Every time I open my front door there seems to be an impossibly gorgeous child ready to photograph. Love it. Sophie had a session to celebrate her first birthday and I’m so glad we got to include her mum in some of the photos as well. I’m a big believer in getting more mums in front of the camera, as this is what our children will want to look back on and see.

After nearly 17 years together, my Mother’s Group still gives me a wonderful sense of belonging and access to a group of women I can discuss everything with and ask anything of. I was so pleased to be asked to photograph the one year milestone of not only these babies today, but this gorgeous Mother’s Group.

Oh Mia, it was such a dainty beginning for your introduction to cake. But things quickly got messy and noisy when you realised how much fun a girl could have with a whole cake to herself.

A sneak peek from my session this morning with the gorgeous 2 week old Jacob and his family. Henry seems happy to have a little brother, but currently ranks him below trains, trucks and diggers as to interest level.

What’s not to love about photographing these Cake Smash sessions? Mia was an absolute delight this morning as she made short work of her cake, and incorporated a bit of artistic body painting at the same time.

I love having an open house during the holidays and having it filled with teenagers. As long as you have an ample supply of sunshine, food and Wi-Fi, they are mostly harmless.