Calgary's Premier Newborn, Maternity
& Family Photographer
Welcome I'm Danielle Durand, a Calgary Newborn Photographer. I believe every Newborn and Family have a Unique Story, Connection, or Chemistry that I love to Capture in my
Calgary Family Newborn Photography Sessions.
With over 10 years of Expertise in Newborn Family Portraits, I provide All-Inclusive Newborn Services, and High-Quality Newborn Portraits you & your Family can Treasure for Eternity.
I Love to Capture Newborns in those first days, their Tiny Little Fingers & Itty Bitty Toes.
Let me Tell Your Newborn and Family's Story, to Pass on for the Next Generations to Come.
Oh hello!
I'm Danielle
I'm a Calgary Newborn Photographer + Mother to one Boy.
I'm Meticulous and Detail Oriented, a Story Teller that Reaches for the Stars in all my Endeavours.
I am an unapologetic Netlix, Crave-binger, and a proud fur mom to five: Two bunnies, Maverick & Goose and Three kittens, Jet, Whistler & Dutch.
How I Fell in Love
I wasn't always a Photographer. And, I also didn't grow up wanting to be a mom.(seriously?...)
But sometimes I believe the things we never thought we could do, are so natural, choose us.
Motherhood and photography chose me. It was only when I brought my son for his newborn session that I fully discovered, and fell in love with, newborn art. And never turned back.
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My Motherhood
I'm serious when I say, motherhood scared me. But then my son was born. I changed instantly. Shed my old skin. Reborn with a new purpose. This evolution shuck me to the core.
You see, I never grew up wanting children. In fact the notion of rearing a child terrified me. I wasn't ready for it yet.
At 19 I moved to Whistler, BC to snowboard, then lived moved to Europe, and eventually went back to school for Design.
Fast foward many years later, I met my husband on a camping trip in the Okanagan, BC. And, in 2014, we welcomed our son into our lives.
My husband, who actually hates being photographed!, saw my passion for documenting our son's life, and bought my first professional full frame Cannon camera. I never went back to my design job, I started Capture Love instead!
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(here's our first attempt at our annual self taken photo session. fyi not easy:)
Partnership
Fortunate to be in a partnership with someone who believed in my vision.
With a degree in design, and a newborn in my arms, I learned alot through trial and error, and a little from the school of hard knocks.
At the time my husband worked a lot, so I stayed home. I feel so fortunate that I got that time. Slowly, I was able to attend mentoring newborn sessions and started inviting clients to my home.
It's when I got the time to learn everything on my now. And, I've bulldozed to where I am now.
My Creativity
Ever since I was a little girl, art has been a big part of my life. Maybe because my mom was an art teacher in elementary school:)? I was obsessed with fashion, dressing my barbies up, the perfect outfits, fashion shows...
Was I born to express myself creatively?
There is no better high
Being a mom. Meeting the real me. The lengths I would go for my son.
The look of adoration on my son's face, after story time, and saying goodnight. My life has never felt so full.
Unapologetically Me
MY OBBSESSION:
My 2 bunnies, Maverick & Goose and
3 kitties, Jet & Whistler, Dutch
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MY FAVOURITE TITLE:
Mama
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AGE I HAD MY SON:
Forty
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PLACES I HAVE LIVED IN THE WORLD:
Montreal, PQ Whistler, BC Vancouver, BC, Amsterdam+, Holland, Chamonix, France, Calgary, AB
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FAVOURITE MUSIC:
Sinead O'Connor, Amy Winehouse, Lauren Hill, Adele, Ben Howard,the Weekend, AC/DC, Tragically Hip, Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, Bob Marley, Lumineers, Bon Ives, Post Malone, ,Stevie Knicks......
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NOTHING MAKES ME HAPPIER THAN
The sounds of my son laughing, while snuggling with my pets!
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I COULD LIVE ON
Falafel Wraps and Cheese Pizza
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