ryder + evie + luca { a session on location }

 

Boys on bikes and girls with dolly prams. At one stage I was pretending I had ants in my pants to get Evie to smile, but she was so concerned about me I had to stop. Such a sweetie. We didnt have a dolly to put in the pram so we used a piece of bark and Ryder named it Susie.

rupert & anastasia { on location }

 

I had photographed Anastasia before but this was Ruperts first shot behind the camera. He was not my biggest fan but we kept working and right at the end he gave me some smiles, mixed in with those serious expressions I love too. Thats one of the things I love most about photographing kids, their expressions are real. 

leo { twenty one months old }

See that middle pic of Leo, on the trike, laughing? Id like to think it was me because he thought I was funny, but we were right at the end of the session, Leo was over it, and his mum pulled out all the stops to get him to laugh.

Leo's big sister Sadie was there and who could resist getting some shots of this beautiful girl?

back at work today

Its my first official day back at work today after over a year off on maternity leave, although I have been doing lots of stuff trying to get organised for the past couple of weeks. Still lots to do. ( Although I have to admit I did just make an appointment to go and get my hair coloured today because there may be some grey bits showing through, and I cant go back to work looking all grey )

Bookings are now open for photo sessions on Thursdays and Fridays, either in the studio or on location. I have lots booked in already from the waiting list and people are booking as far ahead as December so if you are after a certain date or time its a good idea to book it in because I do book out pretty far ahead.

If you havent go a copy of the new price list please email me skye(at)skyerocketstudio.com.au and I will send you one out.

And because you cant have a post without a photo here are some shots of my three gorgeous kiddos, on my favourite old trike. The teddy bears the boys have as passengers were presents for their first birthday.

miss evie { eleven months old }

What a cutie. After a false start ( can i still blame it on baby brain? ) we regrouped and got some cute shots of Miss Evie, she was a very big fan of the rocking horse, and looked super cute in her pink polka dot bloomers.

kade and bianca

I had photographed Bianca when she was Kades age, so we thought we best get some shots of Kade at about the same age, before their new little brother or sister comes along. Kades loves cars and firetrucks so I incoprorated them into the session. Lets just say that his big sister was a much more willing subject, and Im very thankful she was there doing puppet shows and making him laugh by chasing Barbie around with Batman.

display ideas

One big image can have a whole lot of impact.

new little product

These are too cute not to share.

Little zig zag brag books, with a clear slipcover and a magnetic closure.

when will the studio reopen?

 

Skye Rocket Studio will officially reopen on the sixth of March 2014.

And that will also be the ten year anniversary of when the business started. Ten years. Wow.

The studio will operate on a part time basis with appointments available on a Thursday and Friday.

I'll start taking bookings in March, once I have all those on my waiting list booked in. If you are on my waiting list you have probably been there for quite a while and you should receive an email in the next couple of weeks to get bookings started.

Please keep in mind when you go to book that i often book out three months in advance so if you have a particular date you need let me know as soon as you can. Email is the best way to contact me  :  skye(at)skyerocketstudio.com.au

But first I need to get the studio floor painted, the price lists finalised, new packaging and samples ordered etc etc etc. After having a year off its almost like starting all over again.

caitlyn { and the little red piano }

Allow me to introduce my beautiful niece Caitlyn. She can actually play that little red piano. She's arty and quirky and I thought she was amazing in her role as Dodger in the production of Oliver. I loved photographing her and I think there wont be as long of a gap between shoots this time. ( Not counting the fact that Ive already done another one I still have to edit. )

little miss emily jane { twelve months old }

This beautiful girl is Emily Jane. Often known as Emjay. I used to think she didnt like me, which was going to make things difficult seeing as my kids and these two will probably grow up together. But since this shoot I have changed my mind. Emily loves me. She loves my camera. She barely stopped smiling the WHOLE time. She is the sweetest little thing. Love that girl. And look at her big brother smooching up on her.... awwww.

kourtney { sixteen years old }

My beautiful niece is staying with me, so we did a photo shoot. Its always expected that when she visits a photo shoot will happen. Im not sure whose idea it is. Its just a thing we do. We go shopping, buy props, location scout... then we did the shoot one afternoon, and after losing all the light behind huge clouds and traipsing through a paddock full of purple prickly bush things we went home and came up with a plan B. What if we get up at 5 in the morning? Yeah, totally Kourtney's idea. And it was amazing.

rhys and nate { eleven months old }

This shoot was a long time in the making and way overdue. Lets just say that Jade has had quite a few more shoots than the boys. The trouble is I cant shoot the three of them on location without an assistant because I just cant keep my eyes on all three of them at the same time. So it was Aunty Leeanne for this session. I have done a little studio session with them but for some reason I decided to edit this one first.

So in love with these boys.

And on a side note, trying to get a great shot of my three children together is proving to be mission impossible. But I'll keep trying. You know I love a good photography challenge!

briar { eleven months old }

Miss Briar, such a cutie pie. Her mum and I were doing a shoot for Briar's older sister  and at one point she looked at me and said something like "I'm sorry if I'm a bit off today. Im pregnant" and i was sitting on the floor of the studio feeling very sick for exactly the same reason! Miss Briar was born just one day before the twins and they hung out in the nursery together. I think we're both still in denial that our babies are nearly one year old already.

The little dolly in the photos is for her first birthday, and she got a sneak peek at her photo shoot. Her face just lit up, it was the sweetest thing! It also helped to break her out of her tanty, but I saved that photo for my facebook page.

( Im still on maternity leave, the blog was just feeling so neglected I had to post some pretty pictures )

jade { a blossom session }

There were so many hours that went into finding this location... its actually a bit ridiculous. And then there were five kids at the session and I was only photographing the two girls, and then we had to set up the teepee tea party and then do you think we could get Jade to smile? Nope. A tiny little one maybe. That was it. But they're still pretty. And Jade is still gorgeous even if she is Miss Serious. Love that girl.