Back in December 2011, I got to do a maternity photo shoot for Anka, who was expecting baby #2,  a little girl whom she and hubby Roberto had already named Maia. Baby #1, who is by no means a baby anymore, is an adorable three-and-a-half-year-old boy named Gael. Maia, by the way, was born last Wednesday. I am so totally looking forward to meeting her!

Although we took the pictures over the Christmas holidays, Anka’s hubby had to work on the day of the shoot, so I took pictures of just Anka and Gael at their apartment in Toronto. In spite of the fact that Toronto had had a green Christmas, we actually had snow on the day of our shoot (January 27th). The sky was gloomy, but the snow still made everything look bright. Their apartment faces south and has a wonderful view of the Toronto skyline, especially since they have these great big floor-to-celing windows. I was in photography heaven.

After the photo shoot at home, we moved on to the ROM for some more photos. The ROM really is a great place to take some pictures, and this time, I was properly-equipped, by bringing a lens with a larger aperture: my 17-55 f2.8. It was definitely much better, given the lighting conditions.

Momma, by the way, was totally pleased with the photos, and wrote the following to me in an e-mail after I’d shown her the pics:

goodness adriana, the photos are sooooo beautiful!!!! i want to have them all!!! you have a great eye, and a perfect touch and relationship with your camera. loved them!

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have a great day! i will after seeing the photos i really have so few pics of gael and myself