Hello.
My name is Heather and I’m an artistic birth photographer and a lifestyle portrait photographer in Toronto. I see the world through light and connections. I love real genuine moments. That's why my sessions are unscripted. They are photographs of real moments in time. They are taken out of the studio and into your world which gives them a more editorial portrait feel on a more personal level. Capturing the right moment in the right light brings a photograph to life and radiates the emotion to the viewers.
*Just REAL life moments*
From a young age, my mother said that I should become a photographer. Perhaps it was the fact that I spent the majority of my hard-earned babysitting dollars on cameras, film and photo developing. I documented every moment I could. Before I knew it, I was snapping headshots for a casting company in Winnipeg and working as an Assistant Manager at Sears Portrait Studios. A few years later I went venturing off into the world with a camera and a backpack inspired by new places and new cultures. I travelled throughout Europe and explored the world through my lens. Connecting with wildlife, with people, and the world around me.
I knew that photography was definitely my passion, so I went back to school and graduated with a photography degree before I put on that backpack and those hiking boots again, this time, with my husband by my side. We travelled through South America, Europe and India before returning home and learning that our party of two was going to become three! Naturally that's where my desire for photographing people and documenting their personal lives really blossomed to new heights.
After my daughter’s birth I became more convinced than ever before of the magical quality that pictures hold. Since this time, I have been fervently capturing life’s precious and everyday moments as they emerge organically. And while my own experience has brought me deep joy and meaning, I am truly humbled by documenting and participating in other people’s lives.
I have been practising photography for over 25 years. My experiences, along with my professional and educational background has provided me with ample and invaluable skills. I love to literally show people how wonderful they are by documenting them being them, and I especially love bringing out the beauty in the ordinary and everyday.
- Heather.
