This is just a teaser of a session that included Twin sisters, a milestone, grandparents, cousins, siblings, a game of cards, bubbles, jumping, some piano playing, a dog and a guinea pig. I’ve said it before, but I love to photograph families. I love everything about a family gathering. Every family has their own dynamics...
The first time we took Ava to Luna Park she was two & a half. She had spotted a Ferris wheel across the harbour & she was intrigued by it. She kept asking questions about it. We took her as a treat just after Anouk was born. I thought she might like it there, but...
Miss 4: “mum! watch me, watch me, watch me!!!” me: *watching* miss 4: “OK are you ready mum?” me: “Yep, I’m ready” miss 4: “OK mum close your eyes” me: *eyes closed* {insert loud swishing jumping landing sound here} miss 4: “mum!! You didn’t watch!! I did my trick & you didn’t watch!” me: “but you...
Choreographer George Balanchine said ”God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it –from what I see, from what the dancers can do… ”. In making art we gather from what is already there, more than we create it. I remember the turning point for me on my journey...
We spent a week at the beach last week. We have a number of Summer photo sessions coming up, so now was the best time for a little time out together… I took lots of spontaneous pictures of the girls in their element playing in the sand & sea. Then I asked them if I...
‘Painting intimate moments of motherhood’, that is how artist Katie m. Berggren describes her work. I first discovered Katie’s artwork about this time last year & I instantly ordered some of her prints for my home. Her paintings resonated with me in the intimacy between the parents & the children in her work, the way the...
It’s a cliché to say that children teach you to ‘stop & smell the roses’. It’s also true. They stop to smell the roses. They strongly suggest I do as well. There are days when tired is not a strong enough word. There are days when coffee & sunglasses help. There are days when they...
Dirt on her feet & mud on her hands. Sunshine on her skin & pearls around her neck. Flowers in her hair & watermelon stained cheeks. Chasing birds, looking for lizards, gathering berries, hide n seek behind the trees. Happy heart. Be little a little longer & even longer than that. I do love the...
Weekending. Best burger ever. Their first time bowling. Anouk played for fun. Ava played to win. The shoes are not as cool as they used to be. When I was a kid I didn’t think the old style shoes were cool. But they were. I know that now. Bowling is not something we do often....
I want pictures that feel like I wasn’t in the room with a camera. Pictures that write their story… their day dreams, their wishes, their wonder & their delight in simple things. Slightly hazy… like memories… where the details may be lost but the feelings are strong. Pictures of the way it is. Pictures of...
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The pics look fantastic Lisa!!