a little bit of colour.......

This gorgeously bright session had been in the planning for months..... and we just couldnt get the weather, or any timing to co-operate with us....... but here we are.... finally........ yay !!! i had been looking forward to photographing this family for a while.... as they are very good friends of mine..... and the mummy...  is in fact my make up artist ..... for myself, yes... hehe... but i mean for my clients..... and she is very special to me xxxx
Now the location.... stunning.... as you can see...... ruggedly stunning...... out at Bethells Beach on the west coast, we were fortunate enough to be allowed to use this property....... with so many great secret spots ....and fantastic trees to filter that later afternoon autumn sun..... yummy.......
Now this, my friends... is how you co-ordinate your clothing , without matching....... stick a ''theme'' and run with it..... we went with BOLD colour blocks !! and i personally think it worked sooooooo well...................cant wait to have these pics huge on their wall!!! xxoox

xoxoxoxo
sam

family begins at home..............

and this case in particular, it sure does................. 

i LOVE doing sessions at your own home....... not only are the kids relaxed, and eager to show you EVERYTHING....hehe...but its just so perfect to be able to capture your own kids, doing what you see them do ......ALL the time !!! perfect ! 

this fabulous family was no exception...... the cool, calm and collected mum and dad........ and the two , energetic....outgoing........infectiously funny..... and just plain awesome kids !! 

As with all my shoots... the kids are in charge.........! 

{or atleast thats what i let them think !! } 

and these kids were showing me all their tricks and treats !! and from a photographers perspective... thats great! so much variety !! .....

where do i start.......................where have i been .....................

well...... yes, i am still here....i looked at the last date i was on here... sept 9.....wow.... ages ago......and i've done so much since then....that is sooooo blog worthy.........................
but to catch you up ............ my little family and i moved house............. which for anyone who has moved house knows.... consists of days to and from new house before official move to take loads out....... and then days to and from old house after official move to clean .........."exhausting" .... to say the least................
thankfully my tallman is WAY more organised than i.......... and had everything boxed up and packed ready stacked up in the garage..... labelled.... new house.... storage unit......skip bin........ super organised..... so while he was working all hours of the day and night during the RWC , i could happily plod along and take things here and there, and we didnt need to do a mad rush at all.............. so as far as moves go .... it was quite relaxed.......and because we moved to a house that is literally half the size of our old house......we had to down size, and we were ruthless...... so there wasnt really a huge amount of unpacking.........hehe..... its so cleansing to do that..... and being in a smaller space has made me more organised, and had to make use of storage ideas and all sorts...........i am still getting to our room...... we have the largest room ( ofcourse ) .... with a walk in wardrobe and bathroom ....and i have put my work desk/ mini office in the corner of the bedroom too..... as there isnt a spare room for it ... ( though i have thought i could use my wardrobe.... but my clothes and shelves of shoes have taken over .....haha..... ) anyway......... so here i am..... sitting on my computer updating my blog.......in our new little home..... we have traded our sea views and the sea air..... for the country......... paddocks and the country air....... and loving it !!! it seems to really suit us........... the dogs are super happy.... i havent seen our crazy sampson ( german shep/husky X ) so calm..... and thats saying something......lol ....... and its all one level for our old girl Phynn...... so no climbing 100 stairs to lie on the deck.......she just climbs a couple...... so easy ...... as for the kids...........well seth and corey are looking more and more like country kids every day............. and love exploring around the perimeter.... and usually with a dog in tow...... they have a great time ............ so thats about it............... there are so many beautiful spots out here i have seen on my walks....and drives... that i hope to be able to utilise at some stage for shoots............i feel inspired to take photos everywhere i look....... and that....being a photographer.....is a great thing !  so i'll pop some shots up for you .... so you can see our mini mansion....hehe.... its an old classroom from the 50's or beyond.... converted to a house........ LOVE it !!!the deck is large....needs some comfy chairs on there..... and we are yet to do the garden...and dig some holes for poles and attach some shade sails.... its rather roasting out there in the sun.... no shade anywhere...........i have planted a large vege garden round the back.............. and will extend it bigger next week !! so yeah..... thats about it........ thats where i have been .............. and in between all this ....i have been shooting......... that never seems to stop.............thank goodness....haha....... however i purposely allowed a few weeks of no shoots over the moving time..........just for my sanity!!!
but i'll show you our house... as modelled my kids........... ;)

little rockstar .............

this groovy session was so fun ............. just wandering around the streets............ its a perfect example of how you can find cool locations everywhere.....and it doesnt have to be the ''stereo typical'' photographers location.......... random stairwells, walls, back of shops........ you name it .......... some cool graffitti and a very funky mum and daughter, and you are good to go !! 

isnt just the cutest little button !!!

xx

some giggly cuteness

i did this session back in june....for the june simple and sweet sessions and i realised, it hadnt made it to the blog........... and she is too cute to miss out on that !!! 

meet miss milly............... giggly, cheeky, and down right adorable..................... she had a great 'party' bouncing on the bed and playing with all her pretties.........................................................................

( i am flicking through what hadnt made it to the blog cos of busy times..... so hopefully you can see some new sessions you havent seen yet ......... )