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Beach walks with my kids

Clambering over rocks was one of my most favourite things to do when I was younger and I still love it now. The kids and I wandered down to our local beach - they are pumped for summery weather and longer days. I am pumped for my clean and organised office...

Our Easter Break

Family time and relaxation aside, I was most looking forward to keeping my camera by my side and casually photographing the kids. The Metung holiday house was gorgeous - we hardly wanted to leave it. We had never visited that part of Victoria before either, ...

My Girl – Melbourne Portrait Photography

My eldest and I have been planning a portrait session for a while and last week we finally pulled it together. She hoped for some photos of her with her guitar. And I wanted to capture the young artist Dave and I see daily. When we visited New York a few ...

Jazzy B

We've just moved house, and one of my favourite things about the new place is the incredible afternoon light on the front porch -- we get this pretty much every day! Our little Jazzy turned 12 a few weeks ago. I think she looks more like 15! x

Acceptance

I am writing this quick post from Hobart where I am spending the week at the AIPP Nikon Event. As is always the way when I travel, I am frantic in the days leading up to going away, trying desperately to bring everything up to date. As I was falling asleep a...

Jasmine

My sweet firstborn. I love chatting with her. About when she was little, and when I was little, about school and friends, daydreams and fears, about singers and actors and favourite things. We talk about crazy ideas and big ideas, and tease each other and laug...

Filling in time.

With Jaz at her piano lesson we had some time to kill, so I took Will and Imi for a climb over the rocks. We had so much fun and they claimed it was the best thing they had done these holidays. I will add that we haven't actually done anything these holidays,...

Tooth Fairy working some overtime at the Royal Children’s

I should doing my 10 on 10 photos today but have decided it's probably not the project for me. The idea is great - I just find it invariably gets around to the 10th and... it doesn't happen naturally. I feel hemmed in with "have-to's", so like many other pro...

10 on the 10th * October

Doing this 10 on 10 project makes me realise how quickly the months pass - I feel like I just did September... Rather than shooting consistently throughout the day, I just had a few power-shooting bursts. Was my good friend Tuesday's 40th birthday, so the da...

Hints of Summer

A few sunny days in Melbourne this week has everyone excited for summer. Jasmine was holidaying with her Nanna this week, so we took Will and Ims for a beach walk before dinner. "Only get your feet wet!" Crazy me - I should have known. We'll bring towels n...

10 on the 10th * September

I struggled a bit this month -- so I feel relieved to have taken ten photos at all yesterday. I am having such a busy time with the business and the kids, and nearly forgot all about it. That is the point of the whole project I guess, ten photos on a day and...

The Models

For a recent Sydney workshop I need some models to demonstrate a few techniques. This gorgeous family came along to help me out. Love them! And then Rae took a photo at the end of me photographing her :) On a side note, is anyone el...

10 on the 10th * August

This is a photography project that is gathering some momentum, where you take 10 photos on the 10th day of each month. Photographers I am following so far are El Hogan, Rowe Timson, Rachel Devine and Lea Forbes (hi girls!). I was excited when I saw El's po...

Miss Pippa

While I was in Canberra last week, I visited my gorgeous friends Christine and Clinton to meet their new little dolly girl Pippa. Pippa is just 5 weeks old, and seeing them with her took me back to the first few months after Jazzy was born. There really is n...

Lately

A few bits and pieces from lately. Imogen made some glasses. We explored Williamstown. Found an alley. Received a private tour of the HMAS Castlemaine. We spent hours there - a fantastic outing for anyone in Melbourne. And drove to...

Meet Pumpkin

We had a family tragedy last Sunday, when one of the kid's guinea pigs died. It was a heartbreaking 48hrs with a funeral, lots of tears and worrying that Ginger would now be lonely. We wanted to surprise them when they arrived home from school, so Dave and I...

The Art of Interviewing Children

I am so excited -- I've written an eBook -- "The Art of Interviewing Children". The questions I get asked most often are, "what lens do you use?" and "what do you say to get the reactions you get?" With this in mind, I have put together an eBook of over ...

Instagram and Other Things

And then it was May. As the days roll by so quickly, I have fallen in love with my phone camera even more. Photographs help my memory, and at times when I don't have my big camera with me, I am still able to capture fleeting moments of 'anything'. I am als...

Dinner Dates

Eating out is one of my favourite things to do with the family. We do it quite often and here are a few things I ponder on. I am mostly disappointed with kids menus. Fish and chips, nuggets and chips, margherita pizza, and pasta with napoli sauce? Why is t...

The Veldhovens

Photos for dear friends who have been wanting a family session for so long, and we finally got around to it on a glorious autumn morning last week. Tuesday wanted simple photos that captured where they are right now, with lots of love and cuddles thrown in. ...

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