A new site!!

Finally, after months of agonising over how to make my site match the studio...I finally got it together and a new site is born :) I'm loving it muchly, and hope you all will too :) www.simonehanckel.com.au

To celebrate, the first person to book on seeing the new site (I'll ask a tricky question..so you'll have to study it!...just kidding), will receive a complimentary 8x10 inch print of their choice with their order, and a spot in the featured sitting part to show off their photographs.

And...just because it's a wasted post without a photo...a pic of my boys. It's on the site (maybe that should be the question...like Where's Wally! ), but I wanted to show it in it's full glory. I love this shot to bits.

xo Simone

Happy Birthday Kaylah!

I know this is a little late, but I hope you had a wonderful day (in the snow!) and that you got spoilt rotten :)

The beautiful Kaylah, cheeky Cooper and the super snuggly Bella...

xo Simone

My annual Winter love-fest

I just can't express how much I love this time of year. Ok, I'm not loving the cold studio right now, but a heater is definitely on my to-do list.

This winter I wanted to share the love, and so I'm offering something a bit special. Book a sitting to be held before August 31st, and you will receive a mini coffee table style book of your session. These books can't be bought, they are only available to fellow winter devotees. Bookings for this offer are limited to  new bookings only, and the first twenty calls that mention they saw it on the blog, so be quick to get the best dates :o) You will have to be up for anything though, winter is unpredictable, and it may involve umbrellas, gumboots and squealing.... usually from me ;o)

For more information give me a call on 83402838, or drop into the studio at 20 Elizabeth St, Croydon. Actually, call first, I'm in and out a lot!

"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy" Anton Chekhov

For Greta, Didier and Jude :)

a sneak preview!! Jude was such a delight, and completely cheeky :)

See you next weekend!

Cheers

Simone

Ta-da!!

the studio is now done :o) Finally! It took way longer than I anticipated due to a severe shortage of white console tables in Adelaide...lol. But it's done and I'm stoked. It's even been featured in the very stylish Design Aglow blog. Go here for a look.

So, drop by, come have some lunch with me at the amazing Queen St Cafe and have a wander up and down the great shops in the strip. The address is 20 Elizabeth Street, Croydon, in the very cool Queen St Precinct. Opening party details are coming shortly :o)

xo Simone

Liam

and his little red (take my word for it!) wagon :o)

Looking forward to seeing you guys again :o)

xo Simone

It's baby season again!

and I'm photographing lots of divine little boys :o) I always tell my clients they're going to LOVE having boys because of the cuddles, and these babies are no exception.

This is Jagger (and his big brother Indi!), who had given his folks a rough night the night before his photographic debut and then decided to sleep through everything!! Which is more than ok with me, because there is nothing more beautiful than a sleeping baby (especially considering my own babies never slept!)

and this is the darling Lane, who also slept right through his photo shoot. He was amazing though, he'd let us do anything! This is a rare shot of him with his eyes open...

but most of the time was like this...

couldn't you just kiss them? Cluck cluck cluck :o)

xo Simone

This is for Gemma

who is just so beautiful. I wanted to thank her and her mum again for the opportunity to come and create something special during their stay in the amazing Ronald McDonald House. Gemma is a natural. I enjoyed photographing her so much!

Thinking of you all, and I'll be calling you in the next day or so :)

xo Simone