Photo blog - William Au Photography » children http://blog.williamau.com Recent photos and sneak peaks into the work of William Au, Winnipeg wedding and portrait photographer Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:33:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= THREE: Alex http://blog.williamau.com/three-alex/ http://blog.williamau.com/three-alex/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:14:00 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1569 Ariane, Ryan, and Alex are another great family I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years. Whether it’s for their wedding or for Alex’s birthday, we always seem to end up at the Forks.  This time, however, we followed little Alex into the Children’s Museum where he celebrated his 3rd birthday in style with all his little buddies. It was a blast chasing the little ones around as they ate pizza, pig cupcakes, and tore around all the cool new exhibits (it must have been over 5 years since I’d last been there with my own kids).

For a little person his age, Alex always impresses me with his level of maturity.  And with his awesomely shaggy hair.  And how much he looks like a mini version of Ryan.  And this time with his awesome Bruce Lee sunglasses.  A few of my faves from the session:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/three-alex/feed/ 2 Lifestyle portraits – the Sareens http://blog.williamau.com/lifestyle-portraits-the-sareens-2/ http://blog.williamau.com/lifestyle-portraits-the-sareens-2/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:48:39 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1565 Every year for the past five years I’ve looked forward to seeing the Sareens again – Sanjay and Candice are wonderful people, Mya and Aidan are crazy cute and love having their pictures taken, and I just love working with this family. We did shake things up a bit this time – we went for a fall shoot instead of the spring; Aidan was rocking some serious flow to his hair; and we went on-location to the family’s fabulous gravel quarry. What a great place for a shoot – you don’t get to work with hills very often in the Winnipeg area, much less very awesome hills of sand and stone.

It’s almost like a time-lapse video every time I photograph Mya and Aidan – it’s crazy how fast they’re growing up. I thought it would get easier over time to keep up with them, but it sure feels like they keep getting faster while I just keep getting slower. Thank you again Candice and Sanjay – hopefully I can keep photographing your kids whenever I drop into Winnipeg (if you’ll still have me that is!). Just a handful from a really great session:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/lifestyle-portraits-the-sareens-2/feed/ 0 Family – Scott | Val | Ella http://blog.williamau.com/family-scott-val-ella/ http://blog.williamau.com/family-scott-val-ella/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:38:13 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1558 Here’s a quick session with good friend Scott, the lovely Val, and their cute little munchkin Ella. It’s amazing how much Ella looks like both of her parents to me – even down to her miniature versions of Val’s big brown eyes & smile and Scott’s furrowed brow. Ella is one of the smiliest babies I’ve ever seen, and it’s not a wonder considering how much loving she gets from her parents. Some faves from the day:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/family-scott-val-ella/feed/ 0 Family – Stephen | Noella | Brhe | Ella | Abbey http://blog.williamau.com/family-stephen-noella-brhe-ella-abbey/ http://blog.williamau.com/family-stephen-noella-brhe-ella-abbey/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:18:27 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1555 From their own wedding, to his sister’s wedding, to her brother’s wedding, I feel like I’ve gotten to know Noella and Stephen as well as any clients I’ve ever had. It’s been neat to watch their family grow over the years: Ella from little baby to bouncy little girl, Brhe as she grows into a lovely young lady, and the arrival of the spirited and wonderfully expressive Abbey.  As I’ve said before, these guys are like family now. I’m going to miss them and hope that somehow our paths will still cross whenever I drop into Winnipeg. A final portrait session at Assiniboine Park before I left:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/family-stephen-noella-brhe-ella-abbey/feed/ 0 Vickie | Bryan | Sarah | Little Evan http://blog.williamau.com/vickie-bryan-sarah-little-evan/ http://blog.williamau.com/vickie-bryan-sarah-little-evan/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:47:50 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1546 Hope you’re all enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Here’s a session with Vickie and Bryan, along with the ever camera-friendly Sarah and their newest addition to the family – baby Evan.  Much like on Vickie and Bryan’s wedding day, Sarah nearly stole the show again, prancing around the park, cute as a button. That said, we did manage to get a couple of her little brother, and mom and dad too. It was great connecting with them again on a beautiful evening at St-Vital Park – I really loved the warmth in some of these pictures:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/vickie-bryan-sarah-little-evan/feed/ 0 Family – Jacq and her family http://blog.williamau.com/family-jacq-and-her-family/ http://blog.williamau.com/family-jacq-and-her-family/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:51:56 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1538 It was a fateful decision when Jacq and Will decided to book me for their wedding wayyy back in 2005. Since then, I got them both into frisbee, they got me into hockey, and we’ve become good friends with lots of good memories.  Here’s a handful from a session I did with Jacq and her family toward the end of the summer (you’ll rarely see me in front of a camera, but I gave in this one time so that the two Will’s could bookend Jacq). I’m going to miss seeing Ethan and Emmett on the sidelines of games!

