Photos in the Park with the Neill Family This is Andrea. Andrea's brother and sis-in-law live out west... last Christmas they gave Andrea and her family a photo session. (you can contact me if you'd like to do the same) It turned out to be a very interesting session! Here's how it unfolded...   We spent our time at Riverside Park in Guelph on a busy holiday Monday. It was great to see the park hopping with people enjoying a beauty spring day...
the kids...   the boys (dad included) love football and soccer, so went spent some time doing that...     just like her older bro's...  then at the end of the session mom and dad gave the kids a present to open...   they still don't know what's going on... :-)  but it didn't take long for the boys to figure it out...   you can contact me to give photos to someone you love...Photos with Baby Davis + The Weatherby Family This was my second visit to the Weatherby home and like my last visit, their home was warm and happy. This one came just over a week after baby Davis arrived. Here he is, on a blanket that was Jenn's when she was a baby...  older sis Ada, prepping for sisterhood...        want to see Jenn's maternity photos?The Kleinhuis Family is moving. Soon they'll be off to new stomping grounds, away from their long-time home in Hamilton. Before they left they thought it'd be great to get some photos done.  We went to Sam Lawrence Park - a beautiful park with a view of the city   We sat, we climbed. We explored and found this amazing tree.     the trees were in a full bloom...    want to see more family photos?Sunny Morning Family Photos with the Brennermans My time with the Brennerman family happened on a perfect spring morning. The day would turn hot and humid, but midmorning it was perfect... perfect enough for shortsleeves, sandboxes and babies in not many clothes at all.  The Brennermans have these awesome evergreens in the backyard that backdropped the photos so nicely... the sun was shining through in a way that felt like it could have been a weekend at the cottage     there was an ant on the sand castle...   Megan is a music teacher... couldn't help but get a piano photo in there   then, right at the very end of the session... we got some baby smiles :)  want to see more family photos?Photos at Home with the Lefler FamilyI was happy to spend an afternoon at home with the Lefler Family last week. Theirs is a warm and welcoming space... I did my best to get it into the photos. Here are some of my favourites from the session...     the dogs made it into a few photos too...     want to see the family gallery?Family Photos in the MorningA beautiful family of three with one more on the way... a lovely sunny spring morning... we had some playtime, some reading time, some snack time... it all made for fun, memorable photos. Here are some of my favourites...            see more family or maternity photos?Jon & Aimee + (almost here) BabyI stopped by Aimee and Jon's place in downtown Kitchener to take some belly pics - Aimee is expecting their first child and is due in just a few weeks. The sun, spring and snow made for some bright, washy photos.   They've got a great little house and a beautiful backyard, which we braved for some photos even though the spring chill was still most decidedly in the air.       deciding on who has the better belly... want to see the Best Photos of 2014?  Walking Through the Arboretum with Danielle & CleveWe had plans to go ice skating at a pond tucked away in a corner of the Arboretum at University of Guelph, but the winter weather didn't cooperate... we had a huge dump of snow the day before our session and Danielle and Cleve (understandably) didn't want a whole lot of pictures of them shovelling! So we went for a winter walk through the tall trees, stopped along some of the boardwalks and finished off with some snow angels... and had a great time anyways! These are a few favourites from our session... enjoy!          want to see more portraits?Casual Photos with the Misener Family I stopped in at the Misener family home (just outside Waterloo) a few weeks back for some casual family photos. The idea was to send them to relatives who live in Western Canada as a surprise... I loved the idea and told Katie and Mike that I'd keep everything under wraps until the appropriate time, so as not to spoil the surprise! So if you haven't seen me posting any of these yet that's why! The Misener kids were both completely adorable in their own way - Owen with his tractors and laugh and Mer doing some of her first walking ever, punctuated with all kinds of perfect stares and giggles. Here are a few of my favourites from the session... enjoy!    Meredith, taking some of her first consecutive steps unassisted!          see more family photos?Casual Family Photography with the MullersHeidi & Dave are proud parents of Levi and Baby Evan, who arrived just recently (he's about 5 weeks old in the pics). The family graciously allowed me into their space for an afternoon of photos. These are some of my favourites... 
