2014 the year of PINK ...

2014 had been the year of pink for me.  Beautiful baby girls every week, until yesterday and I had the pleasure of a bundle of blue...  the adorable Jake.

Lovely dark hair, gorgeous chubby cheeks, lovely big bright eyes and a very strong four week old.

Surround by noise, he was at his most calm, I even thinking of carrying my own hair dryer in my kit bag in case other babies finding it as soothing as Jake does.

Peaceful and calm ....  such a cute little boy.

Thank you to Sam and Scott for letting me capture your gorgeous little boy (and his big brother Josh)

All things new

So it has been half term for me this week, so I have had my two mini munchies at home to keep me busy, so we have been trying to do something "new" every day.  Something that either they haven't done before or I haven't done before.... mine included staying in bed until 8:30am having snuggles and singing songs from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  And any one that knows me will know that I never stay in bed later than 7am, so this was like heaven to my girls.

Any way for get me... new things for Sawtell Photography

Well lets think  ...

... fresh new look coming soon ... watch this space for details

 ....  puppy pictures - yes I have photographed a lovely little pooch - and they said never work with children or animals - now I have done both!!

Meet Fijit ...

I have met Fijit before, however her owners where then dressed in their wedding attire and we popped in for a quick cuddle between the ceremony and reception.  She is adorable and very cuddly, however left with a very sad face, which I hope she forgets and likes me again soon.


... studio shots - yes I have given in and started using my lights !!  I suppose it was either that or cancel everything due to the English weather !!

Chloe-Paige my first newborn of 2014 and so delicate and cute.  Although this picture doesn't show Chloe's cute little face, it is a favourite of mine as she gripped so hard, even though she was asleep to her Daddy's finger - a fabulous bond that will just grow and grow.  Very precious.


Munchie 2, an angelic little demon !!   I can say that she is my daughter.  She decided she wanted her pictures taken, and I never deny her this as it is very rare for either or my children to ask for their picture to be taken.

This is the norm for her ... although not many people get to see this side of her ... until now x


In Munchie number 1's words

"Mummy, life is like your camera ...  when things look all blurry you need to adjust your focus and think about what you are doing and try again"

Too wise for her own good !!

xx

Oh I can't resist ... I know it's January but a quick selection of some of the gorgeous Christmas shoots ...

Delicate as Angels

I've been rubbish at posting blog updates lately, so apologies, I will try and keep a more inspiring and up to date blog - I can't promise, however I will try.

So after the beautiful baby Evie, I had the pleasure of capturing 5 week old Francesca and her 2 year old sister Isabella.

What a way to start the week, Isabella couldn't wait to start the shoot and dived on the bean bag ready to pose as soon as I was set up, a perfect model with a beautiful smile.

Her adoration for her sister was obvious in the way she delicately held her hand and kissed her head during the session.

Francesca is as cute a button, and a proper lady (she hated having her flesh on display), a real joy to capture.  Her dark hair and glinting eyes indicate her parents are going to have their hands full when she is older with boys knocking on the door to win her affections.

They are both stunning girls and I was very lucky to be able to photograph them, there are a couple of images of them on my facebook page and on my website galleries if you want to see the girlies, however I will end my blog for tonight with a picture of this delicate little girl ...

Francesca

Alfie-Joe ... Part 2

So on Sunday, I had the pleasure to go and photography Alfie for the second time in a week as his Mummy wanted pictures with his Grandad, which was great for me.

Alfie wasn't my friend on Tuesday when I went to capture him the first time, however on Sunday the little charmer had me eating out of his hand.

Such a different little boy, smiling, playful and very cooperative, what a difference a couple of days make.

Check out this gorgeous little boy , I'm so pleased we did a second sitting to get beautiful shots like this.

For more images of Alfie, please take a peak at my Facebook page or my website.

First baby shoot of the year...

It's not every day I go to a shoot to capture a beautiful baby boy and arrive to find two gorgeous babies in the same room.

Kerrie is a twin, and mother to 8 week old Alfie.  Zac is 5 weeks old and the son of Kerrie's twin sister...  maybe there is truth in the belief that twins have a sixth sense about each other.

The two boys even wake at similar times, however not as a result of waking each other.

How cool is that, they are going to grow up best of friends, as long as Milwall never play Reading.

