When NO means NO!

And how it became YES! Sneak Peek Here!
Photographing children is sometimes a challenge, but it's one I love. I just love kids eyes, they are so open and expressive. Well, Mr. M, he wasn't having any of me, even my silly dances and the singing. (oh no, NOT my singing). My Mum is tone deaf and tells me I am tone deaf. So, that's pretty bad! Ha ha! NO was the word of the day. I must say I love this shot of him!

Ha ha, he is so not having it, but looks so, so cute! So, when NO means NO, I just will observe with the camera and still get a shot that I love eventually. It's all OK, because kids are really only in this NO moment for a while and they will come out of it with some high energy and psychological tactics! Don't worry no child was harmed! LOL

Your own kids are always going to make you more frustrated. You want your child with their best face forward. But, for me, it's not my child, so I don't really get frustrated, I just see the challenge, it's no biggie. That's my job! (Now, if it was my kids that would be a different story, I would be majorly frustrated!) I mean, he is 2.5 yrs old! I couldn't expect anything more or anything less! That great thing about 2.5 year olds is that they are also inquisitive little things! Here are some 'outtakes' to prove the point as we were transitioning from the 'NO' to the 'YES'!

And Yes! That inquisitive nature of childhood is when magic seems to happen!

Right back attcha!

That leaves mum and Dad as happy parents!

And me as a happy photographer!
Thank you Jenn, Mike and Mr. M. for the great morning!!!

I Heart Faces - Scenic BW

This was from an engagement session just before the summer. The weather looked a bit iffy (was it or wasn't it going to rain?) but it was great! You can't see the blues in the sea here with it being BW but even when it is cloudy those tropical blue Okinawa sea hues can still shine through!

Happy Thanksgiving World!

About as Autumn-y as it gets around here! I love the red leaves and the busyness of this photo!

Remember, if you are in Okinawa, just a few more days for my photos at Cactus Eatrip. I know I am going to be heading there sometimes this week for warm bagels and a pot of hot Earl Grey tea!

And baby makes...

Four!

Remember this maternity shoot. Baby M came into the world on Oct 9th. Here's a little card I compiled...

Mum and Baby had a rough start. But they are strong. He's a fighter. Baby M was in NICU for 10 days...

He is doing great now. getting some love from his family, including kisses from Big bruv!...

You wouldn't believe it looking at these photos because although Mr. M likes to sleep, he chose this morning to be the day that he was going to stay awake pretty much the whole time! Dad here giving some love and comfort...

AND, to add to it, there was a routine fire alarm right in the middle of the session and it was SO LOUD! 'There is a fire, evacuate now' over and over on a loud speaker inside the apartment followed by sirens that could quite easily give someone a heart attack (no joke!)...so off we went downstairs to get a fire brief!...Finally, we got some sleeping ones!...

Love some BW...

So snugly!

Goodnight moon!...

Welcome to the world Baby M. May the good times roll! Thank you Brittany, John and Bruv for your patience.

I Heart Faces - Paper

Paper Plane Flyer. This was such a fun shoot and Mr. J. brought along his paper plane and it had to be incorporated into the shoot. I will be posting more from this cool shoot ASAP!
Go check out more great 'paper' at I Heart Faces

The Firecracker! Part 2

I am officially what you call a VERY BAD BLOGGER! Remember Part 1? Well, I definitely wanted to share some more...A still moment...to start!

I am trying to catch up. I have about 6 shoots to blog about and since I like to do a little bit of writing, unless I am in the writing mood I am afraid they don't get done! Plus, time. Time, oh my, where are you going? It's flying and I have been super busy lately...Not quite as busy as Miss. A. I might add. Because she is a very very busy person!

A cute busy person, I might add!...

A cute one of Mum and Dad getting, errrr, busy. Awwwww...

Amanda has some gorgeous eyes and I love this shot of her...

Feet, gotta love some feet! Especially cool and trendy ones!

Some Mum and Dad time...

And some family time - which is summed up by the spirit of the 'leaning tower of the Webb family'!!!

Guess who called the shots of this shoot? Yep, that's right, that little girl in the gorgeous purple dress! Hey, where did your shoes go?!!!

OK, I did it, I did a blog post, hooray! Thank you Amanda, again, for choosing me to be the taker of your cool popping family photos 2010! It was a blast!

I Heart Faces - Silhouette

Often, when I see the weekly title a specific image comes to mind (even out of the hundreds, one will just pop up!). This week was no exception. This is pretty different to my usual edit style, but this just called out for some wild editing and texture, almost like a painting! I wish I had one like this of me and hubby! It was funny, because we were there for a while as I wanted the splashes and one of the others I edited 'regularly' had an either bigger splash coming up (that is big for Okinawa!). Oh, the things we do for art!
Pop on over to the I Heart Faces site and see some great shots. Photographers, this is a really cool site. I have been participating for just over a year and a half and it's great!

What a difference...

...just over a year makes!
Then (beach session)...

Now (urban session)...

Mr. M. still has those beautiful (swim in them) eyes. More to come, I have been a procrastinating blogger, been busy shooting and living life, but will get in the blog groove again asap!

I Heart Faces - Orange

Orange!

This is my favourite colour this year, it just makes me happy!

'Tis that time of year!

Holiday shoots are in full swing. I want to thank everyone who has booked a shoot this year and this autumn season. I can probably squeeze one more mini shoot in Dec. if anyone is interested. I am now taking clients for January 2011 and beyond!

A couple of my clients have asked about cards. I can order custom cards for clients and I just wanted to show some examples. These are quick drafts of some designs...

Basic sizes are 4x6 and 5x7...Of course I can customize with a name and message like the example above...I just wanted to get this post out asap...

This one below is a 6x6...again, I can customize...

I can make cards for existing and past clients. Orders take about a week to get here, so you need to order soon to get the cards out here and then out to whether you want to send them! I think the last post from Okinawa to the States is very early Dec. Last year I sent my cards via email...saved time and of course the environment as well as my sanity, so that's an option too. Also, you can always send New Year cards, another way to ease the stressful holiday to do list so you can live your life in relatively calmness!

On another note, my photos are UP at Cactus Eatrip, please go check them out - find and sign the guest book for a chance to win a matted 11x14 art print.
Speak to you later!