My Baby Girl ~ Chelsea Baby Photographer

I had the opportunity to shoot with studio lights this past weekend, so I decided to set them up at home and take a few photographs of my baby! She was an excellent model, considering she had just woken up from her nap! Here she is, my 10 month old baby girl, with her red hair and VERY fair skin.. I'll have to keep this one out of the sun for sure!

Fascination ~ Christine Denis Photography

Fascination, originally uploaded by Christine ~ CDP♥~.

I take my camera with me all the time. Just in case. Just in case my speedy little girl decides to stop, investigate some roadside weeds, being perfectly back-lit by the warm afternoon sun, looking so cute with her puffy, messy hair and polka dot dress. And I'm so happy I do, because it's worth that one in a hundred shot that needs to be enlarged into a stunning piece of art.

Expecting! ~ Ottawa Maternity Photography

I just love the glow of a new mom. The anticipation, the curiosity of the little person they are carrying, and the natural glow of pregnancy! This new Mom possessed all these characteristics! "J" was naturally a little uncomfortable at times, totally expected during the last 3 weeks, but such a trooper! I want to wish her all the luck over the next week or two, and I'm very much looking forward to meeting her little princess!

I also wanted to thank Melody for joining us and doing J's make-up just prior to the session! You are amazing!

Without further ado...

Sweet Princess at 6 Months Old ~ Chelsea Baby Photographer

I love to photograph babies! 6 months old, able to sit, chubby, dimply little babies! I just wish people would do it more often!! Baby "M" had the most beautiful blue eyes, and the most adorable little top knot! While she was in the midst of teething and a wee bit tired, she was a great model! Here are her highlights.. a wee bit late, but none the less here!

Ottawa Photography Workshop ~ Mom's Mastering Their DSLRs

This weekend was day two of the Photographing Your Children workshop held here in central Ottawa. First off, I must say that the moms attending my class are so fun! They are eager to master their DSLR's and get more creative when it comes to photographing their children or grand children!

Day one and the morning of day two covered the concepts of capturing their children and the "technical" aspects of their cameras - Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO and more. The afternoon of Day two was the practical session, where I recruited a few "models", to come out to a local park and just play! We had 5 beautiful little girls, all under the age of 6, and they were all excellent subjects. They gave our attendees a wide variety of personalities, all being interested in different things at the park, some willing to pose, others not, representing the reality that is when it comes to photographing your children.

I'm so happy to report that they went from knowing nothing about how their camera worked, just sticking it on Auto or P mode, to shooting in full Manual Mode for the practical session. I even had one attendee say that she had a glimmer of light start and understanding the concepts start to form! I was very happy and excited to hear that!

The final Tuesday will be all about "after shooting", touching on downloading, backing up, cataloging and post processing. But for now, I wanted to share some of the images I captured from the practical session, some of the students in action and some of the models in action!

For those who missed out, don't worry!! I'm going to hold the workshop again in September, after the craziness of school is done, and just before the leaves change, giving you the opportunity to master your camera for those beautiful fall pictures of your family. The dates are: September 14, 18 and 21st. Visit HarryNowell.com for more info or contact me!

13 Days ~ Ottawa Newborn Photography

Oh was I ever spoiled with this little guy!! Usually when client arrives and takes their little baby out of the car seat, they usually wake up immediately, but not this boy. If they aren't awake after that, then usually they wake up after taking their onesie off, but not this one. For sure the diaper does it, but no, this little guy just wanted to sleep! So I was spoiled! Here is a sneak peek at just some of the amazing photos I captured of this little newborn baby boy, and there will probably be more to come, I'm only 1/2 way through...

2 1/2 week old Baby Boy ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

Who says you can't photograph a newborn older than 10 days?? While I'd admit that they are a little harder to get to sleep, I have lots of patience and Mom has lots of milk and eventually we will get them to sleep! This little guy was no exception, he was quite alert at first, but eventually gave into our charm and sleep wonderfully for us. Unfortunately he did wake up and we had to abandon mission on a specific pose, but overall I was super happy with the results! I hope Mom is too!