Field
Gorgeous light for this gorgeous momma and her growing family 💕
“There is no greater heaven than the heart of a loving mother
She takes care of you when you are still in her womb.
She nurtures you after you are born.
She hurts when you fall,
She celebrates when you make your first steps.
She is the only person who genuinely cares about you.
She loves you as she loves herself.
Her heart is your true paradise.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom
You never have to wait for a momentous occasion to capture special memories with your family. Mom has always wanted to have portraits done with her family and with having to wait 7 years for their new baby it was a momentous occasion! They are a sweet, close and loving family who love to laugh and Brian is probably going to be the most incredible brother in the world, he’s already so in love with Elkin.
I first captured Miané as just a bump, it is amazing to get to watch babies grow and change and an honour to capture special milestones, these were to celebrate their very first Christmas together.
She is such an adorable, happy baby. I just absolutely love the photo of her hugging her mom!
A beautiful afternoon for a couple’s session for very dear friends, Lynn and Wayne all the way from Canada
”May my heart
be the softest place you fall,
may this love
be the wildest place you run”
~ butterflies rising
A little fish + water + oranges + golden light = magic
Karien and Derrick are big on adventure, they love the outdoors and mountain biking, they recently spent a month camping and exploring Southern Africa, but they're about to embark on their most magical adventure yet... they're having their first baby!
We had a tough time choosing a location for their shoot (the original location was practically ruined by trees in the area being felled). One afternoon on an outride I found this absolutely gorgeous field, the sun was low and all the glory of golden hour was captured in the autumn seed heads of the grass, I just knew I had to convince them to use this field. On the day of the session, I hoped and prayed that weather predictions would be correct and that the sun would make it's way down to the horizon without hiding behind a shroud of hazy clouds during the last half hour of its display (which unfortunately is common and a big disappointment). Well, the sun graced us with her magnificent presence and as she lowered towards the horizon she illuminated the field with her warm, golden magic creating the perfect canvas for showcasing one of life's most magical experiences... pregnancy.
"Those first few weeks are an unearthly season. From the outside you remain so ordinary, no one can tell from looking that you have experienced an earthquake of the soul. You’ve been torn asunder, invested with an ancient, incomprehensible magic. It’s the one thing that we never quite get over: that we contain our own future."
~ Barbara Kingsolver
