I must apologize. I’m a bit behind on posting! I did a shoot for the L family in late October, and I’m only writing about it now. This was actually a really fun shoot to do. Parents Jenn and Justin have two kiddies, Sarah and Michelle. The shoot took place on the day before Halloween, so Jenn suggested that it would be fun to have the girls dress up in their costumes for the shoot. For the shoot location, Jenn suggested that we go to a park near their place, located north, in the Greater Toronto Area.

The setting couldn’t have been better! The shoot took place in late afternoon in mid-fall, I got to shoot pictures of the family in the glow of the autumn sunset with the beautiful fall foliage still on the trees. Jenn also brought along some bubbles as props, and they were a total hit. It made for some awesome photos.

Taking photos of kids, especially pre-schoolers/toddlers, is always challenging, since they are ALWAYS running around and doing their own thing. That being said, if you’re able to catch them at the right moment, you can get some really awesome expressions.

To really take advantage of the pretty colors, I tended to under-expose the photos. All of the shots were taken with my new favorite lens: the 24-105 f/4 L. Even though it *only* opens as wide as f/4, you get some super-awesome portraiture, which I love to do for shots involving kids. They have such great expressions! I think the results are pretty cool. Check out some of my favorite photos:

To see some more highlights from the shoot, check out the Sneak Peek Album.