Pumpkin Pinup Party!

As tradition dictates, I got my favourite 2 girls (my nieces) for Halloween. The studio was already set-up for a shoot, so what the heck, we grabbed the pumpkins, a witch broom, opened the tickle trunk (closet full of costumes) and went for it. These are my favourites, and oh, the big one is Mel - of course, being "witchy".

Friends & Family

As much as everyone dreads family pictures, they need be taken every now and again. Prime example is here with Sacha's Oma Baas. As we only visit every other year or so, we need to remind ourselves that it may be the last... which is a sad thought, but very real. This year I asked if everyone could get together for the van As family pic. One picture with everyone on it - for the family album. Here 4 generations are shown which not every family has the privilege. We made a nice day out of it by going out for Chinese food afterwards. Looking forward to next time!

The newest van As additons, Gideon 4 and Nathan 2. Super cute and glad we got to spend some time to get to know them - even just a little bit! :) Big sis Celine, below, contemplating modeling or traveling to New York for her Birthday??

Maggie & Jane - the Sister Session

Who could say no to these two super sweet, super cute, little girls! A friend asked for their yearly portrait session and I almost didn't recognize them. How much they've grown in a year! Blonde curls, big brown eyes. We mixed it up this time and took it out of the studio and into the playground. Sacha, my husband, played the part of the second shooter as I didn't want to miss a thing, and they are so fast! Running around, happy faces - it was a great day!

Floresta Ridge Portrait Session

Floresta Ridge, the name of my sister's playground east of the city,is a beautiful spot with a heritage home, lots of trees, a couple of rolling hills, a stream, and a few resident cats. It's not a surprise that the family likes to spend their spare time out there. This year's family shoot was destined to be with their new friends, Cinnamon and Maggie, out in the corral. The girls wore matching denim dresses, and personally, I found the little ponies actually liked being the centre of attention and allowed me to capture a few great shots.

A little bit of fun in wheel barrow just to mix things up a bit, and then of course I had to convert the pics to sepia to give that old-time, farm like feeling.

Family Day!

I got this cute family picture right around Family Day in February. The toddler had had about enough of me after the first half hour or so, stalking him and having a big black camera in front of my face, but we managed to come home with some really cute shots. Even got to see dad's race car!