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…

Winter Mini Photo Play Sessions! Play sessions are a fun no pressure way to get the whole family on board for lovely candid portraits. It’s not always easy whether with toddlers or teens! :) Thanks to Lorenita Jacome for trusting me with your family for a sweet session at Trout Lake! . . #winterminis #winterminiphotoplaysessions #applestarphoto #candidfamilyportraits #familyportraits #playsessions #applestarphoto #vancovuerportraitphotographers #vancouverfamilyphotographer

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….

Firemaker, Filling the Myth Gap, and  The Importance of Story-telling I’m editing Firemaker photos finally. I’ve been asked to use some on the website. As I go through them, my heart singing with beauty and belonging, I am greatful for what i have encountered about myself and how I fit in this big picure. Slowly, but surely, I am circling in, weaving my own…

  Fall Mini Photo Play Sessions I’ve really been enjoying doing these.  Fall is such fantastic time for family photos with Mama nature’s last colourful display before Vancouver’s rain takes over and Winter arrives, the earlier sunset offering it’s golden glow, and the brisk air inviting warm jackets, scarves and fuzzy hats, and a good reason to runs around and then get cuddly and…