Relaxed, play-based sessions in the studio or on location. With styling guidance from your first call and heirloom artwork your family will grow up under.
Best time to book
Any season. Outdoor golden hours fill fast from late spring to early fall
Session length
60–90 relaxed minutes, paced around the kids
What's included
Location scouting, our what-to-wear guide & play-based direction
Where
Our Beltline studio or a beautiful spot around Calgary
Family photos shouldn't mean bribing toddlers with gritted teeth. Our sessions are built around play, with piggyback rides, tickle fights, and walking hand in hand. So the images show your family's real dynamic, not a stiff lineup.
Choose our Beltline studio, or let us scout an outdoor spot around Calgary. A leafy park, the river valley, or the downtown skyline at golden hour. We'll help you pick the location that fits your family and the walls your artwork will live on.
Styling is handled from the start: our what-to-wear guide takes the guesswork out of coordinating everyone, and gentle direction keeps the whole crew laughing from the first frame to the last.
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Between school, work, and hockey practice, family photos keep slipping down the list. Here's how we make it effortless from first call to hanging art.
Start with a discovery callWe talk through your crew. Their ages, personalities, pets, and choose the setting: the studio, or an outdoor Calgary location we scout in advance for light, beauty, and easy parking.
Our curated what-to-wear guide and palette boards take the stress out of dressing the whole family, from toddlers to grandparents.
No rigid poses and no clock-watching. We follow the kids' energy with games, walks, and tickle fights. The candid in-between moments become the favourites.
About a week later, your gallery comes to life at the studio's viewing appointment while we design albums and wall art together. In person, with zero pressure.
Your finished heirlooms are hand-delivered, ready to hang by our team, so this chapter of your family hangs where you'll see it every morning.
The family portrait belongs where you live. Every collection is designed with you at your ordering appointment and finished as museum-quality heirlooms.
Custom-framed wall art sized to your walls at your consultation. Free installation by our team.
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Your session, chaptered and hand-bound with lay-flat pages and a cover you choose together.
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Matted archival prints in a handcrafted box. The keepsake grandparents beg for (and get).
Explore the productsAmanda is an award-winning family, newborn, and maternity photographer serving Calgary, AB, and the surrounding areas. Her images have won the AFNS Award and international competitions, ranked among the NAPCP's Top 100 artists, and appeared everywhere from TV to city billboards.
Rated among the best 3 newborn photographers in Calgary since 2023.
Three of Amanda's images won the AFNS international newborn photography award.
Named to the NAPCP's Top 100 featured artists list in 2018 and 2019.
Featured imagery including a London Drugs campaign on billboards, buses, and flyers.
From the start, she did an amazing job at making us feel heard. Her art is exquisite, she captured such cute expressions of my daughter despite her being upset most of the session. I can’t recommend her enough!
We have been taking family pictures for over 5 years now and are impressed with her talent every session! Not only does Amanda take gorgeous high-quality pictures and provides beautiful set-ups, she is also very easy to work with, very professional, warm and approachable.
Amanda has been a pleasure to work with. She made my daughter very comfortable for the photos and she was smiling throughout. Every single photo turned out to be amazing. Became very hard for us to choose the best ones as Amanda captured so many beautiful moments. Would love to work with her again in the future on any opportunity we get.
My family and I had an excellent experience with Amanda for our family photo shoot. She is a true experienced professional who managed to make my two little girls feel comfortable during our session and our photos turned out wonderful. Her studio is clean and there are also toys available to keep the little ones occupied when needed.
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Start with our curated what-to-wear guide. It walks you through coordinated palettes, textures, and what to avoid. You'll send us outfit photos before the session, so there are no surprises on the day.
Both are beautiful. The Beltline studio offers controlled light year-round and comfort for babies; outdoor sessions around Calgary shine from late spring through early fall. We'll recommend the setting that suits your family and your walls.
Weather happens in Calgary, so every outdoor booking includes a flexible weather reschedule at no cost.
Absolutely, they're the reason the sessions are play-based! Sessions are paced around naps and snacks, and pets are welcome both in the studio and on most outdoor locations. Just tell us who's coming so we can plan.
Sessions comfortably cover immediate families of up to six; extended-family gatherings can be arranged as a longer booking. Let us know your headcount at the discovery call and we'll plan the timeline.
Every booking starts with a free discovery call that covers the session fee and collection options, from digital files to albums and wall art. You choose exactly what you love at your viewing appointment, with zero pressure.
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The discovery call is free and the kids just think it's a play date.
Tell me about your crew. How many, how old, and where you picture them, and I'll personally reply within one business day.
Your crew, your dream location, every little detail. Tell me as much or as little as you like.
Your enquiry has been received. Amanda will personally reach out within one business day to find your perfect date.
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