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Beautiful Haylee! ~ Ottawa Child and Family Photographers

By daniellelynnphotography | Published: August 18, 2010

A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give. ~ Laurel Atherton

And what a beautiful little thing 9 month old Haylee is!! Oh my goodness, the chubby cheeks and that smiley little face! SO adorable! And the best part – it didn’t take much to get a smile out of her! Easy peasy! Well…except for the odd cry. But really, can you blame her? Its tough work being this cute. ;-)

Thank you guys for the pleasure it was to meet you and your beautiful little girl yesterday! Here are a couple of my favorites from your session. Enjoy your Sneak Peek!!

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Posted in Family | Also tagged 2010, baby, Children, girl, Ottawa child Photographer, Ottawa child photography, Ottawa Children's Photographer, Ottawa family photographer, Ottawa Photographer | 10 Comments

Boys, boys, boys! ~ Ottawa Children’s Photographer

By daniellelynnphotography | Published: August 13, 2010

Don’t let these puppy dog eyes fool you!! He may be cute, but since he’s mine, I can tell you…the cuteness is the ONLY thing that saves his butt most days! :-)

I’ve been saying for several weeks that I’ve wanted to get out and take some photos of my son but with the busyness of Summer, its taken the back burner. Yesterday the weather was perfect though, so we finally went out and did a few…and I’m so glad we did! Everything turned out perfectly! The outfit I had chosen for him tied in with the location perfectly, and the location itself was the best possible place for his session to happen. He is a city boy through and through (much like ME! LOL) so we had to go somewhere urban. And I LOVE Graffiti so this was perfect!

Looking at these pictures while editing them I couldn’t believe how much this boy has changed in the one year we’ve been his parents. He’s almost unrecognizable! I’m not going to lie….adopting an older child has NOT been an easy road by any stretch of the imagination. Those who know me personally know that I have spent many sleepless nights wondering if this was how our life was meant to be and whether or not we’ve made a good decision for our family. Because as many people blindly believe – love makes everything easy and can ‘fix’ all problems in adoption. And I’ll tell you honestly, sometimes that’s not the case. We’ve had two EXTREMELY different experiences with our adoptions. Each have been a joy at times, and each have been hell at times (LOL!) but in the end this is what life has brought us. We may not have taken the ‘easy road’ when it came to adopting an older child, but in the end we know that the issues we have faced can only make us stronger parents, and a stronger family.

He’ll be starting Hip Hop dance classes in the Fall. I’m not sure the world is ready for this boy’s wild dance moves. LOL!

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Posted in Children | Also tagged Adoption photography, Boy, Children, Kid, Ottawa child photography, Portrait | 19 Comments

Gorgeous Gracie ~ Ottawa Child Photographer

By daniellelynnphotography | Published: July 16, 2010

Last night I had the opportunity to photograph the CUTEST little girl EVER!! Gracie was my model for the casting call I did a couple of weeks ago and she was wonderful! The session was styled by me – I chose the locations, the outfit, props and the general ‘look’ of the session and I think it went perfectly! Oh, and her Mama (Sonya Kinkade of Sonya Kinkade Design) accompanied her on the session….in case anyone is in need of a super talented Interior Designer! ;-)

Here are a few of my favorites from the session! Enjoy!

Have you seen a girl with more BEAUTIFUL hair?! Seriously….I wish I had hair like this! LOL!

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Posted in Children | Also tagged Children, Ottawa child photography, Ottawa Children's Photographer, Ottawa kids photography | 12 Comments

Featured: Kids in the Capital!

By daniellelynnphotography | Published: June 11, 2010

As an Ottawa Photographer who works with families and children of all ages (some of whom I know read this blog!), I’d really love to get the word out about things I know and love in and around Ottawa. Recently I’ve fallen in love with a new blog written by Moms in Ottawa called Kids in the Capital. These ladies literally blog about anything and everything you’d ever want to know about if you are an Ottawa Family. You’ll find anything from reviews of some of the city’s parks (I’ve written a guest post for them that you an read HERE!), to product reviews, to events happening in and around Ottawa – they even have a photography challenge happening at the moment which is perfect for Mom’s who want to learn and share about taking better pictures of their kids! Pretty sweet – and definitely worth checking out and adding to your bookmarks!

You can check out the Kids in the Capital blog here: http://kidsinthecapital.wordpress.com/

They are often looking for guest bloggers too, so if you have something that you’d like to blog about that would be worth sharing with other Ottawa families, contact them!!: kidsinthecapital@gmail.com

Do you know another Ottawa business, service or resource that you think Ottawa families should know about? Contact me at: info@daniellelynnphotography.com!

Posted in Featured | Also tagged Children, kids, Ottawa child Photographer, Ottawa child photography, Ottawa family photographer, Ottawa kids photography, Ottawa Photographer | 1 Comment

Ottawa Childrens Photographer ~ My Girl

By daniellelynnphotography | Published: May 18, 2010

It is SO hard for me to believe that my baby girl is turning THREE on the 27th of May!! It seems like just yesterday that we received the call that we had waited so long to hear: “We have a referral for your family and its a beautiful 6 week old baby girl!“. As long as I live I will never forget the warm rush of emotion I felt the first time I saw her face. Those big brown eyes and those gorgeous lips – she was sheer perfection and it was as if I had known this teeny tiny little baby, living half the world away, my whole life.

Today I look at that same sweet face in complete disbelief. HOW were we so lucky to have fate bring us such an amazing daughter who is just the most perfect fit for our family? I can say with 100% honesty that there is not a single day that passes that I am not grateful for her being in our lives. She is more than just my daughter. She has taught me patience, empathy, kindness, selflessness, humor and how to be the best person that I can possibly be in all aspects of my life. All things that I did not know to the same depth or level that I know them now. The joy that she brings to our lives is more than we could have ever imagined and I am forever grateful to the wonderful, strong woman who has allowed us the privilege of parenting her baby girl.

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Both of my children are SO difficult to photograph. You’d think that because they have a photographer as a Mom they would be used to it, but its the exact opposite! Its HARD work to get my kiddos to cooperate when I have a camera in my hand so believe me when I tell you – I REALLY worked for these! LOL! I have tried to do my best to capture each of my children’s age milestones (and other memorable times) with at least a photo or two. I was one of those kids growing up that never had a lot of pictures of myself or my family (growing up I’m not sure we EVER had a family portrait come to think of it!) and I really don’t want it to be the same for my kids. Capturing these small moments and milestones now many not seem like much now, but I know first hand how valuable those will be to my children for years to come.

Okay, without further blabbering on…here’s my girl!!

I’m pretty sure that I will be having this last one printed on a B-I-G canvas for our living room!!!!

Posted in Children | Also tagged Children, girl, kids, Ottawa child Photographer, Ottawa child photography, Ottawa kids photography, Ottawa Photographer, toddler | 15 Comments