Mathilda’s Markets (Canberra Family Photographer)

Monday, September 6th, 2010 / Canberra children's photographer, Canberra family photographer, Personal

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If you’re like me, you love all things cute. Homemade things are extra cute. Market places are super duper cute. Well imagine a conglomeration of Canberra’s best + finest homemade thingies… all at one market. I know, totally CUTERS!! :)

I’m going to be holding my very first market stall this Sunday, 12 September, at Mathilda’s Markets! Stop by the Hyatt Hotel Canberra anytime between 9am-1pm and come and say hello! Please! :) I’d love to meet you and see your cute little ones. AND to sweeten the deal, I’ll be offering a photography mini session special to those who swing by on the day and book! I know, double the fun!

To be totally and completely honest, I’m totally and completely nervous about holding my first stall. (You can tell, right?) I’m afraid of being the loserly loner standing behind her table all by her lonesome (well, I’ll have my new iMac and iPad with me, but still…). So, in the interest of being a good samaritan, please stop by and say HELLO! :) The Macs and I would appreciate it!

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Penny Lane (Canberra Children’s Photographer)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 / Canberra children's photographer, Canberra family photographer, Canberra portrait photographer

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Busy season is upon us. I know this because I’m frantically trying to download as many “productivity” applications on my iPad, iPhone, iMac and MacBookPro. (Downloading these apps won’t suddenly make my lists shorter… but they’ll make them prettier!) (And yes, I listed out all my gadgets because I am a NERD and revel in all things technology. Please, Apple and Stevie Jobs, for the sake of my bank account and marriage, do not make any more gadgets. Unless they’ll help with my productivity.)

Busy season means that I’m behind in emails. Really really behind. So if you’re waiting on a response from me, a million gazillion apologies. It also means that I’m trying to revamp everything: website, products + packaging, perfectionising my Mentor Sessions (yes, perfectionising is a real word), and possibly getting a new studio manager. As well as an intern. But all of these things require lots and lots of time and money, the latter of which is being spent on aforementioned Apple products. And this is my dilemma. :)

But in spite of all this, I’m happy. Incredibly happy with everything that’s happened and happening. I have so much NEWS to share with you and I’m bursting at the seams to write it all out now. But alas, the timing just isn’t right. Perhaps the next blog post? Or the next next one? Yes. Until then, please enjoy these photos of pretty Penny and her beautiful family. Thank you oh beautiful family for being such wonderfully willing subjects. But most of all, thank you Penny for your ability to crack me up with your affable + extremely lovable nature. :)

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What’s news in your world? Anything exciting to share? And on the subject of iPhones and iPads, Consumer Christine would appreciate any application “musts” that she should download!! :)

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Super Siblings (Canberra Children’s Photographer)

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 / Canberra children's photographer, Canberra family photographer, Canberra portrait photographer

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Super siblings. What are super siblings? Well. They have a keen sense of cuteness and more cuteness. They are a united front of two or more. And they inexplicably say and do the funniest things.

Case in point “a”: When asked what outfit he was going to wear, Caleb said he needed big sister Serafina to help. But when she put together a pair of plaid shorts and a Paul Frank hoody (yes, they have ridiculously trendy closets), his eyes widened as he dramatically said, “But they don’t go with my Paul Frank pants!” Not an emphatic “NO” to the plaid shorts; but rather, the top just didn’t match the pants as he’d hoped. (Note to self: Concerned that children know more brand names and labels than you? You should be.)

Case in point “b”: While wandering through the woods to find the “perfect” spot for our photos, I nearly walked right into a spiderweb. I stopped just in time, but that didn’t stop me from letting out a bloodcurdling scream. “What happened??” the kids asked. I pointed to the web and the tiny spider that was dangling from it and explained how I had almost died. Serafina agreed that it was a ‘scary spider.’ “That’s why I let Caleb go first.” Hehehe. Brilliant. (Second note to self: Make children walk ahead during shoots so to destruct the spider webs before I walk through them!)

Case in point “c”: Caleb and Serafina proved to be quite pros in front of the camera. Little Isabella, however, was a bit more shy. Both her sister and brother warned me that Isa wasn’t going to ham it up for me… until Serafina said, “Ooh but she loves to dance!” and started singing Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” at the top of her lungs. Sure enough, within seconds Isabella started wiggling her bum with her hands on her little two year old hips. It was one of the cutest things I’d ever seen. (Third note to self: When dealing with shy children, start belting out “Single Ladies” and see what happens.)

Super siblings. They make my job fun. And they give me super duper tips for future photo sessions. :)

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