by admin | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
My children have been trained by daycare to look at the camera and say cheese. It kills me a little inside every time I see that cheesy smile. Of late, my 2 year old has even taken to holding out her toy phone and crying out “say cheese mummy!!” Oh...
by admin | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
You’re busy doing the dishes and you hear peals of laughter. You stop what you’re doing and peek out. The girls are playing tip, running around and getting caught in a fit of tickles and giggles. You can’t help but smile at the scene and your heart bursts with...
by admin | Apr 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
For me, photography is an art form based on capturing families, and specifically young children, just as they are. No more. No less. This means capturing families not as they wish they were. Not as they like to be. But rather, just as they are. As an outsider in the...
by admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Mess is life. With children there is no doubt. Kids and mess are like red wine and cheese. You have can’t one without the other. For me, photographs should capture real life as it is. Nothing more, nothing less. And there is beauty and art in that reality that...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
When I was in University a friend of mine did a photojournalism class as part of her degree. I was doing a different degree, but could pick some her classes as electives. I can’t remember exactly why I didn’t take this photojournalism class, but I loved hearing about...
by admin | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a strict non sugar mum, I was horrified to watch as a photographer kept on dropping the “c” word as he was doing the session. One more go and you can have some chocolate! Ohmygoodness. If that was my family he was trying to capture I’d be absolutely livid. The...
by admin | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
When it comes to getting photographs made, It’s not always about the smile. Sure you want to remember what they looked like at this time in their lives. and sure you want them to look happy and be reminded of happy times. And yes, all humans recognise each other by...
by admin | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
As strange as it may sound, photography isn’t always about you Photography is for your children and your children’s children. Seeing themselves displayed on the wall with their loved ones helps children know that they are seen, they are loved, and they are cherished....
by admin | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Confession: I have a thing about toddlers. They are my favourite age. The chubby cheeks. The way they move around as they transition from crawling to walking. The look on their their face when something distracts them. There is so much of the world to explore! The...
by admin | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you look through your camera roll and realise they are full of blurry selfies? Or maybe they are just full of your children and your husband. But where are you? Always the photographer, never the photographee? Isn’t it time you stepped out from behind the...
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