Jillian Bickle Photography |Cobourg and Northumberland Area Photographer | illustrating your life story

Matt and Elaine met on the steps of the West Highschool….well maybe no on the steps of the highschool, but at highschool. They have dated a long time, and now are planning their wedding in August. (Can’t wait to see how beautiful Elaine will look in her dress!) So we thought it would be fun to do engagement photos at the highschool first. Here’s a sneak peak…

Another birthday shoot this week! Where the year went, I don’t know.  She sure has changed a lot in the last year. I think she looks a lot like her daddy. We didn’t know how she would do with her cake, but she liked it, no problem there!

her first photoshoot….

and how she is at 1 year…

I can’t believe a year has already gone by since my good friend Sarah got married to Rich! And soon they will be welcoming their little girl into the world, how exciting. Just wanted to say congrats you two!

Due to the fact that I am going on holidays the end of the week, today is a work day. To start the day off, I got to take photos of the Carpenter Family. The goal was one great family photo. There have not been many I’ve been told, it is very tricky. And well, Abby at 4 years, was good for me, but was very interested in my doll stroller and chair, and Felicity wanted to be on the go and walk without having to be held in one spot. But we worked quick, I had my weapons (singing duck, annoying rooster and tickle stick) and I think the goal was accomplished!

I have been photographing Ethan since he was in his mommy’s belly, and now he is 3! For his first two weeks of life, I was the one that bathed him, until his mommy got comfortable enough to do it   He used to like the camera, then he decided he hated it and would run away, cry, scream, anything to get away from it. Now I just wait….patiently….I let him do what he wants, and eventually I get him looking at me for some. He knows too that he’s being a little bum! He thinks it is very funny, and well, I get the last laugh cause I get the photos! I will probably post some more, ones that really show his ‘attitude’…

Took Kaleb into the studio to get a couple shots of him at 3 months old. He slept for the first bit, then woke to give me some great smiles. I had a bit of a ‘funny’ happen while at the studio. I was wearing a shirt that can be strapless, or have straps. Well, I broke the one strap on my way into town, so just too the other one off. I was moving all over the place in the studio, trying to get the shots, and getting smiles and keeping kaleb happy, that i did not notice my shirt was slowly slipping. Then I walked to the front of the studio, in front of the big windows, and there was somebody walking by and they gave me a bit of a wierd look. I realized when I looked down that my shirt was down…luckily I was wearing a bra!!

More to come…

the first thing I notice about a person is their eyes. And children’s eyes have that special sparkle in them…

since Aleita was born. She came in today on her birthday for some fun in the studio. I wish I had video of her mommy and daddy behind me getting smiles out of her. They were dancing and singing and making all different noises. I couldn’t stop laughing. But we got some great smiles because of it. I like when parents are ok to be silly in order to get those smiles. However, I still love the serious looks. The one of her sitting on the chest with her scottish cow, I love. It was the last photo from that set up, and I don’t know why, but I love it! here is a sneak peak. I don’t have her cake shots up yet, that will be a different post, with a slideshow, so keep watching for that…

One of my really good friends, Sarah, came to the studio to photograph her belly. I can’t wait for Rich and Sarah to be parents…partly because I can say, see I told you it’s a lot of work, and partly because I know they’ll be great. I told Sarah a few types of articles of clothing to bring, so of course, she had her suitcase filled up with everything I said, plus extras and doubles just in case, and Rich came as unprepared as ever I’m trying to talk her into letting me photograph her birth (an announcement on this very soon) and am counting on Rich to help convince her. I thought I’d do some ‘moody’ ones as well today…

Charley came for her second visit today, and she was much more awake then when she came as a newborn! She is long and skinny (although daddy thinks she’s chunky ) and strong. I won’t be surprised if she is sitting soon, and if she is running around before she is 1. She gave us smiles, and I know for her next session, she is going to be a ham. I can already see that daddy is going to be mush in her hands….here are a few