Holly Sisson Photography

December 11, 2009

The G Family: Family Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Had a fabulously fun session with Deborah and her son, Christopher, for my last family session of 2009.

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

We started out inside with a family photo including Butterscotch the cat (shot with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens):
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Christopher is learning guitar, and mom wanted a shot of him playing (shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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Love these two, shot in the back alley behind the house, such great ‘boy’ shots! (Shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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Loving these moments between mom and son (both shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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Love these shots of Butterscotch being taken for her daily walk in the back alley, so cute! (Shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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I adore this shot of the whole family, going for a walk (shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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Christopher was trying to be tricky, and hide from me for this shot, and it ended up being a fabulous relaxed portrait of him (shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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Thank you, Deborah and Christopher, for being such fun for my last family shoot of the year!

December 2, 2009

Frances & Harlow: Newborn Photography, Toronto

I did a maternity shoot with Melanie and Jason in late October, and now their twin daughters have arrived!

(Equipment Used: All images shot with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens unless otherwise noted.)

Meet Frances and Harlow:
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Such a tiny little foot (shot with the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens):
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Love the balled up fists that babies make (shot with the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens)!
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Mom and Harlow:
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Love this shot of Frances holding on to both parent’s hands:
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Think Harlow looks so cute in this shot:
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I know not every parent likes pacifier shots, but I just love the direct look and the balled up fist, takes me back to when my children were babies, cozy in their blanket, content with the world:
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November 16, 2009

Melanie & Jason: Maternity Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Melanie’s sister, Michele, contacted me via email regarding a maternity/newborn gift certificate for her sister. She told that her sister was expecting twin girls, I replied that I was also a twin, she then responded that she and Melanie are also twins! Too funny!

In late October I got together with Melanie and her husband, Jason, for the maternity shoot.

(Equipment Used: All photos were shot with my beloved Canon 85 f1.2L lens, unless otherwise noted.)

We started in the house, and captured this photo in the babies room (shot with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens):
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We then moved outside for some shots:
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Melanie & Jason live on the Danforth, so we walked over to a lookout which shows the downtown in the background (that’s the CN Tower at the edge of the photo):
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We then went back to the house for a few more photos:
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I pulled out my Lensbaby lens for a few shots, and this is one of my favourites:
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Then we went out to the Danforth to finish off the shoot. I love capturing couples in their local spots, in their ‘hood, to celebrate the couple, their connection and their love. The next three are from a series I shot at their local coffee shop, as they sat at the window. I simply adore this series:
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We wandered further along the Danforth, and I captured Melanie in this cool chair on the sidewalk:
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At another stop along the Danforth:
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Last photos of the shoot were in front of a local flower shop, love everything about this one, Melanie’s laughter and even the pigeon crossing in front of them, lol:
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Thank you Melanie and Jason, and I’m looking forward to meeting your daughters soon!

November 10, 2009

The D Family: Family Photography, Toronto, Ontario

I recently had the pleasure of photographing Robin, Pete and their children, Jack and William.

We ended up fighting the weather a bit, but it ended up working out, the sun even made an appearance. We started the shoot in their backyard, where I captured William at play:
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Caught this shot of Jack when we all took cover from the light rain that had started:
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Thankfully it cleared up and we moved to the kids’ school yard, for more fun and photos. Love this shot of mom and her boys:
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Dad joined in:
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Loving this brotherly shot, so cute:
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Made use of the sun that appeared for a backlit family photo:
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Here’s one of just mom and dad that I captured:
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Thank you Robin, Pete, Jack and William for the fun afternoon!

September 25, 2009

The K Family: Family Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Oh, it was SO hard to limit my sneak peek for this adorable family! They were the winning bidders for a gift certificate that I donated to the POGO Gala this year.

We met up at a park close to where they live, which I hadn’t been back to since my last shoot there almost two years ago. It’s a great location!

(Equipment Used: Shot entirely with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens and the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens.)

Emma was such a sweetie! As soon as she saw me she reached out and I ended up carrying her over to the playground. Look how adorable she is!
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Her brother Nathan was such a cutie! He looked like a model, and he kept himself busy running around most of the time, 🙂
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Love this shot, almost everyone is looking at me! 😉
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“AWWWW!” Which is what my daughter said when she saw this shot, and I concur! So sweet!
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Nathan and his Dad share a moment in the playground:
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Absolutely ADORE this series of backlit shots! Emma and her mom, so adorable!! (Shot wide open at f1.2 with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens.)
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You would recognize these steps if you looked at the link above to the other family shoot, great spot for a family photo!
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Love these shots of Dad playing with his daughter, so fun!
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Loved Emma’s outfit, strong bold colours, matching hair ribbon, perfect for the shoot:
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LOVE this one! Caught it almost at the end of the shoot:
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Oh, this sweet moment between mother and son takes me back to when my children were that age, so precious!
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Thank you Sally and Yong! It was my pleasure to meet and photograph you and your children!

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