One of my sunrise maternity images was used for inspirational post about silhouettes, here is that shot…

and here is the link to check out the post http://inspiremebaby.com/2010/09/24/inspiration-of-the-week-silhouettes/

Here is the original post of this sunrise maternity session. http://mphphotography.net/blog/2010/08/kanellas-sunrise-maternity-session-mph-photography-toronto/

They also featured another session of mine done last winter, as usually families don’t do sessions outdoors in the winter when they have young children, but it can be done and it can have great results, and I highly recommend doing an outdoor winter session if you love winter and the snow.

Here are a couple of images from that session…

and here is the link to the post on their site:  http://inspiremebaby.com/2010/12/29/inspire-outdoor-winter-family-session-by-mph-photography/

Here is the link to the original post I made on my blog about this winter family session.

http://mphphotography.net/blog/2010/12/winter-session-amy-and-her-family-mph-photography-toronto/

In the meantime, I will be posting more about my family and my goal is to spend as much time as I can with them in 2012.

I have been meaning to post about a site that I love and have been featured on. The site was created by Emily Krbec, a fellow photographer friend of mine whose goal it is to celebrate and showcase fellow local photographers, she believes that us photographers should learn from each other and share our work, rather than be worried about who our competition is and I think she’s right. It would only make us stronger if we band together and join forces and share our work and our ideas and concepts and how we run our businesses and then we can all grow together and take photography to another level.

Here is a session I did with  Heather that was featured on their site:

http://www.thefriendlyphotographer.com/?p=1510

and here is an image from that session as well. If you wish to check out the original post I made for my blog  just click here http://mphphotography.net/blog/2011/05/heather-mph-photography-toronto/

I’m also honoured that one of my images is featured on their front page on the slideshow.

http://www.thefriendlyphotographer.com/

If you have a minute check her out,  http://www.thefriendlyphotographer.com/?p=203, and here is her personal work site as well http://www.emilykrbec.com/

Louise and her family, are definitely one of my favourite families to photograph, this is the 4th time I have had the pleasure of photographing them and each time gets better and better. They picked out a great location and the weather was definitely on our side as its almost December and its still not that cold out. We really had a great time, and I just couldn’t stop taking pictures of this bunch, they are so cute and so sweet and adorable and I could have easily spent the whole day with them.

I remember photographing Louise when she was pregnant with her youngest and to see this little one grow along with her 2 sisters is something I treasure and its an honour to be the one to capture them as they grow.

This was my last session of this year, and its been an amazingly wonderful year, I feel so blessed and even though it was a crazy busy year, I loved every minute of it. Next year may be a bit slower, with baby coming in April/May so I will not be booking as many sessions as I did this year, so if you are considering doing a session now is the time to book as space is limited and once they are booked I will not have any other openings available.

I was so happy to end this year with this family, I had a smile the whole time and although I felt a bit sad at the end, I was also extremely happy and looking forward to the future and where my photography business is going.

Louise, as usual it was fabulous seeing you all again, and hope you enjoyed your session and all the fun we had, and I hope you like your sneak peek. It was so hard for me to choose my favourites as there were just so many shots that I loved from this session.

Many thanks to all my wonderful and amazing clients, I can’t thank you enough, and I look forward to photographing you all again in the future, but as 2011 is coming to an end, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very joyful and wonderful holiday season and all the best in the new year. God bless!

For example this session with Shirley and her nieces,  it had called for rain but at the last minute they changed the weather report to no rain and warmer than usual weather. We still had to wear coats but we didn’t freeze which was my main concern, especially for the two little girls that this session was essentially for.

Shirley wanted a session with her nieces, and that touches my heart, I think every aunt should do this, and I have 3 nieces myself, and I definitely want to do a session like this with them now as well.

Both girls were so adorably cute and the oldest was a perfect model and you could see that her auntie loves them both. It was such a nice session, and it was lovely meeting them all.

Shirley, I hope you enjoyed yourself with your nieces and I hope you enjoy the sneak peek from our day.

Tania and Craig and Julian are the cutest little family and even though Julian was a bit shy at first, we got him laughing and playing in no time, he even took a little tumble running down the hill, but other than a small scratch on his lip, he was ok, and bubbles helped make him feel better.

