About Shona Reid Photography
Art is not in the eye of the beholder. It is in the soul of the artist. ~ Seth Godin
This statement describes how I feel as an artist to a T! Photography is where I go to relax, push myself and see beauty in all things and relationships. I look forward to sharing with you sneak peaks of sessions, personal musings and general tidbits of what I hold so near to my heart.
Shona Reid Photography is an award winning photographer located in Ottawa, Ontario. She proudly received a First Place finish in the Child Category (2012) and a Recognition of Merit in the Maternity Category (2011) of the National Association of Professional Child Photographer's (NAPCP) International Image Competition. She is also a proud member of the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI).
Yup. This is one lucky little guy. He decided to start a growth spurt on the day we did his session, so I got to spend lots of time just chatting with his parents. They are incredibly cool people with such a fantastic outlook on life. I felt like I had known them forever and it was such a pleasure to spend the afternoon with them. The wee man is awfully cute too! I didn’t even pose him with the bunny. He just curled right into him 
So sweet!!
Be safe on all your travels!
Shona xo
April 9 Waiting (for both pools to reopen!)
April 10 Anywhere (is where I’ll find her reading)
April 11 Seriously Mom?
April 12 April Showers? (What a weird spring!)
April 13 Mall Sushi Aftermath
April 14 Airplane Mu-se-wum (The Aviation Museum is a GREAT place for a birthday party!)
April 15 Six!
Shona xo
This little guys was such a joy to photograph and he had such a great crop of blonde hair!
Enjoy your little man! He sure is precious 
Shona xo
April 2 Popcorn Words
April 3 Package from Nana
April 4 Can We Eat These Yet?
April 5 Big Puffy Heart
April 6 Cool Dude
April 7 National Art Gallery, Ottawa
April 8 Hangin’ in Mable the Maple
Shona xo
Wow…10 weeks and counting! I can’t believe I’ve stuck with it Often I would see the little things that my kids did and laugh or think, “Gee, I should take a photograph of that,” but then it just seemed like too much work to get my “big girl” camera out and the moment was lost. This project is making me keep it at the ready and catch all those quirky little expressions that really don’t last that long. That, my friends, is why photography is so important!
March 5 Hot Stuff – Caught him totally hamming it up in the bathroom…Macaulay Caulkin??
March 6 – Montre et Raconte Avec Lilly – unicorns help with french homework…
March 7 – Melting – don’t make me beg.
March 8 – Museum of Civilization – LOVE this painting!
March 9 – The Diefenbunker…I seriously felt like I was in an episode of Lost!
March 10 – Fairy Catchers…thanks Pinterest, you’re a peach
March 11 – “I must say…” Ed Grimely?
Shona xo
Week 9 was all about purging in our home…actually since about mid January I have been going through things and really trying to let go of some stuff that is clearly not needed. Especially if it hasn’t been used in the almost 5 years since we’ve lived in Ottawa! We’ve also really tried to take advantage of all of the amazing museums in Ottawa since we can access them through the library’s pass system. I will sure miss that and so will our kids!
Feb 26 Teeth Cleaning…whoopee
Feb 27 White Out…spring, I’m begging you…
Feb 28 Goggles – we have a hilarious picture of him in these goggles when he was little…
March 1 Letting Go – see what I mean? Why do I have soothers still???
March 2 RCMP Stables – awesome to have the opportunity to go in and pet the horses and do various other activities
March 3 Canadian War Museum – really fascinating and I even found my Great Grandpa’s conscription papers dated 1918. Some of the photography exhibitions are incredible there right now too!
March 4 Retro Games with Papa – this week it was a basketball game that was HARD!
Shona xo
Yup, I haven’t quit…honest! Just busy with other stuff Here are the photographs from Week 7 of my 365 Project. Sorry it’s a little sparse. I was not permitted to post a couple of photos, but rest assured, I didn’t cheat 
Feb 19 No Bangs – finally got them all out of her face…for 30 seconds
Feb 20 After School
Feb 21 Alice? A little bunny decided to make a home along our path and nibble our shrubs.
Feb 22 Sorry, can’t post 
Feb 23 NAV Centre in Cornwall. Coolest board ever – it shows all the flights happening in NA in real time…I was fascinated!
Feb 24 Sorry, can’t post
Feb 25 Battleship
Just as an FYI, March and April are pretty much booked. I have a few openings in May and June and then finishing up some work in July and that’s it for Ottawa sessions…holy moly this is happening fast!!!
Shona xo
Back in January I was lucky enough to fly out to the beautiful Canadian Rockies to attend Dana Pugh’s Short and Sweet Winter Retreat. There’s pretty much no “bad time” to go to Canmore and when some of your closest friends in the world live there, it’s ALWAYS a great time!
This is the little “shack” where the retreat was held…yup, slummed it for a couple of days for sure!
It was so great to meet some photographers that I’ve known via online forums for years and to meet some new friends as well. The weekend was inspiring and thought provoking…lets just say my head hurt after.
I couldn’t leave without capturing my friend’s children…they are so lovely and I just wanted to photograph their sweet, energetic and creative spirits. I expect they will soar to great heights in their lives and I love them to bits!!
Have a wonderful week!
Shona x0
Maternity in the Market is back! If you are expecting in May, June or July and you book your newborn session with Shona Reid Photography, you can have a fabulous complimentary mini-maternity session in the beautiful Byward Market! The date is set for April 14, 2012 (exact location and times TBA) and is for Mom & Dad’s-to-be *only*. Contact Shona for complete details!
I don’t photograph many weddings or advertise them really, but when the right couple comes along I am happy to oblige…And boy are these two the right couple! To make a long story short, her father commissioned me for their June wedding as they are both currently teaching overseas…I figured she had to be cool and I could live vicariously through her stories, so really, it’s a win-win! They are both Canadians, but they met traveling overseas and aren’t done yet – LOVE!
Here’s a sneak peak of many many more to come
Shona xo
