Like a good doggie-mama, I try to walk our dogs several times a week. Mostly short walks to collect the kids from the school bus, an occasional longer one if we have time. One thing I have learned with an English Bull Terrier though, is that they will only walk ON THEIR TERMS. Most dogs will go wherever you lead them, and with enthusiasm, right? Not our Yoh-si. If we head in a direction that she doesn't want to go? Stops dead and refuses to move. She wants to sniff something but we're in a hurry? Stops dead and refuses to move. Need to get off the road in a hurry because a car is coming? Stops dead and refuses to move. She even digs her heels in when you try to drag her along. I've tried bringing treats along - she learns that stopping gets her more treats. I've tried using my bossy voice - no response. I've tried dragging her. My husband said I'm not being firm enough with her, but then he tried, and got the same result!! I'm sure the neighbours must be laughing at me whenever they drive past, and they see me trying to heave our stubborn pup along :D I will keep persisting though - surely she will lose the stubborn streak eventually! I met Brianna earlier this year for a beautiful maternity portrait session here at Tamborine. The kangaroos were out so we were able to incorporate them into the session to create a lovely rural theme. Brianna brought along a lovely floral headpiece, along with her hat, which gave her several different looks - what a stunning mama-to-be!! And then we waited for her little man to arrive... Greyson! Such a little cutie - he was a superstar on the day of his newborn session - full of sleepy smiles. He posed beautifully in mum's hat too - and Brianna brought along a little rocking horse - see below - he was actually posed very safely on a beanbag, and then the two images (rocking horse + baby) were Photoshopped together in a composite image. Thank you so much for the amazing cuddles, Greyson! Here are some of the favourites from his session:
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In another instalment of "funny things my kids say" - here's one that Master 8 delivered last week which gave us a chuckle: We were shopping for some kids clothes and ended up in Cotton On kids. They had some cool retro/band t-shirts and Master 8 was particularly taken with a "Nirvana" shirt he'd found. At that stage, he knew a grand total of ONE Nirvana song, but I was pleased with the fact that he at least knew who they were... So we bought the t-shirt and went home. Master 8 was super excited to run in and tell dad: "DADDY! I got a NEVADA t-shirt!!" Blank looks from daddy... "a what? A t-shirt about the US state?" "NEVADA! You know, the band, Nevada!" ************************* On a related note, one of miss 10's friends was in our car last week and a Nirvana song came on the Spotify list. Miss 10 was super excited to find that her friend knew the song - to which the friend replied: "Oh yeah I know this song! This is one of the first songs I ever listened to from the olden days!" Now - do you feel old?? On a stunning afternoon earlier this year, I was so privileged to capture Amanda & Jason's maternity/family session before the arrival of the newest member of their family. Such a beautiful time in their lives! The sun was absolutely amazing and we savoured every moment of it, capturing these precious memories and moments, what a gorgeous family! When baby Summer arrived, we did her newborn photography session in her home on Tamborine Mountain - she is just perfection! The soft pink tones, whites, earthy and boho elements suited her and the family just perfectly. Big brother Cruze was very proud to have his photos taken with his new baby sister - he loved watching on as we created these images of her. I also loved including their cute little dog in some of their photos. Here are some of the favourites from the day... If you enjoyed this, you might also like:
Blog: School Shoe Drama... Blog: Worst Mother Award... Newborn Photographer Gold Coast, Newborn Photographer Tamborine #newbornphotographerbrisbane #newbornphotographertamborine #babyphotographergoldcoast #babyphotographybrisbane #brisbanenewbornphotography #goldcoastnewbornphotographer #babyphotographygoldcoast #babyphotographerlogan #babyphotographertamborine #babyphotographerbeaudesert #tamborinephotographer #tamborinemountainphotographer #mounttamborinephotographer #yarrabilbaphotographer #jimboombaphotographer #scenicrimphotographer #canungraphotographer #goldcoastmaternityphotographer It is a crazy world we are living in right now, isn't it? Life seems so different these days but today sees us going back to some kind of normality with the kids back to school after the holidays, and after-school sport starting back up again. I must admit, I was kinda enjoying NOT having to rush around after school driving each kid to their sports activities last term! But... it will be nice to get back into a routine again. If nothing else, our days spent just staying home have meant that we have enjoyed some extra time together. The kids didn't fight or bicker as much as I thought they would (go figure!) and we have all mastered some new skills along the way. Are you ready for term 3 busy-ness again? My poor blog has been a bit neglected for a while! But its time to start catching up on some lovely sessions with some beautiful clients. Today's post is from a newborn session for little Kypros. I first met this gorgeous family when they were expecting their first little man, Lorenzo - so I was super excited to meet the newest member of the family! Sweet little Kypros was such a perfect little newborn model on the day of his session - he did everything I had planned, and more. The family brought along some crystals to incorporate in the session as well, just as we had done for Lorenzo's session 2 years earlier. Here are some of the favourites from his session: If you enjoyed this, you might also like:
