sophia { two years old } wagga child portrait photographer

We did two totally different looks for Sophias two year old session. ( I just photographed her ten day old baby sister today, sooo cute! ). I was loving the lace dress from Tea Princess with the old stone, and then we did a change to some pink and yellow with a pink tractor on the farm. We tried to get some chickens involved too but they were a bit camera shy!

Sophias mum was pregnant when we did this shoot, so the two of us would have been quite a sight lugging my camera gear and sophias stuff through a flooded paddock with a really big bull in it. But not to worry, I had my gumboots on, and we had a bull wrangler with us too. Unfortunately Sophias mum had her thongs on so her feet were a wee bit muddy by the time we got to the other side, but it was a small price to pay for such cute shots!

jasper { seven days new } wagga newborn photographer

Jasper only just fitted in my pod and he was quite happy all curled up in there, as long as he had his hands up around his face. Have to mention a big thank you to Jaspers dad, because during our photo session he climbed up a ladder and rescued my somewhat hysterical cat off the roof of the studio. Do i have the best clients or what?

alex { twelve weeks old }

If you miss the newborn stage ( which really needs to be in the first two weeks ) i recommend waiting till three or four months old. Alex was 12 weeks for his session and his little personality is starting to shine through. I love this pic where he is giving me a little fist pump. I feel like he is giving me encouragement!

He bought some of his cousins along to the session, and i cant believe how much they have grown! I have photographed the two little girls on the right of the group shot since they were both tiny. They were some of the first kids i ever photographed and now they are six and seven years old!

oliver { six and a half months old }

Such a good age to photograph, sitting up so well, all those expressions, and their little personality is starting to really shine through. Look at this little man, he's gonna be a heart breaker!

And look at that face!

what to wear

Please excuse the poor quality of these shots, i took them on my iphone through a shop window at night time ( after craig took me out for dinner at Hogs Breath - yum! )!  I snapped the pics cause i thought these were great outfits for girls photo sessions.I tried to find the outfits on the website to get some better images but could only find the black and white striped dress with the tulle skirt. I am loving the scrunchy sock leggings things with the boots and the sneakers, and the scarf and hat finish it off. These outfits are perfect for an autum location session.

I find boys outfits harder to do as they all seem to have big pictures and graphics on the shirts, which i find a bit distracting in a photo. But i managed to put these two outfits together. A red hat or beanie would go great with the red striped shirt too, maybe even a red belt...

Have fun shopping!

Outfits are all from Pumpkin Patch!

completely and utterly booked up for the rest of the year!

Well, its happened earlier than i thought it would, but yesterday i booked my last spot for this year.

Now if ( and thats a really REALLY big if ) i find that two sessions is just too easy for me to handle while raising a new baby then i will put some more sessions in October and November. But absolutely no guarantees this will happen. I might even have a look at doing a day or two of mini sessions... something to think about. Keep an eye on the blog, thats where i will put all the details.

The calender for next year isnt open yet, I have already had some enquiries and I know i will get more, but at this stage its just too hard for me to plan that far ahead. 

Big huge apoligies to all those who have tried to book, and who will try, I have done as much as i can to keep everyone happy. I asked Craig the other day if he thought I was working too much and he told me that I would know. The next day i could barely get off the lounge. My weekends are becoming so special to me now that i have less weddings on, just a day of rest that i never needed before.

I am so looking forward to being a mum, honestly it was something I never really planned on doing when I was younger, but my maternal clock started clanging about two year ago. I tried ignoring it for a while, but eventually I had to sit down and have a good look at how i was feeling.  I can blame a few too cute photo sessions in my studio I think!

A big thank you to all the clients who have been so supportive, your advice and encouragement has meant the world to me, as have the lovely gifts! Once I get settled and into the swing of the whole motherhood thing I am sure that The Rocket Ranch will be back stronger than ever.

claudia & emilee { a location shoot }

When their Mum told me about their outfits I think i may have done a little happy dance. These girls are so much fun to photograph, they giggle and tickle their way through their session and they will throw me a serious look just to keep me on my toes. Their cousin Ryder came along too, he is a tough cookie at his photo sessions, but his dad came along this time and did push ups in the grass, which Ryder thought was hilarious. His outfit is the cutest and the gumboots are the perfect finishing touch.

sadie { two and a half years old }

We did have a location shoot picked out for Sadie, but then it rained. We thought about rescheduling but ended up doing the session in the studio. I love photographing Sadie, she is such a character and her mum always brings fabulous outfits!

sienna, isla, milla and asha

I am thinking Isla ( the cute little strawberry blonde ) is going to take after her sisters, as far as photo shoots are concerned. Her big sisters are rock stars in my studio. Sienna is a whole different story! She dislikes having her photo taken. With a passion. Hence the crying shot in the high chair above. But with some serious dedication ( and maybe a bit of hilarious dancing and singing ) we got some smiles! Woo hoo!

jake { seven months old }

I cant believe how quick they grow in the first year of their lives. Yesterday he was a little bitty newborn and now he is sitting up and telling me off for trying to make him lay on his belly. Cause thats for babies, dont ya know.

the jinky art workshop

A couple of weekends ago i packed the car with suitcases and gumboots and my camera gear and headed up to Bungengdore. The drive through the country was beautiful, and the two day weekend workshop was packed full of eye candy. We did some shoots and some theory too. And my mind is still buzzing with all the possibilities. I didnt take a lot of shots, mainly cause my belly kept getting in the way and my balance is off so i kept falling onto other photographers. Not a good look!

I met some amazing photographers and came away so inspired most of the trip home had my brain going a hundred miles and hour, and i dont mean my driving! This workshope was held at the Jinky Art office, and i have to say i was smitten with Barb's gorgeous house and her amazing prop collection! I did stop in at every second hand and antique shop i found over the weekend, but came home empty handed. 

henry { nine months old }

Henry with the blue eyes and the serious face.

the wedding of natalie and aydan

Natalie and Aydan celebrated their wedding on a warm day in March in Gundagai. The rain threatened to ruin all of our plans, but mother nature bought out the sunshine and the day went without a hitch.