Journal

Today I am loving... cooler weather, a sleeping toddler, children with fresh haircuts, a phone call from Paris, painted toe-nails, a bbq with friends, sparkling mineral water, and juicy pears... N.B. Picture taken at a recent Jinky Art Retreat - a gorgeous...

Imogen

Me: "Imi, can mummy take a photo of you?" I guess that's a no... Still managed to get a couple. The best light in our house falls on the dining table -- lucky she sits there often. Half my photos of Imogen are taken on the dining table - such an awesom...

Ava’s Rule

I love following the blog of a wonderful photographer in Queensland, Sheye Rosemeyer. She lost one of her precious children Ava, aged three, in a tragic accident. Recently she has posted a reminder for all parents about the dangers of children in heated car...

My baby

My Imogen, my bubby-boo, or as she refers to herself, "baby dumpty"...

Portfolio Photography Bayside

This gorgeous girl is a good friend of mine. When she is not being a busy mum of three, she appears in commercials and catalogues. Will was very excited when he saw her in the Big W brochure :) These are some of her updated folio shots - loving them! ...

Instax – the week that was…

I am just loving the new FujiFilm Instax (I believe at this stage can only be purchased through Ebay in Australia). It is nothing but pure FUN! This is us. Kinda sad and kinda funny that these two photos were taken on different days and what'ya know -- we'r...

Toy Camera Fun

On the day Jasmine was born, the photographic equipment in our possession was a Hi-8 video recorder, a crumby point and shoot, and my mother-in-law's Canon SLR that I didn't really know how to use (both film, pre-digital). Four hours into her short life, we...

A Poem

Jasmine (8) is a prolific song and story writer, and this week came to me with a poem. She said, "I really wanted to make this a positive poem." I love it. x My teeth are not perfect, my drawings not bad. At least I am happy, I'm happy, not sad. Som...

Peas in a Pod

I came across this sweet necklace on Etsy and will be gifting it to myself straight away. Such a beautiful symbol of my three little peas.

Imogen

Just so gorgeous I can't stand it. I was loving the idea of a portrait of my bubba with a scarf over her head. Her chubby grubby hands got caught up in it and she gave me this instead. Love it. x

Guitar Strap

If I played the guitar, this would definitely be my guitar strap. However, I don't play the guitar. This is me wasting time on Etsy. Back to proofing. x

Child Photography Bayside

These four beautiful siblings are wonderful friends of ours and I had the opportunity to grab a few photos of them last week. This little rascal here is my godson. Look at that face! I am in love with the dreaminess of this photo. But mum really liked ...

Happy father’s day

My dad would have turned 60 this month. He passed away from cancer when he was 48. I think of him a lot. I talk about him to the kids a lot. As I lay in bed with Will the other night, he asked me what my dad was like. I told him that he was incredibly fun...

Some fun

The beautiful and happy Pru of Little Bird Photography needed new profile shots for some upcoming media pieces. She wanted the images to visually show the essence of her personality -- so with Pru's concept, the styling of Prue of Gigi & Lulu, the assista...

Coffee

Dave and I are coffee lovers. The day doesn't really begin until we have a freshly made espresso in hand, from freshly ground beans, that have been freshly roasted. It's a small pleasure. I made my latte this morning and noticed a heart had randomly form...

Loving

Today I am loving... the library, pastry, hot black tea, my girlfriends, new magazines, green lights, a clean house, a helpful husband, a slow song, laughing, a squeeze around the leg by a small person and... lemons. x

Love

There is no denying that being a mother of 3 and running a business is busy, but it's a good busy. I really love being a mum, and I really love my photography. But sometimes a little time-out is needed. After my session today I just wandered. Wandered ar...

Iris and Snapdragon

Once the dreary rain of this morning passed, Imogen and I admired the flowers on our morning walk, and returned from the florist with these. They make me happy.

More Birthdays

Jaz and Will's birthday week is always mad and crazy. With birth dates 5 days apart there's always a lot going on. Will had a footy party, with 16 friends (and someone was watching over us as we've had so much rain in Melbourne lately, and then voila, the da...

My shopping basket