Creative Wedding & Portrait Photography

January 25, 2012

Ann & Kevin’s – We love country living – family – Cambridge, Parry Sound Photographer

Filed under: Portraits — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 10:05 am

In late October I had a fun portrait session with Ann, Kevin and their two sons at their home in rural North Wellington County.   I had met Ann and Kevin several months earlier when they did an awesome job installing new kitchen cabinets on our Cambridge home.  Over the few days of the install Ann and Kevin got a tour of my Cambridge studio and were impress with the images on display.  A few months later Ann contacted me and we worked out a date for a portrait session at their property.

Ann and Kevin have an great spot.  At the end of a country road, surrounded by fields and right next door to a vast stretch of Luther Marsh Conservation Area.  While Ann was rounding up the boys, Kevin gave me a quick tour of the property and we  we selected a number of spots that had some nice lighting and backdrops.  Besides being ultra-talented cabinet installers Ann and Kevin operate a boarding stable and I was pleasantly surprised to find that Ann had told several of her clients about the photo session, so as it turned out I ended up doing portriat sessions with five different groups that day!

Below are a few of the images that I did with Ann and Kevin and their two boys.  As I worked with the boys I could really see what an wonderful spot it was for them to grow up… lots of open space, fields, forest and of course, horses!

Two Brothers in barn_AKW-86_rs

Boy in Apple Tree_AKW-104_rs

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A boy and his horse_AKW-134_rs

Ann and her horse_AKW-150rs

blue-eyed boy with red mittens_AKW-160_rs

Family in Tree_AKW-262rs

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November 8, 2011

Alisa and Ben’s awesome family – Family Portraits – Cambridge – Parry Sound Photographer

Alisa, Ben, Fiona, and Luca visited my Cambridge studio early in October for a family portrait session.  Alisa is off on mat leave from her RN position at one of our local hospitals and the gals on her floor had given her a portrait session gift certificate shortly before wee Luca was born a few months ago.

Fiona is two and Luca was just a bit over two months when we did the session.  Two year olds can be a challenge for many professional photographers. I find the best approach is to gently work into the session taking advantage of opportunities for creative shots as they happen rather than trying to stay with a rigid approach.

Fiona took a while to warm up to the studio lights and getting the ok from mom to give her a sucker helped ease things along.  The studio portion of the shoot allowed me to try out another of my backdrops from Serendipity backgrounds.  I think this one, called “glimmer “, is going to work really well for children and Christmas portraits.

We also did and outdoor session at a nearby conservation area.  This worked out well as Fiona enjoyed exploring the area and we got some nice images to round out the session.

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Christmas Portrait of young girl_AMS_39_Cambridge Photographer

Baby digging for teeth_AMS_28_Cambridge Photographer

smiling baby_AMS_23_Cambridge Photographer

Little Girl in wooden chair_AMS_46_Cambridge Photographer

young family of four looking over bench_AMS_117_Cambridge Photographer

little girl sitting by rock_AMS_127_Cambridge Photographer

 a young girl with brown eyes_AMS_124_Cambridge Photographer

Young girl with her father laughing_AMS_114_Cambridge Photographer

October 4, 2011

Seanna and Andrew – Three Year Later – Parry Sound Photographer

Filed under: Baby and Child photography,Portraits — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 7:36 pm

It was a real treat to meet up with Seanna and Andrew, three years after photographing their wedding in 2008. This time we were doing family portraits and now Seanna and Andrew have two wonderful, lively, young sons.

We did the portrait’s at Seanna’s parent’s cottage near Whitestone, ON.  This was the same place where I had photographed Seanna three years earlier, when she was getting dressed for her marriage to Andrew, at Whitestone Lake Resort.  The swing Seanna is sitting on, with her two young sons in one of the shots below, is the same one she was sitting on in her wedding dress three years earlier.

My strategy with the two energetic young boys was to let them enjoy being boys, grabbing shots as things progressed.  We had balloons, bubbles, Team Canada Hockey shirts, and suckers. We used them all at various stages of the shoot.

I had thrown my hip waders in the car as I headed out the morning of the shoot as I recalled there was a dock that might afford some good shots, but only if I could get out into the water.  As things turned out this proved useful and we got some great images of the boys on the dock, one of which I have included in this post.

