Monthly Archives: May 2010

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Introducing Zara – 3 weeks old, and oh so tiny!! {Sydney Newborn Photographer}

May 25, 2010 – 4:26 pm

I love my job. Ive said it before, and i’ll say it again. I love my job. Its so, SO cool to be invited into the homes of such lovely people, to capture this very special time for them. I just love it. Adrian phoned me last Monday when I was travelling along the Great Ocean Road (yes, I took a holiday last week, had a ball!!), telling me that he’d seen their friends Adam & Alex’s photos of little Hannah, and could I come and take some photos of their little baby – Zara.  So I left Melbourne, Victoria and all the gorgeous weather it put on for us, and came back to freezing cold rainy Sydney, to meet Michelle & Adrian, and of course, the adorable little Zara – born a few weeks early at a tiny little 2.5kg. She’d beefed up a little by the time I saw her – weighing a hefty 3.3kg! (note – at my 36 week ultrasound, by son already weighed this…….!!) Here is Zara, fast asleep in her cradle when I got there:

Adrian got her out, and layed her on the couch while I set up – look how little she is!!

Michelle’s family popped in to say hi….. (so I grabbed a few photos of them with Zara)

When Michelle & Zara were having a feeding break, Adrian & I got talking…. how funny, we both used to work for the same company! I think we worked out he started about a year after I left, but we were throwing around names like Darren Steinberg, Campbell Holmes a Court & Richard Collar – what a small world!

On her mummy & daddy’s bed, Zara fell into a lovely long sleep…..

I love watching new dads comfort their baby’s.

Yup, they’re Parra fans. I did promise Adrian that i’d post this photo on the blog on Saturday night if they won. They didnt. End of story.

While Zara was fast asleep, we placed her on some of her new teddies… love this next shot!

Michelle & Adrian, your little girl is absolutely beautiful, and I had a great Saturday afternoon hanging out with the 3 of you. Thanks again, looking forward to seeing you again one day soon! xx

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Emma & James are married! {Sydney Wedding Photographer}

May 13, 2010 – 11:23 am

A couple of Fridays ago, I second shot a gorgeous wedding at Athol Hall with the awesome Fiona King from Polly Street. What an amazing venue, and Emma & James were blessed with the most magical autumn day – as I was driving to Mosman, I had the windscreen wipers on and off a little, but when Fiona & I turned up, the clouds disappeared and the late afternoon sunshine was just gorgeous. Actually the whole day was just gorgeous – heres a few of my favourites, starting with some simple yet stunning details of the day:

How cute is this place!

To make the wedding extra special, James’s dad, a Uniting Church Minister, married the happy couple.

Doing the ring thing….

Love this shot of the kids NOT watching the bride & groom!

The guests enjoying the gorgeous late afternoon sunshine.

Down to the water for the location photos…..

Taking advantage of the last bit of light……

Thanks, Fiona, for having me 2nd shoot with you, and to Emma & James – all the best for married life! Keep dancing and laughing with each other, like your first dance, and you’ll be together forever.

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8 day old Ronaldo….. {Sydney newborn baby photographer}

May 11, 2010 – 7:15 pm

Well, last Saturday, I got to meet little ‘Newbie’. Ronaldo Carlos was born the Friday before last, and is an absolute cutie-pie, with lots and lots of hair!! Christine & Jose were just as cool, calm and collected as they where when I met them for their family maternity shoot around Sydney Harbour, and Christine was looking gorgeous just 8 days after giving birth (lucky duck!). Angel loves her new little baby brother, it was just beautiful to see. Here are some of my favourite shots from the day (note, I normally put about 10-15 photos up, I didnt realise I had tagged so many as favourites! So a long blog post today… sorry! :) )

Proud dad.

Poor little Ronaldo is so sensitive to the cold – Christine had the air con on 35 degrees, and this little bubba was shivering! So Christine took him over to the window to warm up. And yes, that is water you can see from her bedroom window…. more on that later!

