Finally after being closed for over 6months photographers in Peel and the GTA were able to reopen for outdoor family photos.  I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am about this and how happy I am to be able to be doing what I love again.

Is it safe?  Photographers have lenses that enable us to be even farther than 6 feet.  When shooting outdoors I still continue to wear my mask and social distance as much as possible.  

Quite often I am asked about locations so lets take a look at some of the locations I typically shoot at.  Keep in mind some locations out there may require permits and that would be at the expense of the client.  Most of the locations below are in Brampton, Etobicoke, Georgetown.

Outdoor Sessions can be everything from milestone sessions to cake smash sessions to family photos.  I have even done outdoor newborn and graduation photos in some cases.  Email me below and we can chat about the best options for you.

Hello and welcome to my blog, I specialize in family, baby, newborn, cake smash photography in  Brampton, Caledon, Mississagua and the surrounding areas.  This post has been in the works for a long time.  Planning a family photoshoot can be stressful, especially for moms.  I'm hoping that this post makes your job a little easier when planning these sessions for your family.  Clients often ask for recommendations on what to wear for family sessions, I will say that I am definitely not a stylist but here are a few tidbits I've come up with through the years of doing photography.

Colours: Start with a colour palette, if your planning on adding these images to your home.  Look around at your home decor, what colours flow with the room?  Neutral earthy tones are always a safe choice if you choose to change your home decor down the road.

Coordinate: After you've chosen your colour palette, start with one person's outfit (ideally Mom's), pull out a few colours from mom's outfit and begin adding to the other outfits.  Coordinating your outfits allows the colours to flow rather than matching.  It and allows the outfits to compliment each other.

If you are planning to have your pictures up in your home (which I hope, it is so nice to enlarge beautiful memories) look at your home décor, what colours will compliment the room.

Accessories are great because they can add different looks, a hat for the little boy in the example.  Can easily be removed or added, the denim jacket on mom – easily added or removed.

Limit patterns and no characters/logos – they can be distracting, we want you and your family to be the main focus of the images, not the alligator on your son's shirt.  If you really want patterns, 1 person or 2 wearing patterns is ok as oppose to everyone in patterns.

Avoid all white or all black

Textures are nice to add, scarves. Belts etc…

Think about the background..don’t blend: these are fall sessions so there will be a lot of green, red, browns

Classic, is nice.  Try not to go with big fashion trends, images are great when timeless.  How many of us still have the giant bellbottom photos on our walls (or our parents rather)

As much as I love showing off great images of families looking at the camera and smiling (everyone!), I love candids.  There is something so special about capturing the moment, the love, the laughter...the true memory.  I take a lot of candid images and quite often they are the favourites of many of my clients.

If you found these tips helpful, all of my clients who book a family session with me receive an in-depth guide on how to prepare for their session.  It covers everything from how to dress the kids, what to wear, preparing the kids (and husbands/dads too!). Basically everything I could think of to make your session as smooth as possible while delivering the full family session experience.

There are still some spots available for my upcoming Fall Mini Sessions, Oct 13th, 20th and 21st.  Click below for more information.  I'm looking forward to seeing you and capturing some amazing memories.

Hello and welcome.  I’m a photographer in the Brampton and Caledon area.  I specialize in family photography amongst others: newborn, baby, cake smash photography in the Southfield Village area.  I offer both In-studio or outdoor on location family sessions in the Spring through Fall.  

Twice a year, I offer outdoor spring family mini sessions.  These sessions are on a specific date at a specific location, there are 20-30min time lots scheduled throughout the day and families are booked back to back.  It's a great way to update family photos annually as they are at a reduced price from regular family sessions.  Outdoor mini sessions are usually in the spring (May) and fall (October).

Check out the details on my upcoming spring Cherry Blossom Sessions May 6th, between 10am-12pm.  There are only 3 spots remaining, so don't delay.

The goal is to catch the cherry blossom bloom this year however the unpredictable weather doesn't guarantee it.  I will be offerring an alternative rain date if it rains and will treat them as regular spring mini sessions if the cherry blossoms aren't in bloom.  If your interested in booking, email me at: info@pmphotography.ca for availability, a $50 non-refundable retainer fee is required to hold your spot.  Or simply fill out the form in our contact section under “mini session bookings”.  Here are a few of my favourite family photos.