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COMFORT

When she’s tired, when she’s sad, when she simply needs time out, she knows I’ll always be there for her – whether she needs hugs, or her own space. I can give her either. But more often that not, it’s just space she needs, and time to herself. A few moments out to find comfort from her best friend – her thumb. It’s always there for her, and very close at hand (so to speak :) ).  And as much as I dread the thought of having an eight, nine, ten year old that still sucks her thumb, I’m reluctant to wean her off it.  I guess she’ll do it in her own time.  And in the meantime it’s my comfort too. It means she’s still just a little girl. A baby. My baby.  Maybe neither of us are ready to give it up just yet.

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POTD | DAY 24

This is my boy.
Full of joyful, infectious glee.
Eyes that narrow far enough, when he laughs, to take on the same shape as his daddy’s.
A heart as big as his grin, and as full of honesty and innocence.
A face I want to press tightly between the palms of my hands and smother with kisses.
A love that makes me forget myself long enough to remember who I am.

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POTD | DAY 17

Sometimes I look at her and I forget to exhale. I hold my breath for a few brief moments and absorb everything that is her, too scared to breathe out again.

Day17

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PICTURE OF THE DAY | DAY 2

Bathtime.  A favourite in our household. A brief moment of each day dedicated to being free and having fun. And that’s just the kids.  :)

Whilst Jaedon is eager to get in and quick to get out, Alicia-Rae is reluctant to get in, and always a drag to remove – usually wrinkled and shivering, but ready for nice warm hugs.
Today she was in there for a good 20 minutes after Jaedon made his exit, making like a fish, a mermaid, an octopus, a princess… anything and everything that took her fancy. So, of course, I had to capture her and her various personalities.  I swear this one was born for the stage. She must get that from her daddy.  It certainly isn’t from me.

I chose this one as the picture of the day simply because it’s her butter wouldn’t melt in my mouth, and I can get away with anything I choose so long as I flash my baby blues whilst twirling my hair around my finger pose.  We know it well. And it usually works.

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And just because she’s beautiful, and funny, and quirky, and cute, and sweet, and totally innocent, and because I just luuuuuuurve bath hair, here’s a few more.

Brady Bunch

Narrelle x

{ Melbourne Children’s Photographer }

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There was definately something about Mary

There are moments when I walk away from a session with a deap-seated knowledge that I’m made to do what I do. I feel happy. content. complete. fulfilled. excited. all-a-quiver. quiet. elated. at peace.
This was one of those times.
I got into my car and headed away, waving goodbye as I left, a smile on my face and a chesire cat grin in my heart. The grin’s still there, by the way. Each time I think of little Mary, and her beautifully sweet nature, and her innocent heart, it lights up again. Gosh – I could go on and on about how much I loved this session, about how much I loved little Mary, about how wonderful it felt each time she ran to me with one of her hugs. How she reminded me of what childhood is all about. How she made me want to capture that so bad.
As I watched the images upload I gasped, then smiled. More than once. They were just how I wanted them to be. I could breathe again.

Allison and Tim, I’m thinking this could be one of my favourite sessions to date. It was an absolute joy spending time with you and your gorgeous girl. I can still feel her spontaneous, genuine hugs, even if , at the time, I was simply something to grab on to, to stop from falling. I’ll take them as hugs. And I’ll hold onto the warm fuzzy feeling that went with them. There’s nothing quite like the honest joy of a child – I could breathe in solely of that all day if my body didn’t rely on oxygen. And if Jaedon wasn’t already betrothed I’d be begging for an arranged marriage between the two of them.

Here’s just a few for now, though I’d love to pop the whole lot on here. They represent to me what I love about photography, and children, and life. And the blending of the three.

Children's Photography Melbourne

Child Photography Melbourne

Child Photographer Melbourne

Melbourne Children's Photographer

Children's Photographer Melbourne

Narrelle x

{ Child Photographer Melbourne }

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