Natalie Carstens - Blog Stories - motherhood and life as a photographer

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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Our Happiness Jar

Jan 9, 2017

Have you heard of a Happiness Jar? On New Year's Eve, my husband and I took it in turns to read my happiness notes from 2016. It was the first year I kept a Happiness Jar (putting memories and happy thoughts in it almost daily throughout the year). It was fun to recap...

Impressions from September & October 2016 : a personal project

Nov 21, 2016

Whilst selecting images for this month's blog circle, it hit me. My girls are growing up. Fast. Woah! My mama-heart made me choose only photos of them to share with you for this round of Impressions. These are memories I hold dear to my heart. Enjoy.. [1] Toes, and...

An Image that Speaks Volumes – Escape

Oct 20, 2016

An Image that Speaks Volumes ( a personal project ) Personal projects are a great adventure that often lead us through the most unlikely of paths. Our intention in starting this project is to hone our skills and see where this particular path takes us. We would love...

Impressions from July & August 2016 : a personal project

Sep 20, 2016

[1] Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam Haha! A new zoo exhibit :-D [2] Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam Another one to add to the collection of Rebekka's "growing taller" series! :-) [3] Meijendal Dunes, Scheveningen The wind was rustling all the leaves that day.. it was beautiful. [4]...