Monthly Archives: August 2008

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Baby James

28 August, 2008 – 5:11 pm

Meet James…. all two and half months of baby goodness! His eyes are amaaaaazing. I adored them.

He was a tough nut to crack though this one… absolutely refused to give us any smiles, even when I took the camera away completely. Although, I may have caught him trying not to smile here… (cheeky thing!)

And he’s even cute fast asleep too…!

{Janine, it was so lovely to meet you and James yesterday – having your photographs taken is hard work and he did a wonderful job! It was great to see you again too Sarah!}

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Sneaky peeks from the weekend

25 August, 2008 – 11:47 am

I have had a mega girly weekend!!

After Friday’s session with gorgeous little Olivia, I met two other little cuties over the weekend who made my heart sing.

When Sharni’s parents told me that she loved to bake, and then showed me her gorgeous little cooking outfit, tell me you couldn’t resist wanting to snap some photos of her doing what she loves and looking so gorgeous at the same time.

I love her watching the mixing bowl here… as if to say – when can I eat it?!

Mmm, pink icing (check out those lips!! hehe)

And after the baking was all done, we went outside for a bit of explore time

Last but not least was gorgeous Audrey who made my job so completely easy I could have left after only 15 minutes of taking her photos. Her parents mentioned that she chose the day of her photographs not to have a sleep that day (don’t they always?!) but you would have never guessed in that first period – she was all smiles, giggles and belly laughs. A complete darling!

Look at that gorgeous smile of hers…

{Thanks so much to both families for having me capture some memories for you this weekend! Enjoy the sneak peeks and I will be in touch with you shortly. I hope Sharni didn’t develop too much of a sweet tooth after her cooking session and I hope Audrey had a good sleep after her session!!}

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Curly Sue

22 August, 2008 – 11:03 pm

When gorgeous little Olivia greeted me at the door today, all I wanted to do was ruffle that gorgeous curly mop of hair on the top of her head!

She is one of those adorable little things that is happy to go to anyone and give them a cuddle so long as it means she gets attention… fine with me! I would have cuddled her all day if her mum would have let me (although I suppose it would be good if I was actually taking photos at the same time given that was the reason I was there…)

And honestly, does it get any better than beautiful baby bums?? Her tooshie is the cutest!!!

{Thanks for letting me cuddle Olivia all morning Julia – I hope she had fun (did she zonk after I left?!) and I hope you enjoy the sneaky peeks!!}

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Hamish and Zara

15 August, 2008 – 12:27 pm

One of the things I enjoy most about what I do is the chance to photograph kids in their own environment where they feel happy and relaxed. This can be anywhere – their home, the beach, gardens – but there’s always something different at every session!

I was lucky enough to be invited to photograph the adorable Hamish and Zara on Wednesday in their gorgeous home. We played chasey with the rain for a while not knowing if it would hold off allowing us to get some pics outdoors, but thankfully it did! We played soccer, blew bubbles into the air, tickled each other silly, drank hot chocolate and finished with a story at the end of the session. So much fuuuun!

{Renae, it was a pleasure to meet you and your gorgeous kids – hope they enjoyed themselves as much as I did. Best of luck to Hamish in his soccer career and I hope Zara eventually lets you change her out of her new dress!}

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Mia loves Samuel

14 August, 2008 – 6:37 pm

And why wouldn’t she…. he’s adorable!!!

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I wish the weather was kinder!

13 August, 2008 – 11:04 pm

After a glorious Saturday morning, I was hoping the weather would be just as kind for my session on Sunday. Sadly… not! It was just as well that Sunday’s session was a combined maternity/2 year old session which we had planned indoors anyway, but my camera settings got a good work out on Sunday trying to make sure we had some good light to work with.

My maternity session was with the gorgeous Nicole from Allure Designer Stationery (check out her website, she has some gorgeous stuff – and I was lucky enough to see some in person too) – she’s ridiculously photogenic so I won’t make you all jealous by posting any face pics of her here, but I will share her gorgeous belly with you all:

So loving those gorgeous red nails…. roaaaaawr!

And her daughter Taya – just as beautiful and sweet as her mummy!

{Hope you enjoy the sneak peeks Nicole, can can’t wait to see you soon for your newborn session!!}

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The Colour of Love

10 August, 2008 – 10:37 pm

It’s really no secret that I love colour in my photographs. To me, it brings out the fun, vibrancy and energy of youth in all of its delicious details.

My session on Saturday involved lots of colour – lots and lots and lots of colour. My gorgeous family that day braved the frosty Melbourne morning as we pretended it was lovely and warm rather than the middle of Winter, but it certainly paid off. We were therefore able to combine my two favourite loves at the moment – beanies and pettiskirts!

Gorgeous Lily and Angus were two of the most adorable little things ever – very chatty (both of them!), very outgoing and loved their family. I absolutely adore being around families who obviously adore each other and this family was no exception… even down to their beautiful dog Leroy.

I’ve gone a bit overboard with the sneak peeks for this session but I have so many, many favourites that even choosing these was a hard task!


 
I also had to include this very last photo of Lily – we were both singing songs from High School Musical (shh, yes, I am a HUGE FAN!! haha) and she was so into the moment… totally makes me laugh looking at this shot!

{Erica, I really had such a wonderful time with your family on Saturday – and I hope you all did too!! It was a pleasure to spend the morning with you all, I really mean that – there are no shortage of ‘happy’ photos from your session!}

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Afternoon glow

10 August, 2008 – 1:17 am

I had a session this morning which I will upload some sneak peeks from in the next day or two, but for now – just some photos of my princess on our walk this afternoon.

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My Garbage Guts

2 August, 2008 – 4:10 pm

Have unwanted leftovers lying around? Don’t want to throw out your remaining sandwich for lunch?

Well… have I got the solution for you.

That’s right! My Garbage Guts™ (aka 14 month old Mia) can come to the rescue. Simply give her anything and within seconds it disappears into that big gob of hers!

No job too small!! Comes with gagging, choking and coughing for no extra!!

(DISCLAIMER: Must be food items she will actually eat… those with vegetables need not apply)

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Baby Bird

1 August, 2008 – 2:25 pm

Yesterday I was able to get my newborn fix again with gorgeous little Lachlan. He wasn’t much of a fan of sleep time yesterday, but we did manage to get a good 20 min cycle out of him and sneak in some shots!

Every newborn posing session is always different as newborns have their own ‘quirks’ and preferences when it comes to things like hand and foot placements etc. Can you tell where Lachie liked to have his hands? I couldn’t get them away from his face… LOL Completely and utterly adorable :)

{Katie and Steve, thanks for allowing me to photograph your little man in his first few weeks in this big world. It was a pleasure to spend the day with you!}

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