Monthly Archives: December 2009

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My Joy | Melbourne newborn photography

December 29, 2009 – 10:26 am

We’re having such a baby boom at the moment in Melbourne, and I’m sure I’m not the only one feeling it at the moment! The second half of December through to the end of January is crazy busy and I have never had so many newborn photography requests for the same period of time – makes me wonder what was in the water nine months ago to be welcoming all of these babies into the world at once ;)

One of these precious little souls is the new baby girl of one of my closest friends. Both of our two children are now only months apart (her big brother has featured before on the blog) which is such a special thing knowing that they can grow up together. When April was born, Mia was so excited to go and see her in the hospital (“see baby April mummy”) and of course, was just as excited to see her again when she came in to have her newborn photos taken.

I love her so dearly – everything about her makes my heart smile. The beautiful feathery eyelashes, the peach fuzz on her cheeks, the lovely dark hair on her head, the dainty little fingers – she’s a special little one. My Charlie will have to watch out as he will be fighting for her attention against all of the other boys, no doubt. In some ways she has very similar features to her big brother, but she’s definitely an individual and such a little girl at that.

Meet “baby April”…

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{Love, love, love to you Bes – thank you for having me do this for your beautiful family. Can’t wait to cuddle her again very soon} 

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Baby Ava | Newborn photography, Melbourne

December 28, 2009 – 7:20 pm

I was so excited when Lisa first contacted me just after Charlie was born to book in photos for her baby due in December. Lisa and I had gone to school together and it had been a few years since we had last caught up so it was so wonderful to hear from her with such lovely news.

As soon as I met her darling baby Ava, I fell in love. That hair… oh that luscious mop of hair on her beautiful ten day new head. It was dark, it was thick, and to make it even more delish – it even had blonde highlights running all of the way through it (just so mum can say Ava got at least something from her, because otherwise she’s all daddy!)

It’s been a while since I’ve had such a fiesty girl to play with and I’m pretty sure she tried every trick under the sun to stay awake, but little did she know, I am more persistent and patient than she…

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{So lovely to see you again Lise, and lovely to meet you Paul - her session still gives me smiles!}

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Merry everything! | Melbourne newborn photography

December 26, 2009 – 11:08 pm

Phew… it’s been so, so busy so you will have to excuse my obvious neglect of the blog of late. Between clients, Christmas orders, end of year wrap up, and of course, preparing for Christmas ourselves, this whole month has been a bit of a whirlwind.

First off, Merry Christmas to all of my beautiful clients and faithful blog readers for 2009. For those that celebrate, I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday spending time with loved ones, enjoying good food with much joy and laughter. I hope there was lots of Santa spotting, tickles, Christmas cracker crown-wearing, pudding eating and early bed times, and from my heart I send you all of the very lovliest of holiday wishes to your family.

To the non-Christmas celebraters during this holiday season, have a Merry Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Tet, Ramadan, Winter Solstice and Festivus!

But today I can’t go without posting some precious shots of the gorgeous Noah who arrived a few weeks early much to the surprise of his family in time to surprise them for Christmas (and could you ask for a more perfect Christmas gift for them?) Such a gorgeous thing he was for me – oh how I loved playing with him so much!

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A year of newborns – 2009 slideshow | Melbourne newborn photography

December 12, 2009 – 3:12 pm

I feel so incredibly fortunate and blessed to be doing what I do. I know I have said this… a lot… and I mean it. I am so fortunate to have the most amazing clients that put their faith and trust in me to capture beautiful moments in their lives. I am so lucky to spend time getting to know such special people and providing them with memories and art to cherish for years to come.

With every flake of skin, fuzzy ear, wrinkly foot, pouty lip, wispy hair or curled slumber, I am reminded of the beauty of each and every newborn baby. The tiny, the precious, the new – this newness that seems to whisper a tale of what infinite possibilities this little person can achieve in their lifetime. I meet these babes when they are only a few days young and still so fresh and innocent, and it humbles me every single time. It humbles me because days ago, weeks ago, months ago – this little person wasn’t even here yet, and here I am being asked to freeze this perfect moment in time for them to remember and cherish. Their parents loved them but didn’t know how much they would love that flakey skin, fuzzy ear, wrinkly foot…

And so here is just a sprinkling of the clients I’ve had over the course of 2009 – my beautiful newborn babies, with many more exciting miracles to meet in 2010.

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Sessions Update | Baby and Newborn Photography, Melbourne

December 7, 2009 – 11:20 am

Hello friends

I just wanted to quickly update you with my maternity “leave” situation (or not, as the case may be!)

You would have noticed from my blog that only weeks after having my Charlie boy, I was back working again taking on newborn photography sessions or weddings. I thought that this would give me a chance to spend some time with our beautiful little family at home for a while, and still be able to provide some gorgeous memories for those tiny little newborns or wedding couples (sessions that are impossible to postpone due to their very nature).

However, somehow since beginning my leave, I have been so inundated with bookings that I am now back to working at my current full capacity, just with these two session types. Craaaaaazy! I am now fully booked until the end of January, and a lot of February and March, apart from a couple of dates here and there waiting for newborns.

What does this mean? Well, for now it means at the very least until February next year I am still not taking any portrait bookings other than newborns. I am taking extremely limited baby sessions (up to around 10 months of age) in studio in February so you need to get in quick as I will only have a few available per month (those on the waitlist who have previously enquired get priority). Therefore, this also means that I am unable to accept bookings for older babies and kids for the time being.

I know that there have been some eager clients out there waiting for me to get back into things, and I’m so sorry the timing hasn’t worked out that way, but I know all of you lovely people will understand how important family time is and how even if I wanted to book other session types, there just aren’t enough days for me to do so! I do wish that I could say yes to everyone that gives me a call but it looks as though my business is carving its own new path in 2010, and I’m very excited to see where this journey takes me!

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Cute as a button | Melbourne newborn photography

December 4, 2009 – 6:20 pm

After a long stint of newborn baby boys in my studio, it’s been lovely to have such an influx of girls.

I was so excited to see this family again. Baby Annabelle is the little sister to gorgeous Ollie who I had the pleasure of photographing just over a year ago. How lucky was I to get to see him again while he sat in on his sister’s newborn photography session – she is just as gorgeous as him.

So cuddly, so sweet and so perfect – could have played with her all day long!

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{Melanie and Jamie, those two children of yours are perfection. You should be so proud of the lovely people you have brought into this world – I adore them!}

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Baby Isla | Melbourne newborn photography

December 2, 2009 – 8:50 pm

Last week I blogged that lovely baby Isla had arrived the day before my birthday. I was so excited to meet her – I was so very lucky to photograph her big brother as a newborn almost 20 months ago (oh my gosh, how time flies) and I couldn’t wait to see how she compared to him. She is delicious – in some ways very different to her big brother but she still has some of his characteristics as well. 

I adore her! We had a little play when she came over for a visit and she was so good to us. Sometimes I have to just stop and sit for a while during beautiful sessions like these and take in everything around me. This tiny, new, beautiful soul has just entered this world and here I am, capturing those seconds, those moments, those feelings for her parents.

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{SO much fun playing with her Karen and James – she was such a good girl, and hope you had a lovely morning! Give Fin big squishy cuddles from me, and Deb-deb – these are for you too!! x}

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