Category Archives: family

Wow, our winter months of sabbatical have come to an close. We ended with a bang at the Canada Photo Convention which was a super rad time to gather in a room with a couple hundred other photographers and be poured into from our speakers. They shared wisdom, failures, exciting stories, ways they make their […]

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Theo has been one of my favorite people to photograph, ever since he was in his mother’s womb (see our maternity video HERE). He’s a whole year old now. So exciting. He is so loved. Family came from all over the country to celebrate this little guy’s first birthday. He cake smashed, bathed and then […]

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These pretty ladies are Lola and her momma, Sarah. We met for the first time when Lola was much smaller, a little three year old who brought cupcakes for the faeries while we wandered through a beautiful wooded area taking family photos. Somewhere between the faerie cupcakes and Sarah’s bright yellow leggings and bright spirit we […]

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As a new year is upon us, it’s always nice to flip through images of the past year and remember the moments with people I’ve photographed. Here’s a little glimpse, a favorite photo (or two or three or five) from each of my non-wedding shoots this year (other than a few shoots from Europe that […]

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This is Gloria, she’s my 8 year old fashion inspiration. When she was 3, I was her nanny. We shared a room in our cute little flat on the Rijnstraat in Amsterdam. She’s got two brothers and her parents are two of my closest friends on the earth. It’s been so interesting to watch her […]

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I met Tobi (the beautiful momma in this family) five years ago when I lived in Amsterdam. A lot has changed in that time, she is now a wife and a mother! She and her husband, Gert-Jan, have two beautiful little boys, Felix and Hugo. When I saw them last May and we did an […]

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Emily is a dear friend of mine, I haven’t seen her in quite some time and a lot has changed in that time.  I met her sweet husband Gabe and heard the excitement in their voices for the arrival of their baby boy.  While we had tea, I threw out the idea of them recording a […]

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Today was my first time meeting this family, but our mutual friends assured me that they were some of the most beautiful people and so sweet, they were right. E, A, K and H, it was very nice to meet you. Hopefully we will meet again! 

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Lucas’s project in self- expression. Inspired by a Dr. Seuss book, “My many colored days” Lucas picked clothing in different colors that represented his own feelings. Little poet, he is. First, I suggest watching the video, hearing his voice and then going through the rest of this post. lucas’ colors from rachel joy baransi on […]

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I met Tobi five years ago when I lived in Amsterdam. A lot has changed in that time, she is now a cute momma to these two boys, Felix and Hugo and a wife to Gert-Jan. When I saw them last, it was in May, we did an Amsterdam shoot and they announced that Felix […]

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