Gage and Shayna | Helping Hearts Photography Session: Toronto Newborn Photographer

This was my first photography session via Helping Hearts, a project created with the goal of providing free photography sessions for families with children who are suffering a life-altering illness or disability.

I got to meet the adorable Gage, who was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. Shayna is his mom, and I was very impressed with how knowledgable she is about his condition. I didn’t get to meet the Dad, as they are from North Bay, and he had to go back for work.

I met Gage and Shayna at the Hospital for Sick Children, in downtown Toronto, for our shoot. Little Gage was super sleepy! As you’ll see from the photos, it was really hard to capture a shot of him with his eyes open.

Love this one of Gage and his mom:

Mom and Gage

When I first arrived Gage was snoozing in his crib:

Gage in crib

As you can see he was one snoozy guy!

Gage college

This was basically the only shot I captured with his beautiful blue eyes open:

Gage open eyes

Last shot of the session, snoozing against his mom:

Sleeping Gage

It was wonderful to meet you Shayna and Gage!

Out & About, Catch-Up Blog Posting: Toronto Family Photographer

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:

Rebecca fascinator

 

Rebecca headshot fascinator

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

R queen st collage

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:

Gordon the dog

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

Mothers day 2011 collage

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

Dog in park

Met this cat on the way home:

Cat on front lawn

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:

PhotoWalk animals collage

Dandelions everywhere!

Dandelions collage

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! 🙂

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, and the Canon 85 f1.2L lens)

MonicaMay 31, 2011 - 2:58 pm

Great pics Holly! I love R’s fascinator! Also, love the pics showing the green of spring!

HollyMay 31, 2011 - 3:04 pm

Thanks Mon!

Finnegan is Growing Up!: Toronto Pet Photography

Finnegan is growing up, and is no longer a little kitten, but a young cat. So it was time for a photo update! (You can also see him here.) He looks very similar to his half-sister Alice (seen here at about the same age), but also quite different. He certainly has a boy personality! 😉

We started in the bedroom:

Finn on bed

Finn sitting on bed

Finn bed floor collage

Lots of fun on the bed:

Finn laying on bed

We were trying to get Finn to settle down, for some sleepy shots, so we tried a little snack in the kitchen:

Finn eating collage

You can’t really tell from these images, but it didn’t work! Finnegan was running around like a loon! No snoozy shots today:

Finn widow floor

Kris BoksmanMay 29, 2011 - 6:06 pm

I like the one where Finnegan is looking up at the camera!! 🙂

HollyMay 29, 2011 - 6:12 pm

Thank you Kris!