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summer grasses, sunlight, brother and sister playing in the field together

family snuggles in the summer fields

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family having fun under blanket

family cuddles at golden hour in a field

sunset family photo shoot

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Because I’ve been so bad at posting any work rec

Because I’ve been so bad at posting any work recently and I have had a jam packed summer full of gorgeousness I might be over sharing some more work this week . Starting with this amazing family who I actually photographed when R was a baby!!

This session is a perfect example of going with the flow even when the toddler has other ideas. Can you believe she refused to be in any photos and those are all taking in spilt seconds when she would co-operate. And when I say spilt second I mean it. This first photo is one of 3 first one she’s crying 0.5 secs later she laughs and then 0.5 secs later she’s jumped off the blanket and ran! 🤪

It’s so important to keep it real, all kids has their moments. When you keep your cool and carry on. When you can lean into your family chaos and embrace it. When you are fully invested in trusting me even when it feels like the session is going from bad to worse?! …I promise you under my calm exterior my hands and eyes are working faster the the ‘ flash’ ( see what I did there) to make memories that you will cherish 🧡 I just need you to trust in your love for one another and my speedy hands 🤪

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I wish I had the brain function to think of a witt

I wish I had the brain function to think of a witty caption but I got into my pjs at 4:30pm and I think I’ve slowly lost the ability to function little by little since. I’m now seriously considering going to be early 🤪

Ps… how cute are this famalam from our recent @lisa_and_carley workshop?

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When you work with children as often as I do you k

When you work with children as often as I do you know how fast you often need to work, in between the more normal and often chaotic times. There is usually a great deal of patience involved to create moments and then you have a small window of time where you have their attention / co-operation.

That’s when your knowing how to use light, how to move your feet , to direct and prompt will pay off. You can create a full range of images from one small corner of a home in seconds.

Here’s a selection of images I took in the space of a few minutes.

Full disclaimer: We were so fortunate that little Younes was an absolute angel for us all at the @lisa_and_carley workshop but it’s not always like that and that’s okay!

So if you’re worried that your children can’t pay attention for more than five minutes I see you I hear you and I’m going to tell you that that doesn’t matter. It’s my job to orchestrate this incredible connected moments from the chaos of normal family life.

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