Skye Blue Photography

Spring has arrived. Flowers are blooming. Days are getting longer. Today I wanted a day out with Lily, and also had to find a location for an engagement shoot. Off to the Southern Highlands we went. We had a great lunch at Palette Pleasures, and I was good and shared it with Lily, and she ate her entire half!!!!! I have been looking for new bowls to serve Osso Bucco and Lamb Shanks in and I knew Id find them in Barbara’s Storehouse, along with a shelving unit that I wanted for the upcoming bridal expos. Then in the car to the park for some play and then scouting for locations. I found two I like. One looks like Monets bridge. We had a run around and Lily showed me her tree climbing skills. We watched the Ducks, and then we were chased by the ducks! The other a gritty underpass which I also loved. Then back into town to my favourite shop, Pratu, one of those shops you could just spend all afternoon in. Tops with my fav artists work on them and gorgeous ceramic tiles with Asian prints on them. This is one of my favourite places to go.

I haven’t been able to stop working on these images since the shoot on Thursday. This little man has had my undivided attention. There is something about Newborns in their bare skin, shot in black and white that makes my heart skip a beat. This special newbie stage lasts for all of 3-4 weeks. It was one of my favourite times so far as a Mother. The cuddles, the bonding and just staring as the hours pass at how wonderfully cute these little cherubs are. Hope you enjoy the upload overload, but I just have to share the cuteness. xx

Last weekend I met two little twin boys, whose sister Claudia was featured earlier on my blog. Julian and Nathan usually only sleep for about an hour, but on this day, they wanted to continue sleeping. I did a shoot for their big sister, and then finally they awoke. Trying to get these two boys to sit together was hard, they are on the move and go go go!!!! A few quick shots with Mum and Dad jumping around and singing ( I need to take a video camera for parents to look back and laugh I think) Lucky we all knew the words to Iggle Piggle’s song. Hope you guys like your sneak peek, your slideshow will be ready in the next few days.xx

Today’s shoot was of beautiful children, Claudia and her two brothers who are 1 year old twins. They were asleep when I arrived and Claudia’s Mum had bought her a pettiskirt!!! Yes i was most impressed, and loved the colours of the one she purchased. So some alone time for Claudia to do her thing. Apparently Claudia does not like to smile for the camera very often, however she LOVED my camera. I promised to try and get a few pics up for her tonight by her bed time which I think I have not made by about an hour, but they will be awaiting for when she wakes in the morning. What a wonderful big sister you are Claudia. Here are a few of your “pictures” that you so eagerly wanted to see!!!!

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Marie and her beautiful two little girls. The weather was windy, but the rain cleared up  and the sun was glowing. Down into the back paddocks we went where we were followed by horses and I got shocked by the electric fence! (it wasnt turned on last time!!) It took a little while for the smiles to start but once I threatened tickles, they eventually came out at the end. Some special photos of the bond between Marie and her two little girls. Hope you enjoy!

I have so many favourites from this session its hard to not load all of them! I love the family shots and how I have captured them interacting while I sat away, although little Miss A still curious as to where I was looking around for that lady that kept following her all afternoon. By the last few shots she was posing it up right in front of me, moving her head around like a professional! I hope you enjoy!

The second half of the cornflowerblue shoot saw many different lines of organic childrens clothing. This is where my little delight had her turn in front of the camera. She had patiently waited all day watching all of the bigger girls have their photos taken. And she did pretty well for her first fashion role. I was very proud! Enjoy the second post for cornflower blue and keep an eye out for this range to be for sale for summer.

What a massive day I spent with the founder of cornflowerblue, her team and lots of little girls dressed in beautiful clothing. What is cornflowerblue about? When Sara began daydreaming of cornflowerblue after chatting with girlfriends in Mumbai about the lack of pretty, girlie clothes that are affordable and in the next breath… organic. This set Sarah off on an adventure, armed with the designs for her first collection, to find who made the most beautiful organic clothes in India. Sarah soon evolved the concept of cornflowerblue to include stocking other fabulous organic and fair labels from around the world.

The clothing is beautiful, to say the least. Each dress that came out in front of me was gorgeous, girly and the girls just loved it. They all had a great day, as did I and my little Lily got a look in and was photographed in my favourite colour….red! I was exhausted after the full day shooting, but I thoroughly LOVED it. We were able to do both in and outdoor photographs. The weather at the beach was a little unforgiving and probably one of the glariest, windiest days Ive ever experienced.

Hope you enjoy the preview, there are many more to come! These are my favs so far!

Today we had a glorious winters day. After a frosty start the sun was out and it was actually quite mild. In the afternoon I had a shoot with Jo, who was in my year at school and her hubby Glenn and daughter Amelie, who wasn’t really a huge fan of me or my camera. Her favourite word to me was “no” but after a few chats about Makka Pakka hiding in the garden and some excellent jumping by Glenn, there were a few smiles. Yes my shoots supply the fathers with a boot camp like quality of keeping the children entertained. What can I say about the light. It was amazing, perfect. Jo is pregnant and I couldnt resist in getting a couple “belly” shots. Enjoy your sneak peek of your shoot, there are some very special photos of your family. There will be more to come in the next few days but I was so keen to share!! xx

I first met Mel years ago working together at the Crown in Camden  in the kitchen. Our children were in the same swimming class a few years back, but I hadn’t seen her for about 2 years. I received an email from Mel saying how much she loved my work, and how much she wanted to eventually get photo’s done of her family. So when the time came she requested that we take the photos at her home, “As home is where the heart is” she said.

What a beautiful home it is too! Furnished beautifully, stylish, just like Mel!! The back of the house leads to a wonderful outdoor area with a huge deck and a large backyard which was beautifully green after the downpour of rain we have had. After some fun out the back, Mel had a secret location in mind, which had us all laughing our heads off, but hey, she was right it made for wonderful photos and the laughter between all of them was great. Hope you enjoy your sneak peek guys, the rest will be finished soon!