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November 13, 2009

The Flu & Happiness Is a Cute Kitten: Pet Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Filed under: Alice the Cat,Animals,Children,Family Pet Photography,Lensbaby,Life — Tags: cat, pet, photographer, photography, portrait, Toronto, Toronto Pet Photographer, Toronto Pet Photography, Toronto Portrait Photography — Holly @ 3:55 pm

We recently had the flu in our house, with both my son and daughter home for most of the week with it, I simply could not resist these photos of Alice keeping sick Noah company while he played on his DS:

Last weekend I completely got caught up in photographing Alice over the course of the day. All of the shots were taken with bounced on-camera flash, as natural light was non-existent. Love this shot of Alice, all fluffy and cute:

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

A few images of her during the crazy kitty time of day, ready to pounce:

The next two images were taken with my Lensbaby lens, this first one with the macro filter attachment for extreme close-up and very shallow depth of field, love the sharp nose and how everything else is a blur:

Lensbaby lens with no macro filter attachment and no aperture disk installed:

Shot with the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens:

Envy her ability to sleep anywhere, shot wide open with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens:

The following images were all taken with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens:

Alice is wondering “When is lunch already?”

Capturing her climbing up her scratching post was tricky! She moves so fast:

Love this comical last shot of Alice. Sirens were going by on Avenue Road, and I think she was wondering what the heck the noise was all about, lol:

She continues to be a great joy to the whole family, happiness is having such a fun and wonderful new addition to our family. 🙂

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November 4, 2009

Few More of Alice!

Filed under: Alice the Cat,Animals,Family Pet Photography,Life — Holly @ 5:10 pm

I took these shots of Alice a week ago, but I’ve been sick with a cold, and then both of my kids got sick with the flu (are, thankfully, recovering now), so computer time has been in short supply! I think she has really grown so will have to try and capture some shots on the weekend. Right now she is snoozing on my lap, if you want a friendly, good natured cat companion I don’t think you can go wrong with a Siberian, especially from our breeder.

Alice is quite tricky to photograph when she is awake, now, because she is so active! I put something on the floor in my office to amuse her and keep her in the nice window light:

Then I just had to capture her being a nutty kitty on the stairs, so funny how she aches her back and runs sideways. She has a great time playing on the stair too…wish I had a better video setup so I could capture it in motion:

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October 22, 2009

The New Addition to the Family: Toronto Family Photography

Filed under: Alice the Cat,Animals,Children,Family Pet Photography,Life — Holly @ 5:10 pm

Allow me to introduce you to the newest member of our family, Alice. She is the sweetest little girl, who came from a wonderful breeder located just outside of Toronto.

Last night she snuggled right in with Rebecca, she loves to lie on our laps and be with us:

Here she is snuggling with Noah:

Watch for many more images to come!

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July 1, 2009

Hero, one very sweet cat! Toronto, Ontario Photography

Filed under: Animals,Children,Family Pet Photography,Life — Holly @ 7:26 pm

We had a VERY special visitor come to our house the other day, this is Hero, a beautiful lynx point “Neva Masquerade” Siberian. The breeder was kind enough to bring Hero (who is 4 1/2 mths old) for a visit to see how Noah handles the breed. Noah has an allergy to cats and Siberians are known to be much easier to tolerate then an average cat. (Equipment Used: All images were taken with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens.)

Hero belongs to a very nice breeder located here in Toronto, and what a sweetie he is! Not only is he beautiful, but he has the most amazing personality of any cat I have ever met!

He was amazing with Noah, very tolerate of being handled and held:

Look how relaxed he is hanging out with my son! It was wonderful to see Noah having the fun and enjoyment of playing with him:

Of course Rebecca also adored him:

The lynx point has colour on the face, paws, tail which is striped, like a tabby, which creates a gorgeous cat:

He is such a beauty, he is going to make great kittens:

Just before the breeder left she demonstrated the ‘cat-show’ pose, no complaints from Hero!

Siberians are heralded as the “dog of the cat world”. They bond with their owners and want to be with them. They do not run and hide when visitors arrive, but instead come and greet them, as most dogs do. They are also known to be lap cats, honestly I don’t think I could ask for anything more personality-wise! I am very excited and happy (as are my children) that we have placed ourselves on the waiting list for a kitten, which will hopefully arrive early in the new year.

I am very hopeful that Noah will be able to tolerate the kitten and we will have many happy years with the new addition to the family. I will be taking additional measures to ensure the success of this venture, such as bathing the kitten from a young age, keeping her out of my son’s bedroom, etc. I believe that growing up with a wonderful pet, such as our kitten will be, is a fun and valuable learning experience for a child to grow up with.

Of course watch for the many photos that will be posted to this blog when the new addition arrives!

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May 16, 2009

Mother’s Day: Toronto Family Photographer

Filed under: Animals,Children,Family Pet Photography,Life,Out & About,The Natural World — Holly @ 5:59 pm

Last Sunday the kids and I went over to my mother’s for lunch and a nice visit for Mother’s Day. Met this beautiful cat a few doors down from my mother’s house.

(Equipment Used: All shots in this blog post were taken with my beloved Canon 85 f1.2L lens.)

A shot of Simon hanging out on the sofa:

A few shots of Mylo, who was hiding upstairs away from the kids:

Poor, sweet Simon has a horrible condition called Syringomyelia, which is currently causing him to drag one of his paws, so my mother puts on a protective bootie before he goes out for a walk:

Rebecca’s checks out her little tree across the street from my mother’s house. She received this little tree as a sapling from the Montessori school she attended, upon graduation from SK: