There’s something about newborns… it might be that yummy newborn smell, the adorable newborn curiosity or the sweet innocence that surrounds every newborn like a warm cocoon… I can’t quite put my finger on the magical quality that newborns exude.

Winston? No exceptions. I was fortunate to be able to document this bundle of amazingness only about a month into his foray into this big, bright world and he was a brilliant model. Surrounded by family from abroad and his adoring parents, Oxana and Trevor, it wasn’t at all surprising that he was content and happy… and so well loved.

World, meet Winston. Winston, World.

Every once in awhile, I get asked to do maternity sessions. It’s somewhat outside of my usual fare of wedding photography but I’m always excited to try different things and expand my skills. As most of you know, I don’t own a studio, I don’t work with a whole lot of lighting… I use what I have at my disposal and that’s usually my gear and the natural light. So you can imagine, when Mary approached me about doing a maternity session with her and Tom, I was a teeny bit apprehensive because I knew what style of photography she was looking for and it was the sort that involved a studio and a whole lot of lighting. Eeep.

This was one of those sessions where everything fell into place very nicely. The lighting, the location, the couple. I couldn’t have asked for anything more. Mary and Tom are expecting in September and I’m really looking forward to capturing images of their newborn. If this session with them was any indication of what’s to come, it’s going to be a great time!

Mary & Tom: Thanks ever so much for trusting me and believing in my style of photography. It was an amazing and touching session and after witnessing the love you have for each other, there’s no doubt that your child will be surrounded by the same love and adoration.

Much Love & Hugs, Jenne.

One of my absolute favourites from this session… Mary, you look absolutely radiant!

Tom, Mary… you guys are just stunning together.

For more images from Mary & Tom’s session, CLICK HERE for a slide show!

When I got the call to do a professional shoot from Jonothon… I was pretty stoked. He was a fellow classmate of mine, not only at CCNM but also at York, and it was nice surprise seeing him again while attending naturopathic college. Not only that, I was getting to do a photo shoot with the other half of my very good friend Jessica. Some of you may remember Jess from her own little shoot about a year ago… who knows, maybe someday I’ll get to snap some pictures of the two of them together!

It’s funny how clients come to me for photos and they prelude the conversation with “I’m not very photogenic, just thought I’d give you due warning…” and they end up blowing the shoot out of the water! Jonothon, for all of your “non-photogenicity”, you totally rocked this shoot and I hope I’ll get the chance to do another one with you down the line!

Much love and appreciation, Jenne.

It’s so true when photographers say that their best referrals are not from huge marketing blitzes but from word of mouth. More and more, I’m finding that to be the case in my business as well and Nicole is no exception! She approached me at Jaclyn & Eric’s wedding reception, quite pregnant and quite beautiful, and threw an idea out to me. She was expecting Diana, a girlfriend of hers and also very pregnant, to fly in from BC for a wedding in Toronto and wanted to surprise her with a maternity session. Oh the images that were flying around in my head!

When she told me which weekend it was… there was a momentary snag in the plans. Graham’s sister Charlotte was due to give birth around that weekend and there was a distinct possibility I would be heading up to the Soo for that weekend. Nicole was awesome enough to be on stand-by in case there was a delay in Char’s birth and in the end, everything worked out just fine! We never got the call for Char’s birth until later the following week (a healthy baby boy, in case you were wondering!) so it was a last minute call the day before our shoot date and Nicole, Diana and families were both totally up for it!

I had an amazing time with this session. It was Nicole, Diana, their loving husbands, a toddler each, both about the same age, and one big ol’ photo session! Incredibly enough, Nicole and Diana’s due dates are in the same month as well! It was so clear throughout the sesh that these two families meshed so well together and these two fantastic women shared a bond that was unmistakeably a friendship to last a lifetime.

Nicole, Diana: You and your families were a blast to photograph and I couldn’t have asked for a better way to shoot my first double maternity session! I sincerely wish you the best in your pregnancies and births and I’m so happy and thankful to have been a part of this amazing occasion. Much love and appreciation, Jenne.

The ever-lovely Nicole!

The beautiful Diana!

Love this image… look at the little feet sticking out!

These two are soooo cute together!

Two awesome, amazing families… one spectacular session!

So this is why, when Adam contacted me regarding professional photos for his upcoming naturopathic website, I immediately recommended an outdoorsy location in all of its natural, ambient light and glory! Oh, ambient light and non-backdrop-backgrounds, how I love thee!

Adam’s a friend and a colleague from naturopathic college and he’s also a resident at the teaching clinic at school. He’s a multi-faceted individual who I have no doubt, will be very successful in his future both in and out of naturopathic medicine. It was great to be able to shoot both the "professional" and fun sides of Adam for this photo session and I hope this is the trend that will follow for all of my professional session bookings!

Have a look at a few of my favs from the sessions and as always, thanks for stopping by! Much love, Jenne.