Here you will find a mix of photography highlights from client sessions or personal work, and also random but relatable thoughts on motherhood.
Because, here’s the thing, being home full-time with young kids is the hardest thing I have ever done in my whole life. But, as crazy as my kids make me sometimes, I love them more than anything else in this world. In the end I know I was right where I needed to be, loving my two little girls and giving them all of me. I think these films will always remind me that I should have no regrets!
Read MoreFor 2 years, of the last 2.5, I’d been on maternity leave from my nursing job, pouring my heart and soul into raising these two little girls. And sometimes, it felt like there was little to show for it, other than keeping us all alive at the end of every day. This phase of life came with a lot of challenges, having two toddlers in the house at once is definitely exhausting, and I was rarely feeling my best (at anything, but particularly parenting). But, I was absolutely trying my best all day every day.
Read MoreThis documentary family session had a strange sense of calm considering there was a 1 year and a 3 year old involved! A 3 hour documentary session can be quite different than a full day or even half day session. It still portrays real life, the personalities of each family member and the interactions between them, but sometimes the chaos is a bit less….
Read MoreCan any other mamas out there relate to the feeling of losing their identity after having kids?! I'll be honest, I sure did struggle with this, and I think it's pretty common. After almost 3 years since my daughter was born, I can definitely say that being a Mom is now the favourite thing about myself. But that is not to say there wasn't some rocky roads and resistance along the way to making room in my identity for this overwhelmingly big part of who I now am. Pre-kids, "adventurous" was one of the top words I would use to describe myself…
Read MoreHow can we all start being real with each other and sharing the hardships and heartaches instead of just the "picture-perfect" part of our lives. I would love to be part of a movement to re-define "picture-perfect". There are so many beautiful moments to be captured in the day to day that involve tantrums, tears, and other turmoil. But I completely understand that it feels very vulnerable to let a stranger (even if I promise we'll feel like friends very quickly) into your own home to capture real life and often intimate moments as a family.
Read MoreAs I gear up to launch my new website, a branch of Shirley Lynne Photography that focuses on the beauty and chaos of Motherhood, it is fun reflecting back to where it all started. Soon after becoming a mother myself, in October 2015, I had this idea of capturing Mom's in action in a typical "Day in the Life". At the time of this first 3 hour Day in the Life of a Mom session, I wasn't quite sure where the idea would take me, but I did know I had fallen in love with it.
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