family Look at these cuties!! A sneak peek: I have had the pleasure of photographing this family several times over the past few years and absolutely love watching them grow as a family, even if just in glimpses! #vancouverfamilyphotographer #summerportraits #photoplaysessions #familyportraits #kidfreindlyphotographers #naturallycandid #shiningfromtheinsideout

Just in time for Mother’s Day ~ One spot Left!! >>>Spring Minis Photo Play Sessions!<<< Friday April 4-5pm Queen Elisabeth park – Booked Up! Saturday April 9-10am  Trout Lake Park – Booked Up! Sunday April 4-5pm Stanley Park / Queen Elizabeth park – Two spots left Choose either a $45 ~ 5 / $65 ~ 10 High res, Pro-edited digital images. Special 15% discount…

A Beautiful Belly ~ apple star photo A Beautiful Belly ~ Maternity Sessions @AppleStarPhoto . . . There is really nothing more stunning, more precious, and life-altering than carrying your baby.  A woman is transformed by this experience in ways that words can’t capture…whether it is your first or your third child, those 9 months that your baby is growing within you, when you…

Fall Mini Photo Play Sessions Here’s a small taste of some of the gorgeous, cozy, loving families I have photographed over the past week or so! Lot’s more mini sessions happening. ~ Drop by http://www.facebook.com/applestarphoto for more information. ~ Enjoy these glorious Fall season everyone!

becoming a brother ~ Sneak Peek ~ How wonderful that my first session of the Spring Season was of this lovely family expecting their second child!  I met them last year at a Spring Mini Photo Play Session and was enthralled by their wide-eyed, sweet, inquisitive young boy.  What an honour to be asked back a year later to do a maternity and growing…

  Family in Black and White “True love exists in moments, stumbled upon by accident…”  Atticus Sometimes, black and white is just better….because of the light, the texture, the mood…or even to take our attention away from colour, and back to form, connection, space or moment. #applestarphoto #familyinblackandwhite #shiningfromtheinsideout #miniphotoplaysessions #candidblackandwhitephotography #family #love #moments

  It’s that time of year again…. …time for Fall Mini Photo Play Sessions! What a pleasure to welcome this sweet family back again.   How much their little one has grown and matured.  And this time around they are welcoming a second wonder.  yay! Fall is a great time of year to get cosy, cuddle up and play.  A time to focus on all…

Spring Mini Photo Play Sessions Yay, I’ve had the chance to witness and capture some sweet Spring Portraits. Spring is such fantastic time for family photos with Mama nature’s burst into life, warm sun, fresh breezes, and excited return to outdoor play after Vancouver’s grey rainy Winter.  I’m grateful for all the lovely families, large and small, each one unique, that I get to…

Announcing: Spring Mini Photo Play Sessions This is what I love to do. Celebrate Spring! I do mini sessions as a way of offering accessible, affordable, gorgeous, pro family portraiture to all. No one turned away fro lack of funds. :) $20 for a 10-15 minute mini session and 2 pro-edited digital images from 8-10 or $35 for 5 pro-edited digital images from 12-20….

  A meditation on seeds As I walk around these days, watching leaves float and seeds tumble and spin, I spin tales. Tell stories of the tough “conquer” (Horse Chestnut) battles of my childhood, the miracle of helicopter seeds….as always I’m taking pictures of mamas feeding their babies at their breast….I am teaching children, I am leaning into and learning daily more about that…