Geneviève Flynn Photography Blog

My friend Sara’s little girl is 6 months old already! She still seems so new to me, like every time I see her I expect her to be small and newborn-ish but she’s growing into a big, pleasant & plump baby, just like her brothers were! For the most part she’s a pretty happy little lady too, and we had no troubles at her 6-month session, as long as she got the occasional snack from mom

I admit that sometimes I have a hard time coming up with new ideas for children’s sessions…I don’t want to become ‘the prop lady’, but at the same time I find that it helps give kids something to do and can look a bit more natural than having them just stare at the camera the entire time, so I do try to incorporate little things to add some texture, colour or fun to my preferred natural backdrops. With Odessa I got this crazy idea on my way home one day; I drove by a garden centre and saw a bunch of pink flamingos and thought ‘hmm, that would be kitschy cute maybe’. I ran it by Sara, who is into ‘silly’ stuff, and she thought it would be cute, so I picked some up the day of our session and I love how it all turned out! Kind of funny, kind of cute. We also went with a ‘gardening’ theme since around here it’s planting time for most people, lots of outdoor work being done, and what 6-month old doesn’t love to squish around in the dirt (and eat a bit too?) Her 9-month session will be in late summer so I’m really looking forward to seeing if she’ll be on the move or standing by then, if she’ll grow a bit more hair (she grew quite a bit between 3 and 6 months), and whether she’ll still have her big cheeks and big smile <3

Enjoy a few of my favourite shots from Odessa’s session below!

Mmmm, dirt.

[SEE ODESSA'S NEWBORN SESSION HERE]

[SEE ODESSA'S 3-MONTH SESSION HERE]

Have a great day!

This session was another on the ‘long time coming’ list, especially since Connor was my very first Babies First Year models…except that he’s now 2!

Because of his parents’ busy work and travel schedules and some bad weather, we missed a few of his sessions over the course of his first year (newborn and 9 month session), so I extended the valued session price past his first birthday, and here we are, at his 2nd birthday! I’m so glad that I got to photograph him again though, even though he was probably the busiest little person I’ve ever photographed. He moved the entire.time.and.did.not.stop.for.a.second. I brought him some balloons for his birthday in hopes that he would sit quietly and look at them, but instead he decided to run around like a crazy person flailing them all over the place. Then he ran around the covered bridge, and then he ran up and down the stairs, and then he played in the flowers (stopping for only a second to pick a few), and then he ran all the way back up to the car. I’m tired just thinking about it!

I’ll be finishing up my sessions with Connor next month for a family session with his parents and dog, so until then, enjoy these (mostly sharp) images of this brown-eyed boy  :)

[SEE CONNOR'S 3-MONTH SESSION HERE]

[SEE CONNOR'S 6-MONTH SESSION HERE]

[SEE CONNOR'S 12-MONTH SESSION HERE]

Back soon, things have officially kicked off around here so I’ll be sharing lots, including my first wedding sneak peek!