We met with her teacher Miss Callaghan, and she was more than happy to let us capture this age and grade at school. Meleah really likes her teacher and was excited to do photos in her class. She showed me around the school with such pride.
Meleah has a variety of personality traits that I adore about her.
:funny
:sentimental
:rock n roll girl - very musical
:aspiring, ambitious, motivated
:cheerful
:thoughtful
...and the thing I love the most, is that she gives the VERY best hugs!
The idea of capturing a family photo session centered around a family picnic & treasure hunt just added to the fun. I love these kind of family shoots. I am sure these kids will remember this day for a long time. Not because I took the photos to show them and help them remember, but because Janice & Paul are amazing parents with lots of love for these two special children. They will remember this for years to come because of the fun and excitement involved. Neither one of them stopped smiling from the start of the shoot to the very end, even when they hugged me when I left.
I hope they grow up realizing how much Janice & Paul love them & carry that love through many years and pass it on to many people.
YAY for non-traditional family photos! Woot Woot!
(12.08.10)What a sweet family - some great shots from what appears to be a great family day!
(12.08.10)The last one is amazing, and great idea with the heart cookie cutter!
(12.08.10)Thanks again Rachel!! This was indeed a great day and happy the rain stayed away long enough for this photo shoot to happen!! Looking forward to another family photo shoot in the future!!
(12.08.10)Love this session! Hope you'll come back to Ontario some time for me and take more photos of my family! I promise to make sandwiches with heart cut outs :)
(12.08.10)Great pics! Everyone looks to be having SO much fun :)
(12.08.10)Love the shot with the heart shaped sandwich! What a great idea
Love it!! Pure happiness :)
(12.08.10)These are beautiful. So natural and fun. I love them!
(12.09.10)nice photossssss
(12.09.10)Beautiful pics! what a fun photo shoot!!
(12.09.10)I love cans for comments, such an awesome idea! :) These pictures are so fun and so natural. Love them.
(12.09.10)These family photos are terrific Rachel! :) Love them, and all of your other photos too....you really do have a natural talent! Loved checking them all out AND love the cans for comments idea :)
I love these pics Rachel! Great job.
(12.10.10)Beautiful family,such a natural setting,awasome idea,esp. love the picture of the little girl running,great shot.
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I met Dawn & Robbie to shoot their Maternity Session which seems like yesterday, and then to capture little Cooper in the Newborn Session! I cannot believe how fast time passes, little Cooper is growing so fast, and I am glad I have captured him from the beginning. I was excited to meet & do a session with the rest of their family!
"Family faces are magic mirrors looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future."
I volunteered in little Isabella's class last year!! She's is so sweet and you captured her cuteness perfectly! Awesome shots!!!
(10.03.10)What a beautiful location and a super sweet family. Loved them! :)
(10.05.10)Loved those running ones, so much fun. Way to go!
(10.05.10)These photos are so warm and inviting. Beautiful Work!
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The Regier Family which consists of 5 children, a dog, a cat and a budgie bird were a joy to be around. All 5 children, yes 5!! were amazing. Some characteristics of these children were outgoing, confident, humorous, talented, smart, well adjusted, loving, beautiful & creative. I was in awe of the family unit that they had created at this house. We sat down to supper at 6 o'clock at the table, tv is turned off, and they prayed, again I was in awe. This was not a scene that was created for Jodi & I, this happens nightly, which impressed me. As I grew up, our suppers were the same, every night we waited for Dad to come home and we then ate supper. It was part of our daily routine, and looking back I do love those times!
So when I had heard that this family had never had many family photos done, Jodi & I were all over it. We had very limited time to do this because Sandra (whose Studio I blogged here) had a shoot that night. We did the entire shoot in the back field behind there house. I hope you enjoy these shots as much as I enjoyed making them.
Umm everyone of them is gorgeous! Love the pics!
(06.21.10)What a Beautiful family!!
(06.21.10)Love these family photos, love that they aren't the "traditional" everyone wear the same colour kind. So original.
(06.28.10)These are beautiful, the Reiger Family were lucky to have you visit! You would be a fun guest!
(06.28.10)likeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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this is such a neat idea!
(12.17.10)Oh my how she is growing , umm I guess she kinda likes them silly bands eh?
(12.17.10)Your such a great Auntie Rachel ♥
She is such a ham! Looks like you really forced her to be in front of the camera ;)
(12.17.10)I love this idea! I was happy to see you captured the silly bands! Aren't they fun?! She's a cutie...looks like she's enjoying herself ;)
(12.17.10)Wow, Meleah looks gorgeous! What a magnifient child. My favorite photograph is the one of her flicking up her hair. Just too cute!!!
(12.17.10)I have been waiting months for these!! LOVE them!!!
(12.17.10)Pretty cute !!
(12.17.10)This shoot is so creative and such a great way to remember what she was like in grade 2! Unlike the boring traditional second grade sit and smile portraits!
(12.17.10)This child has such a sweet personality! Love the Sparky posts!
(12.17.10)These are adorable! They definitely aren't camera shy!
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