Away on Holiday

We are in America at the moment and having a whale of a good time! I am not sure if I can update this blog regularly but I will definitely post photos when we get back after four weeks.

Get Bitten

A gorgeous family that I photographed a couple of weeks ago.

There were so many from that session that I liked, but I love this one of the little girl giving mum a kiss or a bite–depending on who’s looking!

One more week until we go off on holiday. My to-do list is a mile-long and I am not even halfway through getting the important bits sorted out.

There are plenty of things waiting for me to come back home to as well! These include a complete revamp of this blog and a likely move to a new blog home. My photography website is also in desperate need of updating– I thought I would be able to do it before I leave but from the looks of it, that would have to wait until I get back. There is a maternity photo session waiting for me–the expectant mum and I are both hoping the baby will wait for me and won’t come too early! There are also two baby/toddler group photo sessions waiting for me when I am back.

By the way, I still owe my family a photo post from Aeyen’s birthday party. I am going to get to that, I promise!

Oh Hello Summer

Where oh where did the days go?

I know I haven’t updated this blog in a long, long time! Things have been busy at the homefront and at work. We have been doing some work on the house–and when I say ‘we’, I mean that my husband did most of the work and Aeyen and I stayed out of the way! We haven’t finished yet, but our home is looking a lot better!

Aeyen had her 1st birthday party last week, which was loads of fun! We had a lovely time in our garden with some mums and babies. I will post photos soon!

I also had the lovely opportunity of photographing two beautiful families last week. The weather has been uncharacteristically good–perfect for outdoor photographs! I even squeezed some time to dress up my little girl in her cousin’s tutu and take photographs of her in the great outdoors.

We are going to America in two weeks’ time for a very long holiday. We’ll be visiting my brother and some friends in New York, and then heading to California to see more friends. We are very excited but slightly a bit panicky as there is so much to organise before we go. Yikes!

I hope to post a couple a more entries here before we go away!

Muse Part 1

This girl is such a sweetheart. She is statuesque and obviously stunning–and has a very good head sitting on top of her shoulders. She is a top student who is off to university this year and man, such an articulate and well-spoken young lady. I met her at church and I didn’t lose any time getting her in front of my camera. There’s a lot more from where these came from, but for now, these will have to do!

One Year

I can’t believe it.

She’s already One Year Old.

Where did the year go?

When she came in July last year, she came as a big surprise. She wasn’t supposed to make her appearance until the beginning of August so when my waters broke just on my first week of maternity leave, we weren’t exactly prepared.

And she came very quick too. After just two and a half hours of labour. The midwife didn’t even have time to administer any pain killers.

The first three months stretched like eternity. But the next nine went by like a flash.

When she came, she pretty much turned our lives upside down. And everyday since then, she is teaching us the beautiful lesson that upside down is in fact the right side up.

Happy Birthday, our little Aeyen Isabella. You are loved more than you will ever know….

Exhibit Update

Hello everyone! The Create for Charity Exhibit last Friday was fantastic! A very big Thank You to those who came! There were about 400+ people who turned up to see the different displays of the 25 artists who took part in this year’s exhibit.

Here are a few snaps from the evening:

It was such a great evening!  The event was held at an old factory and it had such a unique vibe. I loved the whitewashed brick walls and the raw feel of the industrial space. I loved it! I actually did a photo shoot on the same location a few days before the exhibit–when the space was still so beautifully messy! I will post some of the photos here soon.

It was also  a fantastic way to advertise Bitten Smitten. I spoke to a few people who were very interested in having family portraits taken and I am looking forward to speaking to them again soon.

Now that the big event is over, I need to get the next big thing sorted out–Aeyen’s first birthday party!

Create for Charity

Another late night for me.

And this is why—-

I will be exhibiting some of my photographic work at the show.

If you are local and would be interested in coming, please contact me!

On the other hand, if you are from far-far-away, fret not as I will take photos during the event so I can show you just how much fun it was!

Zombie

My clock says 12:25 a.m. and I am still wide awake.

I have just finished proofing photographs from one of the sessions I did with a family last week. I promised myself this morning that I would do them tomorrow, but I couldn’t sleep tonight so I decided to get on with my work instead.

Motherhood has officially screwed up my sleeping habits. I used to be such an excellent sleeper. Nothing and no one could ever keep me away from my nighttime sleep. I remember when we used to live in Japan, I even slept through my fair share of strong earthquakes. And it wasn’t so much the quality of sleep that was important. For me, it was the quantity that mattered. I slept everywhere, and in every position–on a large bed, a small bed, on the couch, on the floor, on the bus, on the train, even standing up or slouched behind a sweaty Japanese businessman

How things have changed. Now, the tiniest sound from her bedroom wakes me up. And I am as energetic as the Energizer bunny after only three hours of sleep.

It’s so ironic, really. Months ago, when she was just newly born and was waking up for her feeds every two hours, I used to cry and hanker for my sleep. And now that she sleeps through the night, I find myself wide awake and not so sure what to do with myself.

Wine. Maybe a glass of wine would zonk me out.

See you in a few hours.

Baby Friends

Stripey print from A Print a Day.

Very very busy at the moment! But I wanted to post these very sweet photos of my little girl and her *future* boyfriend. Teehee! She’s become so interested in other children now and I really love it. I am enjoying seeing her play with others. I think every parent wants their child to have friends or at least, be able to play with other kids. When she was going through a very painful clingy stage, I honestly thought she was growing up to be anti-social or something. She used to just stay glued to my hip and refused to play with others. I am so glad she’s not as clingy anymore. She gets so excited when we go to toddler groups and loves it whenever she sees other kids-especially older ones-at the playground.

My little girl is turning into a mini social butterfly!

Have a lovely week-end!

Here Come the Girls

A little break from little people.

I did a photoshoot with these two lovely ladies at the woods in the spring. Don’t they just look gorgeous? One of the things I enjoy about photographing big people is talking about what to wear and coming up with the look of the session. Back in the days when I still cared about clothes and fashion, I used to pore over magazines and get ideas for photos from them. Embarrassing little tidbit–because I didn’t feel confident then to ask other people to model for me, I used to practise on myself! Now, I am more thick-skinned at asking people to pose for me and besides, I find myself lacking the energy (and time!) to experiment with different looks when I am at home…. Ah, the joys of motherhood. Seriously, I cannot imagine the last time I went shopping for myself.

Oh well.

Thank goodness for people like these two! This will be the final installment for the bluebell wood series. It has taken me such a long time to show them all here, but I am so proud of these sessions and would definitely look forward to doing them again next year.

More girly gorgeousness after the jump!