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Yearly Archives: 2008

{CCP – 2008 Year in Review} :: Durham Region and Toronto Photographer

I just wanted to take the time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the new year.  i also wanted to thank all of my past clients for the fabulous year that we had.  i look forward to helping you capture all your life moments in the year 2009.  Lots of newborns are lined up for the beginning of the year and i look forward to meeting them all :) .  I put together a video of some of my favourite images from the past year.  have a peek if you’ve got a minute or two (or ten :) ) .

Click the following link to view the video : CCP 2008 year in Review

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January 8, 2009 - 2:47 am Anna-Karin - What cuties! They are adorable.

December 27, 2008 - 7:22 pm Jane Eaton Hamilton - Wow, what a group of little cutie patooties. Great capture.++

{miss C. – 6 months and oh so sweet!} :: Durham Region Baby Photographer

Meet Baby C.  What a doll!!  I photographed miss C as a newborn and she came back to my studio this past week for a 6 month session.  Such a gorgeous gal and what a pleasure to photograph!!  She didn’t cry once and i must say— mom, dad and i really put her to the test!!  She had numerous clothing changes (her outdoor jacket, her sweater outfit, her dressy outfit, her santa outfit, 2 pettis, 4 hats, some baby-bum shots, 2 diaper covers, a pair of legwarmers and 2 backdrop changes!!).   Here’s a sneak-peek S&R…it was great seeing you all again!! thanks for a fun morning :) …. i hope these hold you off until i get your gallery up :)

….oh, and how cute is her tongue?!?!

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December 15, 2008 - 6:53 pm Krisitn - These are like ice cream with a cherry on top. Completely wonderful and sweet.

December 15, 2008 - 2:53 pm Kristel - I love this age - you captured it beautifully! #1 is perfection!

December 14, 2008 - 5:56 pm Cindy - Absolutely love #3- just perfect!

December 14, 2008 - 4:55 pm Stacey - OMGosh, there is almost too much cuteness in these! Sooo sweet. Love the color and the light here! Beautiful!

December 14, 2008 - 4:33 pm Angela - What an adorable little baby! OMG, she is just too cute!

December 14, 2008 - 3:26 pm Reb - Fabulous job.... that middle one is perfection!

December 14, 2008 - 12:26 pm Lisa Kryschuk - Oh Cherry these are absolutely precious!!!! Beautiful job, I simply adore that first one!

December 14, 2008 - 11:20 am Pavlina Ortiz - Oh my goodness, what a cuteness! She is gorgeous. You captured her so well! Love the hat also.

December 11, 2008 - 2:46 pm admin - thanks jen for visiting the blog! awww thanks Shannon!! doesn't she look soooo sweet?!?!? i thought i'd save the petti photos for your gallery :). don't worry i won't make you wait that long for them ;) !! ...it'll be soon!

December 11, 2008 - 8:44 am Shannon - Oh my goodness...Cherry these are SO wonderful. Once again, my expectations have been exceeded!!! Thanks for the great day and for this sneek peek. 3 weeks will feel like forever :)

December 11, 2008 - 7:01 am jen baltgalvis - These are great. Love her tongue sticking out in all of them!

{not so tiny baby J.} :: Durham Region Newborn photographer

What a sweetheart this little gal is.  Meet Baby J who is 9 days old here.  She came into this world weighing a remarkable 8lbs 13 ozs –bless her mom’s heart!! Congrats G and A — she’s just so scrumputious!!

 

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January 7, 2009 - 10:42 pm Jodie Lagana - Your work is absolutley beautiful!

December 17, 2008 - 9:35 am Heather Marks - Precious! Great job capturing this little one!

December 2, 2008 - 8:53 am Kara May - Oh these are just precious!!! Love them all!!

November 29, 2008 - 2:17 am Gilbert Yu - What an adorable baby! I LOVE the last one, but they are all so beautiful!!

November 25, 2008 - 8:53 pm Jennifer - oh these are so precious, beautiful!

November 11, 2008 - 8:37 pm Courtney Miller - Cherry, these are amazing...honestly breathtaking. She's gorgeous and your images just make her shine!!!

November 11, 2008 - 9:37 am Jeni - she is adorable! I love these, the hats, the poses, everything! Great job!

November 10, 2008 - 11:45 pm Desiree Hayes - OMG, look at those eyes! So adorable!!! Beautiful images, girl!

November 10, 2008 - 8:18 pm Amanda Keeys - Oh my gosh, what a little doll! Beautiful photos, I love the hats you put on her too.

{little newborn M.}

Remember this couple?  They welcomed their youngest into their family recently and i had the pleasure of photographing him at 13 days old.  It was a long night and took some of **my**  :) magical touch to get him off to dreamland (i’m sure you’ll agree, right daddy M?!?!).

Newborn sessions are my longest sessions due to diaper changes, feeding, prop **accidents** :) , more feeding and just having cuddle time with mom and dad…..BUT i have to admit —they are my favourite subjects to photograph.  All their innocence and purity just melts my heart and makes me want to capture life at its finest.

Here is their newest sweet addition to their family….

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November 11, 2008 - 11:28 pm admin - Thanks so much for the compliment Michelle :)

November 11, 2008 - 8:24 pm Michelle - Those are gorgeous pics of Michael jr. You are truly talented.

November 8, 2008 - 8:19 pm admin - thanks for the wonderful comments everyone!

November 8, 2008 - 11:04 am Becky Earl - These are all honestly stunning!! Love each and every one! Beauitful work!

November 2, 2008 - 10:15 pm Courtney Miller - these are wonderful! Just love the sweetness!

November 1, 2008 - 11:41 pm brianne brose - These are wonderful! I love that 2nd one!

October 30, 2008 - 11:19 pm Jeni - so so sweet and precious, I love these!

October 30, 2008 - 6:20 pm admin - Thank you so much Jennifer, Amanda, Angela and Michelle for stopping by the blog --- it really means a lot :)

October 30, 2008 - 5:50 pm Michelle Walker - Beautiful! The second one is perfect...I love it!

October 30, 2008 - 7:30 am Angela - LOVE these! So beautiful! You captured that newborn sweetness so well!

October 29, 2008 - 4:04 am Amanda K - Gosh, these are beautiful! :) I love the one with bub draped over Daddy's arm. Such a gorgeous contrast.

October 27, 2008 - 8:40 pm Jennifer - aww girl these are so beautiful, I love seeing your newborn shoots!

{mr. N. and miss GG.}

I’ve got to keep this short and sweet but just wanted to post a couple of sneak-peeks for two of my wonderful clients.  They both had the same thing in mind — fall and Christmas photos.

Look at how cute this little grin is….love how she’s biting on her lip…so sweet :)

N.’s mom picked this location and look at this gorgeous tree we were able to find.

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October 26, 2008 - 9:26 am Danna - beautiful work! I LOVE the first 2 especially.

October 21, 2008 - 9:00 pm Kim Griffith - all of these are amazing! The first is my fav!

October 21, 2008 - 6:46 pm Amanda K - How cute! I love the last one, what a adorable bubba.

October 21, 2008 - 3:22 pm Amanda - Such adorable kiddos and those locations are wonderful! Love all of the rich colors, great work Cherry.

October 21, 2008 - 12:06 pm admin - thanks ladies for all the comments -- i'm sure their parents are gonna love hearing about how cute their kids are!

October 21, 2008 - 11:03 am Andrea* - Awesome sweet lil' guy! Love his outfit, and these expressions are to die for!

October 21, 2008 - 10:58 am t - Oh I just love those fall colors so awesome!

October 21, 2008 - 9:55 am brianne brose - These are great! LOVE your fall colors and all the cute hats!

October 21, 2008 - 9:32 am Angela - Ok, these two are too cute for words! Love all the different hats and outfits too!

October 21, 2008 - 8:12 am Heather Marks - AMAZING session! I love the look and feel of fall to all of these. Great job capturing these adorable children!

October 21, 2008 - 8:01 am brooke - Love the look on his face in that last one! These are beautiful...love the lighting in the outdoor shots. Look at all those leaves!

October 20, 2008 - 2:29 pm Jennifer - what a cutie, I love his hats, so cute!

October 20, 2008 - 9:04 am Courtney Miller - Cherry, these are fabulous! I LOVE that first one...and the second one! She's a doll baby! Your black and whites are always so stunning. : )Great session!

July 27, 2009 - 5:44 pm {chubby cheeky miss A. | 8 days old.} ::Durham Region Newborn Photographer, Ajax Newborn Photographer » Cherry Cortez Photography Blog - [...] weeks early while i  was away in Florida,  i tried to get miss A in as soon as we could.  Her big brother N was one of my baby planners and i did his newborn, 6 month and one year photo Portraits.  Here they [...]

{busy weekend.}

What a busy Saturday we had!  One 7 month old, one toddler, one little girl all the way from Cali. , a family of 5 and i even tried to squeeze in taking photos of my own  kids and getting my best friend (who’s not a photographer) to take some shots of me and my family (but i’ll save that for another post :) ).  She was such a trooper and did an amazing job – must be the artist in her (check her out at Jessie Boy Blue ) .

Here are a couple of images from the weekend…

Meet gorgeous little L.

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little sweetie Miss S.

and the cutie Mr. A.

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October 16, 2008 - 12:34 pm Corine Tran - These kids are all so adorable! Little L is gorgeous and those images are beautiful! I love the color of that wall and your composition. The basket picture so too cute!

October 16, 2008 - 8:42 am tricia - WOW! These kids are adorable. That first little girl is beautiful and you captured her perfectly. Love that first shot!

October 14, 2008 - 4:26 pm admin - hey elaine -- it was great having the opportunity to shoot your little model gal :) have a safe trip home! xoxox --cherry.

October 14, 2008 - 12:50 pm elaine - OMG....LOVE IT!!!! thank you so much again girl! it was DEFINATELY more then worth the trip to Ajax! love you and your gorgeous fam! e

October 14, 2008 - 8:42 am admin - thanks for visiting my blog again Amanda!! She is actually more stunning in person if you can believe it!! hey chris -- you're too funny :) ....wait till you see the ones where he's sticking his tongue out...those ones are definitely 'awww' pictures :)

October 14, 2008 - 8:33 am Chris - Aww! My little "dim sum" in a basket!

October 14, 2008 - 5:26 am Amanda K - They're all gorgeous little kiddos. LOVE the second image most of all though, she is STUNNING, the eye contact is wonderful.

{fall guy.}

Everytime i meet up with one of my clients i always think to myself, ‘gosh…i get to photograph the cutest kids’.  Can i just tell you how cute this little man was?  Meet Mr. N…so full of style and ready to conquer the world :)

Here’s a little sneak peek for you D and J.  Hope this will hold you over until i get your gallery up :)

 

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October 26, 2008 - 8:23 pm Desiree Hayes - I love these!! Fabulous!

October 14, 2008 - 4:24 pm admin - thanks cindy and jennifer...i really appreciate your comments :) hey roopa!! good to hear from you -- your little girl must be so big now...i hear congrats are in order?!?!?

October 14, 2008 - 2:48 pm Roopa - Cherry - I see you haven't lost your touch Missy - amazing pics of little N!! D and J were very pleased, thanks so much for taking such good care of them! And hope you and the family are doing well.

October 13, 2008 - 6:43 pm Jennifer - awww what a cutie love that first shot!

October 12, 2008 - 5:37 pm Cindy - he's so handsome! love the last one!

October 11, 2008 - 8:26 pm admin - thanks ladies for the wonderful words :) . I know his parents are gonna be smiling from all the comments about how adorable their son is!!

