imagine a BIG happy dance...

Happening right now in Melbourne, Australia - all due to...

A 5D + 24-70mm F2.8L + A 50mm F1.4 !

Imagine the happy dance when it arrives... oh my!

that's all! xx

Just little me....

Okay - well it was time to do a self-portrait. A few reasons - one - I need a shot for my website (the new one in development)
two - if we are to have another baby - I'll get big again...
three - it was my first day home (as in the job is OVER!!!) and Emerson was asleep so it was time for ME TIME.

Now I SUCK at self portraits - so please help... are any of these any good??

need some HONEST opinions please!!





xxx

TAGGED....

(hehe not technically the most brilliant image - but that's cute for a newborn who's asleep!!)

OMG!! I've been tagged again!! The lovely Leah is responsible!

| the rules |

post the rules before you give the facts. post eight random facts about yourself. at the end of your blog post, you need to tag eight people and list their names. leave the people you tagged a comment on their blog, letting them know that they've been tagged.

| my eight |

(ok I'm making these COMPLETELY photography related!)

1 - I started out using a canon film SLR - it was meant to be a different model but we got JIBBED and the camera inside was the wrong one... problem was - my father got it in another state!

2 - I also made my first money (therefore making me professional - I am told) from a hip hop artist that promised me the WORLD.. in that a world tour... New Zealand - Japan - London - Switzerland - {somewhere else in Europe} - Finland - New York {for a month} - LA - Mexico - and then home.. Obviously that never happened.... and no - the "record label" that supported him - he didn't come up on a search on their website...

3 - I continued in the music industry - photographed bands & "blues & roots" artists...
then i was pregnant (woohoo!)

4 - I "toured" country Victoria at 26 weeks pregnant - met the loveliest couple who mothered me the whole tour {of two days - but when Frenzal Rhomb are belting out the music and your in front of the speaker stack, and then the baby doesn't move - you get scared you've deafened it for life - the doctor the next day said the baby would be fine - i feel for these people putting up with me! - I was photographing... and we are still friends to this day...

5 - I then - at 37 weeks - photographed a music festival../ by 6pm the crowd were throwing the crowd floor into the "pit" I decided it was time to leave - It was getting a tad dangerous for me & my baby! "rock on" (whatever)

6 - decided to launch my business towards Maternity & Newborns (and photographed LOTS of babies during PB time) and have never looked back

7 - I still love the music scene - and now Emerson is old enough - can enjoy the occasional night out {which also serves as a business trip} and take some music making pics...

8 - I'm about to re-launch my business - hehe - stay tuned!! You'll see it here first!!

So the 8 I'm tagging (so sorry some of you have already been tagged - mix it up - this is fun!!)

Amanda

Amelia

Sheila

Jessie

Mully - who still hasn't answered the last tag!!

Ashley

Nadia (but damn you just got tagged!)

and Janet (again!!)

And so - some images - well since the other night of proofing I have none... but going thru the memory banks found these of Emerson...
and these P.J's don't fit anymore!!! (and they were HUGE on him in April!)



xxx

Curly newborn

So much for not putting "previews" on this blog! Oops. Must updated business blog - note to self!
This little one was three weeks old. Took us a while to get her to sleep, but finally she drifted off. And then was such a little angel!
Thinking of using this first one on a business card design.. what do you think? I really love this session - maybe cause I got many shots I've been trying with bubs for ages - and also - a little girl!! I swear I only photograph boys!



This is such a fav:

Tiny Mr. H

Now this blog isn't really about client previews or anything, cause I have a blog for that. But this is more about me and my photography.

This was a baby I photographed via the ACOCP and offered to go back when he was released from hospital. They are friends of friends!

I think he's about 8 weeks old here - but still smaller than Emerson was when he was born!
For a premmie, technically only a few days old (adjusted) he was SO alert!





Just had to post some here.. and the new look logo/watermark.. i kinda like this one.
I'm trying to redesign the business. I'm just not happy with it's current look/feel. so this is my new idea:


Any good?? I'm thinking (today) that it's more sophisticated & classy (LOL) yet still rather me... would be happy with ideas/suggestions!
till then
xx

New stuff = fun!!

Just a quick play... where does the day go???

My son is brave.. I am NOT

Okay so that is NOT my son - that is my CRAZY brother! Loves the camera, and showing off. We went to spend the weekend with them. Mainly Saturday afternoon so we could all be together for Father's Day, and also cause the boys have band practise on Saturday nights. So I was to have a girly night with Megs and her sister Alana.

(I told you he was crazy! And by the way those tattoos have one many, many awards. The letters on his hand are new - AJH, my father's initials. He plans something for mother's day next year too... He's very personal in some of his tat's. When am I getting one? Soon... LOL)

So here we were at my brothers place. Out the back enjoying company, food and a few beverages. When my fearless little boy played with the dogs in the backyard. He walked over to some steps, I was blocked by the table and my husband who'd just walked outside. I yelled to my father and someone else to grab Emerson, and saw {in slow motion} he leaning forward. I started slapping and pushing poor Garrison to get out of the way when he WENT forward. I screamed. everyone panicked. Dad leaped up, as did Meg's mum. he started crying. I was screaming and a hysterical mess. My view was partly blocked but as i pushed past Garrison I honestly thought he'd broken his neck. Down two deep steps onto concrete.
He was balling his eyes out, Pat (meg's mum) held me back hugging me (in tears) and Dad held Emerson in his arms. Pat was saying "Gemma, listen to him, he's just scared. He's just frightened. He put his arms out and did a somersault. He's fine. He went into survival mode." I think I kept babbling something about his neck and are you sure, and should be call an ambulance, and what about concussion.

Dad took him into the garage and Emerson picked up a drum stick and started "playing the drums". I calmed down.
But OMG. It was the scariest thing I've ever seen. He's never been interested in stairs and we have them. Just goes to show, just because your somewhere for a few hours, BABYPROOF.

So here is my brave little man about an hour later. Playing with a toy car.

The gash on his nose is a graze today.. but we look at it with pride now. (I know that sounds weird) but it's his first real "battle wound"! Playing with the better drums inside a little later. My little drummer boy! (Uncle Richie is SOOOO proud)


A beautiful tree in the front yard. And evidence my colour conversion seems to be working LOL!!
And finally, a complete lucky moment in lighting. This is Meg's dog Tara.

I'm still shaky over the fall... I know there will be many, but a 16 month old on concrete... SCARY! I' usually the last to get upset.. he's fallen SOOO many times at home when he was learning to walk.. I usually am the level headed one... this was just so scary! Anyway I'm done.. I am not very brave...