Christmas Photos with Kris, Kate and Brady at Benjamin Tree Farm I like when things are happening in pictures... it makes them memorable and fun. Sometimes the thing that's happening is as simple as two people looking at each other. Sometimes that thing is going to a tree farm and picking out your Christmas tree. Cutting a tree for Christmas is something a lot of folks do each year and pretty much everyone who does it has a good story or two. Kate and Kris both have fond memories of cutting trees with their families when they were younger and it's something that's become a tradition in their home too. They thought some photos would make the day extra special this year. Even though snowy days make for cold fingers for me while working the camera, I had a blast on this one. Kate and Kris and Brady had a lot of fun and I think it really comes through in the photos. We were out at Benjamin Tree Farm, just north of Waterloo. The farm had some fun decorations that we worked into the photos and they serve hot apple cider and cookies! Here is sampling from our little morning walk at the tree farm... 
knocking snow off branches = best thing ever 
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Photos in the Park with the Hill FamilyThis was my second time out with the Hill Family, but the first with baby Jack. He brought a whole new level of cuteness to the family. Here are some favourites from the session... 
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Fall Family Photos in Waterloo ParkKids and leaves and photos go together like not much else. Add a nice sunny fall day into the mix and you've got all the ingredients for some memorable moments. Here are some highlights from a recent family photo session in Waterloo Park... 
A Fall Family Session with the Watson FamilyI'm getting to know the Watsons quite well - I've had the privilege of photographing their family several times now. Seeing the kids grow and change has been an amazing experience. Our styles gel well. I like to photograph people doing what they like to do... and the Watsons are great at doing their own thing. (Having kids in piles of leaves is always a nice help!) So without further ado, here are some highlights from Watson Fall Photo Day, 2014        Brad and Kristen celebrated 10 years married this summer...  the moment you realize why your coffee tastes like apple cider...   and then there's this one... one of my favourite shots this year I think. Brad is a big U2 fan - this is baby H with dad's phones, catching the latest from Bono and the gang...  the photo is a recreate. here's older sister Z two years ago, with the same headphones and a slightly more classic U2 album...  want to see more Watson photos?
Family Photos in Stanley Park, KitchenerA family of five, a sunny fall afternoon, and an hour walking through the park in Kitchener... enjoy these photos! Some of my favourite family photos this year... 
A Casual Family Photo SessionI spent an afternoon with Baby Leo and his proud parents Matt and Meaghan at their home in Kitchener. They wanted to keep the photos very casual, which suited me just fine. I think the photos came out with a nice feel - happy, gentle, relaxed and fun. These are a few favourites.   The chubby cheeks made it into a lot of photos. I even got one full-on smile.   Sometimes awesome photos happen in the midst of trying to take a different photo (like trying to make the dog sit facing the right direction). I like making space for that to happen :)   Leo wore this awesome lion shirt. I tried to get him to roar at me, but he was so good the whole time - sleeping and giving me big stares. Then he roared at the end of the session.  a mini-lifestyle session with Maddie and Dave & Jenn... (and their pug Little Man) I love informality... relaxed times, that sort of thing. I try to bring that vibe to my photo work, as much as I can. It's hard sometimes (weddings can be particularly busy), but on this holiday Monday, Dave & Jenn and Maddie (their 6 month old daughter) had all the time in the world. So we went slow, let Maddie do her thing and wound up with some pretty memorable shots. Dave and Jenn included a few looks that reflect their lifestyle - Jenn's running shoes, Little Man, Dave's favourite board game and Maddie playing with some of their tennis gear. (i couldn't squeak the tennis shots, cute as they were, into the preview... sorry!). Adding Maddie to a pair of shoes or a table game somehow makes an instantly memorable photo... I love it. The full session includes 80+ images... these are some of my favourites.  Then there was Little Man, the pug. He made it into so many shots that he almost generated enough material for his own session. Here are a few favourites featuring the (second) star of the show :)  and to settle a small disagreement on facebook... I believe this photo is a 'checkmate' face from Dave and an 'oh no!' from Maddie... but maybe you see it differently??  