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...

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Giving gifts

Giving gifts

It was my husband's birthday earlier this month. I knew exactly what to get him but I knew he'd be expecting that too. But then I found the perfect surprise gift! I had invited Stichting Painted Dog Conservation to participate in the Connecting Women Christmas...

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Amazing lighting workshop in The Hague with Zach & Jody Gray

Amazing lighting workshop in The Hague with Zach & Jody Gray

Wow! The past two days have been phenomenal! I have so many blog posts waiting to be written and client sessions I want to share, but this, this I have to blog about right NOW! I just spent two amazing days with Zach and Jody Gray from Gray Photography - and these...

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A time to celebrate! Happy New Year!

A time to celebrate! Happy New Year!

Many thanks to my wonderful clients for making 2010 a fabulous year! And thank you to everyone for your support, encouragement, and kind comments here on my blog, on Facebook, Twitter, and in person, it's much appreciated! Here's wishing you a fabulously Happy New...

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he makes me smile

he makes me smile

I love him! Isn't he the sweetest..sat on his throne (otherwise known as 'his' cushion) - when I saw him rest his front paw on his back paw, and with my phone within arm's reach, I couldn't resist to take a pic! One of my favourite boys! But with hubby and I giggling...

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