Mother hen.

Another visit to E, who was taking a break from the baby preparations to spend time with her chickens.




Baby O has since arrived, so I am hoping to get some photos of her soon.

Practising her smile.

These days I often forget to take photos of my own kids.

Here's my daughter H testing out different smile poses.

She is 16 months old in these photos.

A butterfly fairy party...

And the belle of the party was I, celebrating her third birthday.

It was an honour to be asked to capture the event.

April is birthday season.

My son and his group of friends celebrate their birthdays around the month of April. So there were many opportunities to take photos, with the extra challenge of getting them when they were in one spot and not in the middle of eating the yummy food.

Still having trouble getting the exposure right!

Sisters S and L.

Right: L with her beautiful curls.
The b&w really suited this photo.

Below: C has no trouble appealing for what she wants.

The gathering.

Back in March, we had a gathering of mums of bubs the same age as my daughter (and various older siblings). They were around 15 months old at the time, so it was a challenge to take a photo before their attention had already gone elsewhere.

A had been upset in the photos I took of her earlier, but then she decided to strike some very cute poses for me.








B and W also practiced their charm on us!

(Obviously they are some of the older brothers and not 15 months old!)

Summer swimming for my son.

In the warmer months we had the opportunity to give A lots of time in the pool.

He loves water, and we were excited to see him learn to float independently with the floaties.

Before we headed to the pool, managed to capture the photo on the left, I love the dreamy eyes.

A was 2 years and 11 months old in these photos.

Portraits of my daughter.

As part of the Morguefile course I was following, we covered the topic of lighting for portraits. I used my daughter as the test subject, setting her up in a room with just the one window for a light source. I took heaps of photos, testing different angles.


The photo below on the right is using a mirror to reflect the light on to her. Was also great for getting her attention.

H was almost 14 months old in these photos.