Monday, April 14, 2014

under the willow tree.........




bright and early on a sunday morning , there once was a gorgeous family , hanging out under the biggest willow tree you ever did see...........
such a pleasure to shoot this session , this lovely mummy is a great photographer , and now i can call her a friend , and her wee girl a regular model of mine .  . . 
this was the start of something .......
and so happy to be able to give them these lovely memories........
x
sam 



 


 






country cuddles....


cuddles ....... 
daddy cuddles....
mummy cuddles...
get me everytime ....
and this time in the paddock was no exception ... how cute are these kids !!!!! 
wandering around and lazing in the long grass.... pretty much sums up this session .... 
kids will always " bring the awesome " ....












xxxx
sam

west coast wildness.....


my poor little blog had been neglected..... sorry little blog.......
so its time to share with you over the next few days  a bunch of stuff i have done the last few months that you may or may not have seen .........
this will be fun......
a walk down memory lane for me....hehe ....
and you get to see some pretty ace kids and their folks ......
lucky for us all  :)

first up.......
this sweet family decided to go west coast on it all ......................
the wind was wild ..... but it made it perfect for lots of cuddles.......
my favourite thing.......








xxx happy tuesday xxx
sam

Sunday, April 13, 2014

to be or not to be ............


To be …. Or not to be ………
That is the question ,

That’s been my big question lately…. And I’ve finally come up with the answer….
I have been having conversations with myself about this for quite some time ….
To be …a high priced photographer … or not to be ….
Why am I blogging this? 
i thought about not blogging it...  just adjust the changes and carry on ... but , well I wanted to let you know…. and you know i tell you guys all sorts of things... and wear my heart on my sleeve, so here are my reasons why …. Why I am changing …. And choose … not to be …. Priced high anymore…..it mightn't seem like a big deal to alot of you ...why is she posting this you might say ?

well , This is about me getting my passion back …. 
And me wanting to do more of what I love , so much  more and for so many more families… children… couples with dogs… you name it … whatever your family is … so I am writing this little spiel to let you know … that as from today ...I am officially lowering …. Yes , Lowering my prices…. 
Instead of starting at $1000 and going up from there...
we will now be no higher than $1000 ! …. is it Bad business to go down ? I don’t know …. Doing what’s right in my heart…. That I do know …. Making people happy …. That makes me happy ……i always teach people to follow your heart and your gut feelings... so i am doing that too ...
I have so many loyal and lovely clients whom I am so grateful for and so flattered that you have chosen me over the years …. 
so I am starting this new financial year with a bang…. A celebration bang … that I can give you a lower price… and with that comes a much happier sam ……
There might be a lot of cliché sentences in this post, but I really don’t know where to start in explaining… and I know I don’t have to explain …but I want to …. Cos I want you to know why …. Its not a sale … and its not a deal for a short time to get some cash …. Its what my heart is telling me … and what I have always struggled with ….. but I did what I thought I should do … raise my prices as I got busier…. And so up they went …. Each year…so after 8 years of doing this business… I am now doing what I feel …. I have the confidence to do that ….
Now I want to do probably what I shouldn’t do …… 
But here sits one super happy little old me …..
And I hope reading this i've made someone else happy too …….
Who may not have been able to afford me before …  

that's what its all about right .... doing what you love .... and the way you want it ..... 
so here goes.... 



fly free.......


( email mandy at sammothersole@gmail.com if you would like a detailed NEW pricelist )