Little Explorers and Adventure Mamas
Can 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…
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Moms are Super Heroes
How 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.
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Day in the Life of a Mom - The Beginning
As 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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Documentary Family Session - Half Day
Because the genre of documentary family photography is still newer, I often find it hard to sell the idea to people. Asking someone for you to show up at their doorstep at 6:30 in the morning before kids are even up for the day and for them to still be in their pyjamas is not super comfortable for most, and I get this. And usually, getting the husband/dad on board is even harder. This session was no exception. But...
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