I had my first ever newborn shoot on Sunday with Cassie and her 1.5 week old baby Kobe. Her son Hayden also came along, but was a bit camera shy. I was pretty nervous to try this new genre of portrait photography, especially since I don’t have a lot of experience with babies in general. My friend Irene came along to help out and hold a reflector for me. It was great to have an extra pair of hands and set of eyes to make sure the baby didn’t roll into the river or anything.

The focus was supposed to be on baby shots, but I definitely have a weakness for mama and baby shots. I love photos where people are interacting with one another, especially when those people clearly love each other so much.

I was the second photographer at Jen and Mike’s wedding for the amazing Karen McNeil a couple of weeks ago.   It was at Merridale Cider, which is really pretty and totally worth the drive.   It was my first time as a second shooter, and it was a great learning experience.  I was assigned to shoot the guys getting ready.  They kept asking me questions, like “are these pants high enough?” or “how do I do this pocket square?” and I replied, “I don’t know. I’m usually with the bride!”  And I still don’t know how to put a boutenniere on.

Here are some of my favourite shots from the day.  The guys started at the Oceanfront Grand Resort, which is set in an gorgeous location.

Thanks to Karen for inviting me to shoot with her, and thanks to everyone at the wedding for being so darn photogenic.

I couldn’t wait to finish editing all of these before posting some more, so there’s another post coming in a bit.