October 11, 2008 - 8:20 pm Nicole Z - Yes, you certainly do have some beautiful clients, and this guy is certainly no exception!! He is very handsome, and you captured him beautifully!! Great job, love the family shot!!

October 11, 2008 - 4:54 pm Heather - What a handsome little boy! I love the processing on these

October 11, 2008 - 3:58 pm Kristin Rachelle - Just gorgeous! Beautiful job on these!!!!

October 11, 2008 - 1:54 am Lana Bell - Oh my gosh how cute is he??! That first shot is to die for

October 10, 2008 - 11:47 pm Kristel - These are absolutely gorgeous! I love your processing!

October 10, 2008 - 4:38 pm Jen - I love that first one, the texture suits it perfectly!

October 10, 2008 - 4:03 pm Beth Ross - LOVE these! He sure is handsome. I love the texture in the first. You got some great eye contact from him!

October 10, 2008 - 2:16 pm admin - thanks brooke -- i used a little vintage on the first one because i thought it would work well with his little peacoat!! glad you like them debbie :) .... you guys were so fun to be around ...i really enjoyed myself too :) !! i'll be in touch soon...

October 10, 2008 - 2:00 pm debbie - Cherry,the pics are awesome! What a tease...can't wait to see the rest! Thanks so much for such a relaxed and enjoyable morning.

October 10, 2008 - 1:06 pm brooke - Love these! The post processing is lovely on these. And the light in his eyes in that last one is beautiful! Great job!!

{full swing into fall….}

Have i mentioned that i just LOVE fall?  it’s my favourite time of year to capture some fun and whimsical outdoor portraits.  I LOVE  everything about it…from the colours and the clothes to the crispy bite of the morning air.  Did i mention i love the clothing? it’s so fun to layer clothing.  I’m defintiely an accessory girl (as you can probably tell from my website with all the hats that i use on newborns) and all the different scarves and hats for fall just make me smile :) .

Here is a recent family that i had the opportunity to photograph.  M and D have 4 children.  I only know a handful of people that have more than three kids and i can attest that moms to 4 or more children have the most patient demeanor.  After meeting D i can say, yes my theory still stands…every mom that i know that has 4 or more kids all have the same personality — easy going, patient and genuinely caring.  She just never seemed rushed and everytime one of her kids had something to say, she listened…genuinely listened.  You could just tell that she was a great mom :) .

M and D’s kids were too cute.  when mom said she wanted fall photos, she knew exactly what she wanted.  her two girls came out of the car in their fabulous fall sweaters, sweater dresses and the boys had on cute sweaters and jackets.  mom even came prepared with some hats and scarves.  i love it!! We almost had to reschedule this session due to the weather but am glad we still tried before we called it quits because once we got to our location, we didn’t see a drop of rain.  Light was fading fast but we managed to get some great shots.  Here are a few of my favourties…

This one is definitely my new FAV fall photo…

 

If you’re interested in having a fall session, please drop me an email at info@cherrycortez.com or call 647.400.6538.

 

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October 11, 2008 - 8:42 pm admin - OMG!!...Thanks for visiting my blog Amanda!!---i'm such a huge fan of yours :) :) !!

October 11, 2008 - 4:06 am Amanda K - They're all so lovely! What adorable kids.

October 8, 2008 - 9:27 pm admin - Thanks Jenica, Kara, Angela and Heather for stopping by and leaving such wonderful comments. Kara - i love A's smile too :) ....he was full of cute little grins that day!

October 8, 2008 - 6:04 pm Heather - The first one is amazing! I love it! Job well done on these

October 8, 2008 - 8:22 am Angela - What a lovely location and beautiful images! I love this time of the year!

October 7, 2008 - 10:19 pm Kara May - Gorgeous kids and great processing! Love how each one is unique and the little smile of the boy in the hat too cute!

October 6, 2008 - 11:34 am Jenica - awwwww!!! These are fantastic. Love the hats! Great work!!

