This is a big catch-up blog posting, as I haven’t posted for a while!

I recently went downtown to Queen Street West with my daughter, and we found this adorable fascinator in a downstairs store on Queen Street for just $15, where almost the exact same thing was selling for $30 a half block away! It was an awesome shop, we will certainly visit again soon:

A few shots out and about in the Queen Street West alleyways:

A few weeks ago we were at the Summerhill Reservoir, and we met Gordon, who looks very much like a Golden Retriever I grew up with:

More shots of Gordon, and, yes, Noah ended up with very wet feet! Rebecca brought along her book:

I went on a photo walk with Toronto Photo Walks this past Saturday, lots of animals!

Met this cat on the way home:

The beautiful long haired cat was sitting in the front window of a home on route. The shot of the bowls was from inside a Buddhist Temple via Doors Open:

Dandelions everywhere!

I also took quite a few shots with my iPhone, but need a few more days to do something creative with them! They’ll show up soon!

You may remember Kris and Tim’s maternity shoot, well their beautiful son Max has arrived! We met up at a downtown hotel for the shoot.

When I first arrived, Kris was downstairs having her hair done, so dad Tim kept Max happy, as Phoebe supervised. The shoulder shot was when we went downstairs to see Kris, as Max was hungry! I adore that shot, reminds me of when my children were babies, so adorable! Enjoy it while you can Kris and Tim, they grow fast!

Awww, isn’t he just the sweetest?

Captured a BIG yawn after a feeding, then just hanging out. Max made this shoot easy!

The funny faces babies make!

We finished up with some group shots. Thank you Kris and Tim (and Max!) for another wonderful shoot!

If you would love to have professional photographs but you don’t feel you need a private photography session, hosting a Portrait Photography Party with Holly Sisson Photography is the answer!

Find at least three other interested groups (families, couples, friends (groups no larger then six), owners with their pets), and every group has a turn being photographed.

Photography parties are a perfect way to get fantastic family pictures, without the cost of a private session. Please see my Photography Packages page for cost details.

On the day of the session, I will arrive at the appointed time. Each group will receive a 30 minute mini-photo-session as well as four digital prints. The host of the party will receive extra time, as well as five digital prints. As the session is based at your home, your photographs with have that additional personal quality, and with the extra time, there will be more opportunity for alternative setups and locations.

This type of session would work well for families, friends, couples and owners with their dogs. It would not work well for newborns, maternity or cat photography (unless the cat resides with the host family, and is of a relaxed enough nature to tolerate such activity).

Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions regarding this session!

I recently had the pleasure of photographing this wonderful fun family, on the first really cold weekend of the fall season. We started outside, where we found a wonderful backdrop of still blooming flowers:

Then we moved back to the house, where it was much warmer! Isn’t Clara a cutie? Love this shot!

Mom and dad cuddle with the youngest, Natalie. Felt very much like a ‘day-in-the-life’ shoot, which was really fun!

Thank you to the M-Family for spending a wonderful few hours with me.

Last week I attended an amazing workshop with Nichole Van, and I am missing the beautiful weather in Utah, a nice DRY heat rather then what we are currently experiencing in Toronto.

Here are some images I captured during the workshop. The first series is with models she organized for us at her home outdoor studio (her backyard):

The next day we moved to an off-site location. This image was shot with off-camera light that Nichole set up:

The rest of the images, from that shoot, were natural light:

On the way back to the hotel, one night, we stopped to photograph some beautiful horses, and the landscape:

So proud of my daughter as she graduated from Junior High School today! She also received the most improved student award, wish I’d thought to bring the video camera for that one!

This is a dress she sewed herself, totally her style:

Wall mural she worked on all year at school:

This was a fun shoot, and also a bit of a reunion, as I used to babysit dad Aaron many years ago!

Molly and Olivia are having their Christening this coming Sunday, so we started the shoot with everyone in their outfits for that special day:

Then off to the park for some fun! Love how cute Molly is here in her adorable sun hat:

It was really bright and sunny, so we had to work around that, the swings were a fun solution:

Love these two black & white shots of Molly, the innocence of a toddler:

While Olivia napped, Molly played on the slide with mom and dad:

We finished up at the house with a few more shots of the girls:

And then a few shots of mom, Tara, and dad, Aaron. They have been a couple since they were 16-years-old, and have an amazing relationship. They are friends, and their love for each other is so evident. It was wonderful to see and capture:

Thank you to Aaron, Tara, Molly and Olivia for a fun morning!

Decided to revisit the H Family session (see original posting below), and add some Supernatural Textures (from Patti Brown) to two of my favourites from the shoot:

What do you think? Do you like the textured look or the no texture look? Post a comment and let me know what you think!

It was a beautiful summer day in May, and I had a super fun family session last week with Lauren, Murray and their Mom & Dad.

(See “My Camera Equipment” in footer section for links/more information on camera equipment used. Primarily used the Canon 1DMkIV and the Canon 85mm f1.2L lens in the following images.)

Isn’t Lauren simply adorable? Those blue eyes, and blond ringlets, LOVE this shot:

Big brother Murray is blond and blue-eyed too!:

We started the session walking to the local park:

Love this shot of Lauren hanging on to her dad’s finger, so cute!

The whole family:

Murray and his Dad having fun together:

Murray enjoying the park (LOVE the bokeh in this shot!):

We finished up back at the house, how could I resist getting some shots of Murray in his cool bedroom? I couldn’t!

Maybe some parents wouldn’t be keen on this image, but I think it’s adorable, and would be guaranteed to take you back to that time in your children’s life:

Thank you to the H-Family for a fun family shoot!

As promised, my larger sneak peek of the adorable toddler Miles. Laura, Miles’ mom, has captured her older daughters in photographs when they each turned one year old, and now it is Mile’s turn. It’s a wonderful age to capture, as they grow so quickly, and change so fast!

(Equipment Used: The following were captured with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 85 f1.2L lens—in some of the shots, from this shoot, I also used my Canon 580EX II Speedlite.)

Miles has a wonderful little room right off mom and dad’s room:

Love this serious shot of Miles in his crib, such a soulful look!

Miles hanging out on mom and dad’s bed:

Miles loves playing in his sisters’ room, with the windows all around it was a perfect spot for photographs:

Look at those blue eyes! Aren’t they amazing? (Shot with the Canon 5D and the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens.)

I can never resist bathtub photos! The water accentuates the eyelashes, which really makes Miles’ beautiful eyes pop. (Next three images were taken with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens.)

Always love the snuggling in the towel after the bath shots too!

Can’t wait to go back and photograph Miles with his two older sisters! Laura and I are hoping for some snow, but I don’t know if Mother Nature will co-operate this winter! Fingers are crossed for a fun snowy shoot Laura!