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Springtime Birthday Photos for Adorable 3 Year Old Twins

EmilyBeattyKitchenerTwinPhotographerI’ve known these girls since before they were born, and today they turn 3!  twin_photographer_kitchener_waterloo_Emily_Beatty

tulips_Emily_BeattyThis was a very last minute idea, just a handful of shots, just in time for the girls birthday party. The best part is, after many shoots together over the past 3 years, this was the first time the twins were able to collaborate by choosing their own outfits. On the way over, I stopped at the grocery store and picked up a few bouquets of spring flowers to bring some colour to the dull April Canadian landscape. Just by luck, the pink white and yellow flowers coordinated perfectly with the outfits the girls selected. It also just so happens that these two little ladies are about to be big sisters! Definitely cause for celebration. twin_photographer_POMBA_EmilyBeatty

3_year_old_twins_Emily_Beatty_ImageryHappy birthday to two very special, very unique little personalities. Love you M & L!

Celebrate My Lucky Birthday With A Free Portrait Session!

Save 100% On Portrait Session Fees To Celebrate My Lucky Birthday!

100%off_portrait_sessions_Kitchener_photographer_Emily_BeattyToday I turn 29, my lucky number. I’ve always imagined that 29 will be the best year of my life. As a teen, I thought maybe I’d have a baby at 29. Or maybe I’d finally marry the love of my life. Or maybe, my photography career would grow exponentially and I’ll finally leave Ramen noodles behind forever. Amazingly, my boyfriend of almost 8 years proposed to me at sunrise on Christmas morning, so at least I get to be engaged at 29. That’s pretty exciting.

Regardless of what else the next year has in store for me, I want to take this opportunity to thank every one of you reading this blog post. Each one of you that’s selected me out of hundreds of photographers to capture your wedding day, or your baby’s newborn moments, and also those of you that never fail to click “like” on Facebook. I’m so grateful to have such a supportive group of family, friends, and regular clients cheering for my little photography business.

Because I’m so pleased to have your support on my lucky birthday, I want to offer you an insane one day bargain.

On March 3rd, 2014, you can save 100% on session fees for all a la carte portrait shoots.

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That means you can try out my services absolutely risk free in a studio setting at your home or mine. I’ll cover the $200-$350 session fee that covers my time and talent, education, equipment, travel expenses, editing time, material costs for proofs, and all that jazz.

If you don’t love your portraits, and don’t want to keep any of your photos, you can walk away without paying a cent. If you happen to love your photos, I’ll help you get exactly what you want out of your photo shoot. A week or two after your shoot, I’ll return to show you your edited images and help you decide if you want to create an a la carte collection consisting of digital files, prints, or custom wall art with your new portraits. All digital files will cost $15 each to start. The more photographs you choose to purchase, the more the individual costs come down.

Scroll down for all the details on how to qualify for this sweet deal in under 60 seconds.Emily_Beatty_Imagery_PhotographyKitchener_Waterloo_Portrait_Photographygreetingscard_EBIcupcakescountercupcakeRGB_webKitchener_Waterloo_Portrait_PhotographerKitchener_Waterloo_Portrait_Photographergreetingscard_vintageCupcakes2RGBcupcake_web

THE FINE PRINT:

*Use this free session for any type of portraits during March 2014. It could be family photos (up to 6 people), a couple’s shoot, pet portraits, boudoir photos, first birthday portraits, newborn photos, a cake smash session…

*To qualify for a free session, simply write at least one positive or constructive comment at the bottom of this post, or any other blog post on this site on March 3rd, 2014.

*This free session fee DOES NOT include free prints or digital files. You will get to see your edited photos for free, but must purchase prints or digital files ($15 per print quality digital photo) if you want to keep them. You can view a full a la carte price list here.

*100% discount on session fee applies to clients in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph. Clients that live outside of the Tri-City area in Ontario may be required to pay a mileage fee.

*100% discount applies to any a la carte session, but does not apply to custom photography collections. Confused about the difference? View EBI pricing details here.

*Once you’ve commented on a blog post and visited me on Facebook, e-mail emily@emilybeatty.com on March 3rd to request your free session. All you need to do is state the type of portrait session you want, and 2 or 3 possible shoot dates during March 2014. Make the subject of your message, “Free Shoot For Your Lucky Birthday” and I’ll get back to you within 48 hours to talk about your shoot and select a date. Inquiries after March 3rd at 11:59pm will not be considered for a 100% session fee discount.

*You can find samples of my work here on the blog, and in several galleries over on my website.

*Please “like”  Emily Beatty Imagery and share this blog post on Facebook if you haven’t already. (Not required for a free session, but I’d be ever so happy if you did!)

Thanks for being here, and have a great day. I know I will!

