• Laughter feeds love, so let’s laugh a lot.

    When I was twenty I travelled to France, it was there with a cheap point and shoot camera and seven rolls of film that I found a love for photography and giving that fleeting moment a little immortality. That summer led me to expand my education in photography at Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada and Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia, USA.
    Two years later I founded ALT Designs and was commissioned by Thurston Design Studios to assist in the expansion of their Real Estate Marketing Business. After three years mastering skills and technique in digital photography, I moved with my husband, Mike and dog, Brea to the Kitchener Waterloo area. This along with the birth of my gorgeous daughter {often seen on the blog}, Emalee had me exploring new paths for my creativity.
    With the best inspiration, Em, it was pretty clear that Children's Photography felt like "home". With every image created, I try to take a genuine and unique approach. I want to give you and your children an experience to remember and a collection of beautiful artwork to cherish for many, many years!

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The faces of Chase – Toronto child photographer

Soon this little man will be a big brother. Linds and Jordan decided to celebrate their first born with some photos before their much anticipated new little love comes along. Lucky for me, that means I get the privilege of three sessions with them in 2012, yay! First, Chase and all his expressive faces, then the belly and finally the beautiful family of four when #2 arrives. Chase is at such a great age, at two they learn so many new skills from talking to counting to colouring happy faces, and lastly to avoid a camera at all costs. No problem, just means I get my cardio for the day. We found a great trick though, place a little plastic dinosaur on top of my lens and voila you get gorgeous smiles and big blue eyes. Look at this mini MR., a man to melt your heart. xo

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Love me Blue – belly session

A little man is arriving soon and it’s easy to tell, this hot mama-to-be is radiant. I don’t know if it is always the case but I know that my daughter drained all the pretty from me while I was pregnant, they say girls do so to take it for themselves. Boys leave you glowing and beautiful for the duration of your pregnancy and Jess is proving that wives tale true! Not to mention, guessing based on the shape of the belly, beach ball means boy… yup, win again.
We took on Toronto for this session, first at their sleek condo which was filled with gorgeous lighting and plenty of textures. Then we hit a few spots they frequent while taking their morning stroll together. I love that Jess and Mike wanted to make it so personal, one day they will look back and really remember this time together, not just because of the photos but because it was real. We decided to warm up with a hot chocolate at the Distillery to end the evening. Every minute with these two was awesome and I can’t wait to meet little baby blue when he arrives in February.

Contact Me | Love me Blue – belly session | ALT Designs Photography

Kisses and Hugs – Valentine’s Day Promo

This year is off to a great start and it’s been a busy one so far. I’m excited to keep up this great energy and look forward to all the wonderful families, faces and precious newborns I will meet this year!
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and there are only two dates left for child and family sessions. We are saying Happy Valentine’s Day to all our family, friends and clients with a great promotion, call to book your session today. Gift Certificates for this promotion are also available, give the gift of photography to someone you love on Valentine’s Day.
Happy LOVE Day from ALT Designs. xoxo

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Fit for a princess – Pink Tomatina Spring 2012

This commercial shoot for my new online Pink Tomatina store was a blast and is a great demonstration of a what a styled child session can look like. Now for the really exciting part… the first Styled Child Session booked in 2012 will get a Pink Tomatina dress, my treat!
Click here to check out my Pink Tomatina online shop.
Email info@altdesigns.ca to book your styled child session and let your little princess be the talk of the school in one of these exclusive designer dresses. Here we go!

Contact Me | Fit for a princess – Pink Tomatina Spring 2012 | ALT Designs Photography

Here we go – Pink Tomatina Spring Line

Are you ready for it? This is it… the announcement I made about starting an online exclusive Pink Tomatina clothing store has come alive. Here is the first of two shoots I did to show off these gorgeous dresses. Hurry and get yours today, only one available in each size for the Spring line and we are the ONLY store in Canada to sell these designer dresses. If you are looking to get a styled child session for your daughter, this is the perfect outfit to get you started. Click here to see our online Pink Tomatina store.

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