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Tera, Andrew, Madden & Kolten /// Surrey Family Photography

Marta — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:31:34 +0000

I know I promised photos of Argentina, but first one more Vancouver fall session with a beautiful family. Last week I headed out to Surrey’s Stewart Farmhouse to photograph Tera and Andrew and their two sons. Tera got in touch with me back in September about booking a family session, but the first available time we could set was in November. The Saturday we planned the session our Vancouver rainstorms were in full force and there was no way we were going to take two little boys into the rain (unless of course big mud puddles were going to be part of the scenery, which could be fun too I suppose). On November 11th the weather improved and we eagerly took advantage of the day. And despite the strong winds that blew through the weeks prior, we even lucked out to still capture some fall colors in the orchard.

Tera and Andrew and the boys were awesome to photograph and natural models. Don’t they look gorgeous!? Little Madden had a close encounter with a puddle at the beginning, but took it in stride and we continued on exploring the property

Tera and Andrew: here’s a selection of some of my favourites photos from our session. Thanks so much for a great visit to the farmhouse; I will be in touch soon with a slide show of all your images.

Kolten loved picking up the apples and trying to eat them – so cute!

This one is one of my absolute favourites – Kolten is just starting to walk and he loved all the apples on the ground insisting on either trying to bite them or chase them down the hill. This image would make for an awesome canvas I think.

Exploring the inner workings of the water pump!

Suzy + Ed + Kids /// North Vancouver Family Photography

Marta — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:54:35 +0000

Suzy and Ed love the outdoors. Even though they live on the downtown side of the bridge, they often come over the North Vancouver to enjoy all the fantastic trails and parks with their kids. Last weekend I met them at Lynn Headwaters Park – one of their favourites – for a casual family portrait session.

Suzy contacted me after seeing some images from Sue and Tom’s family session earlier this summer. They really liked the outdoor location and feel of the images and wanted something similar for their young family.

This was my first time taking pictures of children I never met before so I was very nervous about our session. I love kids and hoped that I could convince Matti that the photo adventure would be fun. That said, my idea of fun may be a little different than a 3 year old’s I was in luck. Matti was the sweetest little boy and we had a great time exploring the canyon and forest − I even got a hug when we met! Melts my heart It just doesn’t get any better than that for a first meeting.

Suzy and Ed – it was a pleasure to meet your family. I’ll be in touch soon with your slide show and order gallery.

Gabby + Chris + kids /// Maple Ridge Family Photography

Marta — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:23:30 +0000

August is my favorite month of the summer. All the flowers are finally lush with color and the trees full of leaves. Days are still pretty long with lots of sunshine and a bounty of yummy harvest goodies awaits. Last Saturday – on one of those perfect August days – I spent time with good friends Gabby and Chris and their two little ones celebrating their daughter’s 1st birthday with a family photo session. Gabby and Chris chose an extra special place for the session – the same spot where they exchanged their wedding vows 4 years ago!

We had a great time shooting in the stunning gardens at the Pitt Meadows FarmHouse Lifestyle Country Retreat. Thanks for letting me share in this special day for your family. I absolutely adore your two little treasures and their beautiful smiles. They are full of curiosity and are growing like weeds … don’t you wish just a little that you could keep them this small for a while longer?

Sue, Tom, Katie, Lauren & Robyn /// North Vancouver Family Portraits

Marta — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:13:06 +0000

I met Katie in my first semester back in university, shortly after taking a leap of faith and moving from Toronto to Vancouver to return back to school. Katie and I met while we were both studying business at Capilano College with the intent that we would both transfer to the Business Administration program at Simon Fraser University. At the time I wasn’t sure what I would do with the business degree yet, but Katie had her heart set on becoming an executive for a creative and interesting company. A few years, an accounting course, and a few group projects later, we both graduated from the Communications program instead!

As our friendship grew Katie introduced me to her family and I got to know her mom and dad and her twin sisters, Robyn and Lauren. Although Katie and her sisters have all graduated from school and moved out into their own apartments, last Saturday the family came together at their home in North Vancouver for a long overdue portrait session. Last winter they also welcomed a new canine addition to their home. Jesse is a Maltese poodle and is irresistibly cute. He was such a good sport for all the photos we took and patiently sat still as we shot picture after picture in the hot summer sun.

Thank you for welcoming me to your home Sue and Tom. Here’s a few photos from our session.

Jesse took a break in the shade.

There is a small wood shed in the corner of the family’s back yard where the girls use to play when they were little. The sun cast a beautiful shadow from the nearby tree on Saturday afternoon, making it a perfect location for a few individual portraits.

We also headed out to the Lynn Canyon Park for some more photos.

» Click to view a slide show of more images from this family portrait session.