 

 

Fun Lister Family Photos on the Beach in Oliphant

_OliphantFamilyPhotographer_webIt feels appropriate to share these portraits with you today, on Family Day.

When Mr. and Mrs. Lister asked me to document all three of their sons and their families, I was pretty pumped. I was their grandson’s girlfriend, and we had gotten to know each other well in the seven years since Todd and I began dating. GGA and GGB, as they are known to the Listers are just lovely people, always smiling and optimistic. I wanted to create a fantastic series of photos that would capture the essence of their family throughout three generations.

The first Lister shoot was done early in the summer, and a few months later, we assembled the second family on the beach at their home for their first ever full family portrait session. We went with a red, white and blue theme, to celebrate both our Canadian and American ties, and also because there is a strong nautical tradition in the family.

The landscape you’ll see below is in beautiful Oliphant Ontario, just a few kilometers from Sauble Beach. Generations of the same families have grown up on these shores. Years ago, a boy named Gord fell in love with a Michigan beauty queen named Priscilla when she came to spend her summers just two cottages down from his. They were married, and eventually purchased a third lot just a few doors down from both of their parents. Over the years as their family grew, their cottage also expanded and about 10 years ago they sold their home so that they might enjoy Oliphant year round. Needless to say, this beach and this view has a huge place in the hearts of everybody in the family.OliphantFamilyPhotographer

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Happy Family Day!

 

 

Family Photobombing in Oliphant

And the prize for most photobombs in one session goes to…sauble_beach_family_portraits

The family I’m going to marry into! Meet the Listers. I took these photos of my future husband’s family on Labour Day weekend, 2013 but it took me until 2014 to notice that the Listers have 8 separate instances of spontaneous photobombing occuring throughout the course of this shoot.

By the way, the verb “photobomb” is defined by urbandictionary.com as “to drop in a photo  unexpectedly…to hop in a picture right before it is taken.”

Normally, over the course of a family portrait session I’ll end up with 10-20 pretty funny outtakes- and maybe a photobomb or two. Clients frequently receive a few of these as bonus files with their order. Its often those unexpected, silly moments that reveal my subject’s most genuine personalities. These photobombs are no exception. You can probably tell more about the fam from the following 8 shots than you can from the other 80 “nice” portraits that I edited from our session.

Without further ado, here are the unintentional magic moments I captured back in September.  family photos in Bruce Peninsula

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Elyse & Jessie’s Engagement Photo Sneak Peek

A ROMANTIC PICNIC FOR TWO

Elyse is an old friend with a new fiancee. I was thrilled when she and Jessie asked me to collaborate on some one of a kind engagement photos to mark the occasion. Since their wedding date is nearly two years off, we thought it was a good idea to document this romantic stage in their lives with some slightly styled portraits. We set up a picnic for them in a secluded area, and the rest is history.

I took all kinds of adorable snaps of Jessie and Elyse yesterday–then I got all excited and stayed up all night sorting and editing this preview. Congratulations ladies, I couldn’t be happier for you!

Aren’t these two super cute together? Show J & E some love in the comment section at the bottom of this post. Cheers!emily-beatty-imagery9714edit_webemily-beatty-imagery9399edit!_webemily-beatty-imagery9541edit_web emily-beatty-imagery9513edit_web emily-beatty-imagery9683editSQ_web emily-beatty-imagery9345edit_web_EBI9650edit_webCan’t wait for our follow up shoot this Thursday in a very unique vintage trailer. Stay tuned!

Miss E’s Fun First Birthday Portraits

MIRACLE BABY TURNS ONE!Baby girl first birthday portraits. Miss E is a miracle baby. Her parents were told they wouldn’t conceive a child together naturally, and yet here she is, already one year old! I first met Erika, her mother, Stacey, and their family back in October for the baby’s first ever photo shoot. We all got along great and I was thrilled when S called me up at the beginning of the summer to plan a second shoot for Miss E’s first birthday.Purple portrait of baby girl with pink teddy bear.We briefly considered doing a cake smash, but S told me that she wanted something a little more unique to celebrate E’s first birthday. We discussed the backdrops and colour schemes that we wanted to include, and one August Monday morning, I drove out to their home in St. Clements with a carload full of equipment and coordinating props for our shoot.zebra themed portraitSmiley one year old baby girl in white dress.Luckily, Stacey’s parents were both on hand to keep their granddaughter smiling and full of snacks throughout her big day. It was a real treat to have 3 sets of adult hands assisting me with these photos. Attentive family members behind the scenes can make all the difference when it comes to photographing little ones. Thanks for your help J & D, and happy birthday Miss E!Grandpa and his one year old baby girl.First birthday hat for Miss E.Birthday photos for one year old baby girl.birthday portraitBirthday cake portrait.Outdoor first birthday pics.One year old baby girl.Birthday balloons.Minnie mouse and purple for this birthday portrait._EBI6833edit_webBirthday girl turns one!outdoor birthday photos with balloonsMiss Erika's zebra print birthday portriats.First birthday portraits.One year old girl and her mom.cutest face everBirthday Balloons for this one year old baby girl.One of the best parts of being a portrait photographer is watching your clients grow up right in front of your lens. It was a pleasure to document Erika at both 2 months, and one year. Here’s hoping we have many more fun photo shoots together in our future.

