Friday, October 5, 2012

thursday october 4th 2012 ...

Yes it's been a while ... i can't lie i am not a good blogger. But i really will try & be better. Starting today (well yesterday in a way) see i have been missing my creativity with the crazy that's been going on. We are moving back to England in 19 days plus we did a whole bunch of traveling & then i had that whole photographing the Paralympics thing going on. So well anyways yeah it's been a little busy. So in order to get my "creativity" back i along with a couple of incredible talented (& wonderful) photographers did a day in the life of challenge. (you can view Myan's day here & Lisa's day here ... & trust me when i say you really want to) Well i won't lie for me it was hard ... partly because my life is well incredible boring on a day to day basis, partly because i wanted more of a still life than a documentary feel & partly because errands wit my son are far from glamorous. But you know what i am incredible happy with the results ... i stepped outside my comfort zone, it was more documentary than my usual fine art & i shot it all with my nifty fifty (i needed something easy to carry). 

So here it is a day in the life of me (& well yeah Jacob too)!

so this is pretty much how every day starts ... i was actually able to get my showing in before he was up (always a bonus & no i didn't photograph that part) ...
our diaper battle ... 
the stairs ... they used to take me 10 seconds to get down, now we have to allow a few minutes ...
errands (& such lovely weather) ...
lunch at one of my favourite restaurants in k-town (the meals are the perfect size for us to share & i love their jager schnitzel), unfortunately i was unable to photograph the crazy lady who sat at our table ...
prior to making the dash back to the car ... 

i was trying to do a little packing & turned around to see this ...
removing pictures from the walls (my house is looking so bare & unhomely) ...
having picked up my "unfixed" lap top in k-town i set to work on a client album (i usually work off my imac but being as Jacob hates the office this lets me do stuff whilst he plays) ...
coming up with some mischievous plan ...
& now i will leave you with Jacob taking off his pants!

So that's our day ... but after the move when things are a little settled i hope to share some more days with you. & who knows having blogged today maybe i will just go ahead & blog some more tomorrow!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Thursday, July 19, 2012

happy families ...

I am so bad at blogging i know ... maybe when the crazy dies down i will get better. Lets keep our fingers (toes, eyes, legs & arms) crossed & maybe it will happen.

But for the moment i want to share a gorgeous family shoot i did a few weeks back. Firstly the shoot was at my favourite location here in Germany, the wildflowers in the hills above my home & secondly it was with friends of mine. & we had so much fun, i think we laughed the entire shoot & you would never know that the next day the father would be deploying! Anyways here are some of my favourites from the day ...

& i am off to paris for a few days so have a great weekend every one & maybe i can manage a few posts next week! 

xx







Monday, July 9, 2012

it's the simple things in life that make me happy ...

surviving a trip to the vet with two kitties & a jacob ...
bowls for me to covert ...
a new poppytalk market full of pretties ...
afternoons at the pool ...
my baby boy is now officially a toddler!

Monday, July 2, 2012

it's the simple things in life that make me happy ...

contemplating a new "toy" ...
watching my baby sleep ...
i think this print will look awesome in my new "office" ...
my current chevron obsession ...
hubby is coming home tonight!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

in bruges ...

How is everyone enjoying their weekend? Mine has been a little less quiet than i was hoping, running errands & I finally gave into the Jacob & the dvd fight. He loves to pull the dvds out the towers & well play with them. So i saw screw it, boxed up the dvds & sold the towers since we have under 4 months left in our house & i will be gone for half of that! But hey it's one less job to do every day! 

But anyways enough of the dvd war & now for some pretties. Back in April we took a couple of days & headed to Belgium ... & since i haven't posted any of the photos & the fabulously talented Daniella of Daniella Tjahjano Photography requested I post some ... here you go! 

Enjoy your Sunday night.

xx

Friday, June 29, 2012

my friday night ...

It's friday night ... my {occasionally}wonderful son is {thankfully} in bed & I'm trying to regain a little of my fragile sanity. We've had one of "those" days! Hopefully the hubby will be home monday & i can get a  little "alone" time. *big sigh* I have requested my husband's credit card to help me through the next few days but i am not holding my breath. That doesn't preclude me from doing a little window shopping so i figured i'd share some of the items on Etsy i am "coveting" tonight. This is one of those posts i really need to send to my husband ... you know just in case! 
this is would look gorgeous in my kitchen ...

yes another tote ... because you can never have too many!


this bracelet is too fun ...


perfect for summer deserts ...

everyone should live by this moto! 

Jacob would totally rock this shirt ...


& this would be perfect in my new office! 

& now it's time to "kick back" put my feet up & enjoy some quiet time. Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? Our Saturday will be pretty dull, editing & trying to do more stuff around the house as i try & cut down on pre "move" crazy! Then Sunday hoping the weather holds & I'm photographing Kaiserslautern which should be fun, part work part something i {want} need to do before we leave. 

Have a great night.

xx

Thursday, June 28, 2012

everyone needs a little Jacob in their life ...

So what with trying to get things ready for the crazy to begin & a wonderful last minute weekend away with the hubby to salzburg i haven't had a chance to edit let alone blog. I've had a couple of shoots that I'm excited to share with you, a going away present from a wonderful friend i need to photograph for the blog (oh how well she knows me) & of course personal work that seems to be building up a little more than i would like. & the hubby is off gallivanting around the world for work (ok i admit he is you know working but still) so it's just me & the munchkin for the moment. 

So today I'm sharing some of my favourite recent photos of Jacob. As you can imagine we had a little fun with this "shoot" & thankfully no accidents! 
& the moment where once again this little boy breaks my heart & i am reminded just how blessed i am!
Have a wonderful Thursday everyone

xx

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

tote tuesday ...

I love love me some totes ... i mean seriously love me some totes. I mean they carry everything & look good so cute doing it. So here are a few of my favourites from etsy! 

Can you guess which one i'm going to treat myself to?


xx

Monday, June 18, 2012

it's the simple things in life that make me happy ...

the sun is shining ...
totes (this one in particular) ...
sherlock holmes (enough said) ...
how stunning is this ...
having a whole day free for the pursuit of pretty picture taking ... * big sigh*!

Thursday, June 14, 2012

a pretty lady on the blog ...

I love my job ... i really do. I love that i get to photograph gorgeous ladies, i love the look of surprise on their faces when they see an image, not realizing how stunning they are. I love that they walk a little taller out of the studio because they realize how amazing they really are. & this lady is no different. She's courageous in so many ways, a wonderful lady, so easy to talk to, a mother, active duty military & well gorgeous. She made my job easy & totally rocked the shoot! 
Hope you're all having a wonderful week & getting ready for a gorgeous summer weekend (that's wishful thinking on my part).

xx