Pre-Kindy

Ohh this is late all the parents will be hunting me down!! This ones mum reminded me!!

For the last couple of years I have had the pleasure of photographing the local pre-kindy kids, they are mainly three year olds and almost always an absolute delight. As a special offer to the first parent to hit on my comment button below you will receive a complimentary photo shoot and 8x10 print to be used in the first half of 2009. For everyone else I am offering half price sitting fees, thats $50 and an entire shoot devoted to you and your loved ones if you book a photo shoot before the end of the kindy term! If you loved what I captured in 5 mins with your child, imagine having two hours worth.

(p.s. booking before the end of term is just that 'booking' sorry but I am full, full, full for pre-christmas shoots)

Summer's coming!

How beautiful the last few days have been, just devine weather. Yesterday the kids had the very first swim in our new pool which was super exciting. Summer also means Christmas is coming and bookings have officially closed for October and November. A couple of spots left for early December but photos will not be ready in time for Christmas. Newborns are always an exception and I will try to accomodate any new ones as long as you get in touch with me before your due date.

Special little girl

I have been a member of the ACOCP (http://www.acocp.org.au/) for a while now but the organisation has had a slow start in WA with getting the message out there. The community is a group of dedicated Australian photographers who donate their services to give the gift of photographic memories to families with seriously ill children. Spread the word!

This shoot involved capturing some memories for this little one who is travelling to Sydney this week to undergo amputation of her foot with the hope that this will allow her to be able to walk. She was full of spunk and energy and was incredibly mobile so no doubt nothing will stop her from getting up and going. Please keep her in your thoughts that this transition goes smoothly and allows her to make the progress in life she deserves.

School holidays are FABULOUS, no morning rush makes me a happy girl especially after nights like tonight where I am catching up on processing till the wee hours of the morning. Birds were twittering when I finally went to bed last and if those crazy friends of mine going to the gym wonder where I am - I'd hit my pillow only two hours before your alarms were going off! Kids in pjs till late morning and playing with all the kiddies in the neighbourhood, bring on the summer holidays I say!

Still enjoying the newborn boom with another two little newbies to photograph in the next week. Lucky clucky me :)

Really nearly just about closed bookings for the year. IF you have spoken/emailed me already I have accounted for you so dont stress if we haven't firmed up dates yet. I know I always get a spate of emails and calls after I post these posts, I haven't forgotten about you and if I have well then I will just feel extra guilty and fit you in anyway.

fresh babies

SOOOOOoooo many fresh little babies to photograph, lucky me! I love a newborn cuddle and this little baby boom has given me my fair share of newborn love. Aren't they just perfect?!

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A friend of mine just emailed to ask if I was ok as she has been checking every week and I haven't posted!

So here I am. Admittedly the old blog is very far down on the 'to do' list every day especially since I have decided to go back to uni and do some further study. So now the list of evening jobs after the kids go to bed at night goes like this

1. clean up the bomb that has exploded in the kitchen and organise lunchboxes
2. catch up on photo processing, emails and ordering and then finally
3. try and cram in some study.

Tonight I have only made it to number 2 of course and as per my first degree I am dutifully avoiding number 3!

Photo wise things are busy and in the next few weeks I will have encountered a total late August baby boom. Not sure what was going on last December but judging by the amount of babies my friends and clients have been having there wasn't much on the telly.. or perhaps there was a blackout?!? Two born last week and two due this week :) YAY! I can't wait to meet them all.

I've had the pleasure of photographing a couple of little families in the past two weekends who were just gorgeous to watch. I love being able to view the photos at home after and seeing all the little family interactions that I have captured. Just so special...

Oh and for Christmas photos PLEASE take me seriously when I say YOU NEED TO BOOK NOW! I am booked heavily for September already and I will be finishing photos for Christmas orders in early November which means I really only have about a dozen spots to fill before I will close bookings. Email me : davinahurst@yahoo.com to reserve a day.

Mish mash

Just catching up on a few shoots to add to the blog and send the images off to all the clients who are patiently waiting. Check your inbox because I AM UP TO DATE! Ok well not quite, this little guys mum has to wait a bit longer but getting there and this is a little sneak peek to tide her over.

The hardest age to photograph without a doubt is from about 14months through to whenever they become 'reasonable' ... perhaps 21? No seriously 3 year olds are genuinely great fun to photograph but that doesn't mean the terrible 2s are not doable. Its a great age to capture their personality and enthusiasm for doing what THEY want to do!

