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May 26, 2010

The H-Family: Toronto Family Photography

Filed under: Children,Family Photography,Photography Session — Tags: childr, family photography, kids, on-location, photography, portrait, toddler, Toronto — Holly @ 12:59 pm

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:
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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!

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May 11, 2010

Mother’s Day: Toronto Family Photographer

Filed under: Alice the Cat,Children,Family Pet Photography,Life,Out & About,The Natural World — Tags: Canon, dog, family pet photography, family photography, lenses, photography — Holly @ 11:49 am

This is becoming a nice mother’s day tradition, just like last year, the kids and I went over to my mother’s on Sunday to spend some time with her.

(Equipment Used: Canon 1D MkIV and the Canon 85mm f1.2L lens, unless otherwise noted.)

We took Simon to the park:

Met this nice dog on the way in:

Noah had a great time playing with Simon:
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Another visitor to the park:

Cute basket of flowers in my mother’s front garden:

Simon hanging out on the sofa, Milo joins in:

Milo awaiting food in the kitchen, and then naps upstairs in peace:

Yum! Dessert the kids and I brought:
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Rebecca on the way home:

Noah scootering home:

And had to capture these images (shot with the Canon 1D MkIV and Canon 24-70 f2.8L lens) on Saturday of Alice snuggled up close to Noah on my bed:
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Hope all the mother’s who read my blog had a wonderful day!

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April 26, 2010

Out & About in T.O.: Toronto Family Photographer

Filed under: Children,Life,Out & About — Tags: Canon, family photographer, family photography, kids, lenses, Toronto — Holly @ 11:21 am

The weather wasn’t quite as nice as the Easter long weekend, but the kids and I are quite enjoying spring. We set out recently to run some errands on Yonge Street.

(Equipment Used: The following were shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and my beloved Canon 85 f1.2L lens, which gives such amazing bokeh!)

Heading downtown:
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Capturing Rebecca here and there:

Noah brought along his wallet so he could do some shopping of his own:

Loving the light as the kids snack on orange freezies:
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The next day Noah and I went to the park so he could bike:

(Equipment Used: The biking images were shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 70–200 f2.8L IS lens.)

So glad that spring has sprung!

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April 12, 2010

Wonderful Summer Weather in April: Out & About, Toronto Family Photographer

Filed under: Life,Out & About — Tags: Canon, Children, family photographer, family photography, kids, lenses, photographer, Toronto — Holly @ 12:13 pm

For those that live in Toronto, wasn’t the weather over the Easter long weekend amazing? Summer in April, total bliss!

On the Saturday of the long weekend Rebecca came out with me to run some errands in the beautiful weather. (Equipment Used: The following were all shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and my beloved Canon 85 f1.2L lens, it gives amazing bokeh!)
Rebecca

One of my fave spots for photos in our ‘hood is under the train bridge, have used it often before (see here, and here, and here). Love how the red laces stand out!

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The night before, we all celebrated the beautiful warm weather by going out to dinner, managing to snag a spot on the back patio at The Rebel House. After we went for dessert at My Favourite Ice Cream. (All of the following were shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens, except for the last photo of Rebecca eating ice cream, which was shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens.)
Out & About with my kids on a beautiful summer-like night in April

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March 29, 2010

Dramatic B & W Photo Challenge

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: Canon, Children, family photographer, family photography, lenses, photographer, Toronto — Holly @ 5:26 pm

One of my fave family photographers, Tara Whitney, is the Guest Photography Judge at iheartfaces.blogspot.com for this week’s photo challenge theme, which is “Dramatic B & W”. Other then being a black & white image, the only other criteria (besides being ‘Dramatic’) is that the image contain a human face, so I hope this image fits the bill!

I captured this image back in 2007 with my first Canon SLR, the 30D. I have since upgraded, first to the Canon 5D and then to the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV. This image was shot with the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens, which does a fabulous job of showing amazing detail in portraits. I have this image framed in my bedroom, and also printed as a 20×20 metallic print, which is one of the samples I show at the in-person proofing meeting.
Dramatic B & W of my son Noah

I debated entering with this image, but wasn’t sure there was enough ‘face’. The second image in this blog posting, of my daughter Rebecca, is also a favourite…alas, I can only enter one, so this is it! 🙂

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

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