Monthly Archives: April 2008

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The human form

April 29, 2008 – 9:42 pm

I believe that there is honestly nothing more beautiful in the world than a pregnant woman, and I just hope that these photos do my client, T, justice.

We kept discussing today at her photoshoot how amazing it is to be pregnant, and how beautiful and special you actually feel knowing that there is a little life growing inside of you, one that you are nurturing, one that is completely dependent on you (and for a long time to come).

T wanted some artsy nudes done of her (I wish everyone was this brave!) and it was so much fun throwing ideas around in order to get the best out of her session today. She was so wonderfully comfortable and easy going and made my job an absolute breeze…

{T – thank you for being so brave, so willing to try my ideas and asking me to do this for you. It was an honour to be able to photograph your pregnant self, and I can’t wait to meet the little man when he arrives!}

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Denial is a river in Egypt

April 27, 2008 – 9:15 pm

My baby is turning one soon.

Well… she’s not really, because I am in complete denial about it – I figure that if I ignore it, it won’t happen, and she’ll stay my baby forever.

It was Ukrainian Easter today – my family brought over some paska (Ukie Easter bread) and a tiny one for Mia (who proceeded to devour the entire thing in about 10 minutes). I would have thought that after her afternoon ’snack’ she wouldn’t have wanted much dinner. I was wrong. Even after she was done she kept looking at me as if to say “is that it”?!

Some proof she enjoyed herself…

After that we had a bath to clean her off. Of course, there’s no such thing as sitting playing in the bath anymore – now it’s a game of how quickly she can get back up again and try to hop out. Still, we have fun all the same!

The cheeksta

Brushing her teeth like a good girl should!

Why, hello Mr Duckie!

So, if anyone asks – no she’s NOT turning one, she’s NOT growing up, and YES I’m in denial.

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Ok, I admit…

April 24, 2008 – 10:31 pm


…I’ve been a bit behind in posting the sneak peeks from this session (so L – apologies again you had to wait!) but I hope for her sake, she likes the results ;)

Maternity sessions are quickly becoming favourites of mine. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my kiddy sessions, but it’s sometimes nice to have an ‘adult’ break and not have to bribe people to look at the camera (well, sometimes you still do…!)

Some sneaky peekies:

There’s a reason this is my fave. I LOVE SUN FLARES! Ok, so it’s not the best example, but gives me warm fuzzies all the same…

(Looooving that garden shed door… yummo)

And finally, the yummy mummy herself:

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My, how they grow!!

April 21, 2008 – 1:14 am

Little Riley was one of my portfolio building clients when he was only a few weeks old last year. Now, seven months later I was lucky enough to see him again so that his parents could get some updated photos of him.

Honestly, this kid has to die for blue eyes – have a look!

A cuddle with mum -

And a cheeky grin for dad!

{Rachell – it was a pleasure seeing you again and thank you for inviting me back! Enjoy the sneak peeks!}

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I love that ‘in-between’ stage

April 21, 2008 – 12:36 am

You know the one I mean… the part just after your newborn is no longer a true ‘newborn’ but before they are more mobile and self-sufficient. It’s that lovely age in the early months where they are alert, happy, interactive and yet are usually totally reliant on you for everything still. It’s a lovely age.

My young model on Friday, Ethan, was a gorgeous example of this. Get a load of him!

Cuuuuute!! And let me tell you how chuffed I was to be told that my clients today went out and bought a whole new bed linen set just for the photoshoot!! haha Love it!

And this was my fave from the session. You’re probably wondering why seeing as he isn’t even looking at the camera. It was just such a peaceful moment in the room at the time I snapped this. He had just nodded off in front of the window on his parent’s bed, absolutely dead to the world, and he looked so tiny and so precious against this lovely massive window in front of him. It was just a lovely time.

{Bek – hope you all enjoyed your session, and thanks so much for having me over. Enjoy the sneak peeks and I will be in touch soon!}

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Sending my love across the ocean!