Boys on dock_SAT_104_Parry Sound portraits_rs

young boy on grass_SAT_141_Parry Sound Photographer_rs

Mother sitting on swing with two young boys_SAT_193_Parry Sound portraits_rs

Young boy chasing red balloon_SAT_119_Parry Sound portraits_rs

Young boy in Canada hockey shirt running through bubbles_SAT_151_Parry Sound Portraits_rs

Father holds young son upside down_SAT_090_Parry Sound Photographer_rs

Mother kissing young son_SAT_190-Parry Sound Photographer_rss

Mother, Father with two young sons on grass_SAT_164_Parry Sound Photographer_rs

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August 30, 2011

The World is a better place now that baby Cadence has arrived !!! – Parry Sound Photographer, Cambridge Photographer

Baby Cadence was 9 week old when she visited my Cambridge studio with her mom and dad this July.  Earlier this spring I had done a series of maternity images for Mel and Kevin and now they had returned with Cadence.   We had an awesome session, and Cadence modeled like a pro.  No accidents and only one moment of tears!!  Cadence seemed really taken be the studio lighting and seemed to get a kick out of making all of us laugh as we made our way through the shoot.

I first met Mel and Kevin in 2008 when I photographed their wedding at Delta Rocky Crest Resort, just south of Parry Sound. It was a real treat to be able to photograph them again this spring, just weeks before Cadence was due, and then again in July. This time with their absolutely priceless young daughter.  It is hard to put into words the feeling of joy that I get when I am able to be a part of documenting my clients lives as they progress though the various stages.

It was also great to get comments like the ones below that Mel sent me after she saw the images.

          ”Wow! Once again you have outdone yourself.  The pictures are amazing. Absolutely beautiful!!”  

Feed back like that is yet another reason why I love my job!

A few shots from our maternity session are include below along with some of the images we created of Cadence, at nine weeks of age.

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Baby in her mother and dads hands_MKCF_026_Cambridge, Parry Sound Photographer

Maternity images_mom and dad looking at belly_MKF_204

Maternity Portriats_mom and dad_MKF_053

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silhouette Mother holding baby_MKCF_141_Parry Sound Photographer

Baby in her parents arms_MKCF_025_Cambridge, Parry Sound Photographer

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Baby Portraits_MKCF_014_Parry Sound, Cambridge Photographer

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New Mom and Dad with their young baby_MKCF_049_Parry Sound, Cambridge Photographer

New mother holding young baby_MKCF_096

May 23, 2011

Kids & Puppies – Family Portraits – Parry Sound, Cambridge Photographer

Lori and John’s family recently expanded, big time!  A few months back I got a call saying “We need some new family shots, we just got two Saint Bernard pups!”  Wow, what a surprise!  Not really!  I have gotten to know this awesome couple and their two young daughters very well over the past several years and in spite of having very, very, busy business and personal lives, they are always ready to step it up another notch or two, so while it would have seemed a huge step for most families to add two Saint Bernard pups to the mix, it seemed almost a given for this crew.

The day we did the shoot, brother Andrew, was visting, on leave from his role in Canada’s Armed Forces, so we took the opportunity to get him involved in the shoot as well.

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Mom and her daugher with St Bernard Pup_IMG_8645

Family with their Saint Bernard Puppies_Parry Sound Photographer_IMG_8505 B&W

Family with their two Saint Bernard Pups_Parry Sound Photographer_IMG_8768

Happy Family with their Saint Bernard Pups_IMG_8538

Two Sisters with their Saint Bernard Puppies_IMG_8565

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Family portraits_On Leave from Army_IMG_8656-rs

 

May 17, 2011

An awesome family portrait session with Lisa & Kevin – Parry Sound, Cambridge Photographer

This past winter I had the pleasure of working with Lisa, Kevin, and their wonderful family.  Kevin is a vetrinarian and owns and operates Townline Animal Hospital in Cambridge, Ontario.  Linda Hurlburt, a broker with Royal LePage TeamAdvantage Realty in Parry Sound had purchased a photo session gift certificate for Kevin and Lisa in June, 2010 and we shot their session in my Cambridge studio this past November.  Our Cambridge studio has a fair bit of space for studio lights and backdrops and it works well for a range of shoots including family groups and pets, so considering Kevin’s occupation it was only natural that they brought their wonderful golden retriever to take part in the photo session.

A few of my favorites from the shoot are included below.

