Posted by: kat | July 8, 2009

Two years old

My baby turned two last week. Two! I still can’t believe it!

I’ve been very slack with my blog lately, so I thought it was a good opportunity to share some recent photos of Toby being the expressive, charming, fun-loving little dude that he is.

Deadly serious

Garden

Exploring the park

Slide! By himself!

New gumboots

Two today!

Two years old and posing like an angel

Planes!

Actually, two years old is a really great time for a photo session. I would love to chase your toddler around the house and backyard (or a park) capturing all those wonderful little moments of joy and discovery. Life through a toddler’s eyes is so much fun! One of my my favourite things is watching Toby explore and play with his toys: the intense looks of concentration, the moments of unbridled joy and delight, and the hilarious bursts of manic energy.  It’s a beautiful age, and I wish it could last forever.

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Posted by: kat | May 31, 2009

Miss Evie | Canberra newborn photographer

You know, I really love it when baby throws a curveball during a session – it really gets my creative juices flowing! I’m sure Miss Evie was going for some kind of record for staying awake and alert during most of our session last Tuesday! I went back on Saturday morning to finish up, and she did it again! But no matter, because we had the snuggliest wrap ever and she really loved being snuggled!

I was very excited to catch the tail-end of the autumn leaves in the backyard, and isn’t Evie just the perfect autumn baby with that creamy skin and rich brown hair?  The outside shots were taken at 8 days old and the rest at 12 days old.

Evie’s big brother is 22 months old and very proud of his baby sister. I think he would kiss Evie all day long if he could.

I’m so looking forward to watching Miss Evie grow – she is sure to be a bright and gorgeous thing, being born into such an awesome family. :)

Autumn baby

Autumn baby

Proud big brother

Twelve days old

Daddy's girl

Family

If you’re having a baby soon and you would like a newborn photo session, please get in touch as early as possible so I can pencil in your due date. It’s best to have baby photographed in the first 7-10 days, because that’s when they’re the most curly and cooperative and their skin is best. However, if you can’t manage it in that time frame, it doesn’t matter—we will still get a fantastic and creative set of photos that you’ll treasure for a lifetime. I really think every parents should have their babies photographed as soon as possible after birth, and I’m not just saying that because I’m a photographer and I want your business!!! It’s just such a fleeting time in your lives and will be over before you know it. Young Master J from my last blogged newborn session is now 6 weeks old, has almost doubled his weight and is nearly out of 000 clothes! 

I also offer combined maternity and newborn packages which include artmounts and personalised, custom designed birth announcements—get in touch to find out more.

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Posted by: kat | April 22, 2009

Lucky little boy | Canberra newborn photographer

Another weekend, another newborn session… hehehe. I have been looking forward to this little baby boom for a while now, and it’s not over yet!

The moment I laid eyes on little baby J on Sunday morning, I knew I was in for a treat of a session. He is perfection in every way—the kind of baby who makes my heart go all fluttery. And I admit, there were several moments of girly giggling from me during the session, especially when we tried on some of the gorgeous selection of hats that his mummy had ready for me. He is such a lucky little boy to be born into such a beautiful, loving family.

We did the entire session in his cute little nursery, it was just wonderful. I love this job so very much! 

Three

Nine days

Love 

R and M, thank you so much for letting me in on this incredible time in your lives. This sneak peek is just a tiny taste of the special moments I managed to capture. I will be in touch with your gallery as soon as I can.

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Posted by: kat | April 15, 2009

Sneak peek | Canberra baby photographer

I had a lovely Easter weekend, nicely topped off by a beautiful session with ten day old baby Julian on Monday morning. I first photographed his family when he was just a tiny bean in mum’s belly, in fact she revealed their exciting news to me during that very session!

And here he is! What a peaceful, chubby, handsome fellow he is too. I went home feeling very clucky indeed.

Julian was definitely not a fan of being naked, so I had to get quite creative with our session. Here are some of my favourites…

ten days young

Four

Peaceful

Dad's arms

baby j

baby j

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Posted by: kat | March 29, 2009

3 + 1

I had a super fun maternity session last weekend. These guys were my very first official clients, last February. Without their trust and support, I wouldn’t have met and photographed so many amazing families and learnt everything I’ve learnt this past year. 

Their little boy is just a month younger than my son, and he’s going to be a big brother in less than two months!

Now, I just have to take a moment to gush about three things… people.

  1. The incredible little Reuben, who not only let me photograph him without running away or pulling a silly face (like my son does these days), but actually voluntarily put himself in the photos! I think there are many toddlers the world over who could take a few lessons from his book!
  2. Helen, who pre-warned me about certain parts of her body she didn’t want photographed, and here she is looking radiantly amazing! How many mothers can say their skin looks like that on their second pregnancy?! Not a stretch mark in sight!
  3. Darren, who not only helped me with my backdrop but was a total legend about getting his shirt off for some amazing photos with Helen (I didn’t want to push it by posting any of those ones).

It was SUCH a great session, and a good time to remind everyone how wonderful and unforgettable maternity sessions can be. Forget your droopy bits and your aches and pains. Let me show you how beautiful and amazing you really are. You will never regret it.

