Leah and Ezra are one of the cutest children around! We met on a beautiful Thursday morning in Shouldice Gardens in Richmond Hill for a fun time of play and family portraits.

To break the ice, we began with the grandparents and then let them run around and play. Part of my personal style as a photographer is to allow the children to interact with their surroundings and thus capture them as they are.  I don’t capture poses, I capture moments, moments that reveal a child’s unique personality. This, to me, is the most rewarding part of my job!

I loved Ezra’s expression as he sees a garden truck pass by…priceless!!

I love how Leah and Ezra’s grandparents are just in-love with their grandchildren!

While walking around the gardens, I found the steps below. I though it would be awesome to get Ezra and Leah there for some lovely shots. In order to persuade them (while playing “circles” around the stairs), we gave them some candy! The end result you can view for yourself! Pure delight!

Leah’s mom wanted a portrait of Leah reading, but Leah wasn’t too cooperative. So in order to get her in that moment, I put myself in front of her at a distance and began interacting with Ezra while pointing my lens at her. After a couple of shots, mission accomplished! I particularly love the one below!

Towards the end of the session, we thought it would be nice to capture them interacting with each other. Ezra and Leah looove playing together! This was self evident as they played with their Legos.