The weekend I was in beautiful Cleveland was cold, rainy and windy. However, the weather did not phase this sweet little bundle ONE TINY BIT. He was outside in the chill and wet, having a super time. Little J did nothing but smile, grin and gurgle. I LOVED him. Babies like this are one of the true delights of what I do.
M, I loved meeting you and your lovely family - thank you so much for everything.
Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!!!!!!
The weather for this session was, saaaay....challenging, to say the least. Gale force winds, coooold and my personal favourite, sideways rain :-)
However, throw in a hip family, a cool location and some great kids and we pulled it off together!
We shot this session at the awesome Cleveland Institute of Music - and I would like to think that I absorbed some of the talent there by osmosis - just by being there. There was music in the air, people walking around with their instruments - artistry everywhere. It was GREAT.
Emily, it was so lovely meeting you and your family - thank you so much for everything.
Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!
I have been photographing this family since J was less than a year old, and have been friends with them since that time. They are truly a WONDERFUL family. I love hanging with them, I love photographing them, and I love going to visit them in Cleveland!
I was spoiled by great kids, wonderful locations, wonderful food and even better company.
The weather was less than ideal when I arrived, but like magic, things cleared up for J & A's session. Whew!
I was wowed by some absolutely wonderful locations - Cleveland is a truly beautiful place. I look forward to going again soon.
K & A, that you SO MUCH for ebverything. It was wonderful - and your images are STUNNING. I can't wait for you to see them. xoxox
Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!!!!
I am lucky to call Tiffany a friend as well as a longtime client, and as always, I was looking forward to a session at the Farm. This time there was a bonus, as I also had the chance to meet T's brother, sister-in-law and sweet baby niece, B.
The weather was gorgeous, the beach was intact despite Tropical Storm Irene roaring through not long before, and everything went as smoothly as anything can go when you do ANYTHING involving children. The evidence is in the gorgeous images below.
T, H and J, Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!
Some days new ones just don't want to be in the spotlight. I get it. I like to be BEHIND the camera, not in front of it. So, when my littlest subjects object, they get a second kick at the can.
That's just what we did with little Mr. M, who was not ready for his closeups the first time around. But, as these things usually do, all worked out for the best, as we got the opportunity to do some studio AND natural light.
M, thank you for giving me my baby fix and giving me the opportunity to photograph your sweet baby boy.
Another year, another chance to work with Heather's gorgeous little girl, H.
I first met Heather, Bob and little H last year, and we had a great time traipsing around a lovely Ottawa green space, playing at the park and trying to avoid the eight million geese following us around at the park. We got some killa shots, you can see last year's Sneak Peek right here:
http://merrifieldphotography.typepad.com/photo_therapy/2010/10/for-h-ottawa-child-photographer-ottawa-childrens-photography.html
This year, Heather chose an amazing spot - an historic old mill with lovely old stone, incredible foliage and deep blue rushing water. Just gorgeous.
Thank you Heather, for the opportunity to hang with you and H again, it was fun. Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!
I have had such a crazy string of location sessions, which, given the amazing place I am is a given, but it is always a treat to be able to work with my studio gear as well during the summer. With this session (a Studio to Go Session), I do a part of the session outdoors, but then move inside and set up a small studio where ever I happen to be. In this case, a house with EXACTLY the type of decor I would make a set out of in my own studio - so I was very excited to see how these were going to look.
Add a gorgeous family on top of a super location and a photog happy toplay with all her toys and you get - MAGIC.
J - it was wonderful to work with you and your sweet family. Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY.
Phew - getting caught up on the blog is busy business!
I think I have said recently that I don't often get to shoot at the time of day known as the "Photographer's Sweet Spot", so when I do, I like to play. And I love the results every time. Completely amazing light. Yum.
I also loved being able to photograph this family - mom was super at wardrobe, dad was great and the kids were fun and into the whole thing. Even after a full day of summer camp, swimming and fun.
So, L, thank you so much for everything! Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!
I first met the ever fabulous JPenn during a trip to Boston in May, and just let me tell you, she rocks. So, I was tickled to get to photograph her family when I was in Ottawa this summer.
As the day dawned, the weather looked iffy, we had some storm clouds on the horizon, and her hubby had to get to Montreal to see U2 so rescheduling wasn't an option, but you know what? The sun came out, the family shots are fabulous, and JPenn made me a LOVELY custom grapefruit martini. YUM.
We are talking muddling and EVERYTHING, y'all.
Oh - did I mention that she authors the uber-cool blog Martinis for Breakfast ? Jpenn is the original Girl with a Flask. Holla!
I loved working with everyone and J, here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!!!
And, MMMMMM, my yummy special bevvy :-)
I often don't get the opportunity to photograph later in the day, as my littlest clients are often freshest at say, ten am, but I am going to try and do this more often - I have missed the yummy evening light as can be seen in some images from this session. Sunflare = LOVE.
L - I loved meeting your lovely family - I felt like I was at your house all over again when editing these images, the personalities were so vibrant in them.
Here is your Sneak Peek.
ENJOY!
I think this one may be my favourite....
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