Holly Sisson Photography

February 26, 2008

The B.N.-Family: Toronto Maternity Photography

Filed under: Family Photography,Lensbaby,Maternity — Holly @ 8:42 pm

Tracey and Jeff (and Shiki) are expecting their first baby in April.

Shiki was a bit nervous of the camera, so I had to shoot fast once we got her into position:
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The mom and dad to be:
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Tracey with the current ‘baby’ of the family:
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Tracey silhouetted in the doorway of the baby’s bedroom:
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I hope Shiki will remember me when I return for the newborn shoot! 🙂
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Thank you Tracey and Jeff! It was wonderful to spend the time with you and Shiki. I look forward, as I’m sure you do, to Nate’s arrival in April! 🙂

February 19, 2008

The P-Family: Family/Newborn Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Filed under: Family Photography,Newborn Session — Holly @ 7:56 pm

They came all the way from Switzerland, for a brief visit with family (and to get married!), and in between all that we had a wonderful session in a downtown hotel room.

Baby Maddy was a sweetheart and had the most amazing blue eyes!
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Mom, Dad and baby:
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We had great light from the large windows for our session:
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The windows made for wonderful catch-lights in Maddy’s beautiful blue eyes:
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Mom and Dad have gorgeous eyes too!
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Thanks Stephanie and Roar! I hope your wedding went well today! I will send you a link to your private online gallery soon! 🙂

January 18, 2008

The Contest Winners!

Filed under: Blog,Family Photography,Product — Holly @ 11:42 am

Well, after 508 votes we have the top three images of 2007 as chosen by you! It was a bit of a nail bitter, between 2nd and 3rd place, as it kept going back and forth between the two. Here are the results.

With 147 votes (29%), the winner of a 24″ x 20″ print is:

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Yeah! Congratulations to the T-Family!

And in 2nd place, winning a 16″ x 20″ print (after racking up some last minutes votes), with 99 votes (19%) is:

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And in 3rd place, winning an 11″ x 14″ print, with 88 votes (17%) is:

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Congratulations to all our winners! I will be contacting you over the next few days about your winning image.

And we have one more winner, as picked randomly by my daughter, Jane van Alphen, has won a free photography session from Holly Sisson Photography. Congratulations Jane! I will also be contacting you to discuss your session.

Thank you to everyone for helping me pick the top three images from family/couple sessions I’ve conducted over the last year. For present/future clients I will be running a contest like this again in the future, so keep an eye on my blog! 🙂

Thank you again for participating in my contest!

January 14, 2008

Maeve, Rhys & Kylie: Family & Newborn Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Filed under: Family Photography,Newborn Session — Holly @ 4:25 pm

This is a sneak peek of a session from yesterday…boy, was it hard to choose only a few favorites…as you can see by how many I posted!

(If you are looking for the contest, scroll down or just click here.)

This was a newborn session with the older siblings included. What beautiful fun loving children!

Maeve was such a sweet little girl! Reminded me of my daughter (when she was baby), and she is such a beautiful little baby:
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Rhys was such a character! Really reminded me of my son. And look at those amazing green eyes!
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Kylie was a total sweetheart, she is so beautiful, she could grow up to be a model, and such gorgeous blue eyes!
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Another one of Rhys, with his sister peeking around in the background:
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Kylie and Rhys were having a grand time goofing around on the sofa as I took photographs of them. I thought this image really caught their fun loving nature (though there is one below that captures it even more!):
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Rhys:
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Black and white version:
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Kylie, with Rhys in the background:
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BW version:
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Snuggling on the sofa:
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Kylie:
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Maeve, with big sister Kylie and big brother Rhys, in the background:
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I love this one! They are actually hanging upside down, off the back of a coffee table, which is why they look a little strange, but I just love the happiness in this shot! I had such a great time with both of them!
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Thank you Christa, your children are beautiful and fun! I had such a great afternoon with all of you. We started the session with a hand shake at the door, and ended it with a hug at the door. I love what I do! 🙂

January 7, 2008

Favorite Images of 2007 Contest!

Filed under: Blog,Couple Shoot,Family Photography,Newborn Session,Product — Holly @ 3:53 pm

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.

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