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February 16, 2026
What to Wear In Your Brand Photos

The biggest question after booking your branding photoshoot: What do I wear?! Keep reading to find out how to choose what to wear on your brand shoot that will make sure you feel absolutely amazing! The outfits that you wear have the power to: So let’s get to it! STYLE The first step is knowing […]

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February 9, 2026
What It Really Takes to Create Brand Photos That Feel Like You

One of the most common things I hear from clients is that they want brand photos that feel like them Not stiff. Not overly posed. Not a version of themselves they barely recognize. They want images that feel natural, confident, and aligned with the business they’re building. And the truth is, the only way to […]

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February 2, 2026
The Business Lessons I Didn’t Expect to Learn From My Health Coach

What Dr. Valerie taught me that flowed from my personal health journey into my business Valerie has been my client for a few years and she’s been MY health coach too! You know how they say to surround yourself with people that you can learn from? That’s Val. (click here to learn more about her […]

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January 23, 2026
Celebration Photos for Your Business

There’s a Thing A Lot of Us Do in Our Businesses and Life: We reach a goal, do something cool, get an opportunity, or experience something that brings a big positive emotion…. and then we quickly move on to the next thing. Maybe in the moment we recognize how awesome it is, but it doesn’t […]

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January 16, 2026
Brand Photoshoot Ideas for Ottawa Spas and Salons

As a spa owner or aesthetician in Ottawa you know that what you offer is more than a treatment menu. It’s a feeling! A moment to exhale. A chance for your clients to slow down. A brand photoshoot gives you the opportunity to show that experience in a way that words alone won’t capture. When […]

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January 9, 2026
Brand Photoshoot Ideas for Ottawa Therapists and Counsellors

When people decide to look for a therapist or counsellor, they are searching for someone they can trust. Someone who makes them feel seen, heard and safe. Your brand photos are one of the first opportunities to communicate that sense of connection before a single session is even booked! A photoshoot for your therapy practice […]

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January 2, 2026
Branding Photo Shoot Ideas for Podcasters

Getting Brand Photos that Connect with Your Audience and Show What You're All About If you’re a podcaster you know your voice does most of the storytelling, but visuals are a way to get people to connect the person to the voice. Your podcast isn’t just about great audio quality and episode titles. It’s about […]

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December 18, 2025
Brand Photoshoot Ideas for Physiotherapists

How to Show Your Physiotherapy Clinic Through Photos If you’re a physiotherapist and you’ve been thinking about updating your website or refreshing your online presence, a branding photoshoot is one of the most effective ways to do it. Your work is personal, hands-on, and built on trust and your photos should reflect that! Brand photography […]

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December 24, 2025
2025: The Good & The Hard

This year felt really hard in a lot of ways. And I don’t know about you but the hard things overshadow the good things a lot of the time. And the daily joys, the little things get forgotten quickly when we move through the months and the seasons that it all just feels like a […]

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December 3, 2025
The (re)Discovery of Reading

I read a LOT as a kid and teen. And somewhere along the way in my 20’s and beyond I guess I stopped?Except for the Twilight trilogy - for some reason I squeezed that one into my life and will stand by it being the masterpiece that it is. Eventually motherhood came along and there […]

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October 23, 2025
The Space In Between

I’m experiencing a space in motherhood that I haven’t heard anyone talk about before. I keep saying that it feels like when we hear empty-nesters talk about when the kids are grown and move out there’s a rediscovery of who you are and what you do without them there. I’m far from that moment. But […]

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October 14, 2025
Cinnamon Buns & Coffee

If that doesn’t sound like a blog name from 2010 I don’t know what does. The other day my 7 year old came home from school telling me that they had to list their favorite things and he said his favorite food was cinnamon buns. Something we rarely buy and I usually only make at […]

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October 5, 2025
What is joy?

What does joy look like? Joy is a quiet moment all alone. Just me and my thoughts. Joy is a chaotic house when the kids burst in the front door after school with so much to say. Joy is a sweet, hot latte with caramel-y foam and long, slow sips. Joy is fizzy lime water […]

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August 17, 2025
The beginning

I used to have a lifestyle blog. It was 2014 I was newly married, living in a new city and craving a creative outlet for myself. Ironically I was already a “creative” - I'm a photographer! But at that time I was mostly photographing big events and conferences. Corporate dudes in suits in big office […]

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