After the birth of my second son I found myself battling with post partum depression. The healing process for me started when my loving husband placed a camera in my hands. I found myself filling with joy once again with every image that I created. Sitting down and looking at the images of my beautiful boys would melt my heart and bring an instant smile to my face. Photography helped me to rediscover my inner self and allowed me to see the luv that surrounds me at all times.

At the end of my maternity leave, I found myself returning to the corporate world. I quickly discovered that the only place I wanted to be was at home with my boys. I struggled going to work everyday and vowed to find a new job that would allow me to spend more time doing what I loved and that was being a mom.

I remember sitting one night with my husband and looking through our boys photo album. I was in shock. I couldn’t believe how much they had changed in such a short time. Even though I always said I would never forget their first moments, I couldn’t believe how quickly their baby years had faded away. I was so thankful for the images that I had as they allowed me to quickly revisit that time in our lives and hold those memories close to my heart forever.

It was at that moment that I realized what I had to do. I had to take my passion for kids and photography and turn it into a career. I wanted to give parents, the same gift that I gave myself… beautiful images of their children that they will cherish for a lifetime.

luv u photography was born.

-Brianne Oliver
luv u photography
Maple Ridge, BC