Welcome to my Blog!

Welcome to the blog for Heather Rivlin Photography!

Here is where you'll get a chance to learn a little bit more about me and my work!  I am one of the lucky few who gets to say that they truly LOVE their job, and feel so fortunate to be able to do what I do. 

The blog showcases session sneak peeks, provides information about the latest additions to the studio's boutique line of products, last minute session availability, contests, and general musings when the mood strikes!

I hope you'll visit often and that you may consider bookmarking the site and inviting your friends to become blog fans as well!

I am a Toronto photographer specializing in black and white portraiture for newborns, babies, children and maternity, and this blog showcases some of my recent work, updates current and prospective clients about studio details, holidays or changes to policies, and shares any relevant news that I want to talk about!

Thinking back to my first recollections of having my photograph taken, I recall a photographer, camera in hand, asking me to smile and “say cheese”.  While these contrived images have their place, I much prefer to capture the real moments in the life of your child – the ones where something silly sparks squeals of laughter, where new discoveries bring about a sense of wonderment or where an expression of absolute trust and serenity reaches the face of a child secure in the arms of their loved ones.

These brief and fleeting moments speak to who your child genuinely is, and capture his or her uniqueness in a way that posed photographs simply cannot.  These genuine moments, captured with my lens, are preserved forever, and allowed to live on in the images that I create, providing the opportunity for them to bring a smile to someone’s face, and warm their hearts for many years to come.

My style of photography is a black and white medium, and it is casual and un-posed.  I believe that the best images are captured when people are being themselves and unaware of the camera.  Looking back across your own personal photographs, you might find that the images you enjoy most of yourself are those that were taken when you were at your most relaxed, unaware that an image was being recorded.  These are the moments I capture – the moments I preserve…you as you really are.

A formal academic background in psychology and psychotherapy endows me with the ability to truly listen and understand the needs of my clients, and to bring a great deal of patience, compassion and warmth to the families with whom I work.  It also creates in me the desire to make a personal connection with my clients, to forge an ongoing relationship with those who commission me to preserve their memories – a relationship that transcends the images that we capture together.

This personal rapport that I establish with my clients paves the way for an exceptional level of customer service, individually tailored sessions, and the peace of mind in knowing that your photographer cares as much about the process of capturing your family’s memories as you do. 

It is both an honor and a privilege to capture forever the memories and moments that weave the fabric of my client’s lives.  I am grateful for the opportunity, and I look forward to exceeding your expectations…because you should expect the very best.