Some spooktacular children - Halloween 2014

I love Halloween as much as the next kid.  Oh, wait I'm no longer a kid...
I guess that's why we enjoy our dress up photos so much!  Here's some of the spooks that have come to visit this season!

Yeah for Halloween! 

Now where's my candy?!

Maternity photo options

Happy October all....

I've been meaning to share some of my latest Halloween work, I'll do that next, promise... my blog post for today is to help an expecting Momma out with some maternity photo options... should we do them inside / outside ?  Posed photos / or casual crazy??  The best way for me to describe the options is to show examples.  So here we go...  (just click on the photos for larger images)

 The first photo that I've selected is from a fun maternity that we did in the studio... kind of a cute idea with all the potential baby names...

 

This photo is from a spot along the KVR trail that over looks the lake, its been a real favorite for family photos for years now... to me it just says Okangan Life.

 

 This cute belly photo was another one that I quickly grabbed as an example of in the studio.

 Or here we have the lovely Japanese Gardens down at Okangan Lake...

I thought this families photos (especially with three boys) always have that un-posed, fun family feel.  These rocks are also found at the edge of Okanagan Beach.

 A super fun angle is the looking up at the belly angle... also a good way to get rascally small people to look right at you!!!

My other favorite outdoor shooting spot is the orchard at the top of my street.  I has all old apple and cherry trees.  Of course they've been picked now for the year but the orchard is still a neat outdoor location.

And of course when we have rascally small people in the studio sometimes things end up like this.  I do think this ended up being one of Mom's favorite poses though.

So there, maternity and family photos, I think that its a personal preference and in my books if you're capturing these family milestones, however you choose will be right for you!