Saturday, July 31, 2010

worth the wait...

well.....at this time of year i do expect to have to postpone at least one shoot due to weather, and this lovely family was one of them........ so we were waiting for a fine day - aka - not pouring with rain ! - and look at the day we got !!!! well if i was being honest, it was sooooooooo sunny ......... i prefer overcast......hahaha....but we wanted to stay in the sun, cos the shade was freeeezing !!!! .but it was great to finally get to meet them .......
there was dancing , shaking your booty, and loads of giggles during our morning session..........and there is really nothing better to any photographer, than a good looking family .....  :)
i wanted to really bring the surroundings in , so some posed ones for definitely called for...........but it was the moments in between those poses that i love the best ! ...... these kids were characters........... as you will see................


































woody was also a key component to our shoot...... hehe..... .......look at those gorgeous faces !!


































up on top of the world..................  super sunny......... doesnt even look like a winters day !!


































plenty of little moments amidst it all............   i do love the matching shirts on the young two......soooo cute!



































Thanks so much for having me at your beautiful home naomi and troy .....it was such a pleasure to meet you both and your gorgeous family ........ i hope you like your sneak peeks.....plenty more to come..........

enjoy
sam
xx

Monday, July 19, 2010

a chilly sunday morning.....

wow it was cold !! it took a good 15 mins before my hands could even function to use my camera !
 but it was a beautiful day ! and it was so so lovely to see this family again !  i photographed this little lady when she just turned 1. ....and after a few postponed sessions this year, we finally managed to all be healthy and the weather be fine, for us to be able to do our session , yay !!


































i was surprised there were still leaves all over the ground.......... but as you can see, they were greatly appreciated, and thoroughly enjoyed !!


































a lovely mix of autumn leaves and nature, and with the autumn colours of the old brickwork ....... made this place full of eye candy for me.......... i was keeping a sideways glance on the swans/geese /and ducks in the lake though......... some of them looked way too big !!!! eeeeeek.......


i hope you enjoy your little peek melissa and hedley , i had such fun following around chloe....she is a real little lady now and full of character and cheeky charm........ loved it !!

chat soon

enjoy
sam
xoxoxoxox

Saturday, July 17, 2010

personal ramblings......... my big boy

well, i thought i would get a quick ramble in before i head to bed............ again its midnight and thats when i get all my good ideas....... hahaha....sleep is never one of those ideas....although i need it desperately!!!
my thoughts have been here , there and everywhere, and with getting things printed for work....branding etc....and new projects happening.....my mind is fairly occupied........ but thats not what this post is about.........
this is a post as a mum........ not a photographer......... as all i can think about is that my big boy, my first born, my beloved bean, and my bestest little friend in the whole wide world is about to turn 5, and i am finally realising that he is not a ''preschooler'' , a ''toddler'' or a ''baby'' anymore .... :(
it brings tears to my eyes, and i guess only mums who have kids at school will understand this...........but wow.

i am so proud of this wee man, he is wise beyond his years, and is my little buddy and although we can butt heads too...... ( he is very much like his father to look at, and majority of his cruisy, mellow personality, but he got some of my fiesty-ness in there too......) and are as stubborn as each other..................i will feel rather lost without him ........... i have work, and a rather beautiful little angel 2 yr old to keep my company, but there is something about that first born.............and a son especially............. my bean, i love you , and i am so proud of you , and although you are more than ready for 'big school' , and are sooooo excited........ mummy will pretend to be........  :) i'm sure i will soon get into the swing of it all ...hahaha.....but for now........... i'll watch you sleep and count your wee spatter of freckles across your cheeks on that perfect little pale complexion.........as thats bound to be the only times i can get away with it..............without being told...'mummy stop staring '..........but always being followed with a 'mum i love you ' .................
my bean.   xoxoxooxxo
this cheeky little face will soon be exposed to big kids, the big bad world, and school uniforms..........
the countdown has begun......4 weeks till his first day of school.............





















xoxoxooxo
mummy

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

sandy and soaked on a sunny winters day ...........


it was one of the warmest days we have had in a wee while............ and thank goodness for that too !! as we were hitting the beach !!! yes, hmmm its been reeeeealllly cold here lately...... winter has hit, thats for sure ! but i am thankful for this day..... the sun warmed me up.....as did chasing around the golden sand after this busy little man........... oh and my boots are still drying out.............. one week later..........hahahaha......... that water was ICEY !!!! bbbrrr but there was so much to explore and he is just at that age where everything is AWESOME !


































the first shot, is him copying me ....lol..... i used my large lens for this session..... so that is his one   :)


































yay he looked at me !! hehe.... the beach has its pros and cons....cons being....there is way more cooler stuff there for a little boy than some lady with a big fancy camera........... ... but enough silly remarks and saying that there was iggle piggle in my camera did the trick   :) sssshhhh trade secret !!!

Belinda, here is your sneak peek.....of your big boy that is !!  your wee one is still to come....... but i will surprise you with those when your gallery is up   xxxx hope this keeps you going a  few more days :)

enjoy
xoxoxo
sam

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

so perfectly cheeky...

There just really isnt anything more gorgeous than  baby skin......how flawless.....how perfect.....translucent.....etc etc etc........ everything i want my skin to still be .....hahaha....... thats a whole other blog post !!!   :)
This gorgeous wee creature was pure joy to photograph, and yes i am always clucky and love all the babies i photograph, just as well, huh .....cos if i didnt like babies, i wouldnt be a very good baby photographer ! hehe

we went for simple...............as you will see......... this little one is a model in the making , giving me so many LOOKS ...... her range of expressions was so entertaining.......i LOVED it !!!



































had to get some with her extra cute big brother ...aka spiderman................... i love it when i manage to capture a wee moment like this.............. any parent will know...... these moments of 'love' overshadow the zillions of times they are trying to kill each other   :) and as for the 'sock shot' well they were poking out ...!! how could i resist !! hehe


































There are so many more , this is just a wee taster...........
Kevin and Bianca, i hope you love your sneak peek, and i'll get the rest all done for you very soon ......
They are such little cuties  ! xxx

enjoy
xxx
sam