October 6, 2008 - 8:27 am admin - thanks corine, jenny and jennifer! i have to agree...the kids are sooo adorable!!

October 6, 2008 - 7:11 am Jennifer - I love fall too, everything about it. These are beautiful, and the outfits really finish them off!

October 6, 2008 - 3:13 am jenny mcmasters - I love that first one. And adore hat pictures! What a great session to start a new season with! Good job! A

October 6, 2008 - 1:04 am Corine Tran - I love your post processing on these. Adorable children!

{urban maternity.}

This couple was so fun to shoot.  They’re expecting their first child in 4 weeks and were up for anything when i had mentioned doing their maternity shoot downtown. I love it when a client trusts me enough to let the creative side of me run free.  We met early in the morning and G and A were all game when i asked her to bare her belly in the heart of downtown.  They both laughed at me when i pulled out this scarf from my goody bag but i must say, ‘Doesn’t she look awesome?’  Congrats to you both….i can’t wait to meet your little one :) .  Here are a couple of images to tide you over until i get your gallery up….

 

I love these images of her belly and toes :) .   When i saw her sandals and her pretty toenails i knew i just had to capture it!! Kudos to G for having such pretty toenails so far along in her pregnancy.  I know by 30 weeks, there was NO way i could bend over and reach my toes!!

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September 30, 2008 - 5:37 pm Jennifer - what a beautiful mommy to be, these are beautiful!

September 30, 2008 - 12:14 pm Desiree Hayes - Super cute! I love your processing too!

September 30, 2008 - 12:41 am admin - thanks cindy, jan, courtney, heidi and jenica for stopping by and leaving such wonderful comments :)

September 30, 2008 - 12:26 am Jenica - Love this idea!! I think the first is my favorite. Great pping too!!!

September 29, 2008 - 10:30 pm Heidi K - What a great idea to document the painted toenails and the big belly...very clever :) Nice job on these...

September 29, 2008 - 9:28 pm Courtney Miller - Cherry! These are sooo cool! Love the feet perspective one...oh, do I remember that feeling! Love the feel and tones!

September 29, 2008 - 8:30 pm Jan Scott - Love that first one!!

September 29, 2008 - 5:56 pm Cindy - what a perfect belly! love the location too!

September 29, 2008 - 4:12 pm admin - Thanks everyone for the great comments -- i'm sure G and A will get a kick out of reading them! You're all right -- G looks great and i even told her she was a 'hot mama'!!

September 29, 2008 - 4:02 pm Shana - Such a lovely mama. Great pictures~! :D

September 29, 2008 - 4:01 pm Deh - Hey Sexy Mama! So Beautiful!!! I can't wait to see the rest.

September 29, 2008 - 3:57 pm Jamie Heyl - Those are both such great shots, love the idea of maternity in an urban setting!

September 29, 2008 - 2:11 pm Kim Griffith - I love the toes one! Great Job on these!

{2008 CCP Holiday Cards Are Here!!…and New Updated Website!!}

If you haven’t noticed, the website has been updated!  It has been a work in progress for the last month and i guess i should say that it is still ‘a work in progress’.  It has been a painstaking and daunting procedure to say the least but i hated that my images were so small on the screen — so i’ve been kicking myself to get it done.  Now images are sized at full screen …yippee!!  Visit the new Cherry Cortez Photography Website to see the fresh new look :) .  Over the next few weeks I’ll be updating the galleries with new images so check back to see the changes!!

I can’t believe it’s that time of year again!  Fall has started and it’s time to start thinking about the holiday season.

This year i’m so excited to be offering these beautiful cards.  Each card is 5×7 and has a front and a back.  Since the back has plenty of space there’s room to add some personal text.  A set of 24 cards is $75 and $50 for each additional set.  These cards are available to current clients and past clients.  If you are a client who’s had a session previously with me, just email me at info@cherrycortez.com or call me at 647.400.6538 and we can get you started on your Christmas cards.  Don’t forget to place your orders before the deadline – November 8th 2008.

 

 

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