giant mushrooms, wild flowers and the cutest little button .....

.... playing on top of the hill at Mt victoria, here in Auckland, who knew there were that many spots to use...... we had giant mushrooms........ gorgeous wild flowers......... and well....a view to boot !
it was a super bright day.... and slightly on the windy side....but we had a great play its safe to say , she warmed to me ...... and i even got a kiss at the end...... :)

i got my fix of spring too, so many pretty flower shots....with the prettiest little poppet in amoungst them all.........

i made sure we got a few shots with her gorgeous mummy too.......

i hope you enjoy your proper preview lisa, and xxx ( blowing kisses ) to maya ...

your little parcel will be with you shortly .

enjoy
xoxo
sam

backyard playtime..........

hanging out in the backyard , can be equally as cool as any location..............

this lovely family were the winners of the session giveaway back in march......... and we finally got around to meeting each other.... and had such a good laugh.

how cute is that little darling !!!!!!!

i hope you enjoy your little preview angela, and your goodies will be winging there way to you very soon ...... :)

enjoy 

sam

xoxoxo

a little drive and a play in the middle of nowhere..........

 i knew exactly where i wanted to head with this wonderful family.......
now, although i couldnt find it at first, - it had been years since i had been there, and we went right past the street.... -
but we eventually found our way to this precious little church .......
and everything was on our side......
 the rain stopped, and the late afternoon sun poured across at just the right moments.......
we had such a good play....... flying model planes,  tons of cuddles, and cool hats............ the list goes on..... and i cant show you all ......... but here is a sneak peek of just a few...........

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such cool planes !!!! i really want one !! haha....
thanks for letting me be part of your afternoon, and hang with your wonderful family, lou and andy , it was so much fun .

enjoy your sneak peek, your full gallery will be up soon  :)
xoxoxxo
sam

a new spin

well, for those who follow my facebook page, you will have seen the new link and info for workshops......... yes, i change my mind on names more than i change my nickers........ but now its set and its going to be this  !! http://loveandsoul.com.au/blog/
its very exciting and happened very fast ! but its so good when you have some one else to give you a good kick in the pants !! and get the ball rolling .......... everything will still be very me..... and the way i want it , as i had visioned , and there will be the odd ones where i do them alone, and then some where we have the pleasure of having the lovely tanya here to play in nz too ......... and the same will be for australian workshops....... some of which tan will do alone, ( although i would love to be there for all, its just not practical to keep running to oz....but we shall see ... ) and some of which i will be joining her  !
i hope this 'collaboration' will also spread the word faster, and to a wider audience, nz & australia, and also at the same time , help us out with the workload, as its alot of work for one person......... so sharing the load is ideal............ and how fantastic to be able to bounce ideas off someone !!! get confidence and praise from someone ...who also shares your thoughts and feelings on so many things ! and whom i am still yet to meet !! thats right ! we have a 'facebook' /internet relationship, and i am SUPER excited to finally meet her next month !
but trust me........ together we will be hilarious !!!
whats even more exciting ....... or should i say AS exciting as all this news is the e-books !!!! i have had people, on at me for a while to do e-books for mums ........... and just expand from the saturday night ''ask sam '' episodes on fb, and really put together something that covers what i want to teach...........
and tan has helped with that !! she had started the e-books already, and i had started the workshops........ so its was just perfect that we came together at the time we did !!! *sigh* ....its meant to be and its going to be awesome !! i can just feel it !!!
for those of you who arent aware of tan's fantastic work.............. check out her website , if you havent already ...... http://lovebytes.com.au/

so here's to the future and i'm very excited that you get to take this journey right beside me !!!!!!!

xoxooxo

new package......well , bringing back an old one !

well i have been thinking lately that i miss my little babies..... and when i say MY , i dont really mean my own, i mean the little darlings that i get the joy of hanging out with and staring into those larger than life eyes ! ......i think for the last 6 months i have been mainly photographing families and kiddies over 2yrs....which i adore and wouldn't change it for the world... but i do miss the special little age of 6-10mths..... oh how precious and sweet they are ! and so after much deliberation ( well to be honest i really miss bubbies so it wasn't that hard a decision) .... i have decided to make up a package purely for this age group !( well bring back one i used to have !!! )  The Precious Moments Package is back !!! This package is oooodles cheaper than my normal pricing, as i felt like because they are at that '' really cute, i just sit here age !" , i couldnt justify charging that much ! and i can do the session faster! so hence the reason why it costs less than HALF the price of a normal session with me .
i have made a pretty flyer thingee below, but the idea is that this package is for parents wanting to update the wall./ album / grandparents.... with a few recent images , rather than a huge amount of shots........ hence the reason for a 30minute session, mid week .........where my normal sessions are upto 2hrs..... and ideally aimed at ''running'' children ....haha.....I plan on doing these sessions in the same fashion as i did my infamous Mini sessions last year........ in your home, on your bed....... etc...seen as these little darlings tend to just sit or crawl.......and look beautiful !  Spaces are limited as i fit these around my other sessions.... so get your spot secured with your deposit of $99, paying the remainder on the day, or before the day!
(This is NOT  a xmas special, or only on offer for a limited time.......its a new piece of the furniture so i can get my bubby fix !! )
xxx