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Spring Mini-Sessions are here!

Jillian Kirby — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:49:39 +0000

By popular demand, we are having Spring Mini-sessions here in the JKB studio! I opened these up to existing clients on Friday so space is VERY limited now. Only a few spots left…. so if you want a session for your little one, email Shannon now!

Sessions are available at a first come, first serve basis. A waitlist will be created when the sessions are full.

All info is above but notables are: Babies must be newborn to one year of age. Parents are welcome to join for an image or two. Siblings and older children can also participate but must have a session purchased separately for each child.

Please contact us with any questions!

info@jilliankirbybaby.com

Lena

Jillian Kirby — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:50:11 +0000

This family means the world to me! Mom was my friend’s little sister growing up and I’ve just always felt so close to her… like she was my own little sister. So it’s been an absolute honor to capture all the big milestones of her adult life… her engagement to her amazing hubby, the wedding, her maternity images, the newborn photos for their first child, more maternity images and now the newborn images of their second gorgeous little girl. If you’ve followed my blog for the last few years, you’ll remember this beautiful family and smile right along with me as they welcome their newest addition, Lena. Congratulations M and S!!

xox

Katerina | South Surrey Baby Photography | Jillian Kirby

Jillian Kirby — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:29:13 +0000

Yet another Bambino Member who I have had the pleasure of following for the past 8 months. First while Katerina was in her mommy’s tummy and then as a newborn. Now she is back for her 6 month session and this little girl had me laughing so hard, I was almost in tears! Between her mommy, daddy and me, I don’t think you could see three sillier people dance around at one time… but not one smile cracked from Katerina. She was content to watch us make fools of ourselves and just take it all in.

I loved that about her! She was just being her… and I think we captured it perfectly! xox

My New Team Member!! | Jillian Kirby

Shannon Stevenson — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:56:22 +0000

I can’t tell you all how long I’ve been waiting to write this post… let’s just say it’s been coming for a LONG time!!

Not only am I a full time entrepreneur, trying to keep my head above water while running a business with no prior business knowledge, I’m also a wife and full time stay at home mommy to my two beautiful children, Ashleigh who’s 7 and Jake who’s 5. Over the past two years, I commuted both my children to school three (or more!) times a day, as well as all their extra curriculars, to the town next to us. We also had our house listed for the past year or so on and off, which required constant cleaning and organization (not easy for a house full of kiddos). And two months ago, just as the kids were being let out on summer holidays, we finally moved in to our dream house only to start the renovations. I can tell you that the last few years have been hectic to say the least. Ya know the feeling that you’re not quite doing any one thing to the BEST of your ability and that mainly you’re just doing EVERYTHING sorta average?

That was me.

But that is all coming to an end!!! We have now moved 3 mins walking distance from our kids’ school, they are now officially both in full time school, and here’s the best part…. wait for it…..

I hired a STUDIO MANAGER!!!!!!!

And not just any studio manager… no, no. This studio manager is a great friend of mind and an amazing photographer herself. I’ve known her for years now and I’m just so sure that you all are going to love her as much as I do. She has already started to fill the spot perfectly. It’s only day one and already I don’t know how I ever did this without her!

I am soooo happy to say that Shannon Stevenson will be joining me at Jillian Kirby | Baby!!!

For any of you that have followed me for the last couple years, you will remember when Shannon and I worked together at Lucy Lime Studios. That is where we came together and this is where we continue on our journey working our passion and loving what we do! For all of my new clients, I know that Shannon will give you the attention and understanding and every bit of service that I, myself, would. She will be corresponding with you over email, phone and meeting with you in the studio for print pick ups, etc. She will be regularly blogging and chatting on Facebook.

I am just so excited about this new step in JK Baby and I hope you are too! If any of you have any questions on how this will work, please feel free to give me a call or send me off an email. I would love to chat! Or if you just want to welcome Shannon to the team, feel free to send her a “Hello and Welcome” too!

But from me… Welcome Shannon. I am so happy to have you with me and I know this is going to be the start of something beautiful!

~Jillian~

Jillian Kirby – Photographer - jillian@jilliankirbybaby.com

Shannon Stevenson – Studio Manager - shannon@jilliankirbybaby.com

Blog Scavenger Hunt Winners!!

Jillian Kirby — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:13:57 +0000

So first, thank you so much to everyone who played the Blog Scavenger Hunt on Monday! It was so much fun and I hope you all enjoyed it too. The first entry came in at 5 minutes after 9am exactly but unfortunately, the entrant got an answer wrong!! The second, third and fourth entrants came in within 55 seconds of each other and all three will be placing in the contest! YEY!

