I photograph lots of families which is a whole load of fun but I have to admit I love the change of pace that comes with shooting a newborn baby. It’s a rare treat to meet such a new soul – a genuine privilege This little guy was 7 days new when I captured these images and no doubt has changed so much already!

Here are a few shots from my session with this gorgeous little princess!! She really is the sweetest little soul in the world Enjoy!

This week has been marked by the awesomeness that is my postie knocking on my door not once, not twice but THREE times this week with parcels for MEEEEEE!! Why blog about it?? Well I’m excited and presents are good. AND it is the start of my OCF journey. OCF stands for Off Camera Flash and this week I got my reflective brolly and radio triggers which means I can use artificial light anywhere, any time and produce gorgeous portraits wherever I am! Here is the first of many; I am beyond excited to be adding another string to my bow!!

I was lucky enough to take photos of Perth photographer Kristy Mannix and her two kiddos on Sunday! We had a great session and got some awesome shots – here is a small preview!

Beginner’s photography lesson on the Gold Coast and Brisbane.

I would like to take a few lines to wish everyone a happy Christmas and safe and prosperous 2010. How FAST did this year zoom by???  Thanks to all my clients and colleagues for your support this year and I am looking forward to more of the same next year – that is great photos of beautiful kids and their families!! As for my family, here is a quick snap of my oldest 2 with their Nanny this past weekend at my sister’s wedding. You want festive?? Here ya go!

I could stare back at those eyes all day! These brothers are destined to be heartbreakers

One of my most favourite little models came to see me this week for a special Christmas session. As always, I brought the camera, she brought the super-cute and together we made magic!! After seeing these pics you might assume we are closing in on Christmas… however, this little Christmas Pixie is the daughter of a Christmas-o-holic so there’s no need to panic yet. There are still a few weeks left to pull your act together!!

I have been so terrible at keeping up this blog and it’s not for lack of stuff to share!! At the beginning of October I had the pleasure of meeting and shooting with Melbourne newborn photographer Anna B. We had a blast with this awesome family who were up for anything we could throw at them! They were full of beans and loving on each other and laughing the entire shoot. Even Mum and Dad sneaked a sly peck hehe! To see more from this session head over to my website and hit the ‘featured’ button to get even more of an idea of how excellent these folks are! Enjoy these few images before you leave though

October 15th is International Baby Loss Day.  It is a day intended not only to remember those sweet angels who didn’t make it home with their Mummies and Daddies, but to raise awareness of the issues that lead to such tragedies and ways to stop these deaths.

No parent should have to bury a child.

It is not the natural order of life

And yet, it happens. Far more often than you realise.

Scroll down the page here and see all the gorgeous babies I have been lucky enough to photograph.  Such hope, promise and joy in each little face and in the faces of their parents. But there are photos I don’t blog. I am fortunate enough to have been accepted as a photographer for the ACOCP, an organisation that exists to immortalise in images, the few moments these families have together as whole families. I have taken photos of little angels on the verge of getting their wings, and although I don’t blog about those kids, they are the very reason I became a photographer in the first place.

There are many organisations who have interests in International Baby Loss Day. My interest is specifically in making the Australian public aware of the Australian Community of Child Photographers. We provide professional portraits to families struck by the tragdey of having a stillborn baby, a baby who is likely to pass away shortly after birth or a child who is terminally ill. The photographers who work for this organisation provide everything free of charge. They go into hospitals and homes with no other motivation than to provide some tiny measure of comfort to families who have been utterly shattered.

As photographers, we have an interest in preserving moments in history that can never be revisited. That’s why we take every last image. Imagine though, that the photos I take of you with your child are the first, the last and the only ones you’ll ever have. No fuzzy snapshots taken with the knowledge that you can get a clearer shot tomorrow. Just a few shots, hopefully clear enough to trace the line of a tiny ear, the curve of a little upturned nose – forever.  Can you really imagine having no more than that – ever? Or worse, not even having that small consolation?

What can you do to make sure I and all the others professional photographers of ACOCP can provide this service? First of all, tell people! Explain it to them the way I have explained it to you. SO many people find the idea of photographing a dying or passed child morbid or garish or even wrong. But I think I have explained how that is simply not the case. So let people know that we are out there and cost nothing for the grieving family. And secondly, if you can, make a donation to the ACOCP to keep it ticking along, reaching out to hospitals, printing out information for the public and running awareness campaigns.

Lastly, I would like to share a photo of a little man who changed lives in just a matter of days. These photos were taken by his mum and hospital staff and enhanced by myself. ACOCP didn’t exist when Zak was born and so fuzzy snapshots are all his parents have to remember and very importantly, share with others. Others will try to figure out how to avoid the tragedies occurring but ACOCP want to continue to be there for the tragedies that couldn’t be stopped. And I will continue to think of this little guy with every sweet bub I photograph in a NICU or maternity ward. Thanks for reading and please – spread the word.