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Esme is One

One year in this world, she changed the life of her parents. What joy she brings to all who know her! Esme's parents are good friends, the kind of people that live close by, let me use their washing machine when mine is broken, give me rides back from the supermarket when I have too much shopping and share many cups of tea. 

And it is that kind of shared experience that makes it a pleasure to do a photoshoot with them. It becomes more a time to hang out, with them and the camera - all at the same time. Thanks for being such lovely friends, as always!

So here is Esme a year ago and here she is today.

 

Close Encounters

It is a special moment, when you love someone so much - your faces can be this close. So focused on each other, so fully engaged. It is what makes it a joy to photograph mothers with their children, you can see their love.

Sarah at Sunset.

Sometimes it is organised photoshoots of babies and some times its snaps of friend's new babies. This probably falls more into the latter so excuse the lack of variety, we just hung out and chatted and I took the occasional photo. Well I took a quite a few, but here are my favourite.

Sarah has the contemplative face down to an art form even at two weeks old and such fun to photograph, especially in the light of the sunset. She is such a loved baby come in to the world with two amazing people as her parents. Welcome Sarah!

 

  

 

Birthday Photoshoot

Such a proud Auntie am I, of these growing children. So beautiful and handsome, clever and generally very lovely - what more could I ask.

They have reached another milestone this year - and have started watching Doctor Who, well some of them at least. Another generation of children who enjoy be scared by the mosters!

Baby S. SneakPeak

It has been about 2 and half years since the wedding of Karen and Wil, and a few weeks ago they welcomed the birth of their beautiful daughter. There are a few photos which I have to sort through but here is a sneak peak...

Two boys and their Baby.

Shooting (strictly in the photographic sense) children, is always a bit hit and miss. How they will behave, will you get good photos, or just blurs of colour as they never keep still. Normal expressions, or goofy faces?

As I went to shoot some lovely, lovely friends of mine on Monday I wandered how it would turn out. What will the lighting be like. As I walked up Baalbec Rd to Highbury Fields I noted how the light hit the buildings and it looked even more beautiful than normally. A great place to take photos but I don't think they will want to come here, after all - they have no particular connection to this road.

Imagine my surprise to find out that their grandmother had lived on this road, and yes it would be a great place to take a photo. It was a great afternoon, the kids were not only good but really good, and patient with me shooting away. 

Thankyou!

 

 

 

The Many Faces of Jojo.

They say actions speak louder than words, what more can I add? Except click on the photos for larger versions.

 

           

Baby Boy J.D

J.D is the third child for my friends Chris and Bex and the second boy. He is a rather handsome boy, who has already won over his family, when I visited last week to take big brother to nursery, his sister was telling me how she rocked him to sleep.

His timing was perfect, his speedy arrival came as people prayed he would arrive soon to enable his Mum to have an operation on her arm.

These are some snaps I took after an afternoon of playing with big brother, so on this occasion big sister was at a play date. But we are planning a proper shoot sometime with the whole family.

Anyway welcome to the world J.D, it is lovely to finally meet (and photograph) you!

Can't get enough of J.D? Here are some more pics.

Little Boy: S.P

You may recall this little boy from previous photo shoots when he was a newborn, well now he is growing up into quite a handsome and charming little boy. As he popped over for a visit with his Mum on Friday, I took out my camera and got a few snaps - here are some of my favourites....

 

And for more of little S.P, click this link!

Baby E.

After 9 months of anticipation, wondering who their child would be, my friends Matt and Emily were delighted to welcome a daughter into the world.

She has been in the world for 2 weeks but it is hard to imagine a life without her around. She is so beautiful with a name which means 'loved' and loved she is. The beautiful crochet blanket her mother has made, the many many cards adorning the living room are a testament to that.

So thank you Matt and Emily for allowing me to photograph you and your new daughter, and as Matt is one of my faithful blog readers - it gives me pleasure to present these...

 

 

 

And if you would like to see more where these came from, please check out the flickr album!

Baby Girl E. on Flickr