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Welcome to the Cherry Cortez Photography Blog! To view some of my work, please go to the above menu and click on the link 'My Portfolio'. Feel free to browse around my blog and leave me a message in the 'comments' section of a post...i'd love to hear from ya!!

My name is Cherry and i am a professional newborn, maternity, child and family photographer located just outside of Toronto, Ontario. I'm a mother to three, wife to one, living in the burbs here in Canada. I dabble into a bit of everything. IT nerd / sewer / crafter / photographer / mommy and wife full-time. i wouldn't have it any other way :)

My style is simple. It's a touch of traditional studio mixed in with a whole lotta modern lifestyle. i love to capture natural, candid moments. You won't hear me asking your children to say 'cheese'...instead, i'll talk to them, sing with them and you may even catch me making silly jokes, faces and noises ;). I LOVE my job. I will capture your child's spirit, laugh and personality. I'll capture the anticipation and excitement while you are expecting or the tears of joy as you snuggle up with your newborn. Capturing your REAL life is what i'm all about.

Call or email me today....i'd love to chat with you.

PORTRAIT SCHEDULE

Hoping to book an Appointment? I am currently scheduling fall and winter waiting list inquiries. Limited Sessions are available for the remainder of the year. Exceptions can be made for last minute newborn inquiries. If you'd like to book a session, please contact me at 647.400.6538 or email me. Thank you!

{i’m back…}

August 4, 2008 – 8:55 pm

from maternity leave….sort of :) .  August 1st has come and gone and i have officially started to take on bookings for fall and winter 2008. Sessions are very limited for the remainder of the year.  I am soooo overwhelmed at the response i’ve had from you all and want to thank all those that have inquired to be placed on a waiting list.  I am currently scheduling those on the waiting list  — if you’re on the list and you haven’t heard from me yet, not to worry — i should be contacting you within the next week or so. I will be on vacation from August 8th to September 2nd, so i will begin taking regular bookings as well this week.  If  you know you would like to book a session, please plan ahead and book early.  As usual, some exceptions are made for newborns so if you would like to schedule a newborn session, please contact me as i reserve a few spots for last minute newborn inquiries and just may be able to squeeze you in.  To check availability please call me at 647.400.6538 or drop me an email at info@cherrycortez.com.  Just an update of what’s ahead for the next couple of months:

  • September 2008 - Fall sessions will begin

Key dates to remember:

  • AUG 8th to SEPT 2nd CHERRY CORTEZ PHOTOGRAPHY will be closed.  I will not have access to emails.  Any calls or emails received, session and waiting list inquires will be responded to upon my return.
  • SEPT 3rd - the studio Reopens
  • NOV 8th - last day to place orders for guaranteed holiday delivery.

  

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  1. misty   -  

    What a beautiful little girl and so much emotion in that picture! Love it!

  2. Rachelle   -  

    Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!! You sure came back with a bang. That little girl is darling. Her eyes are absolutely amazing.

{summer lovin’.}

July 24, 2008 – 10:53 pm

Yep….i’m still here.  Just enjoying this time in my life.  I love the summer.  Everyone is home for the next two months — all the kiddos, myself and yes…even Daddy!! LOVE it!!  It is sooooo great to not have to worry about what time it is or if we’re on schedule.  We’re got the whole summer to sleep in, swim, visit friends, vacation and to just play. These three make my day…

 

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  1. Jennifer   -  

    awww so beautiful, love this!

  2. Nicole Ramsay   -  

    This is so sweet. Love it. Make me want summer NOW. Enjoy it while it lasts!

  3. Jan   -  

    They’re ADORABLE!! Love your b/w conversion, too!

{One year old already.}

June 28, 2008 – 9:49 pm

Remember this little guy? I photographed him at 12 days old.  Look at him now…. Isn’t he just the handsomest little man?!? :) nathan1yrproof01.jpgnathan1yrproof20-copy.jpg 

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  1. Amy   -  

    Oh my look at those GORGEOUS Eyes!!! That photo of him as a newborn with his daddy is just gorgeous!

  2. Kara May   -  

    These are adorable! The second one is amazing! Beautiful work!!

  3. Kara May   -  

    Oh these are stunning! Love the second image - absolutely perfect!!! Beautiful work!

  4. Kara May   -  

    oops…. I guess my comment from last night did post… sorry about that ;)

  5. Angela   -  

    Don’t you just love seeing your littliest clients grow up?! You did a wonderful job on his newborn images and his one year images! Mom and dad must be thrilled!

  6. Jennifer   -  

    omgosh these are all so beautiful, I absolutely adore your work girl!

  7. Missy   -  

    He is so precious. LOVE that you posted before shots to go with these new images. He’s got gorgeous eyes.

  8. Christie Adams   -  

    WOW!! I love your work- that second image especially with the dad holding the baby is just precious.

