True Love - Celebrating Motherhood

I wanted to start this post by making a strong case for photos being a perfect Mother's Day gift, but then thought of the millions photographers (including myself) all around the world saying the same thing year after year, after year...  and changed my mind.

Instead I asked myself what IS the Best Gift for a Mother?  

I think it's your children being healthy and happy, and close to you.  It's knowing they are safe and well taken care of... expanding their knowledge, growing their talents, captivating hearts and conquering the world. 

These will be the photos brought out and looked at both during happy and tough times. They'll carry messages of your devotion and support throughout the years. They'll remind your children of how truly cherished they are.

That being said, I still believe no matter how old your children are, 4 days, 4 months, 4 years or 40, you need to have photographs of them taken together with you.  Images that capture the love and connection you share.

How do I know? Because every time I look at images of my mom holding me as a child, my heart overflows with tenderness and love. They take me back to a time when I didn't have a care in the world and felt like I won a lottery every other day.

Celebrate Motherhood with some gorgeous images of you and your children.  Book a session before Mother's Day and we'll include a Storyboard Collage with 3 of your favourite images from the session as a Mother's Day Gift from us!

See what a story board collage looks like and get pricing details. Just click on the button below. 

Solnechnyi Zaychik and Her Little Brother

After half an hour of trying to find a suitable translation for 'Солнечный Зайчик' into English, I decided to compose my own.  Literally it means 'Little Sunshine Bunny'.  Which is a highly endearing Russian name for a dancing and jumping fleck of light caught and projected by a reflective surface (often on purpose). 

Photographing Zoey was just that. Trying to catch a beautiful speckle of light a thousand times faster than you'll ever be.  Her little sidekick, on the other hand, provided us with a slo-mo no- rush take-all-the-time-you-need kind of photo op. I'm sure that's going to change pretty soon :)

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Too Cute for Words

"I'm so happy with the photos. So glad we did the session! " Mother of  two precious little sprites is slowly turning pages of her freshly printed album looking at her daughters lost in the World of Magic.  I myself can not be happier, her words tell me I have managed to capture her  children the way she sees them.  Loving and gentle. Beautiful to no end and too cute for words!

Art Worthy - Day Five - Alice in Wonderland

Sometimes I ask myself what exactly it is that I do?

In my previous life of being a teacher my goal was always to nourish talent, build self-esteem and inspire children to reach for the highest goals...

Today I get to do the same thing.  When children are in our studio they dive into an atmosphere of free expression, playfulness and make belief.  

I find myself being in awe of their creativity exactly the same way I did when choosing my career as a teacher. 

Art Worthy - Day Two - Babies

These two lil' brothers were positively determined not to fall asleep while in the studio, at least not at the same time... It took all of our patience and some advanced lullabying techniques on their mama's part to get them to this state :) It was worth the wait.

Little lilac teddy bear.  So precious! Just look at those cheeks!!!  Can't believe it's already been a year since we took this photo. 

Little sweet pea B.  We photographed her soooo many times :)  Quite a character then she is quite a character now.  We wish she lived closer so we could see her more often. 

Art Worthy

Dear Friends,

It's not a secret that the majority of our clients are drawn to our photography because they see their children as genuinely art worthy.
Knowing that, we've decided to take it up a notch and we've created a new Art Collection featuring both babies and children we have photographed. 

For the next seven days we are going to post these images both on our Free Lense website and on our Facebook page. 
 



Hope you like what we have created for you!

Alf & Svetlana


 

The 'Real' Alice in Wonderland

"How can this NOT make your day better!"  Condie Grohs

Three minutes of the cutest little actors bursting with enthusiasm and talent. 

They give you an 'Alice in Wonderland' interpretation like no other.

If you'd like to learn about the children in this video and support the Saskatchewan Down Syndrome Society please click the link below. 

Adorable Duo

When I saw this little duo's photo for the first time my first question was, "How do we tell them apart? They are so alike!!!"  Their mother replied, "One is outgoing, the other is quieter..." , so when they arrived at out studio we were ready to look for the clues :)  

At the beginning they both were very reserved, but little by little they warmed up to the idea and finished with a dance party.  Telling them apart was much easier than we thought, different colour pants helped a lot :)

Sweetest Little Angel

Such a sweet little fairy with crystal blue eyes, beautiful curls and a mischievous smile. She stole our hearts the moment she came to our Enchanted Forest...

Her images look like scenes from a movie. You maybe looking at a future starlet.  

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Alice in Wonderland - Preview

Here is a tiny preview of our upcoming 'Alice in Wonderland' slideshow and 2017 Wonderland Calendar.  We want to thank everyone who took part in the making of it, the children, the parents and siblings... A special thanks to Stacy Routledge, who helped to organize the project and who did a terrific job casting our little actors for the various roles. 

Let us know what you think. 

Little Angels

Two little sisters.  Looking beyond angelic... Radiating harmony and light.

You can't help but notice an enormous affection they have for each other.  I love how every single image of two of them together speaks of a strong-strong bond between them.   

Truly beautiful on so many levels...

Wonderland... Wonderland... Wonderland...

It was on of these 'on the spur of the moment' sessions, which we almost never do anymore.

 Little girl starring Alice is a huge-huge fun of the Lewis Carroll's story.  Her mother told me that 'Alice in Wonderland' is one of her two favourite movies of all times :)  She knew the story by heart.  It was such a a joy to watch her act out different scenes. 

Her brother wasn't exactly supposed to be in the photos, but they were visiting from Saskatoon and didn't have anyone to look after him at that moment... so he came along... and I'm so happy he did. 

If he is not the most adorable Mad Hatter you can imagine, I don't know who is!!!

Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine

She is so full sunshine... 

...mixed with a little hurricane  :) 

New questions,  new ideas, new expressions... All coming at you at a blazingly fast speed.  I wish I knew the exact location of the energy dispenser where she gets her refills!  

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