Kris and Tim found me through their friends Dann & Bob, and I’m glad they did as we had a super fun shoot this past weekend!

They live out of town, so we had a hotel shoot (which I have done before).

They also brought along their first baby, Phoebe for the shoot:

We started out in the hotel room:

Then we moved outside to the beautiful snowy day:

Watch for the newborn photography session in April! Thank you Kris & Tim! Can’t wait to meet your little one in April!

Love and romance in Kensington Market this Valentine’s Day with my couple photography shoot of Coby & Ashley.

(Equipment Used: Images where shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, Canon 5D, Canon 85 f1.2L lens, Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens and the Lensbaby Composer.)

What a fun neighbourhood for a couple shoot (or a family shoot!), lots of colour, and interesting backdrops.

Love this natural moment I caught of Coby and Ashley on the bench, and the wonderful graffiti & fabric (hanging outside) that made for such colourful backgrounds:

Had to share this whole series, cool locale, and wonderful interaction:

Every time I turned around it seemed I found another interesting backdrop! At the end of the shoot, we jumped on a streetcar, did some shots while riding, and then used the streetcar as a backdrop, so Toronto!

Decided that the images just called out for some texture, love how in this example it adds more depth and interest to the background:

Lensbaby shot, colour graphic wall, texture added in PhotoShop:

Went all out on this one, love the worn, vintage feel:

Thank you for the fun afternoon in Kensington Market, Coby & Ashley!

Melanie’s sister, Michele, contacted me via email regarding a maternity/newborn gift certificate for her sister. She told that her sister was expecting twin girls, I replied that I was also a twin, she then responded that she and Melanie are also twins! Too funny!

In late October I got together with Melanie and her husband, Jason, for the maternity shoot.

(Equipment Used: All photos were shot with my beloved Canon 85 f1.2L lens, unless otherwise noted.)

We started in the house, and captured this photo in the babies room (shot with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens):

We then moved outside for some shots:

Melanie & Jason live on the Danforth, so we walked over to a lookout which shows the downtown in the background (that’s the CN Tower at the edge of the photo):

We then went back to the house for a few more photos:

I pulled out my Lensbaby lens for a few shots, and this is one of my favourites:

Then we went out to the Danforth to finish off the shoot. I love capturing couples in their local spots, in their ‘hood, to celebrate the couple, their connection and their love. The next three are from a series I shot at their local coffee shop, as they sat at the window. I simply adore this series:

We wandered further along the Danforth, and I captured Melanie in this cool chair on the sidewalk:

At another stop along the Danforth:

Last photos of the shoot were in front of a local flower shop, love everything about this one, Melanie’s laughter and even the pigeon crossing in front of them, lol:

Thank you Melanie and Jason, and I’m looking forward to meeting your daughters soon!

Announcing Seasonal Greeting Cards! Pick your favourite design, from those displayed below, and customize with a photograph from your photography session!

Be sure to book your session and order your cards soon, the holiday season will be here before we know it!

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Dann and Bob saw my earlier urban couple shoot and contacted me to do a shoot for them. They have been married for 12 years and it’s so nice to see a couple that enjoys each other’s company so much! We had a wonderful time wandering around Liberty Village and finding cool backdrops for the images. Thanks for the fun afternoon guys!

These photos of my test 8″ x 12″ metallic prints do not do them justice! Metallic paper adds a stunning visual look and is particularly effective with highly saturated colour shots and high contrast black and white images. The unique pealescent metallic undertone and high gloss gives your images an almost three dimensional depth. Samples will be shown during in-person proofing. All metallic prints are mounted. Please see my photography packages page for pricing information.

With additional products/pricing to be added soon!

Additions include:
Coffee Table Books
Gallery Stretched Canvases
And now included with each digital package (and any image purchased larger then 8″ x 10″) will be a low resolution water-marked image (as seen below) for use on your blog, facebook account, desktop and emailing to friends and family.

I will now be conducting in-person proofing with every session. Your session images will be presented on a laptop, samples of products will be presented and I will discuss options for your favorite images from the session.

Please see my photography packages page for more information. I look forward to providing this value added service to my clients.

2007 was a fantastic year! I met so many great new people, and had a wonderful time at each photography session! I truly love photography, and am just as excited to get home and see the images as I’m sure my clients are to see their sneak peek, on my blog, and then their private on-line gallery. Thank you to all of you who have made my first year in business so fulfilling!

I have chosen a favorite image from each of the past year’s sessions. It wasn’t easy to pick my favorite! I could certainly never decide on my top three, so I’m going to let you make the decision for me!

Please choose your favorite image by using the poll at the end of the post. The person(s)/parents of the subject(s) featured in the top three photos will each receive one print of their winning picture! 1st place receives a 20″ x 24″ print, 2nd place a 16″ x 20″ print and 3rd place an 11″ x 14″ print. The poll does log IP addresses, so only one vote per computer will be counted!

For those of you appearing in the chosen photos, you are welcome to enlist friends and family to vote for your photo. Just remember that each person may only vote once. Fraudulent voting patterns will result in the photo being withdrawn from the contest.

For Torontonians who aren’t in the contest, here’s what you get for your vote—a chance to win a free photography* session with me! Here’s how it works: after you vote, leave a comment on this blog posting. I will randomly choose one person from the list of comments to receive a free photography session*.

The contest runs until 5 pm on January 17th with the results announced on my blog on January 18th.

Good luck everyone! I can’t wait to see the results!

Happy New Year!
Holly

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* Standard terms and conditions apply. Please see my photography packages page for more details.

Can be seen hanging on the walls at my friend George’s beautiful flower shop.

Here’s a framed photograph from a recent couple shoot:

Here’s a framed photograph from a recent newborn shoot. It is absolutely gorgeous framed:

Here’s a framed photograph of my daughter, shot this past summer:

Here is a Lensbaby G3 shot of a flower from Urban Eden Flower Shoppe:

This one was shot with my 100 mm f2.8 macro lens:

A colourful example shot with the Lensbaby G3:

I will post some more examples, of flowers from George’s Flower Shoppe, over the coming days.

Yet another one from the O-Family Shoot, now that I’ve finished processing the session I have some new favorites! So this is Shannon (who bought the session as a birthday present for Chris), and Chris. Taken with the lensbaby G3 with the heart shaped creative aperture disk installed, then a texture and edge effect applied in PS. A cute couple shot with the hearts in the background!