  9. Nicole Ramsay   -  

    This are simply stunning…absolutley gorgeous. That litte man is the cutest. Great storyboard too. Keep up the good work. A

  10. Courtney Miller   -  

    Cherry, these are absolutely STUNNING. Oh my goodness. You are oozing talent, my friend! Of course, having beautiful families to shoot always helps! : )

  11. lindseydy   -  

    They grow SO FAST!! what a cute little guy!

{baby c.}

June 17, 2008 – 9:15 pm

Meet this 7 day old little beauty.  Such a beautiful little girl.  I had such fun at this session.  First grandchild on both sides. Hmmmm…..i can already sense that this little sweetie is gonna be smothered with all kinds of love :) .  Here she is sound asleep….took daddy’s hard work magical touch to lull her off. 

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  1. Tonia   -  

    Very cute images! I love that first one!

  2. Tara J   -  

    Beautiful newborn work! I LOVE #1. Its so peaceful.

  3. Desiree Hayes   -  

    What a gorgeous newborn shoot! Such an adorable baby!

  4. Joni Streit   -  

    I love the texture from the blanket in the first image next to that sweet baby skin! Great lighting.
    I also really really love the slideshow at the top of your blog. Great work!

  5. Linna   -  

    OH MY!!!!!!! I think you are one of the queens of photographing babies!! These are so creamy & lovely!!!

  6. Christen Rush   -  

    These are precious. Absolutely beautiful… love the lighting. :)

  7. Jeni   -  

    I love that first image, it is perfect (and so so precious!)!!

  8. Heather M   -  

    Positively PRECIOUS!

  9. Rebecca   -  

    Your use of light is beautiful…and the composition of the second is absolutely stunning. I really wish I’d had photos like this of my babies. Fabulous job–the parents must LOVE these!

  10. Angela   -  

    Your lighting and posing is out of this world wonderful! She looks so peaceful and angelic in these!

  11. Courtney   -  

    Wow. These are phenomenal. The posing and comp…just wow. And what a punkin’ pie, too!

  12. Nicole   -  

    Wow. Love that hat in the first one!!! Love the angle, the colors, the lighting…everything about it!!! These are just so flipping adorable. Great job

{3 months and still so tiny}.

June 11, 2008 – 9:05 pm

I wanted to try this pose with with my littlest girl when she was only days old.  Haven’t been able to get around to it.  Ahhhhh…..life with a newborn.  Here she is, my baby girl…3 months later.

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  1. Desiree Hayes   -  

    I wish I had one of me and my kids like this!! This better be on a big canvas somewhere!!

  2. Tracey   -  

    What a stunning capture of the love a mother has for her daughter. Beautiful!

  3. Holly   -  

    This is absolutely beautiful Cherry! I wish I had more pictures of myself with my kids!

    on a side note I had no idea you were so close to me!

  4. Amy   -  

    Just stunning….

  5. Jennifer   -  

    I absolutely love this!

  6. Nicole   -  

    Love your processing here!!! Beautiful and wonderful show of emotion!!!

{sweet, sweet baby ‘M’.}

May 13, 2008 – 8:57 pm

She was such a little sweetie…with the cutest hair.  Baby ‘M’ was 13 days at her photo shoot.  She was a tough little newborn — she fought us and stayed awake for most of the session and then finally gave in to us at the tail end.  After that, she let us pose her any way we wanted.  This is why i always recommend newborn photos to be taken as soon as you get home from the hospital (or within the first 14 days they are born).  Only a newborn can do the squishy, curly poses that we love so much. Look at little ‘M’ curl….newborns just melt my heart :)

 

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  1. Courtney   -  

    Cherry! These are FABULOUS! You are gifted with newborns. The light and the tones are just breathtaking. I’m your newest blog stalker. A

  2. Nicole   -  

    Really do love your work. Beautiful!!!

{Happy Mommy’s Day!!}

May 11, 2008 – 11:16 am

I hope all you wonderful mother’s out there enjoy your special day :) I woke up to this today…made my heart just melt :)

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{all smiles.}

May 5, 2008 – 10:04 pm

This little cutie was all smiles the whole time i was there! I photographed little ‘N’ as a newborn — look at much he’s grown!! Now he’s a sitting, smiley, toe grabbin’ chubster!!   

 

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  1. Heather M   -  

    Oh my goodness…that second one just made me smile! How precious!

{watch me grow.}

May 1, 2008 – 12:30 am

Not only do i get to photograph your precious newborns but my favorite part is getting to watch them grow. My Baby Captured package is my most popular package.  3 sessions - Newborn, 6 months and 1 year. Remember this sweetie ?? Well….here she is 6 months later. What a cutie!! Little ‘GG’ was all smiles for me when i walked through the door but as soon as i whipped out my big honking camera, she was such a TOUGH little audience!!  I did manage to get squeeze a couple of smiles out of her :).  I had such a great time with this little one and her mommy.  thanks ‘k’ for a fun morning and the much needed adult conversation!! 

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{spring is here!}

April 20, 2008 – 2:35 pm

i always know spring is here when i see these gorgeous purple flowers blooming in my garden.  they’re always the first ones to peek through the ground.

 

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