Cami Mendes: Elegant & Artistic Lifestyle Portrait & Wedding Photographer in the Greater Toronto Area

Looking for a family, baby, children, newborn, maternity, wedding photographer in or around Toronto?

Welcome to Bellatrix Photography by Cami Mendes, a Toronto-based Lifestyle & Wedding Photographer known for her artistic, authentic and film-inspired images of families & weddings.

Every year, Cami works seasons in Canada, Norway and Brazil. Cami works with many expats in Brazil due to her fluency in English and experiences growing up in Canada. 

Lifestyle, on-location, outdoor, natural-light photography is Cami’s specialty and what she is most passionate about. Your family and wedding pictures are sure to become treasured family heirlooms that will be enjoyed for generations to come. 

Toronto Creative & Artistic Child & Wedding Photographer Cami of Bellatrix Photography is highly acclaimed for her natural and soul seeking photography with couples and children. Clients say often Cami has the skills, patience, and ability to connect with people, especially children, on a level that will result in gorgeous images.

As a Toronto & Oslo Photographer, Cami prefers to work outdoors in many beautiful and varied locations – ranging from green forested areas, urban areas, to the beautiful, golden desert surrounding these cities. Some examples of her favourite spots for family & engagement portrait photography in & around Toronto include: High Park, West Deane Park (Etobicoke), Humber Bridge (Lakeshore & Windermere), Cherry Beach (Downtown), Woodbine Beaches, Scarborough Bluffs, Riverdale Farm (Cabbage Town), Glen Manor Ravine (Beaches), Gairlock Gardens (Oakville).

In Oslo, she has photographed in the Botanical Gardens, Akker Brygge, Huk Beach in Bygdøy, Asker Museum, Eidsvoll Museum, Hovedøya, downtown Drøbak, Oscarsborg Fortress.

Cami is a master at crafting well lit, dramatic, and rich portraits of children & couples. Toronto & Oslo documentary photography has never been so beautiful and vibrant!

Cami will capture images of your child laughing as well as serious, deep and soul seeking images that are among her favorite kinds of portraits. She has the skill to pull natural laughs and smiles out of your child as well as the patience to get those deep serious looks that parents love.

Cami is available to photograph your child all over the areas of Toronto in Ontario (and Oslo in Norway + Ilhabela in São Paulo in short summer seasons each year), and is always available for travel as well. Your child’s portraits can be printed on a beautiful, large canvas to grace your family room wall, or placed in classic, high-end album to share with friends and family.

You will be extremely satisfied using Cami as your family or wedding photographer if you live in the Toronto or Oslo areas. Cami has also photographed destination weddings in Mexico, Norway, and the Dominican Republic.

As a family portrait & wedding photographer Cami has a wonderful ability to connect with all her clients, families and couples. Her ability to naturally pose her couples and families, coordinate wardrobe with different locations around Toronto & Oslo, and masterfully craft the light will result in amazing family, maternity and engagement portraits that are second to none. Your friends will all want to know who took your pictures!

Cami’s family & engagement portraits are not the old school studio pictures of your parent’s generation, but fresh, hip, modern, fun, and stylish. These are pictures you will be proud to show off to your friends and family.

Cami has a preference for shooting outdoor, rustic, and bohemian weddings, inspired by nature and adventure. There are many wonderful venues for these types of weddings in the Toronto & Oslo areas.

Cami’s easy going nature allows her to connect with people of all ages and bring out the true personalities of each couple or each of family. Cami will be in contact with you from booking until the completion of your order to walk you through each step of the process comfortably. If you need help selecting a wardrobe and styling your family for your Toronto or Oslo family pictures, do not fear! Cami will help you choose your clothing for your photo session and coordinate your outfits with each location that is used during the photo session.

Family photos are quite possibly one of the most important possessions a family can own. The lifestyle portraits Cami creates for you during your photo session will be prized family heirlooms. Your children and their children will be able to look back on these pictures fondly over the years and as their families grow from one generation to the next.

When choosing a family or wedding photographer in Toronto or Oslo, you want someone who is personable and comfortable to work with, has an extensive knowledge of lighting and posing, and is professional from beginning to end. You will get that and more with Cami from Bellatrix Photography.

You will want to come back to her year after year to document your family is they grow and change. The importance of beautiful family pictures cannot be understated. Cars and televisions eventually break down and have to be replaced, but investing in your family portraits is something that will last a lifetime.

Make sure that you select a family or wedding photographer in Toronto & Oslo who specializes in creating beautiful, timeless, and classic portraits for you and your loved ones. This is definitely not the time to shop for a bargain photographer – invest your money wisely in a skilled photographer and you will have family portraits & wedding photos that you are proud to hang on your walls for a lifetime.

Bellatrix Photography client testimonials and reviews may be found on this website as well as on Facebook & Yelp. You can also find Cami in many Family & Wedding Photographers’ Directory in Toronto & Oslo.

Cami of Bellatrix Photography offers creative, authentic & artistic family portraiture and wedding photography in all of Ontario (including Toronto, Oakville Mississauga, Richmond Hill, Vaughn, Muskoka, Collignwood, Milton, Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake), plus Oslo & surroundings as well as in Brazil, around São Paulo & Ilhabela. She works seasons in each location throughout the year.

If you’re interested, get in touch soon as Cami is one of the most sought after Family, Maternity, Newborn & Wedding photographers in these cities. Check out her Instagram & Facebook pages to see more of her work.

Please see Cami’s investment and about sections for pricing information and booking details. 

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