Angel wanted to show me her dancing ballerina…..

Ronaldo on his own – he didn’t want to shut his eyes for too long! Angel had been talking to him while he was in his mummy’s tummy, and whenever he heard her speak, he’d try and find her. Amazing!

I love these next 2 photos of Angel and Ronaldo.

I think he’s going to be a real little poser – check out this photo, one hand on his head, and sticking his tongue out at me! :)

The gorgeous family of 4.

Time to warm up Ronaldo in the gorgeous Autumn sunshine – we went out into the backyard for a few photos:

Yup, this is their backyard. Pretty good, huh? I’d kill for a backyard like this one.

The only ‘special request’ photo – we took a similar one at their maternity shoot. Similar – as this time Ronaldo is on the outside!

Christine & Jose, your new little bundle of joy is just adorable, and Angel – well, she’s just an angel! Thank you again for allowing me to document this special time in your life, hopefully I’ll have the opportunity to take more photos of your gorgeous family before you move back to the States. Keep in touch…. and check your in-box for your slideshow! xxxx

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Check out this little cherub….. {Sydney Newborn Photographer}

May 10, 2010 – 2:42 pm

A sneak peak from Saturdays newborn shoot…. more to come tomorrow!

Isn’t he just adorable!  xx

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The person who made me a mum {Sydney Childrens Photographer}

May 9, 2010 – 9:08 am

This little dude is helping me celebrate my 2nd mothers day today:

Thanks Tom, you’re the best kid in the world! xx

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Princess Hannah, with her mummy & daddy {Sydney Newborn Photographer}

May 3, 2010 – 7:10 pm

Well, the day has finally come. I knew it would. Last Thursday, I took photos of an ex-boyfriend & his new family. I was wondering how long it would take. There aren’t too many ex-boyfriends out there, but I had thought in my mind, the first time would be for wedding photography.  (I was actually asked by an ex about being his wedding photographer, but I had just found out I was pregnant, so decided to give it a miss (good call  – I was HUGE). I had it all in my mind…. having coffee with the bride-to-be, showing her some albums and running thru our wedding packages, and then the groom-to-be comes home…. aarrrrhhhhh!

But alas, that wasn’t to be. Luckily, my ‘first time’ was for good old Adam, my year 8 boyfriend. We ‘went out’ for something like 326 days (Adam knows the exact amount – go figure). We were so inlove. We kissed twice. On the cheek. So romantic. Thankfully, we’ve been great mates ever since. Adam even did a speech at my Hunter Valley wedding, referring to him (my first boyfriend), and Stu (husband!), as bookends. It was awesome. Stu & I still laugh about it to this day.

So Adam moved on to greener pastures. After years of dating ‘maybes’, he finally found the one – the gorgeous Alex. And then packed his bags, and moved with Alex to London for a few years. Great. Now what was I to do. My left bookend was gone! But all good things have to come to an end. They moved back to Sydney, bought a house, got engaged, got married, and popped out the cutest little button ever – princess Hannah Olive Philippe. And on her 3rd day home from hospital, ‘Aunty Lauren’ dropped over to say hi, and to take some photos for the family album. Here they are.

Ah, Adam.

Smitten. Dead set smitten. It was awesome to see.

And Alex, she’s just so inlove with her new little bundle of joy.

The new little family of 3.

Hannah was 55cm when born, and weighed 3.84kg. Tall & skinny – look at those legs!

Mum & dad just cant stop looking at her!

The classic pose – on the bed, under the wedding photo. No, I wasn’t their wedding photographer – I was a guest (party time!)

Hannah fell asleep right at the end of the shoot, on the leather lounge.

To Alex & Adam – you’ve created a little miracle, she’s absolutely adorable (even tho I do think she looks a lot like her daddy!). Looking forward to watching her grow thru the years, and then laughing when she dates my son… :) Love you guys lots and lots xxxx

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