London Ontario Family Photographer | Fall Foliage Family Session

Fall is such a beautiful time for family photos. This was a chilly one, but the explosion of vibrant Fall colours provided a breathtaking backdrop for this sweet family.

London Ontario Family Photographer | Fall Woods Minis

Fall Minis are officially open for booking, which means it’s time to look bak on last years Fall sessions in the woods. I don’t specifically plan my Fall minis around trees with changing leaves (They’re either way up high in a mature tree or on the ground, which means that anything other than a wide shot gives me a tree bark background - not my favourite ;) ). Instead I am a sucker for golden, overgrown grasses and Autumn wildflowers. I loves these sessions and cannot wait to be back in this same location for Fall Minis again this year.

London Ontario Couple Photographer | Jeff & Holly's Fall Forest Session

I had such a lovely evening hanging out with Jeff and Holly in Medway Heritage Forest on a crisp Fall day in 2017. Here are some favourites!

London Ontario Family Photographer | Golden Hour Maternity Session

I loved reminiscing about this woodsy maternity session. The sun was shining for us on this gorgeous Fall day as we documented this special time before this sweet family welcomed a new member. Have you ever seen a more excited and proud big-sister-to-be? Here are some highlights from our shoot!

London Ontario Family Photography | Fall Family Session

I always say this, but I love getting to know families over time. This was my 2nd session with this gorgeous family (we’re up to three now, slowly catching up on my blogging!), and it’s so fun to see Cole growing up over the years. Such a handsome little dude, and such a beautiful family. Here are some favourites!

Best of 2018 Family Sessions | London Ontario Family Photographer

I wish you could have seen me putting this blog post together. First of all, it took a very long time. But most importantly, I smiled from ear to ear the entire time. So many beautiful families. So many favourites. So many. Some obvious ones that I previewed on social media and were stand-out favourites from the very beginning, and some that I had completely forgotten about, that for some reason didn’t really grab me during the editing process but made my heart sing during this yearly review.

As always, I feel the need to point out that my initial selection was so large it was ridiculous. In fact, one might argue that this selection is ridiculously lengthy. But I can only narrow them down so much, ya know? At the end of the day, whether a session appears in this compilation or not, I am so eternally grateful to each family that trusted me with capturing their memories - some for the first time in 2018, and some for the 8th time. It sounds so cliche, and we photographers like to throw around phrases like “I want to tell your story” and “capture your milestones” and “document your real life”… but it’s the truth. It’s why I do what I do.

Looking through all of these images made me so excited about the upcoming shooting season. For now though, I’m still reminiscing about the incredible year that was 2018. Here are some favourites!

London Ontario Family Photographer | 2017 Fall Minis

As the booking date approaches for this year's Fall minis, I wanted to share some favourites from last year's sessions. If you wish to be added to the advance notice list, please email sophie@rawfootagephotos.com, subject line "ADVANCE NOTICE LIST". The advance notice booking email for the 2018 Fall minis will go out on Friday, August 3rd, 2018.

London Ontario Family Photographer | The Smith Family - Baby makes 5

I've had the pleasure of photographing the Smith family several times now, and it's been such a joy to get to know their boys over the years and meet their sweet baby girl. Today on the blog I'm sharing some favourites from their first session as a family of 5. We met at a park near their home and had a blast playing and exploring bugs, sticks, and giant hills. Watching these boys dote on their new baby sister was the sweetest thing. Here are some favourites from their Fall family session!

London Ontario Family Photographer | Darcy, Jessie & Max's Autumn Beach Session

I love this family. I say it every time I have the pleasure of photographing them, and every time I blog their sessions. They've been with me since my very early days as a photographer and lucky me, they keep coming back! This session is from 2016 - not my most recent session with them (I have a lot of blogging to do) - but one of the most memorable. We headed to the beach in Port Stanley on a chilly Fall day for something different. They played, laughed and snuggled, and I just tried to keep up - documenting all of those candid moments that I love so much. Here are some favourites from this playful lifestyle beach shoot. 

London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Gail & Alex's Elm Hurst Inn Wedding

Gail and Alex planned such a lovely Autumn wedding, starting with a ceremony at the beautiful St-Luke's in-the-Garden Chapel and ending with a reception at the Elm Hurst Inn & Spa, one of my favourite venues here in Southwestern Ontario. The Fall colours were on full display, and I absolutely loved the contrast of the elegant black bridesmaids dresses against the stunning ruby and peach-toned florals. Here are some favourites from their day! (Thank you to my second shooter Priya Tharmaseelan for helping throughout the day!)