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/family-jacq-and-her-family/feed/ 0 Lifestyle portraits – Jay, Kathy, and Ziya http://blog.williamau.com/lifestyle-portraits-jay-kathy-and-ziya/ http://blog.williamau.com/lifestyle-portraits-jay-kathy-and-ziya/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:25:00 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1502 It’s been two years since Kathy and Jay were married and they have since moved into a great new house and filled it with a beautiful new little daughter Ziya.  We went for a leisurely stroll through John Bruce Park and were blessed with some wonderful summer evening light.  Cute as a button, Ziya was putting her little legs to work, while Jay and Kathy ran after her and I ran after everybody.  Some faves from the session:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/lifestyle-portraits-jay-kathy-and-ziya/feed/ 1 Jasper in the summer http://blog.williamau.com/jasper-in-the-summer/ http://blog.williamau.com/jasper-in-the-summer/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:13:18 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1478 This is the fourth installment of a four-part series documenting little Jasper’s first year in the world.  True to form, he was pretty shy and sober at first, but this time he didn’t spend too much time worrying about the guy with the camera.  Jasper had already started walking the last time I saw him, and was now his own little independent and busy explorer.  He had a grand old time running on the play structure, taste-testing the gravel, and splashing through the puddle.  Not fully a master of movement on two legs, our stay at the playground was unfortunately cut short when Jasper had a little tumble on the hardtop.  But thankfully it didn’t seem to put much of a damper on his mood and before long, he was merrily exploring again.

I’m looking forward to putting together the album showing Jasper’s growth through year #1.  In the meantime, some faves from this particular session:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/jasper-in-the-summer/feed/ 0 Three – Hannah http://blog.williamau.com/three-hannah/ http://blog.williamau.com/three-hannah/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:06:46 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1446 Once again I had the privilege of working with Tara, Karl, and little Hannah – who was now the ripe old age of three.  From her love of Rapunzel, to her own flowing locks, to her little rabbit, to the stylish little sandals – Hannah is clearly enjoying her stage of life as a little princess.  Always vibrant and full of smiles and affection, she had no trouble working her magic in the studio and then merrily trotted around the Exchange as we wandered about snapping more photos.  Great seeing you three again and always a pleasure!  A handful from the session:

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]]> http://blog.williamau.com/three-hannah/feed/ 1 Family portraits – Corenelius + Tania + Lukas + Annalie http://blog.williamau.com/family-portraits-corenelius-tania-lukas-annalie/ http://blog.williamau.com/family-portraits-corenelius-tania-lukas-annalie/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:52:41 +0000 William http://blog.williamau.com/?p=1420 Last year they were three – now they are four: Cornelius and Tania came into the studio this time accompanied by little Lukas and his new baby sister Annalie.  Baby outfits are so much cooler these days, and Annalie was sporting a dandy matching hat + dress set.  The hat didn’t last terribly long though, as she happily flapped around and grabbed at hats, noses, hair, brothers, and anything else that came within range.  Lukas was not to be outdone in the fashion department – his little suspenders were just awesome, and he was so very obliging in front of the camera.  Apparently the kids weren’t at the top of their games, having skipped naps and fighting colds, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from how photogenic they were:

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