Emotive, playful, candid

Ottawa Lifestyle photography specializing in motherhood and womanhood

A pregnant couple sits with their son in studio during an Ottawa maternity photography session

Life is a gift and it goes so fast. We can’t stop it but we can preserve it. Let me help you do just that.

I know you love your family, you love yourself, and you love the life you’re building. I can help you shine a light on it, for years to come.

Things I strive for in my work:

The creative

The playful

The romantic

The bold

and ABOVE ALL the connection. If that's you too then you're in the right place.

Connection is why we’re here; it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. - Brene Brown

Mother sits on Ottawa beach breastfeeding her baby during an outdoor photography session by Tall Poppy Photography

Ottawa Photographer for

Maternity |

Newborn |

Families |

Feminine Portraiture

Tall Poppy Photography Ottawa
A woman poses on a bed in a dreamy white and beige boho inspired room in lounge sweater and black lingerie in Ottawa

  • We only get one life, one story and not enough time. And your story deserves to be shown.

    Whether it’s deep in a pine forest, on a beach dipping your toes in the water, in the comfort of your home or inside my studio - I'll help you capture images that you and your loved ones will look back on fondly of the memories within them.

    At Tall Poppy Photography we value:

    Empowerment. Connection, Presence.

    I think you're doing wonderfully in this life and you deserve to have that captured - to show it to yourself, to your children, and to the generations that come.

  • Women in rust coloured dress holds her pregnant belly

    Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. - Winnie the Pooh

  • Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. - Winnie the Pooh

  • Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. - Winnie the Pooh

Ottawa lifestyle photographer

Welcome, I’m Shannon

I am a wife, a mother, a daughter. I love coffee, wine, travel & naps. I’m sometimes goofy, sometimes quiet but also outspoken, and I wear my heart on my sleeve. I’m passionate about community and mental health initiatives. I'm a city girl at heart but I also love a few days camping in the woods or sinking my toes in the sand at the beach. Exploring new places is my love language. I don't understand why people like to eat lobster. I'm not a fan of winter's cold but love how it looks in photos.

In our go-go-go society, I believe firmly that we all need to pause more, breathe, and just be. Photography can help us to do that - in the moment and in the years that follow with each time your look at your photographs.

“We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us.”

— Ralph Hattersley