Asters and Goldenrod - First Birthday Portrait for Cohen

I guess that as adults we forget that kids see the world as a different place. But when you photograph kids for a living you get to go back down there again and see how beautiful the world is at a level you forgot all about.

Our favourite field had suddenly come alive with beautiful fall Asters and Goldenrod so when Gran Maggie and Mom Stephanie brought Cohen in to celebrate his first birthday we knew just the place to go. It’s become a bit of a family tradition to photograph the kids at this age. Sister Mia who is now 5 had her photos done at just the same age so Stephanie and Maggie were keen to make sure Cohen didn’t miss out.

What a fun afternoon. We got the most enjoyment watching Mia picking the flowers in the field and looking after Cohen while Cohen was just as content sitting watching the grasses blowing in the wind. The world must be a wonderful place when you’re a 1 year old.

Just for a bit of variety we took some shots down by the river and in our Cambridge studio and it was in the studio that Mia really came into her own. She jumped and danced making our job so easy. But she never forgot it was Cohen’s day and she sat patiently by while Cohen was dressed in a cute little miniature hockey outfit.

The kids worked so well together it was a real pleasure. I guess to Cohen it was just another exciting day but now he has some amazing images which the family can share with him to help remember the days when he saw the world from a very different angle

It's Never Too Late To Make Mother's Day

I bumped into Ed Carrington looking for a last minute Mother’s Day gift for his wife Jazzmine. He saw our gallery in Conestoga Mall and decided to purchase a certificate for a family portrait session.

But Ed is in construction management and it's summer so squeezing in time for a shoot proved more difficult than he thought. Still, the best things in life are worth waiting for, right?

Mother's Day eventually came to be just a few weeks ago when Ed and Jazz came in to see their portrait presentation. They loved their shoot and so they should, as all the planning really paid off - coordinating work, sleep and feeding schedules! 

It’s always difficult choosing which prints to put up on the blog and this little family made things doubly difficult.  They make a real handsome couple do Jazz and Ed, but the icing on the cake was their two gorgeous children Marabella and Madalena.  

Every season brings different light and backgrounds in the landscape around our studio on the banks of the Eramosa river.  An enchanting meadow near our studio came to life with beautiful blue flowers and made an amazing setting for some close family shots. This also gave us an extra location for what was already a very varied shoot. Next day it was mowed down but it was great while it lasted.

Ed and Jazzmine now have some great images to remind them of a beautiful summer morning in 2010 and we have the memories of a great experience with their amazing kids.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

With five girls in the family, the Kims are a lot of fun to be around. The studio session was a blast with everyone getting their own '5 minutes of fame' to get their own personality shots.

Together with lots of different family groupings and some catwalk strutting, by 9pm the ideas were flowing and the laughter infectious.

Sometimes things don't go quite to plan, like the leapfrog game which resulted in a few tears, but it didn't take long for the Kim girls to get back into the flow again!

We love designing bespoke pieces for our clients and when Jully explained she had some great space to work with, we were delighted to create a montage for each member of the family.

Jully, Harold and the girls - thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to capture your beautiful family. We hope the images will bring you joy for many years to come!

A Day in the Life

Sometimes it's more than just a moment we are asked to photograph, more than a relationship between people or between families.

"This is it, this is us, this is our life. When we look back in years to come, we want to remember it with all the details of the things we love and enjoy. Time has a habit of running away on us and our memories fade so quickly" our clients tell us. Images have a wonderful ability to transport us back and create beautiful feelings of connecting with the past, with people and places we love.


A Day in the Life is just that. The Singh family were moving to a new home with their beautiful daughter and were sad to leave it all behind. We spend a really enjoyable afternoon with them at their home and in their neighbourhood, capturing memories for them to treasure as they move forward into the next phase of their life.

With everything from the playing with their daughter on the porch, sitting on the favourite bench in the back yard and relaxing in the family room, we captured it. Creating intimate images of the family together at home and fun shots of them out walking, enjoying the sunshine and even having icecream was all part of it!

It's such a priviledge to be part of people's lives and we are so thankful to Sammy & Magda for allowing us into their lives and create a beautiful book for them to treasure.

Click below to view a short video.