The way your
family is
right now.

There is no fixed rule. Autumn fills up first, so if you want that colour it is worth planning a few months ahead. Newborn sessions are best mentioned while you are still expecting, so the dates can stay loose around the birth. Otherwise shorter notice is usually fine and always worth asking about.

Late spring through to autumn gives the softest light and the longest evenings, and the autumn colour here is genuinely worth planning around. Winter is quieter and often overlooked, though low sun and snow make a very particular kind of photograph. Sessions at home work in any month.

No. Small children not sitting still is the normal condition of a family session rather than a problem with it. A good part of the session is built around movement, and the photographs families end up loving are usually the ones where nobody was holding a pose.

Both, and the balance is yours to choose. I direct where it helps, for the portraits everyone will want a copy of, and stay out of the way where it does not, for the moments that only happen when nobody feels watched. We agree the mix while planning.

The third trimester usually works best, when there is clearly a bump but moving around is still comfortable. If you would like a newborn session as well, it is worth arranging the two together so the timing lines up.

The first weeks, while a newborn still curls up and sleeps deeply. Because due dates move, we keep the date loose and settle it once your baby has arrived. Newborn sessions happen in your own home rather than a studio.

Yes, and they are very welcome. Grandparents, cousins and several households in one session all work well. They simply need more time and usually several groupings, so tell me who is coming when you write and we will plan for it properly.

Yes. Dogs are part of the family and they photograph beautifully. Mention it in advance so we can choose a location that suits them and plan the moments where someone can hold the lead just out of frame.

Yes. I incorporate analogue film alongside digital as a hybrid session, which gives unmatched colour and an authentic, nostalgic feel that makes a gallery genuinely one of a kind. It is available on request, so mention it when you inquire and we will plan it in.

Yes, and a good share of my family work is exactly that. Families in town for a few days book an hour in Old Québec, along the riverfront or somewhere quieter outside the walls, and it slots into a morning or the hour before dinner without costing a day of the trip. Write as soon as your dates are set, since summer and autumn afternoons fill quickly, and mention the group size if grandparents or cousins are travelling with you.