I know this mom has been waiting patiently for her sneak peek, so I am going to launch right into the photographs. All I can say is that this was a wonderful session, and I just know that mom and dad will love the photographs. How can one not - the babies are so beautiful!

I had an absolutely fantastic time working with her and her husband. I can hardly wait to photograph their newborn - only a couple more weeks to go!

Anyway, I do have to apologize for mom and dad (especially dad!), for I know he has been waiting very anxiously for these! I promised to have these up for him this weekend, so here they are! What a beautiful, beautiful family you have.

What a beautiful brood. Congratulations mommy!

I left these photographs in colour for a change of pace, plus I am loving the fresh look! The colour of the grass is so saturated and creates such a beautiful backdrop.

Here she is playing tug-of-war. She gets to be at the end as an anchor because it's her birthday! We also had a game of kids between grown-ups - I think I may have gotten rope burn, lol!

Finally, here is just a little panel I put together for H - happy birthday!! You are too cute!

Before I begin photographing a client, I always spend at least 5 minutes letting go - I want to start all my sessions with a blank canvas and without any pre-conceived notions. Once the session begins, my mission is to create my most heartfelt photographic artwork. I let my heart and soul take over, and I trust that by doing so, the end result will always be satisfying and successful.

The photographs that I present here today are a few of my favourites from my wonderful photographic session with newborn A (9 days old!) and his lovely family. These six portraits speak to my heart directly, and is yet another testament that good things come about when I pour my heart and soul into my work. I love these portraits, and I hope you do too. 

The problem with me is that I think a lot and talk a lot, and I find writing to be way behind my thoughts. Like today's post. I've purchased a studio space since October. Granted, it needed a LOT of work, and I mean a lot. Construction began almost immediately, and continued well into February before it was ready. I had to contain my excitement because a part of me was quite nervous about this venture - nervous but thrilled at the same time. 

I purchased a bungalow and converted it into a studio by knocking down most of the walls within and raising the ceiling height. The bungalow originally had 8 feet ceilings, which would have been extremely restrictive given my massive soft boxes and studio lighting equipment. Not to mention that I would feel that something was on top of my head as I am used to higher ceilings at my home. The contractors removed the original ceiling and somehow managed to raise it to 10 feet, cathedral style. We had to re-shingle as the old shingles were falling apart. Of course, we had to repaint the interior walls as well. Another huge but important investment was for the audio/visual equipment. I used a fantastic company called sparkAV (www.sparkav.com), and they put in a state-of-the-art A/V system. With this system, there are speakers through the studio, a Blu-Ray player, a ceiling-mounted projector, and a beautiful screen situated right above the fireplace. The whole idea is that when, you, my esteemed client, comes back for your ordering/viewing appointment that your photographs will be displayed via the projector onto the movie-like screen, whilst music is playing in the background. It will be like watching the best movie you've ever seen - a story about your family. I believe that this will take the "client experience" to a whole new level!

I've been shooting in my new studio since the latter weeks of March, though the studio is not yet completely finished. The walls are still empty as I attempt to find the perfect photographs to adorn them. The outside of the studio needs a lot of landscaping, which will begin next week. The landscaper has been hired, so it is a matter of getting things planted (I am no good with planting at all!!). There are little things that are needed - a coffee table, more studio samples, etc. It is still a work in progress! I keep wanting it to be "perfect" before I unveil the studio, but I know so many have been asking about it and wanting to see photographs. 

So yesterday, I took a few minutes to take some snapshots of what the studio looks like for now. As the outside gets landscaped and as the walls get updated with my art work, I will update my blog with more photographs. Speaking of wall art, I am excited to be offering a few new and exquisite frames. I have four pieces of art that are currently being framed in these said frames - they will knock your socks off! 

Viewing area:

Shooting area - I can use either studio lights or the natural light (north light!):

Gallery:

Most would agree that I am sociable and chatty, but when it comes to blogs...I have to really WORK at it! 

Enough of my babbling. I would like to introduce this precious newborn little girl. She is pure perfection - perfect size, perfect temperament, perfect model! I know mom and dad have been waiting anxiously - so without further ado, here are some of my favourites from our session.

Here are some of my favourites from our session. I will be in touch shortly!

Speaking of paraphrasing, I want to showcase here the first newborn at my studio for 2010: little newborn baby E! Her big sister A now has someone she can boss around! 

Well done, C and R! As always, it was a pleasure to see you. I will be posting your maternity set within the next few days as well (yes, order is reversed, I apologize!). The banana cream pie recipe will also be coming your way shortly! 

I hope you love these as much as I do!