Baby girl in a pink floral dress and ruffled skirt enjoying a cake smash during her first birthday session, surrounded by elegant pink and white floral decorations, fairy lights, and butterfly accents.

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Cake Smash Photography Ottawa – Capture Your Baby’s First Birthday Your baby’s first birthday is a once-in-a-lifetime milestone, and what better way to celebrate than with a fun, messy, and adorable cake smash photoshoot? At Sonia Gourlie Fine Art Photography, we specialize in Cake Smash Photography in Ottawa, creating timeless, joy-filled images that beautifully capture […]

How to Plan the Perfect Cake Smash Photoshoot

Elegant maternity portrait of a mom-to-be in a boho floral-themed Mother’s Day session in Ottawa. The setup features soft drapes, a vintage frame, and delicate floral accents, creating a timeless and romantic fine art look."

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Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, and without a doubt, there’s no better way to show your appreciation than with Mother’s Day Portraits in Ottawa. At Sonia Gourlie Fine Art Photography in Ottawa, Ontario, we specialize in creating beautifully captured photographs that not only celebrate the love, joy, and memories shared between mothers and their families, but also provide a lasting keepsake.

Mother’s Day Portraits Ottawa | Sonia Gourlie Photography

Ottawa Winter Wonderland Portraits

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Step into a Magical Winter Wonderland – A Storybook Portrait Experience Like No Other!

This winter, immerse your family in the enchanting world of snow and fantasy with our exclusive Storybook Winter Wonderland Studio Portrait Sessions.

Let your loved ones live out their own fairytale as they play in the snow, toss snowballs, and interact with Jack the Snowman in a breathtaking winter landscape. Imagine stepping into a magical world inspired by the wonders of Narnia, where every corner sparkles with the charm of a winter dream.

Ottawa Winter Wonderland Portraits 2025

Children with Flour Children laughing and playing with flour as they decorate holiday cookies.

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This holiday season, don’t miss the chance to create unforgettable memories with your family in a festive, joyful setting. Our Christmas baking portrait sessions in Ottawa offer a unique blend of fun, creativity, and heartwarming moments that will last a lifetime. Imagine the joy on your children’s faces as they roll out dough, decorate cookies, and pose for enchanting portraits. Treat your family to a magical experience that they will treasure for years to come. Secure your spot in our holiday baking wonderland today, and let the magic unfold! We can’t wait to capture your family’s festive spirit!

Magical Christmas Baking Portraits in Ottawa

Ottawa Mother's Day 2024 Fine Art Petite Portrait Sessions An elegant portrait session for moms, grandmothers, and children

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Let me create those portraits that you have been dreaming about, Time flies so quickly and It’s easy to get caught up in the fast pace of life. The goal is to create truly special sessions that highlight Mothers or even Grandmothers. Children truly love seeing us in portraits with them. This is part of your legacy and your story. It is the one gift that becomes more valuable with time.

My goal is to have mothers feel truly special, it’s time to feel beautiful inside and out , we have amazing wardrobe pieces that will create timeless artwork, and our portrait experiences create lasting memories with your little ones on and off camera. This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate you by capturing these special moments – it’s a timeless gift for yourself and your children to hold on to as time passes.

Mother’s Day Petite Sessions 2024 Ottawa

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Photography as a craft is truly a never-ending lifelong learning journey. There is always something to learn and ways to grow in our industry. To give my clients the excellence I desire in my work, there is a level of mindset to continue to improve and aim for perfection.

Cosmo Awards International Competition awards 2022

Ottawa Ontario Premium Photographer

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This is a perfect way to capture your child as they go Back to School, plus they make perfect gifts and heirloom memories. I wanted to create a stunning set that was all real, and my big inspiration for these where inspired by Dr.  Seuss Apples up on Top Book.

Apples Up on Top Back to School Mini Sessions

The Santa Claus experience Pretty Dreams Photography , Ottawa Ontario

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The Saint Nicholas Storybook offers your children a chance to meet to interact with our vintage-styled Saint Nicolas in a private setting while enjoying some truly enchanting moments with him. Your children will have the chance to share their Christmas wish list with Santa and even find their name on his nice list, they will get a magical peek into what is in Saint Nicholas’s Magic red bag, see the north pol through his magic Snow globe and sending a Christmas toast with milk and cookies and learn about the North Pole, help in his workshop, read a book and enjoy other sweet moments with our beautiful Saint Nicholas.

St Nicholas Storybook Experience 2022