I got in contact with Lorena from Little Bums, Fingers and Toes here is Edmonton when I was about 6 months pregnant. I knew that this might be the last time I was going to be pregnant and I wanted to capture this special moment in my life.

After looking through her website and talking with her, I booked my maternity session and a newborn session. Knowing that I wanted my two year old daughter to be a big part of this experience, I told Lorena that I wanted her to be part of the newborn session. Lorena told me that she doesn’t like to have toddlers present for that session because it is all about baby. So she suggested that we all come back when my son was one month to have a family shoot. She told me that she likes to do things right, and she does. She is professional and very skilled at capturing just the right picture 

Lorena was able to take a picture that showed my daughter and son, just the way that I see them.  I absolutely love her style.  It is simple, yet she is able to show their individual personalities in a single photo. I will treasure these images for the rest of my life. I was very pleased with our overall experience and would recommend Lorena and Little Bums, Fingers and Toes to anyone looking to have pictures taken of their own special moments.

Jennifer

I met Lorena when I was 6 months pregnant with my 6th child. It never, ever would have entered my mind to do maternity pictures. I thought those where only affordable by the “rich and famous”. I also thought that there would be no way that I would want “formal” picture of me while I was pregnant. I was really not interested.

I wound run into Lorena 3 times a week when we would drop our children off at playschool and Lorena would tease me about having some maternity pictures done.

After about 6 weeks I got curious and went onto her website. The maternity photos beautifully done and extremely affordable. Since this was my last pregnancy I decide that I would do it! When I was looking through her old website I never looked through the whole site- I missed the photos of the tasteful, but still partial nude shots. Thank goodness! I never would have mustered up the courage.

Lorena was so patient when we were doing ALL the family shots and took the cues from the kids as to what would work best. Remember at the time we were 2 adults and 5 1/2 kids. Complicated…

I was relieved that we were coming to the end of the session (so I thought). Lorena then told me that now it was time to do the “bare belly shots”. I thought she was kidding. She explained that the photos were going to tasteful and with different lighting to really show the belly. Inside my head I was FREAKING out. All I could think of was all the imperfections. Stretch marks, fat, ugly belly button! Lorena said “trust me. We can take the photos and if you never want to look at them again then you can always put them in a drawer. But this time will never be here again.” She knew.

Well, I trusted Lorena, a woman I hardly knew. When the photos came in I was so grateful. The time had past. My daughter was already born when I saw the maternity photos for the first time. I couldn’t believe that was my belly! I didn’t see the imperfections that I was so consumed with at the session.

I now have beautiful, artistic, precious maternity portraits displayed in my house that I frequently look at (now 5 years later). I am forever grateful.

I also have many wonderful pictures of my family interacting with me and each other; at a time when there was excitement, nervousness and lots of emotion. I look at those maternity photos and can remember that time so clearly because of those beautiful, timeless photos.

Eternally Grateful,
Tami L.

 

We had such an awesome time doing our Maternity portraits and Newborn photo sessions with Lorena. My 2 year toddler didn’t faze Lorena at all when she was walking around trying to help with the gear instead of posing for pictures.

Lorena knows her stuff when it comes to newborns too. During our newborn portrait session, she knew when she could pose my baby girl and move her without waking her up and keeping her calm, when to ‘top her up’ with another feed and how to get great shots despite having a wiggly worm for a baby.

It’s because Lorena is a mom too and has experienced it all herself, that she’s so knowlegable and efficient at what she does. It’s great to just sit back and watch Lorena do her thing, makes it very peaceful and fun to experience. It doesn’t hurt that the props she uses are adorable and fun to go thru! I want some of those hats for home…

 

We’ll definatly be keeping in touch. I’m looking forward to doing another session in the spring

Tara L.