Their Little Fireman ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

Last week I was completely spoiled again by the best family every! You met Mom a few short weeks ago, and she finally gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! They were so fun, their baby slept like a charm and they brought me coffee!! Dad is an Ottawa fire fighter, so he brought along a special prop for us to play with! He's also a coffee roaster, so check his site out to order some pretty amazing coffee! www.firehauscoffee.com. Here's their sneak peek:

Newborn Baby "C" at 3 weeks ~ Ottawa Newborn Photography

I had the great pleasure of having an old friend and her husband come by with their brand new baby girl, a mere 3 weeks old! Baby "C" was a beautiful girl, with perfect skin and a wonderfully sleepy disposition!! Mom is a quilter, so she brought along one of her latest creations, which was so much fun and added a splash of colour to the shoot. Here is her sneak peek, enjoy!

Pretty little "N" 11 days old ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

It seemed that all the babies in August decided to make their appearance a little earlier than anticipated! Baby "N" arrived a couple weeks early, probably wanting to get in as much summer as possible in her first year. We did our session at day 11, and being a girl she fought us a little in the beginning, but gave in completely for a good hour or so. All I can say is cuteness all around!!

baby "A" at 3 weeks ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

Little Baby "A" decided to surprise his parents by arriving just a few weeks early! Due around the date of his photo shoot, he came 3 weeks early, catching Mom and Dad just a little off guard. However, being their second baby, they handled it perfectly and were the most relaxed parents ever! Here is a little sneak peek:

I'm Back... with a few updates!

I had a wonderful holiday with my family in August, now it's time to get back to work, get ready for school and get organized!! While my time off was wonderful it was tinged with some sadness with a passing of a great friend of mine, so I did a quick trip to Vancouver to be there for her family. It also brought home the need to hug your kids, hug your spouse and tell everyone how much you love them, and how much they mean to you.

Right after my holidays I was treated to the beauty of two newborn babies, a cute boy and a sweet little girl. I also had the opportunity to shoot an 7 month old baby girl I met as a tiny one week old back in February. Read on, as I will dedicate a post to each, because each deserve their moment to shine!

Finally, my Photographing Your Children Photography Workshop is coming up in just a few short weeks. I'm looking forward to another fun session with parents and grand-parents teaching them how to use their SLR the way it's meant to be used and to start capturing the essence of their kids in a more creative way. There are about 4 spots remaining, and if you pop on over to my Facebook Fan page at: Christine Denis Photography on Facebook and become a fan of mine, you will qualify for 15% off your registration fee totaling $57 off!! For those who can not attend, but would like to offer up your 3-10 year olds as models for the practical session on Saturday from 12-3, contact me at info [at] christinedenis.com.

For more information on this Ottawa Photography Workshop please visit: HarryNowell.com.

Now stay tuned for some newborn beauty!

Sleeping Prince ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

My last session before my summer holidays was amazing. I was lucky to have a local Chelsea family stop by with their new little guy, Baby "T". They brought along their first daughter, 2 1/2 year old "N", who was a real beauty, but not quite ready to sit holding her new little brother quite yet! Regardless, she was a real beauty and we'll give it another go with her soon! This little guy was actually not so little, weighing in at 9 lbs - two weeks early, and slept like a charm the entire session. Here are some of my favourite photographs to share with you all, enjoy!

7 Day Old Baby "M" Video ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

I just had to share this preview video of a few select favourites from my session last week with baby "M"... she was just so sweet!

Beautiful 7 Day Old Baby Girl ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

Last week I so happy to welcome back Mommy "J" and her new little Baby "M"! At only 7 days old, baby had the most beautiful little face and features, and beautiful skin ever! But will all that beauty comes a sparky little personality and a strong need to be wrapped up! Never the less, we managed to capture her in her "natural" element and all bundled up and happy... Thanks Mom and Dad for all your hard work and I hope you like your sneak peek!

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!

7 Day Old Twins ~ Ottawa Gatineau Newborn Photographer

A couple of weeks ago a friend of a friend delivered two healthy and beautiful twin boys. Both parents looks AMAZING despite having just had twins, and an 18 month old running around at home. My two little models were so tiny, weighing a mere 5 lbs each, and completely identical. Mom and Dad hadn't even removed their hospital bracelets for fear of not knowing who was who. Worried that we'd all get them mixed up, we decided to put a tiny little dot on the bottom of one of the boy's foot, and made a note of who it was! But even twins are individuals and by the end of the session we all knew who was who, which was good because the dot had worn off! Here are some favs from our time together:

Newborn Baby "C" ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

I'm finally catching up on some posting! This cute little newborn from Ottawa came to visit me at the beginning of April. He was so good, sleepy, no big messes ;), and smiled like crazy!! It was a joy to photograph him and his beautiful Mommy! Here are some of my favourites:

Sweet Newborn Girl 7 Days Old ~ Ottawa Newborn Photographer

This sweet little newborn baby girl was well worth the wait! I was so happy to be able to photograph her as her parents are old friends of mine, and they worked so hard to get her!! Their persistence was well worth it, she was beautiful. However, I think she'll give them a run for their money, she's a determined little girl, but it's all part of the fun!! She LOVED to be awake and watch the world go by, but we managed to convince her that sleep was much better... and finally she agreed! Here are a select sample of what we captured last week, enjoy!