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I love children photography!  There is something about capturing the true child………you know what I mean?  Unposed, natural, completely innocent and free.  Photographing children is not easy as many mothers out there can attest to.   I have been asked on numerous occasions to help moms capture what I capture.  I started in photography by photographing children and to this day I still find it the most challenging session especially the young ones 12 months to 18 months or so.  You just have to let them go and do their thing and capture them as they are.  Getting them to sit still and smile  is out of the question and you will rarely see me go that route.   Family sessions with children that age will almost always have a toy in hand or treat, but the best way is to have an interactive session where you can capture the family having fun, walking, tickling, or playing with a pet.  I rarely use props, but will be sometimes bring or use a clients unique chair or sofa.  I have been scouring the antiques markets lately for really funky furniture.   My favorite age is 6 to 10 and then high school students 16-19.  This age group really allows you to be creative with clothing and locations which is the most fun.  I ask all my clients to bring a suitcase filled with items they never wear or items from mom and dads closets.  I have been known to take clothes off of mom and dads backs for the child’s session.  The kids really hate that, but the images usually turn out incredible and all is well.  I always bring along my own suitcase of goodies as well.

This image of two little girls was photographed some time ago and overlooked during proofing.   After a session, when I’m proofing I pick 75 of my favorites from about 200 then end with a final 40 or so images, so sometimes when I go back to a session months later I can actually find one that I initially overlooked for whatever reason.

This is a professional photography session including children photography, engagement photography and family photography all in one location.  After booking a session I take a drive and scout different locations.  When I’m given the opportunity to choose the location I try and go somewhere I have never been before.  This Orangeville, Ontario family including six kids, two adults, two dogs, a car and a guitar agreed to meet me in Erin, Ontario and I was very excited.  Now, I have been to Erin many, many times and this time I arrived a half hour early so that I could take a look around.  I had the option of photographing in a park, city street, waterfront, fields with barns and old abandoned cars or streetscapes.   I decided to photograph this family in one amazing location in Erin, Ontario just outside of the Orangeville city limits.  I had to try and find a place where I could contain the whole family and still get a number of different backdrops.  So I  took them to a place in a park with a beautiful rock wall, a creek, huge trees for shade and stone steps and all without distractions from the very busy town of Erin, Ontario.  Normally, I would have used the urban part of Erin, Ontario as well as the parks, but in this case I decided to keep it all in one location.  We photographed this session on a weekend and given the amount of small children I felt it best to keep the distractions to a minimum.  I had decided to meet this family in an ice cream parlor parking lot, but changed it at the last minuted to the parking lot across the street.  No telling what could have happened had they seen the ice cream parlor prior to the family photography session.  I love elaborate family sessions like these where there are numerous scenarios to shoot.  While I focused on the engagement photography,  the children played in the creek, and while I photographed the children , the parents sat and played guitar.  The dogs ran around while the children played with dragon fly’s  and crayfish in the creek.  What a day for a professional engagement, family and children photography session.  !!!!!!!

It was a busy weekend for Frances Morency Photography, but you have to take advantage of the weather right?  We could not have asked for better days than this weekend.  Here are two completely different locations and styles.  Hope you enjoy!

The Bloor West Village Family Session was taken in and around their home.  Although their home is under renovation they still opted to stay home for their photographs.  Sometimes with little ones it’s just easier for them to be in their own environment and these images just go to show that your home does not need to be perfect for a photographer to work their magic.   So, if you’re putting off having professional images until your home is just right……..don’t because children grow up so fast.

I had the pleasure of going to one of my favorite places in the world……Field, B.C.  and was so thrilled to be able to attend my aunts and new uncles wedding.  One of the most original weddings I had ever experienced.  It took place on Emerald Lake in canoes.  There were approx.  120pp. or so in canoes to witness this blessed event.  We all took off from the dock and paddled to the other side of Emerald Lake where the ceremony would take place.  I can’t put into words how moving this ceremony was and it was very difficult to photograph while I was crying.  I would love to take this opportunity to welcome Bruce into the family and to let Marilyn know that I could not be happier for her.  You guys are absolutely wonderful together.

It was a gorgeous fall day!  The weather could not have been more perfect because this time last year we were buried in snow.    I was contacted by Katie to photograph this trio.  Katie and Kyle are in a long term relationship and Kyle and Krystal are brother sister.  These teens are local to the area and wanted to go to the badlands and the credit river area for their session.  I love photographing here so I was excited.  After our session they took me to the cataracts and showed me a few other locations that I didn’t even know existed………so a big thank you to you guys and stay tuned to the blog for an upcoming winter wonderland session near the waterfalls. These will make beautiful Christmas gifts.  I hope you guys enjoyed the day and I absolutely love the way these turned out.  MANY MANY MORE to come.