Nayanna Arts by Andrée Caron » Time Together

J2 Wedding

Nayanna Arts — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:02:10 +0000

I already posted these to Facebook here, but they do warrant their own post! The day was EXCELLENT, the weather PERFECT and the people, a complete DELIGHT! I won’t lie, I was bone tired and hurting. Of course, having several camera’s hung on your person for 15 hours will do that to anyone! But in the end, I have to say, it was worth it. It was a great learning opportunity and I am fairly proud of myself. Will I go into weddings, I don’t think so. The stress of it might bring me down. I’m already a very stressful person *inside* but when it starts coming out, it’s scary, which is why I like the more casual lifestyle photography arena.

I still had a grand time and captured what I hope are some timeless memories for the newlywed couple.

E-session

Nayanna Arts — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:44:45 +0000

Well, this isn’t a regular occurrence. I tell anyone that asks: “I don’t do weddings”. So, naturally, I don’t do engagements portraits either, right? Well, true. But last fall, some very good friends of ours announced that they would wed this year. Before I could contain my own excitement, I offered to photograph their wedding, that is, unless they had already made their choice of wedding photographer. They hadn’t!! WOOT! Then I started shaking in my boots…

Well, not exactly right at that moment, but as the months passed and the date loomed closer, I decided we both needed to get a first session together under our belt so that we both got an idea of how to interact with each other. Insert engagement shoot here! Actually, these sessions are twofold. First, they let the couple have romantic imagery of themselves together without all the hoopla surrounding the wedding day, as well as the stress that goes with it! Secondly, it is the perfect time to gauge each other’s wants and needs so that the day of, the photog can have a better understanding of what they might do before they do it and also, the clients get a chance to know how their photographer works and what he expects of them at certain moments. It really is a win win

So, I proposed one and they accepted heartily! We had a blast, I got a chance to try out new techniques and they ended up with a great portrait to have for their signing mat at the reception!

Greenspon Family {Montreal Family Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:00:06 +0000

The October weekend after Toronto, I had the great pleasure of photographing my great friends and their two wonderful boys. The fall colors could not have been more perfect and the boys were great sports, sniffles and all! They did great!

Doyon Family {Boisbriand Family Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:24:27 +0000

[lang_en]If I were to be asked what my favorite part of photographing is, I would have to say, my clients. And I truly do mean that! Family after family, I am always amazed at how happy, thankful and truly awesome they all are! This latest family was no different, or actually, they were. They were even “awesomer” Take some extended family, a language barrier that actually wasn’t a barrier at all, a teenager, a preschooler, a photographer that left ~~her brain~~ some equipment home, some mosquitoes, humidity, a grey flat sky and then add rain to it all. You might think: what a disaster! Well, it couldn’t be further from the truth! These fine people were all about being happy, going with the flow and trying things without a negative word in sight! It couldn’t have gone better! Don’t take my word for it, check these out![/lang_en][lang_fr]Si quelqu’un me demandait ce que je préfère de mes sessions photos, honnêtement, je dirais mes clients! D’une famille à l’autre, je suis toujours émerveillé par leur joie, leur remerciement, et vraiment, combien ils sont spectaculaire. C’est la même histoire avec cette famille, enfin, pas tout à fait. Ils étaient encore plus *hot* Imaginez donc de la famille étendue, une barrière de langages (qui enfin ne l’était pas), une ado, un bambin, une photographe qui laissa ~~sa cervelle~~ de l’équipement à la maison, des moustiques, de l’humidité, un ciel gris assez moche et rajoutez-y de la pluie. Vous penseriez peut-être: quel désastre! Eh bien, ce serait bien loin de la réalité! Tous ces gens merveilleux n’étaient qu’heureux, suivaient le courant et n’avaient pas peur d’essayer diverses idées sans le moindre commentaire négatif! C’était une expérience superbe! Mais, ne m’y prenez pas au mot, voyez pour vous-même![/lang_fr]

Baby L {Montreal Newborn Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:19:07 +0000

Remember this fantastic double maternity? Well, THE BABIES ARE HERE!! They were due about 2 weeks apart (18th & 27th) and were born just 4 days apart! As luck would have it, I got to photograph this little man yesterday at just 10 days. He is SUCH an awake baby! Aware of everything around him, not a fusser AT ALL. Can I order 3 of those? Once we finally got his tummy full {hello growth spurt feedings} he was OUT. I think the best moments of all, to me, was when he would just fall back to sleep in my arms (mom smelled WAY too good to sleep ) and when he would hear either mom or dad talk, you could totally SEE it in his eyes that he recognized their voice. AMAZING. I LOVE my job!

Ochoa-Fenwick Family Part II {Montreal Family Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:05:58 +0000

Because I REALLY couldn’t help myself!!

Ochoa-Fenwick Family {Montreal Family Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:06:29 +0000

I had the unique pleasure of meeting this family just yesterday morning. Gorgeous, all of them I tell you. I may have to share a little more soon, because the grandparents were there as well and it was a tremendous success all around in my opinion. See for yourselves!

Laura & Marie-Eve {Montreal Maternity Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:11:05 +0000

[lang_en]It’s been a long while since I’ve been here. I’ve been busy busy! Working on revamping my brand and hope to slowly incorporate it to the new website. Yep, new website coming, all custom made, courtesy of my very talented husband!

I had an absolute BLAST this afternoon with two very good friends of mine. They probably couldn’t have planned on timing things so perfectly, but fate had another idea. They found out they were both pregnant at about the same time with only a week or so between them! DREAM come true for these best of friends! They are expecting a boy and a girl between them, but don’t be fooled by their shirts As soon as they figured they would go through this pregnancy together, they immediately wanted to share their maternity session ! Both beautiful women with beautiful features! [/lang_en]

[lang_fr]Je me suis TANT amusé aujourd’hui avec deux bonnes amies. Avoir essayé de planifier leurs grossesses ainsi, elle n’auraient jamais aussi bien réussi. Elles ont apprise qu’elles étaient toute deux enceintes avec seulement une semaine et des poussières de différence! Un RÊVE pour ces deux meilleures amies! Entre-eux, elles attendent une fille et un garçon, mais ne vous laissez pas confondre par leur chandails Aussitôt qu’elles ont réalisé qu’elles seraient enceinte ensemble, elles ont décidées qu’il fallait ABSOLUMENT partager une session de maternité! Aucun doute! Deux si belles femmes, voyez vous même! [/lang_fr]

G Family {Montreal Family Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0000

How sweet it is! The most amazing part of this family, is that they started it all. Their first born, barely two here, was my very first newborn! When did he turn 2! When did this adventure of mine changed from being counted by days and months into years! Their newest addition didn’t even wait for us to reschedule a maternity session! Bookings came up, scheduling conflicts happened and the only day I could *possibly* have photographed this happily patient mum, is the day he decided he’d had enough!

K Family {Montreal Family Photographer}

Nayanna Arts — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:53 +0000

Let me tell you, there’s nothing worse than upgrading your computer a couple days before a session… Especially when you have SO many images you want to share and show off from such a fantastic day and family!! So I worked “overtime” finding the odds and ends that were preventing me from showing them their sneak peak!!!

Now, I’m being quite serious when I say that I had just the BEST time photographing this family! The two older ones were the same ages as mine and had SO many similarities, it was just like being around my own kids, except when they say “mommy!!!” I didn’t have to respond! lol The baby boy was just the smiliest little cuteness you’ve ever seen and was absolutely fine being in my arms while I got to know the kiddos before we officially started! ADORABLE! ALL of them!