cheeky smiles.........

this little dude, is a cheeky charmer...:) he thought i was pretty cool! or maybe it was my camera!??
just a few shots for his lovely mummy xoxoxox
here's your beautiful little man , cee.....enjoy xoxo sam

an afternoon spent with a gorgeous family................

I had a pleasure of hanging out with these gorgeous people all afternoon, and capturing some special little moments between them.............

it was so fun ! this is just a very weeny sneak preview , as i took loads !! and i could hardly decide what to put up on here ! :)

starting in the house is my ideal,  i  love kids bedrooms, and this session was no exception...... not only was the light beautiful in there, but the two little models were pretty darn cute aswell ! 

Its always a huge compliment to be asked to photograph a photographers family................. i had a great time! 

thanks kirsten, mike, emma and frankie for letting me hang out with you on a lazy sunday afternoon..xooxoxxo

sam

so teeny, so girly, so beautiful..........

watch out tall man ( aka husband )  all these newborns have been making me c.l.u.c.k.y  !! ( hehehe)
this delicate little lady was without a doubt a joy to photograph........... there's nothing like the sound of a sleeping baby .... and thats pretty much all she did............ bless.......... LOVE it !!! probably had a lot to do with the fact she was 6 days old.......... ( all together now.......awwwww) ...... and as you can see, oh so girly........
she allowed me to move and poke and squidge and undress and wrap up and somehow suspend myself above her cot to take shots............ and she wasnt bothered at all........ what a good girl !! all in the name of a good shot ! they learn early ! xx hehe.....
she is delicious ! i really enjoyed our morning together xx
thanks sarah and brent ( and aunty vikki ) for introducing me to Elise....she is precious ! i hope you enjoy these little sneak peaks.......xoxox  sam

a teeny little man......and a gorgeous big sister.......

I was delighted to be asked to come photograph & meet this 3 week old little man.............. after having photographed his sister last year, and his gorgeous mummy's tummy ( with him in it ...) ...it was a pleasure to meet him !!!! 

he was a wriggly one to start with, but soon mellowed out.... hehe....... so teeny and sweet..and wrinkly.......... and big sister maddy just adores him, and was kissing him all over ... xx

thank you amanda for inviting me back to meet noah , he is such a handsome wee man, and it was lovely to see you all again xoxox i hope  you enjoy these  xoxox  sam

mini's are changing...........

i wanted to share my thoughts........ and ofcourse this blog is the way i can ...... in a fuller form more than fb.......after alot ALOT of thought...and trust me , i have taken a while to reach this decision, as i felt i was letting people down etc...and i am way tooooo much of  a "pleaser" type...... but its time to do whats right for my business and i have decided to make march the final month for mini sessions as they are ............i have been completely overwhelmed with the response to them last year.......... and it totally took me by surprise........ as my plan was quite simply to do a little marketing idea that would perhaps give me the odd weekday session once my little corey starts preschool in january.......( that was my thought at about august last year ) ...........well...... i would have to say that from mini sessions alone i have now met over 100 babies!!!!! all the space of august-xmas !!!! so as you can imagine.....thats alot of work !!!!!!
i still want to be able to offer alternatives to clients, and will do special monthly deals, where the mini's may pop up again......... but as far as having them as a permanent option...... i'm afraid not.
i can see my work/style has changed and has blossomed over the last few months.......... and i'm now very aware of what style photographer i am ( trust me, us photographers fight with ourselves about defining what we are .....emotional -creative types...hahahaha) and really want to focus on giving TIME and QUALITY to each family i have the pleasure of meeting................ i am starting to feel that mini's make me rush and alot of the time is turning into a style thats not 100% me .......... as i prefer to spend time with each client ( be it , child or family) and have shots in their own environment, and then on location............ dont get me wrong, i enjoyed every single one i have done last year !!!! and met some very amazing people who i still keep in touch with !!! but focusing on giving ONE family a perfect experience, rather than the minimum 4 ........ makes for a lot less work .......and with two little ones, i have to think about that , as i am sure some of you can understand............
wow i hope that makes some sense ..... knowing me ,i was babbling...............!!!
i dont feel the need to justify, i just wanted to explain !!!!!
those who know me know how much i want to NOT be one of those crazy expensive photographers...... but i just need to charge more than i do for the mini's and focus on full sessions and giving the FULL service of printing etc too...

thanks for stopping by to take the time to read my babble.............