a cosy session...

I had the chance to spend a morning with this lovely couple and their very special little treasure, in their family home..........  amidst renovation - but your wouldnt know it - looks pretty darn good to me :)

The little guy was so tired and but he did so well and pulled out some good shots for me too  :) such a cute little cheeky face  .... hehe

some cute little cosy family moments , and giggles were had ............  

i like the warmth in the colours of the room we used....... i havent fiddled with them at all ..... it looks so cosy and soft.........

Thank you so much for inviting me into your home kelly and anton... i hope you enjoyed your session and your previews.......... give your sweet little darling a cuddle oxoxoxo
talk soon
xx
sam

in one little room............

It was a miserable, rainy day when  i had the privilege to meet up with this gorgeous family....  and we did the entire session in one little room   ! it was perfect light for my high key style from the rainy, misty sky outside, and combine that with an incredibly photogenic family and away we go ........... i thoroughly enjoyed the time i spent with them,  and feel very humbled that they chose me .
As you will see , we had a laugh , and there were many special , tender moments aswell.........  with a scrumptious new 10day old  little boy and his beeeeeautiful sister......  ...lots of cuddles were had.....ofcourse !!!

lots of bouncing on the bed , and alot of posing for the camera !! she was a photographers dream !

mmmmmm newborn cuddles......... and that blue hat !!! i love it !!!

i love the one on one shots with each mum and dad....... and as for the " oh no face" above.... hehehe..... pure cuteness !

i found it really hard to choose my faves for this preview ........ i got rather carried away !

Thanks so much for inviting me to do this for you alice and SK, it was my pleasure :)
i hope you enjoy your previews .
xxx
sam

autumn sunshine goodness........

.... late in the day on a sunny saturday, we met up ........hoping for some of that golden light right before the sun sets........ " the golden hour " ..... and with all the autumn leaves still about, and the sun slowly going down in the background, it couldnt have been more perfect for us........ and i got some flair in there too ...hehe..which i love.....

it was a very chilled out family session , and it was so great to play and photograph the littlest member of the family  for the second time! 

this fantastic mummy has referred me to so many other families, and so it was great to finally get a chance to photograph her family for her .......

such scrumptious family cuddles........................

just hanging out ..........

i hope you enjoy your sneak peeks karen and marco ., 

it was lovely to see you again....and that little lady made it so much fun !! 

big cuddles to her xoxoxoxo

xxx

sam

leaves leaves glorious leaves....

a gorgeous day, beautiful autumn, ah yes......... plenty of leaves ! 

such a fun and special session , i had the pleasure of photographing this little man when he was teeny weeny, and to be asked to photograph them as a family , is always a huge compliment, when families keep coming back :)

so we had a fantabulous play in cornwall park, and i think we walked around most of the park ! he was go go go go ..... little man on a mission  ....

such a fun morning, i hope you guys enjoy your sneak peeks .

a stroll around the neighborhood...........

i have finally gotten around to putting up some sneak peeks for this lovely wee family................
i had the pleasure of photographing them a couple of weeks ago, and we had a lovely wander around the streets of their neighborhood.... beautiful autumn..... i couldnt resist a stroll under all those trees.........
we got rained on too......... but that didnt dampen the mood.......... i had such fun ,and i think they did too...lol....
we were all wet, and had muddy knees by the end of it   :)

how cute and loving are they !!!!   such a pleasure to photograph a family who is so close as these guys clearly are.  xoxoxox

i hope you enjoy your sneak peek Sophia and Kole, i thoroughly enjoyed your company xxxx
the rest will be up next week sometime in your gallery.

enjoy
xoxoxo
sam

cute little cousins from each side of the globe ..........

these two little cutie pies, are cousins who live 12,000miles apart.......... its always very cool to photograph for someone who will then take my images back to another country..... just a wee buzz i get :)

how gorgeous are these little posers !! although one little guy wasnt very interested to start with, we still had plenty of time to get a few shots for his mummy......
and i hope you are both happy with the results........ such cute little poppets, make my job very easy!!

i had such a great morning hanging out with these two and their mummies at their house..............
and i am super excited to be asked to photograph their wedding in march aswell !
thanks maria !! i hope you all enjoy the sneak peek , and i'll get the rest up into the online gallery very soon !

enjoy
xx
sam

boys will be boys...................

yes, i say it for all my sessions, but I really did have such fun with these guys !!!!
and its true, i do have fun on every single session i do, cos i love what i do, and i love the people i meet........ and i hope it comes through in the photos that i make sure they are having fun too!!!

anyhoooooo......... these little guys were no exception .......... had me in stitches,and totally performed for me ...or was it for the camera ??
perfect time of day, we chose to have it later afternoon, so we managed to get some shots in the ''golden hour'' ..... where everything looks so perfect and lovely.......... my favourite time of day !!
and yes, i do it alot.......... perhaps it my trademark now....... lens flair...... shooting INTO the sun ........( forget everything you were told !! sun behind you ...pppfffttt )  ...sunlight streaming straight into the lens......... LOVE it !!!! hehe...and it was so low, how could i resist.........  :)
we had alot of fun ,as you will see.............

enjoy your piccies karyn xoxoxoxoxo

sam

high winds, airplanes and big guns ......

I always love who i get to meet through this job........... and all the clients i meet that i become friends with ........... 

but there is something extra special when you get to photograph good friends , you have known for ages......... and i have the chance to really let their personalities shine through............... this was one of those times !

as you will see , we had some fun!!!!  ...  i am so excited i finally managed to squeeze them in for a family session !!  long overdue !............

This was a very fun session............ it was a super windy day, and where did we choose to go ........... on top of North head ! it was wicked ! .......... i think we actually ran around it a couple of times, sooooo funny !! purely following little Boston.......... he was on form...... and we followed his lead..........

from 'being' airplanes down the windy alley............ to rolling down the hills.......... it was a non stop session............ i think we all had a good workout .....hahaha....................
we managed to grab Boss for a few semi still ones in the tunnels etc.........and then we were off again !
thats where my background as a sports photographer, always comes in handy....... photographing , running......photographing....... hahaha...fast trigger finger !

cute little monkey , he had a ball !!!!

then we found the grassy hill........... so down he slides........haha...... in view one minute...gone the next !

enjoy your sneak peeks Mel and Clint  ....love you guys xoxoxo

sam

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cute little legs.....................

well, here we are........ i have been an editing machine ............i was getting a bit behind with editing, with some family things we are experiencing right now............ but here i am............. and i have edited a few of these to this beautiful little family can see our trip to muriwai wasnt a complete wasted trip !!! although little lady wasnt having a bar of it....heheh...... how can that little darling NOT look cute !!  

i had to get some shots of these gorgeous wee legs !!! how cute is she !!!!
we were thinking beachy shots/ black sand etc........ but here is a prime example of how you cant 'plan' too much when it  comes to little ones....... she HATED the sand...... so we ended up on the small reserve by the carpark .....lol.............

For you , willy and lisa........ i hope you enjoy your little previews...........
enjoy
xoxoxo
sam