So congratulations to…..

First Place - Sarah Peat

Second Place - Sabrina Sidhu

Third Place - Bree Foreman

I will be in contact with all of you shortly!!

Thank you again to everyone for playing and hopefully we can hold another one very soon!

THE QUESTIONS!!

Jillian Kirby — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:39 +0000

Ok folks… here we are! Monday, July 18th, 2011 at 9am.

Here are your questions…. go forth! Find the answers and the blog posts in whatever way you can. Email me at jillian@jilliankirbybaby.com with your answers (they will be found in the body of the post). The first three with the correct 10 answers will receive their prizes.

On February 4th, I blogged Audrey and Grace. What was their relation to each other?
On April 26th, I blogged sweet Rhylan. I photographed his cousin too! What was his name?
On January 16th, I photographed Kalen. Did he have a brother or a sister?
On March 11th, I blogged Edward. What color is the fur in the middle photograph?
On May 30th, I blogged Ellis. What was her sister’s name?
On April 25th, I blogged Maelle. Where were her grandparents from?
On May 17th, I blogged Brody and Steele. What aged session were they in for?
On May 8th, I photographed my cousin Jessica. What special holiday was it?
On July 13th, I blogged Malia. What kind of animal hat was she wearing?
On June 26th, I blogged Leni. How many photos did I blog for her?

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd………….. GO!!

Ashleigh | My kiddo

Jillian Kirby — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:28:22 +0000

I don’t share my kids on here much… truthfully, it’s probably because I don’t take nearly enough professional photos of them. You know the old saying that a shoemaker’s children never have shoes? Yeah, the same may go for my children over periods of their lives… I do go on kicks though, usually once I’ve realized that it’s been way too long since I’ve had them in the studio!!

Well I decided to bring my daughter in to the studio this weekend… can you believe I’ve been in the new space for 6 months and have yet to photograph her in there?? I had a distinct vision of what I was wanting to achieve with this session and we nailed it perfectly! It helps that she’s stunning and an absolute natural in front of the camera (ok…. I may be a titch biased!! heehee).

I’m hopefully going to get my son in the studio this week sometime for his shots and I’ll post them if and when we get them done!

Thanks for looking! xox

And this one was for fun… my little assistant! Can’t wait to start teaching her!!

My Little Buddy Kayden | Abbotsford Baby Photographer | Jillian Kirby

Jillian Kirby — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:34:02 +0000

…. and his beautiful mommy!

Expecting | Langley Maternity and Prenatal Photography | Jillian Kirby

Jillian Kirby — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:15:07 +0000

The first time I met this family was a couple years ago for a product shoot I did. Sophie was only about 6 months old but came in to model some children’s clothing. She was a stellar model! Well they’re back because Sophie is getting a little sister or brother!! And it was amazing… even a few years later, and she’s still an absolute natural in front of the camera! It’s clear where she gets it from… her mom is stunning! Check out the maternity session in the studio!

Thanks for coming B family! See you in a few weeks when baby arrives!!

JKB is Moved!! | Newborn and Baby Photographer | Jillian Kirby Baby

Jillian Kirby — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:39:53 +0000

If you’ve had a session in my studio in the past few years, you’ll know that my studio was actually in my home…. and taking over my home completely as a matter of fact! While I absolutely adored being able to work out of my home, save the commute and keep things comfy and personal for my new families that I photographed, I didn’t like having to kick my family out of the house every time I had a session and I didn’t like losing my living room or dining room (as that’s where I shot from).

So, this weekend, I made the big leap in to a commercial space and am now the proud owner of a brand new natural light studio space in downtown Langley!!! I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to have this beautiful studio. I have spent all weekend giving it my personal touch and ensuring it still keeps that “comfort of home” feel that I pride myself on. Being a predominately newborn photographer, I love that my new mommas and daddies can come to my studio and know that they’ll have access to everything they need while I photograph their new little one.

I’m so excited to have this opportunity to expand as it will also open doors to allow me to offer many more amazing products that I simply did not have room for at my home space. Keep your eyes out for all the new products coming soon!

Here are a few photos! It’s not done… none of my canvases or prints are on the walls yet but hopefully within the next couple weeks we’ll have it all completed!

Today, my good friend brought her new little puppy Pressley to see me and she served as my first subject shot in the studio! I say I’m a baby photographer, but I never specified what kind right!?!

As my youngest is still not quite in full time school yet, the hours in my studio will be by appointment only but I look forward to meeting you all in the space soon!!