Sweet Baby

It is FREEZING here today even though the sun is shining. I'm trying to be a good and not put the heater on but I don't think I can resort to putting gloves on while working as I won't be able to type properly. My fingers feel like they might snap off.

Sneak preview below for N & M although all the rest of your images are in your inbox now anyway! Two absolutely devine little girls, lucky me!

Birthday Wishes

Three years ago I was in Coral Bay... laying on the beach 35 weeks pregnant when I got the text that my dear friend in Melbourne had finally had her little man, 10 days late. Here he is 3 years on, pulls at my heartstrings - Happy 3rd Birthday you little spunk!

Miaow......

I've been allergic to cats well forever but I'm not around them that often that I sometimes forget. When going to shoots I usually remember to take a Zyrtec before heading off just in case. Well yesterday I didn't and 'achooo' how embarassing I was reduced to a snotting, snivelling mess within about 20 seconds of entering the house. I didn't even manage to get a picture of the culprit but this is the owners newest little addition to the family who is just a perfect little princess.
I have a new logo which will soon be used on my site and on all my business materials as well as being the watermark on images on my blog... I think its cute! Its a twirly whirly dhp!

SEVEN!

Ok I am officially useless but this was at least seven posts in around about eight days so its a lot better than usual.
I'm off for about a weeks break so if you phone or email expect a slight delay in me getting back to you. I've spoken to all current clients in regard to this and any galleries will be extended as needed on my return. Bookings are currently running into mid/late June, remember if you are expecting a baby and would like photos please let me know ahead of time so I can make some room in my diary around your EDD.
I will leave you with a photo of my youngest Ebbie. She is two but will tell you she is three, so sad how time passes so fast once you are grown up yet when you are little and want to grow up the years take forever!

Sixth Day

These two are school friends of my kids and their mum has those picture recesses in her entry and main area. Gorgeous picture recesses with lighting and everything but she doesn't have anything in them!! Drives me crazy..... so we went round to try and solve the problem. This was the little man having a moment when he was more interested in playing than hanging out with me anymore but his beautiful big sister cheered him up :)
p.s. I'm having major mobile phone trouble, mine just keeps turning itself off constantly. Loose connection in the battery I'm thinking but its a total pain. I'm not getting phone calls as often as I should do so if you get the message bank just leave a message. Best option however is to email me : davinahurst@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Fifth Day

What a wild weekend in Perth, despite the rain and cold I had a busy weekend so just catching up on work tonight. This little spunk was from a little while ago but I had been meaning to post his cute face and hadn't quite got there so here we go...


Oh and yes I know... its technically Sunday and I have missed a day, but I have a valid excuse the date/time is set to US time and really I haven't actually missed a day.

Fourth Day

Oh and this just sums up the week really...

I negotiated with the kids all afternoon that if they behaved we would go to the DVD store and get the DVD's I had reserved for them. Got them into the bath early, out in their pjs so that when we got home they were all ready to watch. Drove to the store about 10 mins away, realised I didn't have my wallet so had to drive home. Grabbed my wallet back to the store in the rain and now the dark too. Get there and waste 10mins choosing a DVD for myself as I had a voucher for 3 new releases... line up at the counter only to be told that the two we reserved have not been returned even though they were due back yesterday!! Arghhhh.... oh gee you can just imagine how my 5 year old reacted when he found out we would not be watching Ben10 tonight just as I had promised him we would ALL day!

Third Day

Isn't he just the sweetest, I LOVE newborns. So, so beautiful.

Second Day

Just a quick one as I am running on empty after a late night doing processing work for this shoot. My youngest then decided to wake me at the totally un-mummy friendly time of 6am which is not normal for my super sleeper kids. Four hours sleep doesn't really cut it for me so I'm feeling like I won't make it into the office tonight.

Isn't she just the prettiest thing though?

This is just hilarious!

Bad Blogger

Yes, I am officially a very bad blogger. I can't believe how bad I am considering its not like I am ever short of a few opinions or photos to go with them!
So here is my challenge to myself.... at least one photo every day for the next week. I'd like to say month but really thats like me saying.. no more chocolate! Its just not going to happen.
So here are a couple of absolutely stunning young ladies who I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with over the weekend. Such sweet little girls who were totally in love with each other, just the way little sisters should be.