Ottawa Photographer - Family, Children and Engagement by Danielle Lynn Photography » 2010

Exciting Announcement! ~ Ottawa Child Photographer

daniellelynnphotography — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000

I am very excited to share with you all that Danielle Lynn Photography is now a proud member of the National Association of Professional Child Photographers (NAPCP)!!! This is a member-based association for professional Children’s Photographers from all over the world. Some of the most talented and well respected photographers in my industry are a part of this organization. My portfolio has been reviewed and I was THRILLED and honored to find out yesterday that my work meets the standards required to be a member of this amazing association!!!

THANK YOU everyone for continuing to support me in what I do!!

About ME! ~ Ottawa Photographer

daniellelynnphotography — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:40:10 +0000

Oh, the elusive self-portrait. I’ve only ever posted one once before on the blog since they kinda stress me out! I find it awkward to take and edit photos of myself. I end up being so picky that the photos end up sitting on my computer forever more. Its hard to just put yourself out there! In some ways they are therapeutic though. It forces me to step outside of my comfort zone and look myself right in the eye. Something I don’t do nearly enough of.

Here are some random facts about me. Like REALLY random. But I couldn’t just post a picture with no words, so here goes!

~ I am a 27 years old. Born in the 80′s.

~ I have 2 adopted Children. ‘Z’ is 3 years old (born in 2007) and she is from Ethiopia. ‘I’ is almost 6 (born in 2005) and he was adopted as an older child from Ontario’s foster care system. My husband and I chose adoption over biological children. We both feel strongly that its love that makes you a family, not blood. You can see my insanely gorgeous kids here, here and here.

~ Before becoming a photographer I worked part time as a jail guard for 3 years.

~ I am completely self-taught in both Photography and Graphic Design. I’ve spent hours and hours (and years!) reading, researching and learning through trial and error. I know I’ve still got a long way to go but I love the process of learning new things. And I find that the times I learn best are when I’m stressed. It relaxes me to have something to focus on other than whatever is stressing me!

~ I daydream about the PERFECT session and the PERFECT poses ALL THE TIME. I’ve got this gigantic warehouse in my brain that is constantly overflowing with ideas that are just itching to get out. It just takes the right client!

~ I crop images in my head. I think its a sickness reserved for only the most insane photographers.

~ I look for the best qualities in everyone I meet and I try to help people where I can because I firmly believe that what goes around, comes around.

~ I’m secretly very shy and suffer from anxiety. I find large social situations to be super awkward and MUCH prefer small social gatherings. This is one of the reasons I will likely never be a wedding photographer.

~ I once sat beside the bass guitar player from The Cranberries on an airplane.

~ We have two Pugs. Emma and Peanut. I absolutely ADORE these animals and my dream when I retire is to open up a rescue home for abandoned or abused Pugs.

~ I love Ethiopian food. Its the one cuisine that I could literally eat every single day and never be sick of.

~ I’m addicted to Twitter! Won’t you join me?

~ My favorite move of all time is Across the Universe. And this version of “Let It Be” from the movie makes me SO emotional every time I hear it.

~ I can count on one hand how many times I’ve worn make-up. I hate the way it feels on my face.

~ Eating Pork literally makes me sad – so I don’t. I love Pigs.

~ I hate the winter. I could move to California tomorrow and be completely content with never seeing another snowflake in my life!

~ I have HUGE dreams and goals for my business that would blow a person’s mind! I can’t wait until they become a reality so I can share them all with you.

Come visit me at Shopping and Sweets! ~ Ottawa Photographer

daniellelynnphotography — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:00:14 +0000

I am so pleased to share with you all that Danielle Lynn Photography will be one of the vendors/participants at the first ever Shopping and Sweets event here in Ottawa!!! Please, if you have not heard of this amazing event yet, let me tell you about it! I seriously couldn’t be more excited to be participating!

Shopping and Sweets was an idea born when creators Gwen (the fabulous entrepreneur behind Ottawa’s Nayla Natural Care) and Rebecca (the fantastic Mommy Blogger behind ‘A Little Bit of Momsense’) decided that it would be a fun idea to team up with some incredible local Ottawa businesses create to an amazing new event that combines everyone’s love for shopping and sweets around the Holidays! And as if that wasn’t cool enough already, the focus of this event is to also help out a local Ottawa charity. All proceeds from this event will be given to The Christmas Exchange. You can read more about that here and about The Christmas Exchange here.

WHEN: December 4th 2010 from 10am to 1pm

WHERE: Shenkman Arts Centre – 245 Centrum Blvd. Ottawa (Orleans), ON

WHAT: Shopping, sweets (with free coffee!) and community giving all in one!

~~Everyone is Welcome!!

Want to know more about the amazing local business that will be participating in this year’s Shopping and Sweets? You can check it out HERE! There will literally be everything from toys, to clothing to natural products for your family and of course, yours truly will be set up with some amazing products to share with you all including some beautiful samples of the prints, albums, canvases and other products that I offer! The perfect opportunity to get ALL of your holiday shopping done! Goodness knows I will be doing some of my own shopping! Did I mention how excited I am!?

Of course, Danielle Lynn Photography will have an exclusive offer that will be available ONLY for this amazing event. Thinking of booking a session for yourself, or purchasing a gift for someone special? You won’t want to miss this!!

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Looking forward to seeing you all there!!

Carole and Diva! ~ Ottawa Dog Photographer

daniellelynnphotography — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:06:19 +0000

“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”- Roger Caras

There’s something so beautiful about the connection that a dog and its owner can share. And this is what I love about Pet Photography. How often do owners think about capturing this connection? These beautiful relationships that we often hold so dear are only ours for a few short years. I hope that more people will consider just HOW important it is to document these relationships while they can. I know that I will always cherish the images that I have of my dogs. They are a part of our family and years after they pass, I know that I will take so much joy in sharing those photos with my grown children and grand children.

When Carole contacted me about a session with her and her Maltese/Yorkie named Diva, I was SO excited at the possibility of being able to capture these two! So we met last week for our session and it went beautifully! Sweet little Diva totally lived up to her name. She is sweet and charming but made me work by ‘tail’ off to get her attention! But after lots of treats, praise and a little bit of coaxing, we ended up with some gorgeous images of this little Princess and her Mama.

Enjoy your sneak peek Carole and Diva!!

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Luc, Maryse and Valerie! ~ Ottawa Family Photography

daniellelynnphotography — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:18:54 +0000

Okay, I have to admit, I’ve been BUSY!! Fall is usually the busiest time of year for a photographer and with this only being my second Fall season in business, I was kind of thrown for a loop. In a good way of course! Anyway, I had hoped to get these up late last week or over the weekend but didn’t have a chance. So please forgive me Luc, Maryse and Valerie!!

These guys are awesome! Once again, another amazing family that I’ve had the pleasure of photographing TWICE (and hopefully more!). Last year we did our session at Petrie Island but this time we decided to do it at the Experimental Farm/Ornamental Gardens here in Ottawa and I’m really glad we did. Its the perfect time of year with the gorgeous fall leaves and quite a few flowers still in bloom!

Enjoy your sneak peek guys!! I had an extremely hard time narrowing it down so here are a few of my faves!! It was a pleasure once again and I’m looking forward to working with you again next year!

LOL!!! I had to include this one above in the sneak peek! It was too funny not to!!