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Monday, 28 March 2011
Wednesday, 02 March 2011
Butterfly Whispherer
This is my daughter with a butterfly sitting on her cheek for 20 mins!! This photo just captures her with her quiet pride and joy, her gentle smile and her always sparkling eyes.
Now that it is starting to cool down a bit I am taking bookings for locations shoots (before it gets to cool and I'll just want to stay in the toasty studio with the newborn babies). Have a look here for some inspiration, all the children on this page came to the studio as newborn babies and I have delighted in seeing them grow up. If you have not come to the studio with your child as a newborn you are still welcome to do a location shoot, and of course if you have I would love to see how your little one is growing up.
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Monday, 31 January 2011
All Grown Up
My son started High School yesterday- I think he was more ready than me.
One minute he's my little baby, snug and safe in my belly. Then out into the world they come and gradually bet ever so fast, they grow up, in the blink of an eye, when you weren't watching. You try to watch, not to take your eyes off, not to miss a thing, yet somehow they still manage to grow, and not only grow but grow up and probably while you were busy loading the dishwasher or just juggling all the balls in the air.
I didn't realise how much his finishing primary school was going to floor me, it really knocked the emotional wind out of me. Then yesterday in his new school uniform, with his new bag and new hair cut he is off into a new world, a world of independence and big kids, a world that will bridge him from childhood to adulthood- how scary is that for a mother who can no longer deny that her babies are growing up.
It is at these moments when I feel I've lost something that will never be again that I the most grateful to have such beautiful mementos to jog my memories such as videos, kindy artworks proudly framed in the kitchen, a handmade Mother's Day card, a favorite t-shirt that I can no longer imagine fitting him, and the photos, especially the photos.
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Killling him with kindness & love
These two gorgeous little ones brought their new brother all the way from Hong Kong to come and have Newlife photos taken. Aren't they delicious!!
While this photo here shows more of the children, it is the one below that we all loved the best (that is the parents and I). It is full of emotion, and love, and a tinsy squishy bit of reality:
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Conversations with Mamas: Anna- Honeycomb Valley Farm
Having a baby is both one of the most common and at the same time unique things you can do. We all experience its trials and joys differently but are all changed by the experience. I have started this segment of Conversations with Mamas in order to share, to learn and to celebrate our Motherhood and how it changes our working and creative lives. To kick off meet Anna and her beautiful family.
The Campbell Family Portrait
Anna and her family run a beautiful farm stay designed specifically for children. She and her family are successfully and happily living their tree change dream. Having met Anna and her growing family 3 times with their newborn children, I was very keen to take my own children to her farm to experience a lifestyle that children in the modern city are so removed from: innocent fun and freedom. My children still talk so fondly of their stay at Honeycomb Valley and hopefully they will get to go again soon. You can see some of their fun there at the bottom of this post, if you get an opportunity take your kids to experience the farm I can't recommend it enough. 
Baby Josie- one of my all time favs
How has becoming a mother influenced your working life?
If I wasn’t a mother I doubt I’d be doing the work I am. It was when I became a parent I realised my choice of job should be something that would make a real difference to them and their world down the track, not just bring a pay cheque in.
Where do you draw inspiration from?It just bubbles up! It’s like there’s this spring my parent’s filled when I was little and it just keeps bubbling out…helped along by great books, big skies, a fab husband, hilarious kids, constant discovery and lots of communing with cuddly (and not so cuddly) animals.
How do you resolve the double-sided guilt of not spending enough time with your children (when you’re working) and not being at work (when you’re with your children)?
We made a conscious decision to make a living from our lives together. The kids come to Farmer’s Markets with us (and like for us to wander off so they can run the stand!), they help us when guests are at the Farmstay and they join us when we’re beekeeping or honey spinning or milking the goats. So our work and lives are very closely intertwined. It’s really them who leave us (when they go off to school)…maybe they should be the ones feeling guilty! Hahaha.
How do your children feed into or inspire your work?
Just by being.
How do you juggle the demands of a high-pressured job with the new responsibilities of being a parent?
There’s always lots of balls in the air, and when one comes down, we don’t sweat it. Life’s too short.
Describe a typical day in the life of your family.
Morning cuddles. Farm chores. Animal feeding. Goat Milking. Vege Gardening. Orchard raid. Beekeeping. Adventure. Discovery. Menagerie management. Hard yakka. Sweat. Shower. Fresh farm food for lunch. Goat milk soap, lip balm and Farm Balm making. Pouring. Packaging. Computer wrangling. Research. Order filling. Afternoon cuddle. Play time. Egg collecting. Animal feeding. Goat and chicken bed-time. Sibling misadventures. Solar cooked family dinner. Hilarity. Kid bed-time ruckus. Admin. Couching. Zzzz.
How has becoming a mother changed you?
My mum always said I taught her patience, now I know what she meant!
How has your relationship with your body changed?
It hasn’t changed: I love my body, it’s the only one I’ve got.
What advice would you give to women expecting their first child?
Make as much noise as you can so they get used to it. J
What do the beautiful photographic memories of the special, yet brief, time of the newborn mean to you?
Galia, now that our kids are getting older, we realize how truly important these photos are to our family. Our babies are only babies so fleetingly, and you captured that beauty and spirit. Thank you also for making it all so calm when we really had no idea what to do with a screaming, pooing, weeing baby! The photos take pride of place on our wall and everyone who comes through tries to guess which kid is which. Everyone loves the feet photo, but not as much as we do! They’re a snapshot of our family life at its earliest, capturing our love and hope for tiny little beings who were yet to even reveal their personality.
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
How Glorious is this weather- Children's Photography Kidzlife Photography
Location Shoots
If you've been thinking of doing a location shoot, now is the time. The weather is glorious, not too hot and not yet too cold and we're about to hit that beautiful May lighting- couldn't be better. Call (02) 9660 7143 to book your Kidzlife location shoot (limited places).
Saturday, 03 April 2010
How Delicious- Baby Photography
HAPPY EASTER
How delicious are these two little ones?
I think they are looking up to see how high the Easter bunny can jump,
maybe he has hidden some eggs up there.
maybe he has hidden some eggs up there.
Wishing you all a very chocolatey Easter.
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009
1920's Star, Kidzlife Photography, Sydney
This little girl and her sister came in for their "Next Size Up" shoot, having both been photographed by us as newborns. I love the quirky way that she looks like a 1920's hollywood star. She was such a little character.
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