Holly Sisson Photography

June 28, 2009

The V Family: Family Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Here are some shots from my most recent family photography session.

(See “My Camera Equipment” in footer section for links/more information on camera equipment used.)

I couldn’t resist capturing some shots of Dad reading with his youngest daughter, shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens:
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After everyone was ready we headed out to a local park, love this shot of the girls up in a tree, shot with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens:
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Dad and youngest daughter, loving the moment and the bokeh in the background, shot at f3.2 with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens:
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The whole family:
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Loving the dramatic lighting, shot at f1.2 with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens:
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The youngest has beautiful blue eyes!:
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Thank you to the V family for a fun summer afternoon!

June 21, 2009

Baptism: Toronto Event Photography

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing my first Baptism. The sweetest little girl, nicknamed “Blueberry”, with big blue eyes and a wonderful happy personality! She reminded me of my daughter!

I started with some photos of the Baptism gown:
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Here is little ‘Blueberry’, isn’t she adorable?
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She was a happy camper while being dressed in her gown:
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Couldn’t resist this photo as she traveled downstairs to greet the guests:
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Blue, blue eyes!
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Love this moment that mom, dad and daughter share:
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The Church where the ceremony was held was beautiful:
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Mom and daughter on their way in:
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The big event:
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Friends and family gather around after:
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Mom and daughter share a moment:
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Hanging out with one of her grandmas:
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Sharing a moment with her dad:
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And loved this moment with family friends:
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Before I departed, a photo of the cake and flowers:
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Thank you to Blueberry’s parents for giving me the honour of photographing this special day!

June 8, 2009

Turtle, Softball & Fun Fair: Toronto Family Photographer

Filed under: Animals,Children,Life,Out & About,Project Love — Holly @ 1:17 pm

We actually had a beautiful night for softball last week, and as we passed a local park, on the way to the game, I saw my neighbour out with his turtle, Rusty, so stopped and grabbed some very quick shots:
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Then we continued on our way…
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Though had to pause for a moment to tie up our shoes…
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Then we were flying down the stairs to the game:
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Only a few more games left. I brought the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens for a change rather then my usual Canon 70–200 f2.8L IS lens:
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This past weekend was the yearly ‘Fun Fair’ at my son’s school, so here’s a few shots from the day. Noah volunteered for the dunk tank, his sister and her friend from school hit the button to dunk him:
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Afterward he dried off:
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Rebecca also took a turn in the dunk tank, but I missed the big event, BOO!
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This was really funny! Aiden Orange, who was recently on The Ellen Show, was performing at the school Fun Fair! The kids and I just recently saw the episode, I didn’t recognize him until he started the lawnmower trick! The BIG dream of my Project Love event is to photograph Ellen & Portia for their upcoming one year anniversary on August 16th. You can see the youtube video about my quest here. Or read more about the Toronto part of Project Love here.
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Here’s a shot of the lawnmower trick:
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The Fun Fair was a fabulous success, and the weather was perfect this year! Once the fair is done I just know that the end of the school year will be here before we know it!

June 1, 2009

The T Family: Family Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Filed under: Children,Family Photography,Photography Session — Holly @ 8:48 pm

I had a wonderful family session with the T Family this past weekend! So hard to limit my favs to only these!

We started off in their backyard:
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Absolutely ADORE this one!
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Sophie has a fabulous bedroom, with a really cool canopy over her bed, so we took just a few photos, this is a fav:
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Then we headed out to the local ice cream shoppe, here’s one of Sophie and her Dad:
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One of my favourite places for photos in our hood, under a railway bridge:
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Then Mom and Dad took a turn:
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Love the bokeh in this image (shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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Sophie in the shoppe with her ice cream cone:
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Love the light breeze blowing her hair:
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Fun wide-angle, on an angle (shot with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens):
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Making our way home:
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Thank you for the fun afternoon T Family! So glad the rain held off for our shoot! πŸ™‚

May 20, 2009

Mother/Daughter Day: Toronto Family Photographer

Filed under: Children,Food,Life,Out & About — Holly @ 11:50 am

Noah was out for the afternoon/evening at a ball game and dinner to celebrate a classmate’s birthday, so Rebecca and I took advantage and had a wonderful mother/daughter afternoon on Bloor Street. I took the Canon EOS-1D MarkIII and the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens along for capturing some photos.

On our way with the lights of Avenue Road in the background:
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Liking how the cherry blossoms play off the pink of her shirt and jacket:
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We stopped at a great used book store (BMV on Bloor) for some book shopping. Rebecca ended up with a huge pile of books, unfortunately I couldn’t find any of the current ones on my list in stock.
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We were going to head over to another used book store, but decided (with light rain falling) that it would be a good time for a lunch break (and it was 2 pm by then too!). We started out on the covered patio, shot this close-up:
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Then zoomed out for the wide angle shot:
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Then it REALLY started to pour, so we decided we would be more comfortable inside, yummy lattΓ© (but not as good as the ones I make for myself!):
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Our table full of food. Rebecca shared with me, but really just wanted toast so she could enjoy/indulge in eating peanut butter (which isn’t allowed in our house as Noah is allergic to peanuts/nuts), as you can see from the last shot of the four, she enjoyed!
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Afterward, back on Bloor Street, the wind was picking up:
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Waiting to cross the street, on our way home, caught some shots of the wind really blowing through Rebecca’s hair:
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We are happy, loaded down with groceries, to almost be home!
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And a little tired too!
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I had an awesome afternoon with my girl, hope to repeat this type of outing many times in our future.

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