Sweet Miss

Here she is, Miss P; the luckiest girl I know! This little one is the beautiful daughter of one of my closest friends Jack, we've

been friends since we were toddlers, an I am so lucky to have her in my life. While on the Island, the girls and I went for a visit

at Jack's house and had a wonderful time....her little cutie collected fresh eggs, veggies and fruit from the garden and we had

the yummiest lunch on one of the prettiest picnic tables ever! Thank you so much Jack....it was great to see you and we were

sorry to go; I only wish we lived closer to each other to do stuff like this more often......now hurry up and have that baby so I

can get some sweet newborn photos ( a long ways to go, but hey....I'm excited)!

Love you lots......

Mish Mash:)

Rod + Jen + Baby A : Family

I wasn't sure if we were going to actually make this session happen last night....the sky was looking sad, dark and stormy and I

had actually called to cancel the session. But, once again I lucked out and the sky cleared, even giving me a bit TOO much

sunshine! Who am I to complain.....I had a gorgeous couple, an adorable little 3 month old man and some incredible scenery. I

wouldn't be being completely honest though if I didn't say I felt a little extra pressure....Jen & Rod are fellow wedding

photographers based out of Summerland so I NEEDED to do a great job! I also felt a little challenged as the 3 month age of Mr.

A is sort of, well.....an in-between stage. No scrunchiness, no sitting.....so of course I was racking my brain beforehand to

think of some good posing ideas. Well, the little man wasn't a huge fan of sitting or facing the VERY bright sunshine

(understandably) so we were a bit limited in that department . And although these are all very backlit, I chose to leave the flash

in my bag and go with what Mother Nature was giving me.....I think I'm liking the results. Kind of vintage-organic and "real" if

you will.



I'm hoping that you are both happy with the images and that they remind you of this very fleeting time....next time I see you

guys your little man will be cruisin!



Thanks again for trusting me to capture such a special time for you....can't wait for the next session:)

Michele

The B Family

It is sessions like this one that make me love, and appreciate what I do. You probably recognize Mum and big sis from previous

sessions, and they really are my favourite family to work with. Beautiful little "A" was one of my very first "paying' clients way back

when I shot in STUDIO. She was only just 3 years old then and already great in front of the lens. She make me look better than I

really am, that's for sure! I'm fortunate enough to have them trust enough in my abilities to continue coming back. This time we

got to add the boys into the picture for the first time....baby L is just too handsome for words, and Dad was a natural as well.


Thanks so much to all of you for being fabulous!!!


Michele

Passed By...

Wow! Time sure does fly...especially when it comes to wee ones:) I was going through some older pics last night, cleaning up my

folders when I came across this one. I'm so glad I noticed it, because it really is a warm fuzzy! This was taken 3 months ago

when Brooke's Miss Isla was 8 months old.

Isn't she a beauty?!

Bitsy Girl

After the craziness of Si's 3rd birthday party, Brooke and I ended up goofing around with the camera and played around with

some tough lighting situations....the next few images ( including the one of B and her man ) were taken with our backs to a

bright, sunny window. No light on our faces whatsoever. I think I'm diggin' what we came up with! Thank you, Brooke, for taking

these ... the ones of Eve and I are our first photos together since the day she was born ( sad, I know)! I just can't believe that

she's already TWO months old.....where in the world does the time go?!


And make sure you all keep checking in, as there's exciting news to be told....soon!

Mish

Delish

I snapped off a few shots of the girls while setting up for a baby shoot last week over at Brooke's house. I didn't think I'd got

anything good until I came across this one....what's not to love about it? My poor husband is going to have a tough time

convincing me to stop at 2!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter weekend:)

Mish

Doll Face

I could eat this little beauty up I tell ya! Our little Eve is now 6 weeks old and is growing at rapid speed; she weighs the same

her big sis did at 3 and a half months! ( 11 lbs) She is such a little doll.....a super snuggler, smiles a tonne; and bonus.... the

camera loves her! What more could a girl ask for?!


My next post is going to be dedicated to the Big Miss as she's been out of the limelight for a while:)

Happy Easter to all!!!

Labour of Love.

