Bringing my newborn daughter home for the very first time is a memory that I remember clearly, like it happened yesterday. It was summertime and the day was full of sunshine and clear skies. The house was warm, quiet and filled with light. We brought her upstairs to our bedroom and put her in the basinet. We watched her sleeping quietly. She was home! The house felt different now that she had made her entrance. There was new love in our house. I looked at my husband and felt awesome appreciation for this blessing. She had been in our lives for two days yet we loved her deeply already. This was the beginning of our lives as parents.
The experience of watching my daughter grow was something I wanted to cherish, so I kept a camera nearby at all times. She was so lovely with her smile and twinkling eyes. She was perfect with her tiny toes and fingers. I had to photograph everything so that we could come back to this time. Taking her photographs felt like I was permanently freezing the moments so that they would last forever. Now when I see these photographs, feelings of warmth, love and appreciation of our time with her then flood back.
Photographs are special because of the feelings they provoke in us. It brings me the greatest pleasure to create something that is meaningful to others. I do this best through my interactions with the subject. When I am shooting, I am in my element and there is an internal drive that directs me as I connect with my subjects and take their photographs.
I’ve chosen to specialize in maternity and newborn photography because this is a unique and significantly special time for a family. It’s the story of you and your little one and a story I want to tell!
A Mother’s joy begins when a new life is stirring inside, when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time and a playful kick reminds her that she in never alone.
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Growing a baby is a labour of immense love. You have given of your body in a way that you have never done by allowing this little being to take up your energy and space. Yet, that seems insignificant because of the love you are filled with in exchange. How incredible that you are capable of loving something so deeply when you’ve not yet touched, heard, smelled or even seen this baby of yours. This is a remarkable moment of a mother’s expression of love to their child to be.
On the day you were born, the angels clapped their hands and the moon danced with the stars.
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Newborns are really special because they have only just arrived on earth and manage to profoundly move us. They have yet to take on the characteristics of the human condition. We are all spiritual beings in human form but newborns only know love. They are love. Capturing the essence, life and magic of a newborn is an honour, pleasure and a blessing. To specialize in newborn and maternity photography is to be part of something incredible and awesome! This is why I do it!
Thank you to Salimah and AMMA Midwives for inviting me into their circle. Please feel free to contact me directly at fe.tography@gmail.com or 416-806-4478.
By Ferenaz Lalji
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