Holly Sisson Photography

My Blog Has Moved!

2007-10-22T15:16:00.006-04:00

Please see my new blog at the following link:

hollysissonphotography.com

S-Family Shoot (Sherwood Park)

2007-10-14T23:38:00.000-04:00

Well, our original plan of doing a shoot at the Brickworks didn't work out (because of the Toronto Marathon and road closures), but I think we made out quite well at Sherwood Park instead! :-)

LOVE this shot of Spencer...so serious, so cute!

It was hard to choose between posting the colour or the bw version...colour won out!

The whole family:

Cameron and his mom:

Another Spencer shot:

Another Cameron shot (can you tell I had a hard time choosing? lol):

I thought the expression on Spencer's face was just too cute...with his big brother in the back ground:

And last, but certainly not least, a picture of Mom:

Thanks Denise! It was wonderful spending a few hours with you and your young men! :-)

B-Family Shoot

2007-10-14T00:16:00.000-04:00

Here's a bit of a sneak peek! Hope to have your online gallery online in the next week or so!

I have to say I LOVE this shot of Max!!! So cute!

Sophie, a little back light on her hair, makes for a great bw.

Mom & Dad...such a cute couple!

The whole family!

Halloween has come early....

2007-10-06T17:00:00.000-04:00

The kids decided to practice for halloween....

Some Silly and Some Serious

2007-09-30T00:44:00.000-04:00

My son, being silly.

My daughter, being serious.

Gold Fish Lensbaby

2007-09-29T09:44:00.001-04:00

Since I was posting lensbaby shots I thought I'd post my favorite one so far...my son loves this photo! :-)

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(YEAH!! Thank you Gordon for helping me figure out how to post my horizontal photos properly so they are not cut off on the right side!)

Window Light, High-Contrast, and Lensbaby—baby!

2007-09-29T00:06:00.000-04:00

A couple of natural light portraits after his bath.

High contrast light=high contrast bw!

Playing with the Lensbaby.

Loved the bokeh of the light playing on the door in the background...even though it probably pulls from the main subject....

More of Malini!

2007-09-21T13:23:00.000-04:00

Thank you again Malini for letting me photograph you! I will send you a link to your gallery soon! (Part one is located here, and the newborn photos are here and here.)

I love this shot, and the bw version below, of Malini with her kitchen as the backdrop.

Shot with the lensbaby.

Even though this shot isn't as much in focus as I would have liked, I love the moment! Malini's son was so excited to be in a few of the photos...but he was moving fast! Just love the joy and laughter in his face!

Malini

2007-09-20T23:08:00.000-04:00

A neighbour was generous enough to let me take some maternity photos of her for my portfolio, thanks Malini! I hope you like them! (More of Malini here, and the newborn photos are here and here.)

One More From the Series...with a little texture

2007-09-17T23:55:00.000-04:00

Texture, and blur, a shot from above.

Out & About on Yonge

2007-09-16T20:42:00.001-04:00

Some shots taken later in the day, out and about on Yonge Street.

BW Version

2007-09-16T20:40:00.000-04:00

BW version of the colour one below.

A Walk On Avenue Road

2007-09-16T15:17:00.000-04:00

Some shots from today (except for one), out and about on a cool Sunday.

Loved the colours in the background, in this shot, so really boosted them.

High contrast BW with texture.

High contrast sepia.

This one is from the other day in the park, a mother after school. I couldn't resist the catch-lights in her eyes and asked if I could take her picture. Hopefully she'll like it!
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Playing around making this one moody and dark since the eyes are so dark.

Kate's Son

2007-09-16T00:47:00.000-04:00

Boy, the girls are going to be after him one day! What a head of hair! ;-)

Soccer Night

2007-09-14T12:19:00.000-04:00

A few images from soccer last night.

Mini-Me

2007-09-12T14:43:00.000-04:00

This cute, cute baby was named mini-me by my daughter as they share the same name. What a beautiful baby!

Beautiful Girl...

2007-09-06T22:51:00.000-04:00

This, adorable girl, was in my local park a few weeks ago. Her mother gave me permission to photograph her, and I really hope she emails me so I can send her a few jpgs.

Some More Examples

2007-09-06T16:13:00.001-04:00

Oh, I love this one, the texture, the colour and the edge effect, definitely one of my favorites.

This gives a great look to bw photos...vintage.

Gives an interesting texture and blur to the background.

Another one of my favorites...but thinking I may desaturate a little bit more....

Emma & Sasha with Textured Look

2007-09-06T13:51:00.001-04:00

I think this look is one of my favorites...almost looks like a painting.

A few more....

2007-09-05T23:58:00.001-04:00

Trying Out a New Look

2007-09-05T19:25:00.000-04:00

This one is texture, with colour, and selective blur:

This one is harder to see at this size...texture without colour, and selective blur:

Another texture, without colour, and selective blur:

A bw version:

This one is just a macro shot of my son.

Trip to Ward's Island

2007-09-03T22:25:00.000-04:00

I've been meaning to post these for a while now.... A recent trip to Ward's Island.

BW Side Rain Shot

2007-08-12T23:22:00.000-04:00

Tried this photo as a high contrast bw, and rather like it!

Some pictures from this weekend, and past weekends

2007-08-07T10:25:00.001-04:00

Rebecca, enjoying the water spraying from the fountain in the park.

Blue eyed boy.

Noah, getting sprayed from a sprinkler.

Rebecca, hanging out over Avenue Road.

