and he wanted me to turn him into an angel and put him on some clouds sleeping…. now, how could I disappoint  my son??? Of course I obliged him and we took some shots of him pretending to sleep and below is my creation.

My sleeping angel.

A few more from Anita’s Family including a new angel creation. Almost done with this session sad to say, sigh.

Little princess in the woods,lol.