We all headed out for maternity photographs in Port Dover on a beautiful summer day to photograph a few family portraits with Joel, Nicole & their daughter and pup. I’d consider myself extremely fortunate to have met Joel & Nicole several years ago. They’ve opened their hearts and home to me over the years and I can say that they’ve become friends. I’m completely honored to have been there to photograph in what seems to be their biggest milestones together. Well baby number two is certainly a milestone I wasn’t going to miss.
This cheeky smile makes me laugh. Their daughter wasn’t having anything to do with family photos that day but we managed to capture her adventurous & free spirited personality in some of these images. I think that’s what drives me to capture real moments of families living life and having fun. Family sessions are anything but planned. We might have a general idea of what we want the photos to look like but in reality it’s really up to the kids. My approach is to keep them having fun, learning and exploring. Let’s capture them as they are and not the standard sit and smile back at the camera look.
There’s that gorgeous smile again!!! We walked along the pier, chased the seagulls and played hide and seek. After we photographed some family portraits we sent their daughter off with Gram & Gramps.
We’ve also had the pleasure of photographing several of their friends including this pre wedding photoshoot of Rob & Alanna.