Rebecca, the serious look.

Noah, from above.

bw version.

Ashley, George and Graeme's dog.

Rebecca, from above.

Rebecca, with her new hat.

Photo Shoot: Peter, Rebecca, Emma & Michael

2007-08-04T12:41:00.000-04:00

A fun, and quick, photo shoot in my clients backyard. Beautiful children, a pleasure to shoot them.

First up is Rebecca, aged 4 (it was her Birthday!). Look at those eyes and that beautiful hair! I'm envious! ;-)

This is Micheal, 3 1/2, younger brother to Emma. Lots of energy! But what a cutie! The girls will be chasing him in a few years! ;-)

Side profile shot of Rebecca, LOVE those curls!

Michael, drying off after playing a sprinkler...another very hot day!

Another Rebecca shot...she is just gorgeous!

Young Pete, 6, older brother to Rebecca.

Love the colour in this one, and love the background of the shot as well.

Rebecca.

Rebecca, wet after playing in the sprinkler.

Pete:

Love the wet hair in this shot.

Emma, 5 1/2, older sister to Michael, can you tell they're related? Love the blond hair and blue eyes, so beautiful.

Young Michael, up to mischief!

Family Photo Shoot on Ward's Island #2

2007-07-25T12:39:00.000-04:00

The last of the photo's (that I'm sharing on my blog) from this shoot. More from this shoot here, here and here!

A great shot of Emma, that is her sister, Sasha, just behind her.

Love this shot of Sasha! She was a bit shy, unlike her sister, but she came out of her shell for this shot! ;-)

Love the colour, the reflections in the water, and the soft faded effect on the edges of the image.

Emma.

Sasha.

I really like this "back-to-back" shot, just happened by chance.

Again, love the colour and the faded edge effect.

Emma and Sasha playing on the beach. Love the detail and colour in the beach/rocks/water in this shot.

Another great one of Sasha, really shows off her happy personality.

Really like this shot of Emma playing with her "stick". She reminds me very much of my son, no doubt he'd be playing with a stick, if he were there, too!

Another shot of Emma and Sasha on the beach but with a different effect applied.

Another one with Emma but with a blue-toned effect. I rather like it...I think it works well for the subject.

Smiling Emma.

I LOVE this moment, it was too cute! I wish I could have been a bit more behind them, but I didn't think it would last that long (it didn't) so I just captured it as fast as I could.

Another great one of Emma. I really like this photo, I created four different effects for this one, but just uploaded this one for the blog.

Love the colour and the waves just lapping in on the right.

Great portrait of Sasha.

And, at last, a shot of the parents. They are so cute together, and really well suited to each other. You can really tell that they have a close relationship with their children by the way they all interact. Aleks is my go-to person if I have a parenting question, she is extremely knowledgeable in that field. (so wise! and able to see the tree for the forest, which is really helpful if you feel surrounded by forests!)

Family Photo Shoot on Ward's Island #1

2007-07-23T23:07:00.001-04:00

The first of a series of photos from a family shoot on Ward's Island. What a fun couple of hours! Chris, Aleks, Sasha and Emma are a fun and loving family. Emma, who LOVED the camera, was definitely the easiest of the group to capture. More from this shoot here, here and here!

Emma:

Emma and Sasha:

Emma, again.

The family that jumps together....

...has great fun together!

Another one of Emma (get used to it! there are a lot of them!)

Walking on the beach.

Some Snow, Some Sun

2007-07-15T00:12:00.001-04:00

My daughter in the snow, many months ago....

More of beautiful Alison....

More wading pool fun, fun, fun!

Loving that sprinkler!

Just hanging out, ah summer...

Some recent, some older

2007-07-13T23:57:00.000-04:00

A few more...some recent, some from a while ago.

Some Older Pictures

2007-07-09T23:39:00.000-04:00

Taken from fall 2006 to early spring 2007.

Noah

2007-07-09T17:45:00.000-04:00

A few recent shots of my son. In the first I wanted to capture the beauty of his wet eyelashes.

This is a colour version of this shot, wet (and cold) from water play.

Here I created a high-contrast b/w version, what do you think?

A Best Friend

2007-07-04T22:13:00.000-04:00

One of my son's best friends, as they walked along together after school, discovered a sprinkler and...went to play.

Alison in the Park

2007-07-03T12:29:00.000-04:00

On the last day of school a friend invited us to the park for a end-of-year picnic. Captured this simple shot of her beautiful daughter.

My Children

2007-07-02T21:38:00.000-04:00

Some recent portraits of my children, with a few different effects applied.

Monica and her children

2007-07-02T21:18:00.000-04:00

Some pictures of Monica and her children at the wading pool.

A Summer's Afternoon

2007-07-02T18:58:00.001-04:00

An afternoon at the local wading pool with some friends. Nice way to spend an afternoon!

Jump!

2007-07-02T18:54:00.000-04:00

Working on a photography assignment entitled "Low Perspective" I captured the following two photographs of my son jumping. I submitted the second one entitled "Nightfall".

Father's Day Photos

2007-07-02T18:28:00.000-04:00

Some photos I took for my friend Lindsay of her adorable children; Sarah, Cate and Taylor. They have such gorgeous eyes and were so fun to photograph. They were a father's day gift to her husband John.

At one point Cate became upset and had a moment, which I managed to capture to her parents delight!

All in all, for a last minute project, it came together very well! John has the photos at his office and has received many compliments on them. I have printed another set for display in their new home.