Sunday, December 20 2009 – 10:32 pm
There’s something magical about when it snows in Paris. It’s just so incredibly beautiful. But I have to say when we heard the day after we left the City of Light that all the airports had shut down and that it was snowing in Paris I was a teensy bit happy to miss it this year. And luckily we just made it out before all the snowy delays started.
We have arrived in sunny Sydney and have been welcomed by big blue skies and some lovely warm temperatures. It’s fabulous to see all the family again and I’m really excited to be spending our first Christmas with the family in Sydney since 2002. I hope whereever you are you are enjoying being close to your loved ones and stopping to enjoy the magic of the holidays. Happy holidays everyone!
Monday, December 14 2009 – 5:58 pm
It’s been a really busy few months preparing orders for all of my recent sessions and especially orders for Christmas. Thus the lower profile than usual. It’s true, I’ve been too busy to blog. It’s been crazy to say the least. Tomorrow we are jetting off for Sydney, Australia to enjoy some sunshine and celebrate Christmas ‘Australia-style’. So have a wonderful festive season and I look forward to 2010 and all the fabulous new faces I’ll get to meet! And of course if you are interested in a Sydney photo session please feel free to email me via the contact page on my website as I’ll be offering a very limited number of sessions. Enjoy!
Tuesday, November 24 2009 – 1:16 pm
There’s something so special about newborn babies and I have to confess that I get REALLY clucky when I see them. It’s fabulous to photograph them as I get to meet such new little souls and to sneak in the occassional cuddle or two into the photo session. And lucky me, a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take some photos of baby Aniela. Isn’t she simply gorgeous?
Such a little cutie with lovely clear blue eyes and luckily for me she was oh-so-awake, happy & playful during our photo session.
Aniela is the younger sister of little Anna-Claire who I recently photographed for her third birthday at the Eiffel Tower. Don’t you just love the expression on Aniela’s face. Already adoring her big sister!
And their mom Lisa-Marie suggested we recreate this image of her & baby Aniela as she has a similar photo with baby Anna-Claire when she was just 6 weeks old. Great idea huh!
And the session was even more special as little Aniela’s jetsetting grandmother was visiting from Germany so it was fabulous to photograph her holding her baby granddaughter.
Lisa-Marie, thanks so much for your hospitality durng the photo session and I really have enjoyed getting to know you & your fabulous family over our photo sessions. Hope everything is going well in preparation for the holidays and a big hello to the big kids in the USA too!
Saturday, November 21 2009 – 12:56 pm
This time last year I met the sweetest little boy Augustine who has the most gorgeous baby blues. So I was pretty excited to see him again for a photo session at the Luxembourg Gardens and to see how much he has grown. I’m a big fan of the Luxembourg Garderns as it is one of our local parks so we have spent many, many mornings and afternoons there with our kiddies. And with the backdrop of the Château which now houses the french Senate, it’s pretty stunning.
Little Augustine has grown into quite the little man with the sweetest little personality.
And we had a lovely time strolling around the gardens and enjoying the last of the years’ leaves.
I have a sneaking suspicion those eyes are going to breaking hearts in a few years.
I love this one of Augustine and his Mommy. (Hope you like it too Jessica!)
See you again really soon.
Wednesday, November 18 2009 – 4:12 pm
I’ve been looking at little Maya’s images since our photography session last week and I have to confess she has been bringing me so much joy. One is such a fabulous age to photograph. (Did I tell you I LOVE my job!) It was a freezing morning when we met for a family photo session with a Paris theme. Little Maya was such a star, braving the cold and let me tell you it really was a super freezing Paris morning. Brrr…
Isn’t she just the cutest little cherub!
This is Maya’s wonderful family who have lived in Paris for about 5 years with the gorgeous Blanco. Maya’s mom wanted to have some photos to capture their time together here in Paris.
Although I have to confess that the cold weather was a little too much at one stage so we had to pop in to a local Paris café to warm up with a ‘chocolat chaud’.