Besides being beautiful, Tania has a beautiful little bump, but she’s so tiny that I had to tell her to stick out her tummy as far as she could at times just to see that little belly a bit more, but she was radiant and happy and I know this little girl on the way will bless this family and I can tell that Julian will be a great big brother.

We really had a wonderful time, good weather and for November its actually great weather, as you never know when the first snow will hit. It was a lovely session, and I really enjoyed photographing this adorable family.

Thanks Tania and Craig and Julian for being so easy to work with, and so adorable too. Hope you enjoyed your time with us and I hope you enjoy your sneak peek from our day together.

I met this lovely family for our session and right away little C warmed up to me and we quickly became friends. As I photographed him playing, we started talking and laughing and just having alot of fun together. I love kids, and often feel like I’m still a kid myself so I can relate to them and love watching them explore and learn about things, their amazement and their expressions are often priceless.

We got mom and dad in the pics as well and we took a walk along the beach and played in the park and had a real nice time having fun and in the midst of that we had a great photo session as well. This family did so well that time flew by and before we knew it the session was over as we have captured so many fun and memorable shots.

Thanks guys for coming out and having me photograph your family, it was such a joy, I love your little boy, he’s so cute and full of life,  and both Chris and I wish you all the best.  Enjoy your sneak peek from our session.

I met up with these two lovely ladies on a very windy morning and yet they didn’t let that stop them, they were determined to have fun and enjoy their surroundings. Natalia moved here a few years ago and her mother Marina came for a visit from Russia, she didn’t speak any english, but we got along wonderfully despite it.

We had such a nice time together and Marina’s expression after seeing a few shots that I took of her daughter Natalia was priceless, you could tell how proud Marina is of her daughter.  I loved capturing their relationship on film, it was fun to watch them talk and just be with each other.

I hope that you enjoy your sneak peek ladies, it was great meeting you both and watching you interact with each other, I had so much fun with you ladies, and Marina I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay here in Toronto and I wish you a safe trip back to Russia and I hope you come back soon.

As soon as we met baby Brooklyn, we fell in love, she was sooo cute and sweet and adorable and precious and she slept like a little angel. She was a perfect model, slept through most of the session and barely even cried, only once and it was just while mommy changed her diapers. It was a really great session and we even went outdoors since it was such a nice day, it was one of the best newborn sessions we’ve ever done and  I just couldn’t get enough of this sweet lil girl.

I didn’t want to stop photographing her but after 3 hours and tons of shots, it was time to wrap things up and let mom and dad enjoy their little girl.

It was such an honour photographing Brooklyn’s first few days of life, I’m always smitten with the babies I photograph and I feel a special bond with them since I pretty much knew them since the day they were born,lol.

Susan and John, thanks for hiring us to photograph your precious baby girl, and I hope you enjoy the sneak peek.

Glad to say I was wrong, because Beth contacted me a few months after they moved and told me they were coming back to Toronto for a few days and if she could book another session with me! I was thrilled and so excited and then when the day got here,  the weather was perfect and the location was awesome, and it turned out to be such a wonderful day.

We met at Hart House and after exchanging hugs we began and it was non stop fun the rest of the session. I just love this family and am beyond thrilled that they traveled across the border to do a session with me and I look forward to photographing them every year.

Beth and Brian, I want to thank you for your constant support and enthusiasm, and I’m so touched that you keep coming back even though you moved so far away. I really hope you enjoy your sneak peek from our day together, and you know you are welcome back to Toronto, anytime!!!

We had such a nice time and it was alot of fun, and with the flowers and the water and the beautiful views, we couldn’t have picked a better spot for the session. We went to Rosetta McClain park in Scarborough and this was my first time doing a session there, but I don’t think it will be my last as its really a stunning place.

They both brought personal props, which I think is fantastic as it adds to the session and personalizes it and makes a session unique and it was quite a fun session, and I didn’t want it to end.

Thanks so much Ginette and Ginger, you both are wonderful and I loved photographing you both and it was a great session, thanks for driving all that way and I hope you enjoy the sneak peek.