sneak peek | baby girl

i recently posted some gorgeous belly shots that i took for a lovely couple and last weekend i had the great pleasure of photographing their baby girl when she was just 15 days old. so small and sweet and precious! she did not want to sleep at all (note to all new parents: never talk about what a good sleeper your baby is because they love to make you look like a liar!), so we didn't get those squishy sleepy newborn shots. but she still let us take a lot of fantastic photos and her mum and dad worked hard to keep her happy and content for me. thank you so much to k & m for sharing sweet little c with me for a couple of hours - i enjoyed my cuddle and i hope you enjoy your photos =)

"she will fill our lives with sunshine and our hearts with love"

sneak peek | babies

this little guy was an absolute gem to photograph; he was relaxed and content and he sure liked the bean bag! j & c, thanks for letting me share in your joy and your love for your sweet little boy! =)

sneak peek | ella bean

my baby just turned 5. where does the time go? ella has always been my favorite subject and she is always so good to me when i say "ella, can i just try one thing?" she runs off and gets all dressed up and ready for her photographs. this time, i had a hard time convincing her that she should not wear the hot pink fluffy, feathery tiara she came out in. we compromised that a pink head band would match better. and yes, she did let me try a few new things!

i asked her if she would be brave enough to stand in the cutout window of our lounge room wall. of course she was and we had a lot of fun. this is sized to fit a 9x20 inch frame.

when i was in canada i saw a tall, narrow, framed close-up that i thought was fantastic. i have been wanting to try it out, so i cropped this one to fit a 9x20 frame as well. can't wait to see how it looks!

i recently moved my studio space into our front lounge that has this fantastic chocolate feature wall. i have been wanting to see how this looks as a backdrop for portraits. i think it will be nicest in colour, lovely and warm.

happy birthday to my big girl. and thanks for always being such a beautiful and willing subject =)

sneak peek | bellies

i had the great pleasure of doing a 'belly' session last weekend, for such a lovely couple. maternity photographs are a very cool keepsake of a really unique and momentous time in life. i wish this sweet family and their little one all the best! perhaps some newborn photographs will be in our future =)

...all because two people fell in love

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sneak peek | craig family

while i was in my hometown of kelowna, canada, i had the great honour and pleasure of photographing my very best friend and her family. thank you to the craigs for sharing a morning outside with me and to sweet little peyton and ashlyn, especially, for being such good girls =)

sneak peek | the miller family

i wanted to post a sneak peek for my dear friends, the miller's. i had the honour of taking some family photos for them while i was visiting my old stomping grounds and they were kind enough to let me practice on them with my first ever outdoor 'location shoot' (vs an indoor, studio shoot). i had the nicest time with them and wanted to share some of my favorites so they wouldn't have to wait for their photo cd to arrive in the post. thanks, my friends, and enjoy =)

twins

i am so lucky to have had the chance to photograph baby twins this weekend. i love when i get the opportunity to try something new! at 12 weeks old these 2 babies were alert and content and very, very cute =)

cousins

it has been about a year since i decided to do photography as business and it certainly seems to be 'growing' nicely as i am in the middle of my busiest month yet! i would say 90% of my clients come to me because of a friend's recommendation. not only is this wonderful for business but i also take it as a huge compliment, because it means my clients are pleased with the work i have done for them. i am so appreciative of them for passing my name along!

one of my past clients recently called to ask if i could do some photos for a family member visiting from queensland. of course we had to get some shots of the two babies together and i just love how they turned out. as you would expect, there are many shots where one is rolling away, looking the other direction, climbing on top of the other etc. etc. but those ones will still be fun for the scrapbook. these are two of my favorites! =)