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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Autumn in The Hague

Autumn in The Hague

Dec 10, 2010

I don't know about where you are, but here in The Hague, autumn seemed to pass in the blink of an eye! On a damp and drizzly day in November, I met the beautiful H. Family. They were absolutely fabulous, and totally rocked their family session in Clingendael Park,...

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about.me

about.me

Dec 10, 2010

Did you hear of http://about.me yet? I saw a tweet from @fireflycoaching a couple of weeks ago and signed up. I received my invitation yesterday, and ta-da.. now my page is ready to share with the world ;-) You'll find me here: http://about.me/nataliecarstens - go...

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good hair days

good hair days

Dec 4, 2010

It's definitely a day to stay home, wrapped up all toasty and warm. But this morning, I put on my snowboots, a warm coat, a woolly hat, earmuffs and gloves and headed out the door. With the crazy wind blowing snow all around me, I quickly uncovered the car and hopped...

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oh Dexter, you’re a sweetheart!

oh Dexter, you’re a sweetheart!

Nov 30, 2010

Remember this gorgeous mama-to-be? I was delighted to hear of baby's safe arrival.. A boy.. and with a gorgeous name too! Welcome to the world Dexter! :) A wonderfully adorable little brother for a delightful big sister! I just want to *kiss* those gorgeous cheeks of...

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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 – Meet the Dragons

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010 – Meet the Dragons

Nov 16, 2010

Thank you to Stephanie Ward (Firefly Coaching) and her retweet on Twitter about the 'Meet the Dragons' event - I was intrigued! My good friend and fellow photographer, Vinita Salomé and I signed up for the FREE event and excitedly waited for the day to arrive! That...

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