10 sentiments shared

Natasha and Andrew and Briar and Naima

The first email I got from Natasha was in the form of a session enquiry but rather quickly, it turned into a chat about kids fashion.  A chat that’s continued for three years now :)  Along the way, we’ve discussed many a new season frock, swooned over the latest Room Seven linen and shared tales about a must have French iron bed.  I had no doubt that when the perfect time arrived to capture her family, we’d have no problems in the wardrobe  department.   The perfect time did come up, but the perfect location was yet to be sorted when Natasha mentioned they’d be away in Byron Bay around the time we planned for the shoot.  Byron?  As in take-your-shoes-off, put-your-sari-on, eat-fantastic-sushi Byron?  Not.A.Problem.

A few weeks later, Fran and I packed up our chattels and checked ourselves out for the weekend, bound for the border.  It would be the longest post ever to describe all the things I loved about our time in Bryon so let me just say it really was magical.   We waited for gorgeous skies, we found the perfect forest, we played games and sang songs and Tash and I talked of things much more important than small people’s clothing.  Just how I love my time with clients..happy, relaxed, easy..with a camera in hand.

If there’s something else I love about photography, it’s the way in which you get to know a family so much more as you work with their images.  Yes, the time spent alongside them lets you gain a sense of their bond but it’s not until you sit down with their photos, when you sift them one by one..absorbing their expressions and their connections..the stillness and the moments..that’s when you really get to see them.   When I sat alone with these images, they spoke so loudly to me of all things that family should be full of.  Happiness and  laughter and encouragement and pride and more than anything, wrapped around it all, just so much love.

Here’s Part One of our time spent with a truly beautiful family in a truly breath-taking location.   Thank you Tash and Andrew, for letting me see you.

xx

1. Life with Kaishon says:

   The girls are precious. Absolutely precious! So glad you were able to find an enchanted forest to shoot in : ) Love the happiness you captured. So much fun!

   
2. Riley Smith says:

   Stunning. I love them! (: xo

   
3. Nichole Burnett says:

   I love this post. Gorgeous. :)

   
4. Clara says:

   I sooooo need to make a trip to Byron… what a beautiful, beautiful family… in a beautiful, beautiful location! and the flower garlands…. soooo sweet!! ps – loving the influx of blog posts in the last week… is our shoot featuring soon? :)

   
5. kylie says:

   Is that a jottum dress from two summers ago that I spy? My daughter has a dress in that floral print and it is the most devine dress, cost an arm and a leg but well worth it just to sit and gaze at how beautiful it looks on her! Gorgeous photos as always!

   
6. Anonymous says:

   help! I can’t see the words on your blog!!

   
7. Keri says:

   Oh my gosh – just gorg. thank you!

   
8. Lea says:

   Ohmagosh. You did find the perfect forest!
   The last image, wow honey. She looks like a little fairy found in the bottom of a garden.
   Love these so much
   x

   
9. Sharon Covert says:

   Gorgeous!

   
10. sheye rosemeyer says:

    who are these little girls!?they are so cute.I was wondering if we could start a pen pal letters to each other.So we can know more about each other.tell the kids i said hi. love karen form U.S.A T.X