Four kids with summer birthdays | All white studio birthday photoshoot in Toronto
This mama loves to document important milestones in her family like her babies’ birthdays. The thing with her four babies, though, is that they all have summer birthdays close together so this year we decided to do one photoshoot at my Toronto studio. To keep it simple and timeless, we went with an all white […]
Photography Tips | Before and After | Working with whites!
You know how there’s a hundred (or more) different whites in a paint store? That’s how I feel about working with whites in images! When I’m working on a session, I usually aim for a neutral white…which means what, exactly?! Well, to me, it means a white that is SLIGHTLY on the warm side, with […]
Photography Tips | Newborn posing beanbag
I love using my newborn posing beanbag for studio newborn sessions and I’ll share a bit about them in today’s post. I love this little boy’s double chin and exasperated expression. It was right at the end of the session and he finally managed to wriggle his hands out of the wrap. While wrapped, even […]
Photography Tips | What I’ve Learned About My Studio Lights
Many are surprised to learn that my Toronto studio doesn’t have any natural light! I use studio lighting to mimic natural light in all my sessions, and today I’m sharing some information about my studio lights. Sometimes my white balance in the studio is way off. That is either due to me forgetting to change […]
Celebrating a little sister’s birthday | Outdoor cake smash Toronto
It was one of the hottest days of the year in Toronto, but we kept the date for this outdoor cake smash session because it was this little lady’s actual birthday date! To help make the temperatures a bit more comfortable (I think it was over 40 degrees Celsius with humidity by the afternoon), we […]
Photography Tips | Before and After | Where to place the flash when the room is dark
Figuring out where to place the flash is important to ensure the resulting light is flattering looks natural. The amount of light coming through the small window of this bedroom was miniscule. The window faced the neighbour’s exterior wall and it was a dark rainy day. The options were to either use the existing lamp […]