A Walk in Victoria Park with Ash, Matty and Sebastian I love natural photos... you know, walking, exploring, playing, that sort of thing. When Matt and Ash asked me to do family photos with them and Seb (their one-year-old son), I was happy to hear that park exploration was the plan. The tulips were out at Vic Park in Kitchener and they made an amazing backdrop for the photos. Here's a sampling from the session...  check out Seb's Christmas photos from last December...  Family Photos with Angie & Jay and the kids Angie has this amazing old window that she's turning into the most beautiful frame for a series of family pics. The frame is great, but currently sits very, very empty. She asked me to take a walk with the family and get some updated photos... so out we went. These are a few of my favourites from our session. Family Photos with Jennie, Mike and twins Milo & Finn Babies sleep a lot... not necessarily at the times you want them to, but they do sleep a lot. Parents of babies? Not nearly so much sleeping, so you need to nap when you can. I love this shot of Mike taking a few minutes while the boys did the same. Mike and Jennie's twin boys (Milo and Finn) were early arriving to the world and had to spend some time at the NICU getting ready to come home. So they weren't quite newborn when I visited, but they were still tiny... around five-and-a-half pounds each at the time. They look so cute together in the photos.  Mike and Jennie were beaming the whole time   So was Zeus...  Milo & Finn and Mike & Jennie and I had a really fun time making these photos. I think they reflect the vibe that is Casa Boylan. I hope you all dig 'em.
It looks good both ways...2014 will be a banner year here at ZJP. With nine wedding assignments already booked and lots of little ones set to arrive, there will be lots to do, lots to see. Stopping time with an image is a remarkable thing... throw in some momentous occasions, thrilling emotions and maybe some leaves or snow and there's going to be a lot of good fun coming up. But last year was awesome too! So without further ado... here are some memorable photos from this past year. Enjoy!                       This last one is a shot from a wedding I photographed at Langdon Hall in the late summer. They had lights on one of the apple trees in the orchard and we snuck out for a few quick photos after supper. This was the first frame I shot.
I felt the magic of it right away, as soon as I saw it. Hope you feel it too. Happy 2014! Zac I went for a snowy winter walk to take some family photos...... and it was hilarious and awesome. Kaleena had me out to snag some family photos for her dad's birthday. It was really snowy out, which made for some cool photos (pun only sort-of intended).  Some of the shots were of the guys, others of girls or sisters or siblings or couples. We mixed it up. Here's a sampling from the shoot, enjoy! Towards the end of the shoot we were even able to get a whole family photo with the newest member of the family, snugly wrapped though she was...  I headed out to a great little spot in Waterloo for a casual family photo session with the Hill Family...Amelia was a tad shy to start off with (who isn't really though), but all that changed when she got a cat tail in her hands. Suddenly that was her world and the photos started to come naturally. When she figured out that the fluff could fly... oh man! That's when the smiles started happening.  This photo took the cake, but we had lots more great moments as we walked and talked, sat down and giggled. Here are a few favourites from the day. I headed out with Pam & Shawn and their three awesome kids for a walk in Waterloo Park...These folks were a lot of fun to photograph - the kids were full of energy and bursting with giggles. We explored, climbed, tossed leaves and took some photos along the way. I love the photos that came out of this shoot- all sorts of great shots I thought. But there's one photo in particular that completely blew me away. I think it's one of the best photos I've taken. What do you think?  But like I said, I loved this shoot. There were no shortage of great moments frozen forever by the click of a shutter. Here is a sampling of my favourites from the day! I spent an afternoon with the Thompson Family in Victoria ParkThis was an epic gathering. Graham and Melissa Thompson had flown in from their home near Calgary for a visit with Graham's mom and sister and his sister's family. So we had Grandma, plus two couples with three kids apiece. It made for a wonderfully chaotic time playing, running, tossing leaves and laughing at all the antics. Here are some of my favourite shots from the day: 
Grandma was right in on all the action... I love this shot of her and all the kids putting on their best crazy faces! 
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