Alana Renée Photography

05/20/2026

How To Confidently Book In Your Photo Session, And Love Yourself For Doing It: Part 2
It’s time we talked about it…Price/Money/Budget! Yes! Let’s bring it all out into the sunlight, so it can roll around on the front lawn ☀️
If this is something that has you thinking “I’d totally book that camera lady if she had payment plans” - I absolutely get it!
I’m partial to a bit of a Payment Plan myself - which is why I offer them to everyone I work with 💵👌🏻
Your story deserves to be beautifully told - so if that means customising and crafting a payment plan that suits you down to your ankle socks - so that you don’t miss out on capturing this precious season of family life - then just say the word!
So today? This is your nudge to take that first step, & send me a DM so we can work it out together!

05/18/2026

How To Confidently Book In Your Photo Session, And Love Yourself For Doing It: Part 1.

Does this sound familiar?
“But, I don’t really know how to pose/I don’t know what to do with my hands/I don’t know how to smile naturally”
Oh folks, I love it when I hear this. And I hear it a lot!
But then, I get to put on my most soothing voice, pat you on the back and say:
“It’s ok possum, because guess what? 
You don’t need to pose!”
PLUS, I’m also not going to leave you in a field, and say “Okaaaay...act natural!”
Will there be guidance and direction? Yes.
The occasional bit of (kind) bossiness even? Sure.
Lots of candid ‘hair blowin’ in the wind’ kinda shots too? Abso.flippin.lutely.
P.S. is this something you’ve worried about too?

05/10/2026

When you’re in the thick of the younger years of parenting {y’know when everything is new, and then you figure that out, and then that changes, and then it’s all new again...and so on, and so forth 😂},
it can be challenging sometimes to just be.

To take it all in, to sniff their heads, to write down the cute things they say, to ponder how awesome and life changing and incredible this gig is 🤷🏼‍♀️. Because?

It can feel like an absolute whirlwind. Then they get a little older, and you actually do get more time to ponder.

And you think...’Did I sniff their heads enough? It’s going so fast, and I haven’t done x,y,z, I haven’t TAKEN IT ALL IN enough like I’m supposed to!!’. Yelp. 🤦🏻‍♀️
If that’s you - give yourself a break, mama.

Seriously! It’s a crazy roller coaster this parenting gig - the intense ups and downs and absolutely everything in between.

And if you’re guilting yourself for not being a mystical-unicorn-perfect-mothering-goddess version of yourself that’s not cool 🙈

Because, despite the number of books in the Parenting section at Chapters - there isn’t actually a rule book 😉

And you’re doing an ahhh-mazing job. Yes, YOU 👊🏻💃🏼

Tag someone who’d love to be reminded of this today!

04/19/2026

10/04/2025

The thing about pictures is...

It’s not actually about the photos themselves.

And it’s not actually only about preserving precious moments, memories in time.

The photos are purely a vehicle, to take you somewhere else.

Somewhere important. The place where you can see where you belong.

The place where you can see who you love, and who fiercely loves you in return. The place where you can see the beauty that everyone else sees. The place where you can see you matter. So.freakin.much. The place where you’ve given yourself permission to be seen.

Pretty powerful for just a mass of beautiful pixels, hey?

10/02/2025

You can never go back to points on your timeline...

All the little pieces, the fragments, the moments, the minutiae, that come, and then go,

only to be replaced by new little pieces, that come and then go.

And all of those little pieces, they make up your days, and those days, of course, make up your life.

You can never go back to those points on your timeline.

But there is a way that you can re-live them.

There is a way that you can fold them up carefully, and then bring them out when you need to breathe a bit deeper.

There is a way you can transfer them to paper, put them in a frame, and allow them to anchor your grateful heart. And that’s close enough 🩷

Ready to bottle up the magic in your life? Let’s chat!

09/27/2025

Photography, to me, is a super personal thing.

I’m being invited into your personal space, right?

Your precious family bubble.

It’s sacred territory, and that’s never lost on me.

Which is why I make it my personal mission to get to know you enough, so that I can truthfully capture the real beauty that exists within every family- the stuff that sits below the surface of a forced smile.

I take my job seriously.

So.

We (you & I) need to be a good ‘fit’ for that to happen.

As fluffy as it may sound to some, it’s my art, and my vision of your utter amazingness that you will receive if you choose me.

I don’t want to bend or contort the way that I interpret this piece of your story.

I don’t want to recreate someone else’s Pinterest board.

What I will do? Is simply capture the out of this world, jaw dropping-ness of what’s already there...that’s all I need.

So, do you think we’re a good fit, you & I? 😍 Call me 📞*and by call, I mean send me a DM 🙃
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09/25/2025

Don’t tell me that your story is boring.⁠⁠
I don’t want to hear that your story is nothing special.⁠⁠

And I absolutely won’t agree if you say you’ve got no story to tell.⁠⁠

Your LIFE is your story.⁠⁠ Your messy, beautiful, underwhelming, smile inducing, oh-my-goodness-is-it-almost-October-already, glorious life.

It’s a stunning piece of poetry, and you can choose how you tell it.⁠⁠

Just promise me that when you tell it...you will play a starring role.⁠ Enough with being in the background.⁠⁠

I’m always so honoured that I get to create space for women to see themselves in a refreshingly different light, and high five myself every time one of my clients tells me they feel beautiful looking at images we made.

And if you want to chat about telling your beautiful story, I’m right here to help✨
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09/23/2025

Hey you soon-to-be parents, we’ve gotta talk.
One of the things I notice a lot?

The belief that you need to have perfectly coordinated outfits or pose in a Pinterest-worthy way to get great maternity images.

That mindset? It’s holding you back. Big time.

Here’s the real talk: You want to capture the genuine excitement that shows the anticipation of what’s to come…

But it’s not about hitting that Instagram-perfect pose every time.

It’s more about being your authentic selves and letting your love shine naturally in front of the camera.

Quick Tip: 🌟 Start by letting go of any preconceived notions about how you should look or act.

And? Don’t be afraid to laugh out loud, share a quiet moment, or just be silly together.

End game? Photos that genuinely reflect the unique adventure that you are about to go on, not just the posed shots everyone else has.

And if you ever want a hand or some guidance? Just know, I’ve got your back. Let’s create some magical memories together 📸

09/23/2025

✨Life Update✨
6 weeks ago, we welcomed our family’s smallest member, Joséphine, into the world! She settled right in, and we already can’t remember life before her.
She’s already assisted me on one maternity shoot (swipe to see),and I’m hoping to bring her along on more!

And a big thank you to .artistry for capturing a few newborn images@for us to treasure!