A quick one

with my latest favourite. This is Mya, four weeks old, and such a sweetie.  She was incredibly tired, wee-ed all over the mini-mink, but did such a good job for the camera before conking out in Dad's arms. This is my favourite shot :) Love the little wrinkly bits!

he layout of Mya's pic is an example of a 'fine art print'. The idea being that one beautiful 'stand alone' image can work as a piece of art for your walls. These look amazing as a print by itself which can be a feature, or perhaps end up in the baby's room, or in a series of three down a hall or over a mantle. The beauty of the fine art print is that they can be moved around, added to over time, used as an ongoing series over the family's life etc. It's a look that doesn't work for every image, but when it does, it's striking :)

Cheers Simone

Latest

Looooove these... Hey Giselle, Ray and Anjali :)

and some from our summer...

Thanks for looking, and make sure you head to the Pregnancy, Babies and Children's Expo March 16, 17 and 18 to see some more! I look forward to seeing you all then :o)

xo Simone

It's a bit late...

but I wanted to showcase a shoot from January :) I had photographed Sarah, Peter and the most gorgeous Ebony (the dog!) last year for their pregnancy photos and had a ball, so I was really looking forward to meeting their darling girl, Tehya, who was only a week or so old. She was amazing, she was so alert and so relaxed. A rare combination!

The before...when Ebony still reigned supreme (and why not, how gorgeous is she!)

and after..with the new interloper...equally gorgeous of course :) Love the look on the dog's face, she was so expressive.

I love the baby in this one..

and with Mum...the yawn!! It's all too much like hard work.

and...introducing formally..the beautiful Tehya :o) (channelling Betty Boop in the first one. So cute!)

Thanks again Sarah, Peter, Tehya.... and Ebony :o)

xo Simone

I've gone to write this a few times

but I don't know where to start.  I want to talk about Ava, the daughter of a fellow Australian photographer, who died last week after managing to trap herself in their car. The circumstances were freakish, horrifying, and could happen to anyone. Little Ava battled for a few days, but her little body didn't make it.

So, as an awareness campaign we're trying to educate families on the importance of teaching your child how to get out of a car, or to just get attention by honking the horn. If Ava had known either of these things she'd be here today. All cars seem to be different in how they lock, so investigate how a child could get out, or whether your car's horn works when the ignition is off, and teach your kids what to do. Ava had sneaked into the car to play and then couldn't be found until it was too late. It happened that easily.

Last weekend was Ava's funeral, so to commemorate her passing we released balloons. The wind whipped them out of their hands so fast that we didn't get much in the way of photos, but these are for you Sheye and family. Our thoughts are with you.

xo Simone

Pregnancy Sittings

I absolutely adore photographing pregnant women. It's always with a touch of longing, because it's a part of my life I've passed now (sob!) but the opportunity to make someone feel beautiful during their pregnancy is something I really enjoy. It  appeases the baby hunger somewhat :o) So, this is one of my recent favourites. I have her on my site at the moment, and she's also about to go on a new business card, but I wanted to show how lovely this shoot was, and there is even a colour image thrown in (gasp..don't get too excited, it was a one-off!).

So, this is Katie, who had little Gloria just over a week later. We photographed this in her parent's home, a beautiful grand old place in North Adelaide which was totally inspiring.

xo Simone

Christmas Shopping

Yep..that time again, and I've plunged in..I bought my husband's present yesterday. Something I usually reserve for the last minute, he's so difficult to buy for.  I came across the idea of getting him some really good chef's knives for Christmas this year, seeing as he's the cook in our house at present, so hopefully he likes them! Could be dangerous if he doesn't ;o)

So, the requests for prints as Christmas presents has begun also, and it prompted me to give an idea of timelines needed for Christmas 2006.  Sittings really need to be held by the first week in December to guarantee prints. If framing is also required then I have to be harder I think, to give my poor framers a break if nothing else..and say sittings have to be held by the end of November to ensure custom framing of your prints will be done in time. I will keep everyone advised on lead times etc, but as a prompt for those thinking about gifts (and you should..49 days til Christmas and Father Christmas is in residence in the Magic Cave! ), it would be wise to book soon to avoid disappointment. The glorious weather and incredible baby boom has seen weekend bookings fill quickly, so call me to arrange a time.

Happy Shopping!

:o) Simone

Oh boy...

I'm in trouble. I'm often in the dilemma of which image to have of my own boys on the walls. I just took another one that's thrown into the mix and we want it huge of course.  So..where to put it and how to display it? LOL..I have some thinking, and potentially some re-arranging to do!

xo Simone