As much as I love what I do, I have to admit that today I was questioning if I have what it takes! This was the second session

Brooke and I had with beautiful baby Milla, and man, oh man

did she work us hard! This 5 day old beauty just did not want to snooze! After a good 4 hours, we'd managed to have her

sleep for about 30 minutes; which luckily left us enough time to get a few shots....although there isn't much of a variety as we

didn't want to push our luck moving her! It really makes me have a new appreciation for all of the amazing newborn

photographers such as Carrie Sandoval and Brittany Woodall of Bare

Baby , who make their images look so simple, timeless and peaceful.( If anyone knows their secrets, please share)! Aside

from the feedings, diaper changes, snuggles, heated blankets, swaddling, cuddling and soothing...it also takes a tonne of

patience and a definate love for what you do. I suppose it could help our case if we didn't also have 5 other kids thrown into

the mix! Good thing that M's Mum as well as our great friend Simone were up for the challenge of being entertainers to the

other wee ones! Now if only we could come up with a studio and more time without our other children ( love you guys)! I bet

we could finish the job in under 3 hours:)


Thanks so much to everyone that took part today...it was definately a joint effort:) And please stay tuned in for an upcoming

session of newborn TWINS! It's my turn to help Brooke out, and after today I don't blame her for asking...hopefully two babes

doesn't equal an 8 hour session ( it won't....nobody would put up with the two of us for that long)!

Hope you love the pics Linds:)

Michele

Baby M:: Sneak Peek

How lucky did I feel to get my hands on this little doll? Very. Although I have to admit that it did make me feel a little emotional

as I realized just how fast (and just how big) my littlest babe has already become. This gorgeous girl belongs to Mama Lindsay

whom I photographed a few weeks ago ( you'll see her images in an earlier post). And of course it was inevitable that this

beauty came out with a head of hair ( she even has highlights)! ...Mum is owner of Heiress Salon here in town. Lucky girls!


Thank you to Mum for venturing out only 4 days post baby....even knowing that there would be 3 other kiddies here to help

out with; my two girls as well as Brooke's baby Isla. And of course a big thank you to Brooke for coming over ( and for cleaning

up....it's unbelivable how quickly the house gets destroyed when a baby comes into the picture)! Make sure to check out B's

photos here:)



Stay tuned in the coming days for images from the "real" session; this was just a mini, and the big shoot happens tomorrow.

Luckily for me this time it's at Brooke's house...we're attempting to do a session with 6 other kids in the house, ALL under the

age of 4. Can you say crazy?!

Addicted

To this wee little girl. She's just so sweet and happy I can't help myself. I figured since yesterday's shoot didn't go exactly as

planned ( meaning she was not a happy camper) that I would snap a few more today. She smiled a tonne for me....I'll save the

big grins for another post. These two are so sweet....and the sleeper is compliments of Miss Isla; I may even shed a few tears

when she outgrows it as this was my absolute fave :) Gotta LOVE hand-me-downs!


And stay tuned in for baby pics of Mama-to-be Lindsay's new baby girl Milla. ( Linds was the hot Mama Brooke and I

photographed last week). She was born this morning and is undeniably stunning. I'm not exaggerating one bit. She must have

known her Mama is a kick-butt hair stylist as this babe has a head of locks like I've never seen!

Until then.....

Miss Miss

I love this little one; I just cannot believe how quickly time has flown by :( The day Miss Isla was born was the day we decided to

have another.....and guess what?! Eve was born 9 months later:) I guess seeing how gorgeous Brooke's baby was made me

unable to wait any longer! Isla is such a gorgeous little doll, I only wish I would have photographed her more over the past

months. Oh well, I guess her Mama has taken more than enough to tide us over...hehe!



On a side note, there are only two images of Miss I as I literally pulled my camera out for 2 minutes....she was having nothing to

do with me today! Good thing she's a beauty and it only took a few clicks to get a goodie:)

Hope you like Brooke!

Aunt Shell :)

Squishy

Miss Eve was only a week here and is now fast approaching the 6 week mark. ( Sniff, sniff) For those of you

who frequent Brooke's blog, you'll have already seen similar shots to these. I wasn't that involved in the shoot, but did

manage to pull out a few that I adore. I am doing a mini shoot with our girl this afternoon....so stay TUNED!


And yes, she is just as sweet ( and squishy)! as she looks:)

Mish