It was good to warm up and thaw out a little before we continued on with some photos … this is one of my faves. Blanco’s content expression is just priceless!
The final challenge of the morning was to get a photo of Maya and Blanco together by which stage little Maya was exhausted. But with some strategic moves from Mom & Dad behind the scenes I think we pulled it off. 
Luckily as just a few minutes later poor little Maya fell asleep snuggled up against her Mommy. Lisa, you guys were fabulous. Thanks for braving the cold and I’m looking forward to sharing your gallery really soon!
Tuesday, November 17 2009 – 4:12 pm
It’s been a particularly busy few months with the build up to Christmas and I am in the midst of finalising the last galleries for 2009. In fact I had my final photo session last weekend so I’m busy, busy, busy proofing photos, placing orders and shipping prints.
However, I couldn’t resist sharing this super cute image of gorgeous Blanco who I met last week. He’s such a cutie. You’ll be seeing more of Blanco later this week and in the meantime if you are in Paris I hope you are enjoying this balmy weather. Okay it’s wet but 15°C in November is pretty unheard of. Pretty cool huh!
Monday, November 16 2009 – 8:17 pm
Everyone loves a little magic in their lives and I love how children light up over the simplest things, including rides on the carousel. Although I have to admit they are pretty special here in Paris.
Anna-Claire celebrated her third birthday on October 31st (which just so happens to be my birthday too!) and her Mom thought it was a great opportunity to have a photo session at her favourite place in Paris - The Eiffel Tower. 
Anna-Caire just adores the Eiffel Tower … and I love how excited she was whenever she looked at ‘La Tour Eiffel’.
She’s a real little cutie isn’t she! 
Lisa & Andrew I hope you like the little taste of what is to come in the gallery and thanks for asking me to capture such a special day for your gorgeous Anna-Claire!
AND Anna-Claire’s new baby sister will be featured on the blog really soon. In the meantime I am super busy editing to get everything sorted over the next few weeks in prepartion for the busy holiday season. See you again really soon.
Friday, November 13 2009 – 4:28 pm
One of the fabulous things about living in Paris is the change of seasons. Autumn is a beautiful month as all the trees change colour and the golden leaves start to fall. It’s SO beautiful and especially for a Sydney girl like me as the seasons aren’t that dramatic in Australia. A few weeks ago on a particularly chilly autumn day I met with Alison & Chris to photograph their boys on their holiday to Paris. They are an Australian family who live in London and Alison happens to be the sister of one of my closest friends (Hiya Ash!!).
It was great to spend the afternoon together and to take a step into a world of three gorgeous boys. The oldest brother is Oliver…
Jaime is his partner in crime…
And the youngest is Aidan, who was feeling somewhat poorly that afternoon.
Put the three boys together and of course there was a little bit of mischief which added some fun to the photo session.
It was great to get an insight into the energy of older boys and I can just imagine the fun they are going to get up to over the years. 
And I have a sneaking suspicion they’ll be keeping their folks on their toes! 
Alison & Chris it was great to see you and I’ll be sharing more photos in your gallery really soon. Have a fabulous weekend!
Monday, November 9 2009 – 3:35 pm
Being an Australian I do quite a lot of international travel between France and Australia. It’s not the easiest thing to do with young children (especially as it is a 24 hour trip to Sydney!!). So I have lot of admiration for families who travel with young children. And I think Jill and her hubby take the cake as they recently travelled from Cananda to Paris for a holiday with their two children - both under TWO!! Pretty impressive don’t you think?
Jill contacted me to have a Paris themed photo session at the Eiffel Tower during their stay - not a bad little vacation idea huh! 
Aren’t the kiddies super cute!
And of course kids will be kids where-ever they are, so hot on the list of priorities was playing in the dirt … 
And heading off to the playground to play with the french kids. All in all a perfect session for everyone!
Jill, I hope you guys have some fabulous memories of you trip to Paris and I’m looking forward to sharing your gallery with you really soon.