5 week old Zac and 8 week old Alfie

Apologies for being quiet

So I must apologise for being quiet, however it's been quite a hectic week or so for me...

I had the pleasure of photographing another pregnant lady last week and I'm sure bumps are getting smaller, either that or I was so massive everyone looks tiny compared to when I was pregnant!

I also had a lovely meeting with an engaged couple about capturing their wedding in February 2013 and I found it really hard in containing my excitement about wanting to capture their wedding.  It's going to be intimate, different and truly amazing as the amount of work the couple  have put in is phenomenal to make it unique and extremely personal to them.

February can't come soon enough ... and I will apologise in advance as the couple would like snow, so if you can pray for a little dusting of snow that weekend that would be great !

Here's a sneak peak of the "bump" shoot ...

I have twin girls to capture on Thursday .... can't wait !!  

Beautiful bumps ...

Afternoon,

What a lovely autumn day, the sun is trying to shine, and the frosty chill makes it perfect to watch the different colour leaves dance across the road...

Autumn a season of colour and change.

Today I had the pleasure to visit a lovely lady and capture her baby bump, and what a tiny little bump it was, with only 15 days before her beautiful baby is born, she doesn't look like she is about to pop just quite comfortable.

Here's a sneak peak of whats to come ...

12 months later

Today I had the pleasure to see the gorgeous Archie celebrate his first birthday.

Archie is a very special little boy to me, as two pictures I took of him after he was born are still in my top 10 images I have taken.

It's not every day you get to photograph someone else's child regularly and watch them grow up, since Archie was born I even photographed his parents wedding earlier this year.

So here is Archie, then and now....  

Happy Birthday little man xx

Amazing how people change.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of going and photographing a gorgeous little girl called Jessica.  Jessica is just 11 days old, and born to two very loving parents.

I had the pleasure of working with her dad and can honestly say the change in him in 2 weeks is amazing, he is still the techno geek that every one knows, just now his little girl is more important.

Children work their magic on people and this little girl has definitely worked her magic on her parents.

This is not the best picture of Jessica, however it is one of my favourites so far because I'm sure behind that fist she is laughing at me ...

I feel honoured and privileged that Logan asked me to capture  Jessica, and even more flattered at how at home Stacey and Logan made me feel.

Thank you both xx

Daughters

I have two daughters,  one's 5 and the other is 2 at the end of December.  Both were born to be cheeky, both were born to give me grey hairs, both were born to make me smile daily ...

It's not very often they let me photograph them, however sometimes they ask to be photographed, which is a blessing (even if it only lasts 3 minutes)

This is one that wasn't posed for ... I was packing my bag to go and do a newborn shoot and my youngest was talking to me, and then she lay her head on the couch and it was an opportunity too good to miss.

I love the natural look and I love the sulky, pouty look children give sometimes when they have their photo taken, which can be discarded as not a nice photo ... but that was them then - why erase it?

xx

Shushhh ...

... I know it's only October but look what I did today !


MY FIRST CHRISTMAS SHOOT OF THE YEAR ....

How cute is this ??

Babies ...

Saturday was all about children .... newborn shoot in the morning and a 5th Birthday Party in the afternoon...


This little boy was three weeks old and was over 10lb when born, however I don't think I should have been surprised after his Mum told me that his Dad was 6 feet 6 inches ...

Lovely baby, great to capture, although had a penchant for poking his tongue out at me ...

Determined babies

There is nothing better than photographing newborns...

The innocence, the delicate fingers and toes, and their constant wiggles that make things challenging ... and this one was no different.

This little girl was 16 days old and already lifted her head with confidence and knew exactly what she liked and didn't like.

I tried out some new props on this shoot and let's just say i won't be using them again... even with such a cute model they were awful :)

Lesson learned

Should I really be excited so early?

Can't believe I am ordering Christmas props, however look at this cute Santa hat I have just got from Claires "hooked on" Crochet ... so cute, I can't wait until my next newborn shoot

The dreaded "C" word ...

Dare I say it with over three months to go, however have just started to order some gorgeous new hats for the festive period...

Check out this gorgeous reindeer Teeny Beanie I have just ordered from Kitty's Boutique ... how cute is this ??

Can't wait to get some great shots of cute babies in this super soft hat ...