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A 5 minute child portrait?  Yes it is possible!!!  If you can focus on the child and not on your equipment.

Any parent will tell you that kids loose interest quickly, especially with things they aren't 100% interested in.  From a portrait perspective this means that you need to ensure that all your attention and effort is on building a relationship with the child to quickly capture their portrait when the moment is right. You need to spend time with children to make them ...

The other day I accompanied my child's class on a nature walk.  The guide we had was great, she talked to the kids about the different types of trees, about various plants, animals and creatures found in the forest. She shared that our very common spruce trees are used to make toilet paper - most of the kids kringed and laughed.  Along the way, the children played with dandelions (hydrating the stems) in a little river to make them curl up like ribbons, tried to convince a...

It's the small moments that make life big and nothing is bigger then bringing a new little life into the world!

The previous blog post was about Joy's maternity session.  I love maternity sessions and wanted to create this Maternity Magazine for Joy to thank her for making this session great with her wonderful smile and attitude. 

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Maternity sessions are always something to look forward to.  Joy is expecting her first child and it was my honour to capture this time for her.  The fact that there is a little life growing and ready to come into this world is so incredible. 

This session was more then just a Maternity session, we also wanted to make it a Beauty and Personal Branding session.  When Joy arrived she had a full makeover.  Her hair was styled and her makeup professionally...

Have you ever been at the check out line at the grocery store and looked at the magazine rack and wondered what it's like to be a model? Or thought that you could never be on the cover? Well, you are wrong!! You can be and deserve to be!!

Portrait photography has changed so much since the 80s glamour style portraits. Today it has become more 'fashion magazine style' - clean, elegant and beautiful, truly meant to stand up to the test of time. Every woman should experience being a...

We’re back to our regularly-scheduled programming after everyone in our family had to battle Mr. Flu!  Not sure who won!

I can't think of a better way to start the year then meeting and spending the day with two amazing women!  Although I met them for the first time this past weekend I knew the day was going to be great after talking to Mary a few days earlier… she said it best, ‘we are going to have a lot of fun’.  Mary and Joy have been friends for years and they don’t stop laughing and smiling when together.  They are two gorgeous women and they made my job easy!

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Whether you would like to celebrate a life milestone, exist in photographs for loved ones, boost your self-confidence, or just want to sit back and relax while you enjoy some time focused on you, this is the time to do it! Your Halifax Beauty Portraits will be a memorable experience.   Below is a summary of What to Expect at your session.

WHAT TO EXPECT at a PORTRAIT SESSION:

CONSULTATION: Depending on the type of session you choose to have (and the associated packages you...

In 2017 I’ve had the pleasure of capturing contemporary/beauty portraits of several wonderful women.  What are contemporary portraits? Well, contemporary portraits are simply images that are beautiful and timeless that will be treasured by your family for generations to come.  Images that you can look at and see your beauty, images that give you confidence by showing you how others see you.

I’ve had the honour of photographing several women this year and captured both their ...

Thank you for coming to the Maria Angelopoulos Photography Blog.  I am currently in the process of building my website and once done will also start posting to this blog!!

I can't wait for you to see the site and all the beautiful images that I have to share.  Images of wonderful women that are beautiful inside and out. Some family sessions as well as some of our furry friends. If it is important to you then it should be photographed!

I'm relatively new to Blogging but I plan on ...