Friday, November 6 2009 – 8:26 pm
Just a quick post to give you a little tease of what is to come. I had hoped to have this whole sneak peek ready today but our little 2yo developed an ear infection over night which meant no sleep for us and I’ve spent most of the day cuddling a sick little girl. So Jill, I promise your sneak peek will be up next but in the meantime I thought you’d enjoy this image of your little Charlotte standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. (From what her folks said it was the longest she had ever stood before.) Bravo for Charlotte!
See you really soon!
Tuesday, November 3 2009 – 8:14 pm
I’ve been super busy working on recent sessions over the past few weeks as I’m in the midst of the busiest time of the year. Needless to say I have fallen behind on blogging. So today I thought I’d share something a little different. I recently met this beautiful model whilst I was in the UK for a photography workshop. Isn’t she stunning? And don’t you just love the ‘greek goddess’ gown!
It was novel (and refreshing) for me to photograph someone who is terribly used to the camera.
Her striking jet black hair and blue eye combination is SO beautiful and I was quietly doing a happy dance for the opportunity to capture her beauty. 
I’ll be back really soon to share some more Paris sessions including a visiting family from Canada with the cutest little kiddies and an Australian family (based in London) visiting the Tuilleries. 
A bientôt.
Friday, October 30 2009 – 1:04 pm
I had a session last week with a lovely couple visiting from Johannesburg in South Africa. As an Australian I always feel a nice affiliation with South Africans and their same easy going spirit.
Trienchen & Gert were having a romantic escape in the city of light - would you believe they have three boys? Doesn’t Trienchen look fabulous!
It’s always lovely to meet people from around the world …
…and I also love the chance to show off this gorgeous city of Paris and capture some moments together.
I hope you guys enjoyed the rest of your romantic getaway in Paris and are enjoying the balmy weather in South Africa once again.
Friday, October 30 2009 – 11:21 am
Do you know that in France there are school holidays every SIX weeks? It’s fabulous for the kiddes as their school week is fairly long - starting at 8:20 finishing at 4:20pm. (Although there is no school on Wednesdays which kinda helps.) But I have to say it means lots of juggling during the holidays with keeping the little ones entertained. It also means that things are happening a little bit slower whilst I enjoy some time with the kids. But believe me there are plenty of things happening behind the scenes. (Isn’t she a little cutie!)
I only have two remaining sessions for 2009 and I won’t be offering photo sessions in Paris until the spring as I will be in Australia from December until March 2010 enjoying some summer weather in Australia (and have some sessions too!). So be sure to get in touch if you are hoping to schedule a last minute photo session. Bye for now!
Friday, October 23 2009 – 3:02 pm
I met the goregous little Marit last weekend for a Paris themed photo session. And what a fabulous way to kick-start a weekend to photograph this gorgeous little cherub. Isn’t her smile just divine?
Marit and her adoring parents moved here earlier this year from Geneva in Switzerland, although they are originally from Montana in the USA. 
It’s great spending time with new families and sharing how much they just adore their little ones.
I just couldn’t help myself from smiling.
Katie & Peter I hope you like the little sneak peek and I’m looking forward to sharing the rest of the gallery with you really soon. 
I hope your family in Montana enjoy the photos!
Tuesday, October 20 2009 – 9:43 pm
Don’t you love the idea of having a honeymoon in Paris? I mean honestly, it is the most romantic city in the world. It sounds just fabulous and that is exactly what this lovely couple did last week, right after they were married in the USA.
It was a super freezing Parisian morning when we met at the Eiffel Tower (thanks to the arctic front that was moving over Europe). 
Don’t they look fabulous!
And they certainly had that romantic vibe happening…
Meghan and Mark, I really enjoyed meeting you both and capturing some special moments of you both together in Paris.
Not to mention our toasty warm Café Crème!
I hope you enjoyed the rest of your honeymoon and are enjoying married life back in Chicago. 
Hope it’s not too cold!
