Birthday Girl Photoshoot

As mentioned in my last post I had the opportunity to take a friends daughters' first birthday photos!

Baby T was a little camera shy...
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that is, until she was given a cupcake to devour!
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and then it was all smiles :)
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Isn't she just so cute?!
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Happy First Birthday Taylor!

This week I'm grateful for... photography


I've had an ear infection. Yes, I feel like a two year old. An excruciatingly-in-pain two year old. I will never again be intolerant with an ear infected child... that mo fo hurts like... well, fo!

We have Mr Timothy Coulson coming around super-early tomorrow morning (Saturday) to take our pictures. How cool is that? Only it's not cool now because I've been laid up with the ear-thingy for a few days and haven't 'done' the house. So Tim - who likes to take 'real life' images of family living - is quite possibly going to get more 'real life' than he bargained for.

But I'm not even worried about the house...

I'm having my picture taken. I don't really like having my picture taken. I'm about as photogenic as Brynne and I don't have the distractaboobs. Eeeek... Plus Maxi-Taxi is being a real pain in the ear whinging about having his own picture taken, so Tim's bound to appreciate the 127 images he captures of the back of my first-born's head. But not to worry... check out the gorgeous photo shoot he did with Beth's fam and the one he did with Emily's fam. See how lovely my house and family are going to look? Oh, wait, that's just Emily and Beth...

ANYWAY... this week I'm grateful for...

142. Photos - I might not like being photographed, but I'm so glad that over the years I've just leaped in front of that lens regardless. We are a very lucky generation to have our lives on film. Our up-and-coming generation (who are pretty much living out their lives for the camera) may beg to differ?

143. Light - a photographer's light, that is. I'm thinking that the ability to capture light is crucial in this image-making business. I'm hoping that Tim's mastery is going to make all those cobwebs and all the chocolate stains and all that can-never-be-removed Weetbix-glue look amaaaaazing...

144. Penicillin - thank you, thank you Mr Fleming. Without you the shoot would be shot.


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[Image is snaps from Emily's shoot with Tim Coulson. Gorgeousness.]

Food Gawker - Macarons

Food Gawker - Macaroons

I recently discovered foodgawker via the ever so popular, beautiful blog Made by Girl. Boy am I in love!

From the website:
'foodgawker is a photo gallery that allows you to visually search and discover new recipes, techniques and ingredients to inspire your culinary adventures. We publish food photography submitted by food bloggers from around the world. Our editors review hundreds of submissions daily and choose the highest quality, most appealing images to showcase.'

The photographs are beautiful and link to some brilliant bakery and foodie blogs. What's not to love? A new passion that will keep me occupied for hours - I have warned you!

They also have three sister sites, each full of beautiful photos. From great craft projects on craftgawker, inspiring interior pics on dwellinggawker and fabulous wedding ideas on weddinggawker.

Have a sweet day!