Blog: Mod Cons Blog: One year on #newbornphotographerbrisbane #newbornphotographertamborine #babyphotographergoldcoast #babyphotographybrisbane #brisbanenewbornphotography #goldcoastnewbornphotographer #babyphotographygoldcoast #babyphotographerlogan #babyphotographertamborine #babyphotographerbeaudesert #tamborinephotographer #tamborinemountainphotographer #mounttamborinephotographer #yarrabilbaphotographer #jimboombaphotographer #scenicrimphotographer #canungraphotographer #goldcoastmaternityphotographer Oh these are such crazy days aren't they? Life certainly has taken a bit of a turn in the last month with Covid-19 taking over all our lives - keeping us home and shutting down so many businesses - mine included. I've filled the last few weeks editing my last few sessions, finalising client orders and keeping the kids occupied during their school holidays. Last week saw the start of "Learning at Home" - so far so good! They have lots of learning apps to keep them going at the moment, but they are eager to go back to school as soon as possible! I'm keeping my sanity by making sure we have daily walks with the dogs, and continuing my running whenever possible. Also I'm having one weekly outing for groceries at the moment - its quite exciting to go to the shops and see people again! How are you staying sane during this crisis? I had the best time capturing cute little Harvey during his newborn session - his dad is a rural firefighter so I was super excited to include these elements in his session - how cute is the big smile on his face when he is sitting in his dad's hands?? What a beautiful family! Here are some of the favourites from this session: If you enjoyed this, you might also like:
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Blog: New Hair... Blog: Out of Action... #newbornphotographerbrisbane #newbornphotographertamborine #babyphotographergoldcoast #babyphotographybrisbane #brisbanenewbornphotography #goldcoastnewbornphotographer #babyphotographygoldcoast #babyphotographerlogan #babyphotographertamborine #babyphotographerbeaudesert #tamborinephotographer #tamborinemountainphotographer #mounttamborinephotographer #yarrabilbaphotographer #jimboombaphotographer #scenicrimphotographer #canungraphotographer #goldcoastmaternityphotographer We had a momentous occasion here a few weeks ago - when miss 9 became MISS 10! Do you remember your 10th birthday? Being double digits is pretty cool, right? For me, I'm pretty sure that was the year that I received a camera as a present. A slim rectangular Hanimex 110, with film, in red! Anyway, missy decided that what she really wanted for her birthday was a girly shopping day! So when the big day arrived, off we went, armed with some birthday money and a list a mile long. She wanted to look at earrings, hats, chokers, clothes, a diary, shoes, swimmers, hair scrunchies, sunglasses... and so we shopped til we dropped! It was actually a great learning experience about getting value for money too, and not just throwing her cash at the first thing she saw. Surprisingly, it was over an hour before she spent her first dollar!
I loved capturing Tahlia & Peter at their maternity and newborn sessions here at Tamborine recently! Its always an honour to be part of such a special time in your life, to hear of the excitement as the big day approaches when you get to meet your little one for the first time! What beautiful moments to treasure, before their baby boy arrived! And then their little man was here! Gorgeous little Malakye was 13 days new on the day of his session - and just so perfect! Dad Peter brought along his firefighters helmet and it was lovely to be able to incorporate that part of their lives into the session. Here are some of the favourites from the day: If you enjoyed this, you might also like:
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Blog: The Games... Blog: Last Friday Night... #newbornphotography #newbornphotographer #newbornphotographerbrisbane #newbornphotographertamborine #goldcoastphotographer #babyphotography #babyphotographergoldcoast #babyphotographybrisbane #brisbanephotographer #bestnewbornphotography #brisbanenewbornphotography #goldcoastnewbornphotographer #newbornphotographerbrisbane #babyphotographygoldcoast #babyphotographerlogan #babyphotographertamborine #babyphotographerbeaudesert #tamborinephotographer #tamborinemountainphotographer #mounttamborinephotographer #yarrabilbaphotographer #jimboombaphotographer #scenicrimphotographer #canungraphotographer I've always taken water for granted, as most people probably do. Never paid it much thought actually - you turn on the tap and its just there, an endless supply. That was of course until we moved to Tamborine and had to rely on tank water - and now I have become positively obsessed about it. Last week we only had about 30 days of water left before we completely run out. Showers have become a race - I have a 3 minute timer in there, and the challenge is on to be out before the timer finishes. Everything is done with sparing water in mind. Wash the dishes with 1/3 of a sink of water. Flush only when necessary. Wash cars and water the garden NEVER!! I cant tell you how excited we were last Saturday night when we received 4mm of rain... and then the next day, another 10mm! Hubby had the calculator out, working out the square metre-age on all our roofs and figuring out exactly how much water that gave us in the tanks. The topic of conversation at school drop offs has become "How good was that rain on the weekend?" and "How many mils did you get?" And after 3 and a half years living here, we've finally had to buy a tanker of water... and fingers crossed that gets us through until we get some decent rain! I first met Michelle, Jason and little Hudson at their maternity session at Tamborine - we had the most beautiful afternoon light and what a gorgeous family! Here are some of the favourites from this session: Not long after this, little Ashton arrived, and on his due date too, which doesn't seem to happen very often! The session was held when he was 10 days old - such a cute little man! I love the look on big brother Hudson's face in these - he loved posing with his new baby brother. Thanks guys for asking me to capture these memories for you! If you enjoyed this, you might also like:
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Hilary Hudson Photography is located in Tamborine, Queensland, photographing newborn portraits and family sessions in the Gold Coast, Logan and Scenic Rim areas of Queensland, Australia.
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