Fall and a Family Portrait…

I went and had photographs taken when my youngest was born in the hopes of having a family portrait to share with those we loved, and commemorate the growth of our family from 3 to 4. Alas the images I was given were not something I want to look at again never mind share. I shed my tears and moved on… Almost two years and another continent later we still did not have a single picture of the 4 of us… till now. Thanks to my tripod and remote trigger I’m now stalking the UPS man for the Canvas I’ve chosen to hang in pride-of-place in our living room. Those of you close to me know our little family is plagued by health issues and have developed a “live it now” attitude to life and still I put this off in the hope of losing weight, looking less tired, better weather – tomorrow. If I could say one thing to the moms out there it would be “don’t wait” and “do it NOW”, you never know what tomorrow may bring and it’ll be too late, today will be yesterday and so easily forgotten…

Little Red is blonde…

I took Jessca to the park right after dress up time – change why? If I could wear ball gowns to the office, my daughter can play out fairytales in the park! I think she made a very cute Red riding hood…

Beginners Photography Course

After spending hours with parents from many walks of life, it occurred to me that many of you would enjoy a way to improve the everyday pictures that you take of your kids, your dog, the washing machine… So here is what we’re going to do – I’m offering 6 spots for an introductory photography course that will help you do just that.

 

22nd  September – Venue TBA in Pampa

9 am – noon Class Outline:

10 Tips for Better Pictures
Finding the Light
Elements of Exposure
ISO
Shutter Speed
Aperture
Basic Camera Modes
Lens Overview

7pm Shootout in the park to practice what you’ve learned.

Requirements:

You and your DSL camera.

Cost is $60 pp 

Please contact me to with any questions or to register.

Outside the Studio…

As some of you know I have recently left South Africa and have taken a bit of a hiatus to focus on my family and their needs rather than those of my clients. Although I fully intend to return to full time shooting, it is not an option for me at present due to many personal factors including my husbands current medical requirements.

I have however been using my time to learn more and grow as a photographer, I haven’t put down my camera and would like to share some of my favorite images from the last year in my journey OUTSIDE THE STUDIO…

Jessca’s expression as she watched her Daddy get into the car broke my heart… 

My big girl with the gentle heart and soulful eyes.

My baby turned one…

Jess’ first ballet class.

Sometimes she’s just a little girl, but not often so I was so excited to be able to catch one of those rare moments.

My girls are both water babies…

Discovering fireflies…

My 30’th birthday self portrait. I hate being on the wrong end of the camera.

 4th of july in Texas

Sunrise in the park across from our house.