I don't usually post personal photos here. But we went for a walk this afternoon, and suddenly autumn is here. Golden light and leaves and wind; the rich scent of blackberries. It gave me so much joy to see Matthias enjoying it too :)
Also, his sweater is from Joe Fresh, and I'm in love with it.
Katrina is a lovely photographer friend, and this is her sweet family. It seems a little ridiculous that one family could be THIS ADORABLE, right?! That's what I think too.
As probably happens to many photographers, we both realized we hadn't done family photos in a while. So we had the crazy idea to do our two family sessions...at once. We arrived at Jericho Beach at sunset, with families and cameras in tow, and took turns snapping photos. Thanks to our cooperative husbands (and less cooperative children), it was actually a lot of fun. (For us. Maybe not for our husbands. Sorry, darling.)
This is what happens when I get to photograph stylish, happy, carefree clients in beautiful light. Katrina had on the same dress she wore for her engagement photos (I know - after two kids!) and Katrina's mom made the flower crowns for herself and Aletheia. They weren't overdressed or stressed, they didn't mind that the kids smeared blackberry over their faces, and they didn't feel that they had to smile at the camera for every photo. They tickled and laughed and loved on each other, they interacted with their environment, and I was able to capture their real moments - which is always a gift for the photographer, as well as for the family.
So much loveliness.
Although I'm not a wedding photographer, I made an exception for Nikki & Brian & their sweet little Hudson. Don't they make an adorable little family?
Here are some little pieces of their Saturday farm wedding!
Tina & Jim are the sweetest. That is all you need to know.
But I'll tell you more, because I like talking about this session, and because they're just so beautiful together. Little Ashe was soon-to-be-born when I photographed this session (now he's 5 months old! Which is crazy.) and his adorable parents were brimming over with happiness and excitement and, well, the fact that they are head over heels in love. (It felt a little more like an engagement session than a maternity session - their love for each other was so tangible. And I think that's absolutely awesome.)
This was February; no, you wouldn't think it to look at these photos, but yes, we were freezing the entire session. And yet - that winter light! It's entirely unlike the saturated summer light. It's almost translucent. A little bit magical. It shimmers when it touches my lens. I love it.
The blanket they wrapped themselves in was handmade by Jim's grandmother, and Tina's sweater belonged to Jim's dad. It's my favourite thing when these small items have real meaning.
And not too long after this maternity session, their little Ashe was born! HE IS VERY VERY CUTE. I can't wait to share his newborn photos with you!
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I love this family session.
A November day dripping with magical, translucent winter light & filling my heart overflowing with happiness. A day in which the sunflares found my camera & we lost our breath with the colours of the sunset.
This family is beautiful together; we picked berries & leaves, ran down forest pathways, gathered smooth handfuls of pebbles and watched pink-stained skies drift into yesterday.