Lister Family Portraits on the Beach in Oliphant

THREE COUPLES, ONE FAMILY. PART ONE OF THREE. 

Family portraits on the beach in Oliphant.

Ok, so the sky wasn’t quite this blue- but I was curious to see what it would look like if I really played up the blue theme for just one shot. (This picture perfect sky came from a separate photo taken in exactly the same location one month earlier on a sunnier day.)

Mr. and Mrs. Lister, AKA my boyfriend’s grandparents, have been wonderfully supportive of my photography ambitions. The last time I saw them, Mrs. Lister asked if I might be able to document all three of her sons and their respective families over the course of summer 2013. It is an ambitious request, since the boys and their kids live all over the place. Fortunately, the family cottages in Oliphant keep the Lister crew in contact throughout the year. My BF’s parents met on this very beach growing up with cottages two lots apart. Now there are 4 family cottages in Oliphant, and there are several weekends every year where the beach is overrun with Listers.

Canada Day weekend, we ran into Ken and his two daughters, Meredith and Adrienne, all up for the weekend with their respective partners. Saturday evening, I brought up Mrs. Lister’s plan to photograph her kids and grandkids, and we decided to give it a go- after a campfire and some rest.

We started our shoot around 11am on Sunday morning, with rain in the forecast. The overcast skies provided great lighting for several family arrangements and a mini shoot for each of the 3 couples in this family. It had been years since this group had family portraits taken, and I think we all had a good time with our shoot. I wanted to include the profusion of wildflowers in bloom at the time, and was pleased to have such beautiful, romantic couples to work with.

Can’t wait to see everyone on the beach again soon! 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Unique Newborn Portraits for a Sweet Baby Girl in Kitchener

Just 5 days old, Miss Hayden was a perfect angel for her first photo shoot. New family with black and pink clothing.Holli  and Graham came onto the scene a couple years ago when some of our best friends moved into a house 2 doors down from them. H & G are a good time, all the time. They have a wonderfully supportive and loving group of friends and family surrounding them, and are always the life of any party. Almost exactly a year ago, my partner and I were sitting in their backyard sharing drinks before walking to Ribfest with a group of friends. It was just a few weeks later that they got the good news.Pink newborn baby photo.

The next time I saw the two of them, just before Easter, they had a 5 day old baby girl! The first thing H & G did when I arrived with all my photography gear was to show me the outfit they’d picked out for their daughter to wear to Ribfest 4 months later. The second thing they did was show me the silver pot and veggies that Graham had organized for a particular photo he had in mind. It’s always a pleasure to work with a couple that is willing to experiment and play around a bit with different concepts. I was at H & G’s house for several hours hanging out with the new fam, and trying several unique photo setups in their living room. It was long, but exceptionally productive newborn shoot! Take a look.Newborn baby hat with pink flower.5 day old baby girl 5 day old baby girl 5 day old baby girl 5 day old baby girl 5 day old baby girl 5 day old baby girl in Easter basket5 day old baby girl 5 day old baby girl toes5 day old baby girl 5 day old baby girl on pinkMiss Hayden was such a good baby during her shoot! We worked at her pace, and took frequent breaks to let her breastfeed throughout the afternoon. Her parents were wonderfully patient and it really paid off. One of the best tricks we implemented to keep Miss H sleepy was to preheat each setup with a $14 heating pad before trying to pose her. Most of the time, she snuggled right in and stayed put until we tried to move her to the next setup. If only every newborn was such an exceptional model! She even cooperated while we stuffed fresh lettuce leaves and towels around her in a cooking pot for this one of kind shot.Baby Soup!Baby girl in a soup pot.Baby girl in a cooking pot with veggies for a fun baby portrait.

Once we had captured a few different looks for the baby, we moved on to portraits of the new family, all together. The love in the room was palpable during this session, and I think you’ll find you can see it in the photos.

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I can’t wait to see what kind of person Hayden grows up to be. I’m predicting a sweet, fun-loving, mischief maker that’s also really into BBQ. One thing is for certain, she will grow up well loved and well fed. Congratulations to this beautiful new family.