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Chantal

Ottawa Boudoir Photographer - Have you been naughty?

Cliff is a school teacher who wanted to offer a birthday gift to his girlfriend by having sexy photos taken of himself.

I thought it would be fun to portrait Cliff in his work environment. Cliff is simple man, always happy and full of positive energy. Working with him was very enjoyable.

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Ottawa Baby Photographer - Have you seen Sophia?

hidden underneath all to those feathers...

Little Sophia has arrive! She is the fourth child in her family and the only girl. What a little princess!

She spent the entire session with her eyes wide open refusing to sleep because she did not want to miss any action. After spending over 2 hours with her I manage to take allot of girly girl shots. This one was to cute not to share!!!

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Ottawa Family Portrait - Storey/Armstrong Family

Suzanne and her little family came to Ottawa to visit her parents. They all decided it was time for a new family photo. There were referred to me by the Scollon family which I photographed in 2008.

We took advantage of the nice weather and did the session at the Experimental Farm. We did a variety of poses from the whole group, parents, couples etc keeping everything natural and simple. It was a beautiful day to work outside.

Thank you to the Storey/Armstrong family for making this a wonderful experience.

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Ottawa Portrait Photographer - My Mentor

I would like to introduce you to my biggest mentor Huguette Clement.

My husband and I got married in 1993 and hired Mrs. Clement to capture our wedding. Mme Clement was also my teacher in first grade. I remember her because she made us some cream puffs and I have a sweet tooth!!! When my husband and I picked up our wedding album, my husband suggested I should get into photography. Mrs. Clement say my potential and offered to train me if I wanted to follow her during her weddings.

She always thought I was palpable and innovating which is a great boost because I always think I don't have much but she always help put things in perspective. She introduced me to Yousuf Karsh and Kenny Rogers photography which to me are the two greatest portrait photographer.

Mrs. Clement has now been retired for 10 years. Every year I go to her home to spend a couple of days with her to de-compress, enjoy her home cooking and discuss all sorts of things. We recently got together and she asked me to refresh her portraits. Her last one were done 5 years ago. She said she needed new one for her mortuary cards!!!

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Ottawa Wedding Photographers - Mellissa & Patrick

I started my wedding season with Mellissa & Patrick's wedding. It was hot, hot, hot but all worth it because the photos are just beaufiful. It was easy creating beautiful images since Mel & Pat are two gorgeous person and trusted me to do whatever pose I wanted.

The ceremony took place at St. Mathieu church in Hammond. Then we headed to the Museum of Cumberland for the family, wedding party and bride and groom shots. The Museum of Cumberland were celebrating their 100th anniversary. We finish the day at the River Rock in Rockland for the reception. It was my first time at that location and found it to be very classy.

Félicitations Méllissa et Patrick. What a super day!!!

The Grimes - Ottawa Family Portrait

I photograph the Grimes family and I must say they all look great. They were a referral from another family I recently work with.

Their daughter Stephanie was in town for a visit so they took advantage of the time to refresh their family photo.

We did all sorts of poses, full length, close up, the girls, mom and dad.

Thank you for allowing me to create these memories for you.