Enoy your sneak peek guys. I simply cannot wait to meet that little person you’re baking. I will try and get your gallery up in the next two weeks, but there is a bit of a backlog at the moment (in all areas of my life!), so my biggest apologies if it takes longer.

32 weeks

Radiant

3 + 1

Urban

Almost a big brother

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Posted by: kat | March 25, 2009

Lucky little girl

This cheeky little one year old has a big personality! She kept me and her mum on our toes through the whole shoot: I was so relieved she wasn’t walking yet!  She was also an extremely tolerant little model, endured about half a dozen clothing changes, and kept that mischievous little grin on her face right up until the last minute. And then suddenly she was TOTALLY over it! The last shot is proof. I just love it when toddlers show their discontent in such an boistrous way, so I couldn’t resist including it!

And what a lucky thing she is–her mother and her grandmother are very clever with a sewing machine and as a result, Mistress Cate has some seriously cool stuff. The little red dress was made out of an old favourite teeshirt of mum’s. I just love it!

Cool gear

Cheeky

One

Personality plus

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Posted by: kat | March 21, 2009

Baby’s got blue eyes

I am so behind on my sneak peeks and proofing at the moment. I honestly don’t know what I was thinking when I decided to go back to uni this semester!!!

This gorgeous four month old from last Sunday’s session had me grinning from the moment I set eyes on him. I’m sure you can see why…

Colourful

Four months

Blue

Stripey hat

Thanks for having me Georgia: I really enjoyed our chat about the ‘other’ side of motherhood, and I really hope you enjoy these. He is such a little honey!

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Posted by: kat | March 17, 2009

Chubby bubby

I first photographed this adorable ten month old when she was just ten weeks old. [Check out their sneak peek from last August if you like].

Is she the most irresistibly squishy, chubby little thing ever, or what?!  I just love chubby bubbies, after all, I was one myself once.

Living lolly

Mummy's beads

10 months

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Posted by: kat | March 15, 2009

My little buddy | Canberra portrait photographer

Meet my little buddy Ash…

He is my first model for the book project I’m working on, and the son of a very dear friend of mine (who is also a photographer, and has taught me lots). I even posted some photos of him on my blog last June or July, when he was only a few weeks old.

He’s now 9 months old, my absolute favourite age to photograph (I decided to go with mainly older babies for my book project sessions, in case anyone was wondering). If you only ever get one professional photo session done, make sure it’s at this age: when baby is sitting up, separation anxiety hasn’t set in yet, and they’re not so mobile that you can’t keep them in one spot for a few minutes at a time. Ash was a little super star. We changed his clothes so many times and put him in all sorts of crazy spots and he just kept grinning! I just adore him, and I’m sure you can see why.

Enjoy!

Red!

New toy!

Baby blues

9 months

If you want shots like this of your little one, please get in touch! I am on a roll at the moment, and really loving this stylistic approach to photographing babies.

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Posted by: kat | March 6, 2009

Babies needed for an exciting new project | Canberra portrait photographer

I’m creating a book. It’s part of my final year graphic design coursework, but may eventually (hopefully) be something I publish for real. Eeek!

I don’t want to say too much about it at this stage, but in brief, the book is aimed at new mums and will contain many beautiful photographs of pregnant women, babies and lustworthy products.  I am VERY EXCITED about this!!!

I have a lot of material already, but I need more, and this is where you come in.

What I need:

  • Two babies under 6 months old (a boy and a girl).

I want to photograph them wrapped in beautiful looking wraps and also in funky MCNs (modern cloth nappies). You don’t need to have/own the wraps and nappies, but it would be a bonus if you did!

I will consider other babies, aged 6-18 months as well, but only if you can fulfill at least two of the optional requirements below and you have at least one totally cute designer outfit for your child.

What you will get:
  • Free professional prints of your baby looking utterly gorgeous. The quantity you get will depend on how successful the session is and how many good shots come out of it.
  • If this project is a success, your kid might have his/her photo published in a real book!
  • It’ll be fun! 
Essential requirements:
  • You must live in Canberra.
  • You must have flexible availability: the session will have to take place sometime within the next two weeks.
  • You must have a fairly modern, neutral home interior with decent light (either nursery, bedroom or living area, it doesn’t matter, as long as you think your home looks good and you have a few nice looking pieces of furniture and accessories).
  • You must be happy to sign a model release. I will be using the photos taken in my print and online portfolio and in this publication.

Optional requirements (you may get preference if any of these apply):

  • You own MCNs (seriously good looking ones!)
  • You own some lustworthy baby wraps/blankets/accessories/toys
  • Your home (or at least one room in it) looks like it came out of a magazine
  • You breastfeed and you’re happy for me to take some (modest) photos of you feeding your baby.

If you’re interested in being a part of this, please email me ASAP at kat.words@gmail.com. It would be very helpful if you could include a photo of your home/nursery and your baby, tell me their age, where you live and when you’re available. Please don’t delay, it’s very important that I get this organised fast!

Feel free to pass on this link to anyone you know who might be interested.

Oh, and did I mention that I’m SUPER EXCITED?!

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