Boy in chair_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW-145

Pretty teen on chair_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW-97

Mom with boy on red ball_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW-158

smiling boy on a rocking horse_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW-41

Girl in Jeans_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW-5

Boy with big sister on chair_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW-17

Husband & Wife_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW-79

Family with dog_Cambridge Photographer_L&KW83c_8x10

May 11, 2011

Fun Portrait Session with Minola, Sorin & Diana – Parry Sound-Cambridge Portrait Photographer

Filed under: Baby and Child photography,Portraits — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 6:30 am

Early this past winter I had an awesome portriat session with Minola, Sorin and their beautiful wee daughter, Diana.  Minola is one of the great dentists at Dentistry on the Bay, in Parry Sound and Sorin, a large animal vetrinarian in his home land,  is working on the canadian verison of his degree/canadian certification, while also playing a huge role in Diana’s young life.  We got to know each other pretty well, in Los Cabos, Mexico, early November, at the Lahti-Campbell wedding and soon after we were back in Canada Minola called to arrange a family portrait session.

We did the shoot one morning in my Georigan Bay based studio. Initailly Diana was abit unsure of the studio lights as you’ll see the first image below.  Before long, Diana figured out that this was a fun event and she really got into the session, giving us some really great smiles and looks.

A few of my favourites from our session are posted below.

Unsure_baby girl and green ball_Family Portraits_ parry sound photographer_MSDD-21

Family Baby girl smiling_Portraits_ parry sound photographer_MSDD-20

Baby with ball_parry sound family portrait_MSDD-53

Family mother, father and daughter embrace_ Portrait_ parry sound photographer_MSDD-22

Family Baby wiith ball_Portraits_ parry sound photographer_MSDD-17

Family Portrait_ parry sound photographer_a baby crawling_MSDD-18

Family Portraits_ parry sound photographer_Father with baby_MSDD-14

Family Portraits_mom, dad & baby_MSDD-7

May 3, 2011

A Portrait Session with Baby Veronica and Her family – Parry Sound Family Portraits

Filed under: Baby and Child photography,Portraits — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 4:42 pm

One of the wonderful families I had the pleasure of working with late last fall was Heather, Jade, their young daughter, Veronica, and  Heather’s mother, father, and brother.  As the weather was starting to get that late fall, early winter bite, we did the session in my studio, just north of Parry Sound.

Veronica is a cutie and her mom and dad had her done up in a spiffy plaid dress.  We had a fun session and everyone enjoyed their time in front of the camera, and trying to make the others laugh during their turn.

A few of my favourites from the session are below.

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Parry Sound Photographer_family portraits_HGJC-22e

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Parry Sound Photographer_family portrait_HGJC-47

Parry Sound Photographer_father, mother and their baby_HGJC-99

Parry Sound Portriats_a young man_HGJC-2

February 13, 2011

Olivia with her mom and dad – family portraits Parry Sound

Filed under: Baby and Child photography,Portraits — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 10:08 am

I met Sarah and Roy in 2007 when I did their engagement and wedding photos.   This past October I had the pleasure of photographing them once again, but this time with their wonderful daughter, Olivia.  Olivia was just about to celebrate a birthday when we did these shots.  Sarah recently celebrated a birthday of her own so I thought it would be fitting to post a few of the images from our October session as a bit of belated birthday to Sarah.  Best wishes guys.  You have a wonderful daughter!

Parry Sound Photographer_child portraits_Olivia_SR&O-53

Parry Sound Photographer_Family Portrait_Oliva and her mom_SR&O-8

Parry Sound Photographer_Family Portriat_Olivia and her dad_SR&O-69

Parry Sound Photographer_childrens portraits_Olivia_SR&O-1

December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas and some personal Family Portraits from our Cambridge Ontario Studio

Well  in addition to wishing everyone a safe, happy and healthy Holiday Season, this is sort of a Christmas present to Grace and I.

Those of you who follow my site know I rarely post any images of my own family but I thought I would switch that up for this post.  Recently we expanded, and opened a studio in Cambridge, while maintaining our Parry Sound area studio base.  Recenty my daughter Jodie flew in from  Calgary with our grandson Tony and our daughter in law, Sheri, who lives ten minutes away from our new Cambridge studio, came over with our other grandson, David.  This provided a great opportunity to use the studio to grab a few personal, family images.  I opted to shoot them with two alien bee strobes, in low key, with the dark black backdrop.  I find this approach tends to keep the focus directly on the subjects.

Enjoy and have a Very Merry Christmas!

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Cambiridge Photographer_Family portrait_T&D_074rs

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