April 14, 2008 – 12:36 pm

My darling best friend Debbie (BBBBBBBBF, is that right Deb?) lives over the in UK now which makes me very sad as I obviously don’t get to see her gorgeous face nearly enough. I was lucky though to have a chance to catch up with her a little while ago when she came for a visit to the land of Oz (yaaay!) and I will also get to see her again in January when she comes home to get married (double YAAAY!).

I’ve grown up with Deb’s family – we met when we were 10, so a lot of our childhood and teenage years were spent playing at each other’s houses, going on holidays (she even braved three months backpacking with me in Europe… now that says something!).

It was therefore such an honour to be asked by her gorgeous sister Karen and her husband James, to take some photos of of their oh-so-handsome baby boy Finlay. He was only teeny tiny, and so brand new at only six days old… SIX! They don’t get much fresher than that out of hospital! He was about as good as I could have hoped for too – he barely made a peep when we were trying to bend him and move him around, but as you can see, felt far more comfortable wrapped up in the arms of his new dad where it was toasty and warm.

I think this is my favourite image at the moment. That little hand grabbing daddy’s wrist…. ahhh – it KILLS ME!!!

Look closely…. can you see his baby fuzz??? SO ADORABLE!!

{Kaz and James – THANK YOU for having me come over and do this for you!! It was honour enough to meet him when he was so brand spanking new but to be able to photograph him as well…. pure joy!}

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Could she be any cuter?!

April 11, 2008 – 6:38 pm

A few sneak peeks of my mini-session with Miss A – curls, brown eyes, dimples… um, hello!!

Talk about a hard day’s work!

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Newborn goodness

April 10, 2008 – 10:45 pm

I must admit that newborn sessions are one of my favourites. There is nothing better than being asked to photograph a brand new soul, freshly baked.

Every newborn session is different too. Sure, I might bring along my bag (and bags, and bags!) of tricks to try out, but no matter how well planned you want the day to go, its always the newborns who dictate how the photography session will go. That’s the way it is when you photograph a baby!

Today’s fresh face was Mikayla who behaved so beautifully, and loved her cuddles with mum. She was very patient with us and with the lovely Melbourne weather we had today, loved lying in front of the open doors outside with the breeze on her skin. I was worried she might get a bit cold, but she was boiling hot every time we moved her! Lucky for us the weather was our friend today!

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{Claire – thank you for having me come out and take some photos of your precious little girl. It is always an honour to do so, and I hope you enjoy the sneak peeks!}

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Lucky duck!

April 6, 2008 – 7:57 pm

In January, I ran a promotion giving away a free session to one lucky family, and today was the day I finally got to meet them!

Gorgeous little Amelia, just under 5 months old, was my lovely little subject today. She was very patient with us all morning and had the most divine little pout going for her (as I said to mum Shelley, supermodels rarely smile anyway so she’s got that pout happening already).

And speaking of supermodels, she certainly had the height going for her as well – she was already 56cms at birth (yep, that’s not a typo!) so this pretty lass is well on her way… watch our Paris, Milan, New York!

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{Shelley – thank you so much for your lovely hospitality today, I hope you all had a wonderful morning, and enjoy the sneak peeks}

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Urban baby

April 5, 2008 – 9:31 pm

My clients today were all the way from Tasmania. No, no – they didn’t come all this way just for some photos (although, that would be nice! LOL) but while they were here, Kass contacted me to arrange a session for her gorgeous little cheeksta of a daughter, Isabella.

Being based in the city meant we got to have both the comfort of their hotel room, as well as give Isabella a little change of scenery when things started to get a bit boring. She was an absolute trooper – lots of giggles, lots of hugs, and plenty of ‘fake cries’ thrown into the mix just to keep us on our toes (and I’ve thrown one into the gallery for good measure… she makes me laugh so much!)

Time for me to try out a new format with the photos on my blog too – a change is as good as a holiday (isn’t it?? Please tell me it’s true…) so I’ll see how this format takes my fancy for a while ;)

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{Kass – hope you enjoy the sneak peeks and I hope the flight home wasn’t too stressful. Thanks so much for having me take your darling daughter’s photos for you while you were on holiday!}

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