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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Impressions from May & June 2016 : a personal project

Jul 20, 2016

[1] Scheveningen Beach, North of the pier A solo walk along the water's edge is food for the soul. The waves lapping around my feet was lovely! Later that afternoon, I received a sunny photo of Belmont's Blue Lagoon (Lancashire, UK) from my Dad, and then my...

An Image that Speaks Volumes – Balance

Jun 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 March & April 2016 : a personal project

May 20, 2016

[1] Little hands and Duplo I love watching Lea's little hands work as she builds. It's fascinating! [2] Playing 'can you find..' with Papa My 3 loves.. ok, 4. I love books too ;-) [3] Noodles. Quicker than you can say the word 'noodles', they're are all gone. Honest....

Impressions from January & February 2016 : a personal project

Mar 20, 2016

[1] & [2] Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam We're still keeping up with our tradition of 'growing taller' photos with the pigs' head! ;-) This was the first zoo trip where Lea was out of the pram and good grief, there was no stopping her! We were amazed at how much walking...