I was struggling a little with inspiration today. But as Eman jumped on the trampoline, it hit me. Next year we’ll be flying in the sky!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Category Archives: Family Photography Melbourne
Usually it’s me that gets eaten alive by mosquitoes, and it doesn’t help that I’m allergic to one breed of them (yup, there’s a few, stay away from the stripy ones!) The kids, up until this week have escaped their blood sucking path. Eman scared me one evening at midnight, out of bed, with red dots all over him. “Mum I’m itchy”… well perhaps the 14 bites over your arms and face might be why..
The horrible little insect got him twice on his left eye. The next morning it was slightly less swollen, but made his already LONG eyelashes stick out straight even more. I couldn’t resist. They are lashes every girl dreams of..
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Today we surprised the boys with a visit from our friend Bec, who lived with us for over a year when the boys were smaller. Every time they see a plane, Ash will ask if Bec is on that plane. On Friday driving down to Geelong, we passed the freeway exit to Avalon airport and they asked if we were picking up Bec. Well weren’t they surprised this morning when in walked that very person!
I had worked hard all morning to darken the house, so the harsh sun today wouldn’t heat up the house too much, had the cooling and 3 fans pumping the cooler air around, as the temperature soared to 42 degrees (107.6 for those in the states!) Of course Bec loves the heat and somehow convinced us to leave the comfort of the cool house to go for coffee, which is after all something we did a lot!
I have cheated today, and will be posting two images on the page on FACEBOOK, however for here, here’s my favorite of Eman and his iced chocolate.
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
For some families, new babies are of the furry variety!
In Melbourne we’re in the middle of a heatwave, yesterday it reached 34 where we live, which isn’t too bad, but we have a few more days to go! Our evaporative cooling struggles if the heat is blown in by a northerly wind due to the position of our home. The boys played quietly for most of the day (however decided, since it was hot, that it was time to play in costumes, so the famous spiderman made an appearance after a few months off!) and Ash was scooting around on the floor on his back after realising it was too hot to be in costume… I chased him around with the camera, and managed to get a natural smile as he laughed infectiously!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Yesterday our dear friends came over. It was the first time Ash had seen Shae in a while. After a few months of the two of them not getting along so well, it seems that the few months apart (not to mention the fact that Ash now sleeps well due to his recent surgery) have done them good. They are the best of friends. I’ve never seen such excitement as today, when they girls came over again, Ash RUNNING to Shae squealing. Later on Ash was “posing” for me (i.e pulling faces, please see previous posts!) when Shae sat down, and the next thing you know they were hugging. Ash even gave Shae a kiss. But this stole the show:
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
It’s rare he wants his photo taken. It’s rare he wont pull a face. I wouldn’t change it for the world!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, one photo every day}
Christmas Eve! We joined Janet’s family in celebrating, Danish style! The kids had so much fun, playing with little Ayla, unwrapping presents and drawing on the footpath with chalk. After a fantastic evening we heading home, just as Melbourne received a pretty amazing storm. Poor Ash was just beside himself, covering his eyes to shield from the lightning. After a while, he sang out “But mama, what about Santa & the Reindeer?!” It took about half an hour to convince him that Santa would be fine, as Santa is magic. The storms wont hurt him at all!
We put out cookies and milk, left Santa a Christmas card and went off to bed. Asleep before their heads hit the pillow!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, one (or two) photo/s every day}
Mr. W is nearly 3, and was in my little Ash’s Daycare class until last year… Mum asked me along to take some special portraits for their family as Grandma & Great-Grandma were coming for a visit from New Zealand! We had so much fun on the tractors, feeding the geese, turkey and chickens and just running around. Mr. W got stuck into some chocolate cake while we enjoyed a coffee and the sunshine. I have such a tough job
Hope you enjoy the preview everyone, the gallery will be ready very very soon! x
Yes, it’s another wedding related post! But it is the season for it! Recently we met up with Linda & Chris for their engagement session, which made for a beautiful family session!
I first met this gorgeous family for Mr. L’s newborn photography (HERE). Last week we met again, for a mini session to get some updated photos of the whole family and big brothers!!
I hope you enjoy everyone!
Last weekend, my beloved Mother Nature didn’t really care that I had plans. I had some of my favourite clients, and some lovely new clients visiting for our first ever mini-session event. Our Spring edition. She though it would be funny to be COLD, and WET. And when the sun did shine it was WINDY!
“Mini-Sessions” is an event we are hoping to run every year, each season. Perfect for children who are growing so fast, and with the blink of an eye they will celebrating their 18th birthdays! (Getting ahead of myself there)
Never-the-less, as soon as the rain eased, we would dash outside for a little while (what was more confusing was it raining while the sun was out!)
Part II coming soon!
(To all families, thank-you for coming & having fun! It was wonderful to meet you / see you all again, I cannot believe how much the children have grown!)
I did both of Mr. T’s sister’s baby photography at the same age as he is now, 4 months. (And boy haven’t they grown!!) Miss I (eldest big sister) is quite the little lady already, and Miss A is just adorable! A little shy, but can’t resist smiling when I would start acting like a goose! Mr T, takes everything in around him, his adoring sisters, and this fascinating world around him which he gazes at in wonder. Mum & I have worked on a theme with our sessions with the girls, and now now with Mr T – each time we’ve changed it up slightly to suit each child. Makes things so special!
I couldn’t resist this second photograph, I want to put a silly caption like “wow, photographer – lady- what – are – you – doing?” The expression is just priceless!
I hope you enjoy the preview Mum & Dad, your full gallery isn’t too far away!
I think one of the most amazing things about photographing a family with young children, is watching how different their personalities are. These three lil guys were so much fun. So different. I think you can see even in this preview, just how different they are! While we were “concentrating” on Mr S, we also got some fantastic family images (and wow, no blinking eyes!!! all smiles!!!) and had fun playing outdoors, making sure there were no crocodiles!
I hope you enjoy the preview Mum & Dad, and the boys enjoyed their lolly-pops!
