Mila Boekestyn

My cake smash sessions all include a bubble bath photos at the very end, with this little guy - we were late to take his 1st-year photos because of COVID... so we did a milestone session as soon as we could, and of course, I have included a bubble bath shot at the very end :-)

In Canada, Alberta we have beautiful Canola fields in July and as you drive by the countryside - all you see are fields and fields of beautiful yellow flowers. What can be better than 3 sweet sisters on a dirt road surrounded by Canola field flowers and a sunset? This photo was inspired by my friend's @HocusFocusPhotography portrait of her daughters she took a few years back. Check out her work - she is amazing!

This gorgeous image of a beautiful 10-day old baby girl will be printed BIG and will be hanging in her nursery - that is HOW MUCH her parents loved this shot and the nursery is decorated in a bunny/rabbit theme - so this will be an amazing addition. I am an on-location photographer and always bring with me a few little plush toys to photograph with my newborn clients. As soon as I have realized that her nursery is decorated with bunnies and Easter is around the corner - this set up was created!

I have been photographing these 2 bunnies since they were born and this was their "Sitter" milestone session, where they were almost 9 months old. The twins although identical, have very different personalities and it is so much fun to see them grow. This specific image was a composite of 2 images of each individual sister separately as sometimes it is hard with twins to get them awake and happy at the same time - so when one was napping I was taking pictures of the other one.

This beautiful little girl was a pleasure to photograph, she slept through the entire photoshoot. Her dad picked out this outfit for this set up and I absolutely love the final image that we were able to achieve!

I call this photo "Peekaboo". This pose is one of my favourites - it is simple, easy to pose and the result is always amazing. Also, it helps having such a beautiful little girl who was born with a head full of hair as a little model.

What can be better than a black and white image of your brand new baby in your hands? I believe the reason many photographers like to recreate this image is that it puts into a perspective - how truly little newborn babies are - they can easily fit into your hands!

Every newborn session I am waiting for the "yawn" picture and a "smile" picture and only then I feel like the session was a success!
How sweet is this little girl?

"Giggles and tears, smiles and frowns. Everything from dead serious, to goofing around. Life’s ups and downs, tornados and twisters… are totally bearable, when you have a sister"