Starr Mercer

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Archie Andrews Betty Cooper Jughead Jones Veronica Lodge photo

Halloween Costume Ideas with the Characters of Riverdale My friend Sheri and I had this idea to get each of our two oldest kids together for a Riverdale inspired styled shoot.  Mostly sparked by the idea that her son Jace looks an awful lot like Jughead and my son Ace resembles Archie, we convinced their […]

Children’s Styled Camping Birthday Session I first met Mitch, Kimberley and their son Huckson at Winter Mini Sessions held in November.  When Kim contacted me to book this fun session for Huckson, she told me all about the details she wanted to incorporate in his camp styled one-year-old session.  Kim made all the felt details which included […]

Boys Valentine's wardrobe inspiration from Gap, Zara, Old Navy and Joe Fresh photo

Valentine’s – Wardrobe Inspiration One of the most common questions I get asked about Mini Photo Sessions is ‘What to Wear’!  While I tell clients to wear what they feel comfortable in, I also tell them it’s fun to dress with the theme of the session…and who doesn’t love coordinating with Valentine’s Day, the choices […]

Where the Wild Things Are themed Children’s Styled Photo Shoot Let me start this post by introducing one of my favourite families I’ve had the pleasure of capturing multiple times of the year, the Oleshko family from Estevan.  I started photographing Mallory & Chris before they had their first daughter Adeline.  Amelia arrived a few years […]