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He smiled, he laughed, he cried, he giggled, he dreamed, he ate, he loved… and I loved him back!
Pure, sweet and gorgeous he was – can’t you just smell the babyness on him?!
{Caitlin, he is divine and what a lovely way to spend a morning with you all capturing a beautiful moment in your lives. I simply can’t wait to show you the rest!}
When this little gem first arrived to her session, she was not a happy chappy. Her mum told me that she had been crying most of the way over instead of sleeping as she should have been (isn’t it always the way?). Her little cheeks were so red and her beautiful eyes all puffy – so the first thing I suggested was to let her have a nap!
She is the most feisty and headstrong little thing and watching her fight going to sleep was entertainment enough for me. Of course, it also means gorgeous photo opportunities as well (it’s no secret I adore sleeping babies) and also meant that poor red face was gorgeously peachy again after she woke. We had so much fun playing with her – watching her obsession with paper too had me in stitches. Loved her.
{Emily, she was a gem – loved her feisty little nature and getting to know her. Wish we could have played all day!}
I “big puffy heart” baby chub – look at her cheeeeeeks! Rosy things they are, little blonde curls, big blue eyes…. ahhh, melts me!!
{Sherryn she was such a gorgeous little thing for me to play with, albeit her being completely and utterly exhausted for the most part the poor cherub! Love her lots!}
Beautiful Vespa – one of the happiest babies to visit me in a long time. We got smiles out of her from start to finish – even my cheeks were hurting by the end of it, but she was still at it! The most amazing part about her was her ability to smile with her eyes. Even if her mouth wasn’t moving, those gorgeous eyes of her gave her away completely – you could just melt!
(sigh)…. oh how I love chubba baby feet. What I love most is that at this age, babies are so obsessed with them too so we can share that mutual adoration of their feet together!
{Anouk and Andrew, you have such a special little soul there. I could have cuddled her all day if you’d let me!! Thanks again for the visit (and for the gorgeous wardrobe choices!)}
… because my clients make me cry sometimes.
And no, not in a scary way – but in a beautiful, heartfelt, the-world-is-a-beautiful-place sort of way.
This is what I mean:
Hey Kristen,
Just wanted to say thank you ever so much for our session. We’ve been once again raving about you ever since.
You really are so good with our baby girl. You’re not only a natural at photography, but you really are a natural mother too. That’s why we love you so much. You treat our little munchkin like she was your own.
We’ve had our ‘newborn shots’ on our digital frame since December last year! We’re absolutely hangin’ to put Edition 2 photos up there! I cant tell you how many people come over here and just stop dead in their tracks and literally dont move from the same spot in front of that frame we have and just stare in awe at your work. And we get a lot of people coming through!!!
Thanks so so much again for everything. No words can express how much we respect and adore you.
We’ve only just come out of this session and already I cant wait for our next session with you!
Cant wait to hear from you,
xx
Yes I am pregnant, and yes I am hormonal, but regardless of that it’s emails like these from clients that give me such joy to be doing what I do. I make no secret of the fact that I fall in love with each and every one of the children I have the good fortune to photograph, and Charlotte was certainly no exception. I remember her newborn photography session like it was yesterday – even what the weather was like and the fact that my clumsy feet broke the glass I had been drinking out of during the session at their home just as I was finishing up (errmmm… yeah.. still SO sorry about that!!). So seeing her again for a beautiful update session was just the icing on the cake for me – it’s an immense privilege to be asked to photograph someone’s family regardless, but to have a family come back for more means that I get to watch these beautiful souls grow up in front of my camera. Seriously…. how special is that??!
So, Angie – you haven’t even seen your images yet from ‘Edition 2′ (which makes that email even more special for me) but hopefully these will tide you over until your full gallery is ready (blog stalkers may recognise Charlotte below from her newborn session I did last year here).
Check out those to die for gorgeous baby fat rolls on her… LOVE!
As you can see by the first image, it’s tiring work being a supermodel. Sometimes as much as they want to perform for me in front of the camera, those sandman eyes get the better of them. Lucky for me it was at the end of our session anyway, but this little Harry Monster was such a trooper.
The best part about Harry was the giant smile that came across his face every time he fell over after trying to sit up for a period of time. Most kids would panic as they toppled over but not Harry – it was like a great old game for him! The cheeky grin that he would give as you picked him up would seriously melt your heart. Such a treasure he is!
{So, so lovely to see you again Melinda – you should be so super proud of this little being you have brought into the world. It was such a great pleasure to spend the morning playing with you both – big hugs to Monty!}
Cheeky, gorgeous, sweet and smiley – he was all of this wrapped up in one little package! Could have sat and played with him all day long and stared into those beautiful eyes of his.
This first image sums up everything I love about capturing babies at this age – pure, simple and all kinds of gorgeous. It’s that amazing connection you get with kids at this age that I adore – they’re not yet on the move so they spend all of their time observing their environment and learning about the ways of the world around them. It’s at these times you can really feel what they’re thinking, and there’s nothing more delicious than that.
{Had such a lovely morning with you all Kate and Sam, enjoy the sneak peeks of your little man, and I will be in touch as soon as your private gallery is ready!}
So behind with blogging, sorry everyone! I have lots of gorgeous sessions I have been meaning to share, but hopefully I will be able to catch up very soon for you to let you see what’s been going on. A big thank you goes out to all of my wonderful clients who put up with a heavily pregnant woman rolling around on the floor as I photograph their babies!
This gorgeous poppet came to visit me recently. Now, I always thought I was pretty funny, it’s just that not many other people thought I was – so being able to be a complete idiot in front of children just seemed to flow really well with me. So knowing I was so funny already, it came as no surprise to me when she started giggling away at me during her session. Not just that though – she was giggling so much that I literally could not press the shutter on my camera as I was laughing so hard in return. I knew how to get her smiling, and vice versa! She was a riot! So gorgeous too, even her beautiful stares were enough to melt my heart on their own.
{She was a treasure – behaved so beautifully and put a smile on my face for the rest of the day!}
Sweet cherub she is…9 days new, and full of squishy newborn baby goodness.
{Elise, give her gorgeous big cuddles from me (well, both of your girls!) – she’s such a beautiful little soul!}
