5 Tips for your Spring Photoshoot

Hurray spring is FINALLY here! Spring in Delta is an amazing time to have your family photos done. The winter haze has lifted, the weather is getting better and the flowers are coming out. 

These 'tips and tricks' will help you prepare for your photo shoot. Tips from what to wear to how to prepare so your only job on photoshoot day is to be yourself, laugh a lot and let me capture photo's you will love forever. 

 

1.) Choosing a Time & Date

I love to begin all sessions 1-2 hours before the sunset during "the golden hour", when the light is the dreamiest. You can use an online- sunset calculator to determine the time of your scheduled sunset for the date and location you'd like to do your session. If you have younger kids you may consider early spring when the sun sets at an earlier time.

 

2.) Dress Up!

When it comes to wardrobe there is no such thing as being to dressed up. Ladies, always say yes to the dress! And men, closed toed shoes and fitted pants (no shorts!) photograph great.

Also, don't be afraid to have some fun! Have you ever wanted to rock a flower crown? Spring is the time! 

First Birthday Photos in Ladner

 

3.) Choosing Clothes

Springtime is perfect for softer, lighter tones and more neutral shades. Soft shades of pink and blues to compliment creams, whites, browns and grey. The soft colour palette fits beautifully into almost all natural outdoor environments.

Beach Grove Family Photo Session

 

5.) Location

This one is up to you! I use natural light so my first choice is outdoors in wide open natural spaces. Feel free to think outside the box! I encourage you to brainstorm unique locations or somewhere you may have special access to. In spring you may consider a farm, a field of flowers or somewhere with an incredible view. Take a few minutes thinking and you may be surprised with where you come up with!

Boundary Bay Maternity Photo Session

 

6.) Styling

If you would like to make your photos more unique and tell a bit of a story? Bring a little something extra! For spring think fresh flowers, a pretty blanket or picnic. You can incorporate larger items like a vintage bike or simple objects like a hat.

 

Ladner Portrait Session

AT HOME NEWBORN PHOTOS | BABY OSCAR | TSAWWASSEN NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Oh the joys of being a newborn photographer in Tsawwassen! I love when I arrive at a house with amazing natural light and stunning family (including a newborn baby who slept most of the time and a momma with hair goal I could only dream of!). Only in South Delta can you have a blast taking photos of a family and then skip across the street to pick up something off of Varage sale - double win for the day!

AT HOME NEWBORN PHOTOS | WELCOME BABY JAMES | DELTA, BC

These baby photos were taken on a typical Vancouver day - rainy, cold and dark. My typical bright, light photos turned contrast and romantic. The newborn photos allowed for the new parents to snuggle baby James in the warmth of their home. I love taking photos the first month after baby arrives, capturing couples with the newest member of their family in their natural environment.

Thank you to this beautiful family for allowing me to photograph their new baby in his first couple weeks after arrival.

AT HOME NEWBORN PHOTOS | MILLER FAMILY | SOUTH DELTA

My favorite sessions are becoming at home newborn photography sessions. These lifestyle shoots capture you and your family in your own home in the first month after the arrival of baby. I love to photograph South Delta families interacting with each other in an organic, natural way.

CHRISTMAS MINI SESSION 2017 | SOUTH DELTA

To the Moms and Dads who came to my Christmas Mini Sessions,

You are amazing. You connected with me weeks in advance to book your sessions. You managed to arrive on time despite terrible winter weather. You coordinated outfits, brushed hair, fed and napped the kids. You brought me happy, delightful, smiling children who were so well behaved. Often your efforts go unnoticed but when your kids look back on these photos 20 years from now they will thank you. You deserve a medal...Everyday. Thank you for sharing this day with me!

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STYLED SHOOT | POINT ROBERTS WASHINGTON

This styled shoot had been in the books for weeks and I was so excited to be collaborating with so many amazing vendors. I picked up two dresses from Park & Fifth in Gastown on Friday and double checked everything was ready to go with Michelle at Luxe Events on Saturday. 

Saturday morning arrived and I heard a knock on my door. My two sisters came into my house with a video camera telling me they had rescheduled all my weekend shoots are were taking me downtown for the night for my surprise stagette! AMAZING! (thanks sisters!)

After a night out on the town, I was eager to get home so I could make this golden hour photoshoot happen.

All the talent who contributed to this shoot (Luxe Events, Ba Wedding Hair, Hair By Nikki, Emily Walker, Farmhouse Florals) were so amazing and flexible. Everything came together brilliantly and I couldn't be happier brining the stunning clay cliffs into a bridal shoot.

DIEFENBAKER PARK - SOUTH DELTA - MUSOKE FAMILY | FALL PHOTO SESSION

Last fall a friend approached me and asked if I could take her family photos because she had seem some photos I had posted on my personal Instagram. I had always loved photography and done it as a hobby my whole life but I had never thought of doing it professionally. I can honestly say her request sparked a passion that in the last year I turned into my career.

A year later she approached me again with the same request - fall family photos. It was a perfect fall evening to meet this beautiful family at Diefenbaker Park in Tsawwassen.

I am so thankful that I have found my passion and for the amazing people I meet everyday in doing it.

S + M Heritage House Wedding

The bride and groom danced down the aisle to Prince. That pretty much sums it up on how awesome both the couple, venue and wedding were. Venue is a heritage house in New West and bridal party photos at Queen's Park Rose Garden.

K + B Cammidge House Wedding

A perfect summer day for a beautiful wedding at the Cammidge House in Tsawwassen, South Delta. The bridal party pictures and couple photos were taken at Centennial Beach and in the feilds between the venue and the beach. It was a perfect day for this beautiful couple to tie the knot. 

L + S Maternity Session

It was a pleasure to take photos for first time parents-to-be Lindsay and Scott. It was a perfectly clear summers night so we could catch the best lighting during golden hour. 

L+S Maternity
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Jack Family Photos

Lilly Point in Point Roberts Washington was the perfect backdrop for these golden hour family photos. *Flower crowns made by the amazing Flowers Beautiful in Tsawwassen*.