TESTIMONIAL

This may be long, but it has to be for you to know what I think of Middle of July Photography.

From the first time I saw Middle of July’s photographs cross the path of my FB screen I was instantly intrigued by an emotion that is hard to describe unless you get to feel it for yourself. When I was looking for a photographer for our annual photos of our family of four that is exactly what I wanted, an emotion to jump out of a photograph. There is a certain level of playfulness, adventure, love, romance and the unique personalities of real families in all of her photos that I was longing for. When you can stare at a photo of a child smiling and almost hear the laughter coming out of the photo, you know you have found an amazing photographer.

We booked instantly with Stef and she has been our photographer ever since. What I love about all of our family photos is that they are not posed, text book “perfect”, department store photographs. These photos are of a real family with kids that are so perfectly unique that you can only capture who they truly are by allowing them to be themselves.
Stef knows how to bring out the best in our kids and truly promotes them to act and carry on like they normally would every day. My two year old will not stand still or smile when you say cheese but when he can run freely through the water, throwing sand in the air and is able to copy everything his older brother does, well then there is a chance you will get a perfect photo of our boys and that is exactly what Middle of July does. Sometimes I sit back and wonder how Middle of July could capture anything out of a session with our two silly, energetic, adventurous little ones but she proves me wrong every time and she truly captures magical moments of our family.

As for my husband and I, when the kids are done, Middle of July takes a moment to photograph the love and affection that we have for each other. She captures the sparkle I get in my eye when I gaze into his and she catches a few of his big smiles when we get to be a little more playful. We will forever cherish the moments not only by the memories of making them but by having the photographs of these moments to look back on. These photos are investments and to me they are priceless. Middle of July is incredibly talented in so many ways and I am so thankful to have her apart of our life. Thank you Stef for providing me with such beautiful memories that we will cherish forever. xo

TESTIMONIAL

When you are a “big family” everywhere you turn you are met with hurdles for accommodating so many children. Family photo shoots would be a daunting task as well if it weren’t for us finding our person.

Stefanie is truly the best there is. From the moment we book with her until the time we have our photos hanging on our wall she is 1000% invested in walking us through our shoot. She diligently works with us to help find us wardrobe that compliments our preferences in style, and personalities. During our photoshoot she is so welcoming to the different personalities and quirks each of us bring to the table.

A photoshoot with 4 young children can be quite challenging and yet I NEVER have to worry that we won’t get gold. Stefanie IS gold- which by definition is “something considered to be precious, beautiful or of the most superior quality”.

Her charming personality and fantastic sense of humour makes playing in front of her camera very relaxed and non stressful for all of the members of our family. My husband ENJOYS family photoshoots because Stefanie makes herself feel like part of the family- which in turn makes everyone very comfortable. No matter what her vision- we trust her – and know that we will walk away bragging about how beautiful they are each and every time. Some of the wisest dollars we’ve ever spent are for family photos every year with Stef.

In the past we have had family photos done and we put the cd in our cd drive and take a peek at all the pictures and ooh and aww and can’t believe how cute our kids are and that’s the end of it. After a shoot with Stef- we often order prints the very same night because we CANNOT wait to decorate our walls with what seems like family art. Stefanie always captures the unique relationships in our family so perfectly. It is not uncommon for me to be teary eyed while going through our gallery. It is soooo heartwarming to see the beautiful chaos of our life through someone else’s lens- and know that it is just as beautiful as we imagined it would be- thanks to her dedication to her art, her patience with our children, and her love for families of all sizes. If ever someone found their calling- it is her. We feel truly ecstatic to have found her talents.