Before baby was born: an in-home maternity photoshoot

Are you pregnant? Is a baby growing in your belly? Pause a while, take a deep breath, inhale this moment and capture it in your mind. What is life like right now? What do you feel right now? In this moment. What would you like to remember? Step forward into a future...

Memories. They’re timeless.

Time is not something we can buy. Time is a gift. The passing of time is most noticeable in nature's cycles and seasons and children growing up. There is always enough time. Spend it wisely. Photograph the everyday as well as the important moments. One day you'll look...

Life is amazing

Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living...

To be comforted by photographs

I believe our photographs belong in the real world; on walls, in frames and in albums. We want to see them and have them easily accessible. Every day. I'm curious about the generations who follow me. What will they want? I have boxes of old sepia and black and white...

Stories of my life

From 3 to 4; waiting for baby

From 3 to 4; waiting for baby

We're getting close now! It's October - that means it's baby month for our family! It's time for me to enjoy my maternity leave, and relax. As we wait for baby, I thought it would be nice to share a small collection of photos from our maternity session with the very...

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From 3 to 4; and halfway there already!

From 3 to 4; and halfway there already!

Oh my goodness! Let's play catch up... With the exception of Instagram (because I simply can't stop taking and sharing photos! ha!), you may have noticed I've been a little quieter on social media in the last months. Amongst wonderful photo sessions with clients,...

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Babywearing: we love our ERGObaby carrier!

Babywearing: we love our ERGObaby carrier!

I've previously shared our challenge over deciding which travel pram system to buy so I thought I'd share one of our other purchases: the ERGObaby carrier. We LOVE the ERGObaby! It goes everywhere with us. In fact, I actually don't remember the last time we used the...

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Yes. It really has been 15 years!

Yes. It really has been 15 years!

I'm celebrating 15 years in business today!! Thank you to all the families who have trusted me over the years. Every photoshoot is very special to me. I photograph with a lot of love and care. A little piece of my heart is amongst all the photos displayed on your...

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