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.

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.

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.

jade

So I had another shot at doing the metallic shoot with Jade, and I even got balloons. Can you see them? Umm... no. Thats because they're in the car. Jade didnt like the balloons. Really. But this time I bought Daddy along to be a clown in the background. And to babysit the twins too. I am sooo much happier with how this session turned out.

jade { at two }

jades silver and gold session

The styling for this shoot had been bouncing around in my head for a while, but it was a slow process getting all the bits of the outfit together. I got the little skirt first, and then the idea of a metallic style shoot evolved in my head. Then I found all the other bits over a couple of weeks ( I dont get much time to shop at the moment! ) and finally the tights were the finishing touch. Dont want my little girl to get cold on her photo shoots. I would have loved a big bunch of silver and gold balloons too... but that was just too much for me to organise.

As it was the shoot nearly didnt happen... I really wanted lens flare, that golden hazy light that is so pretty... but by the time I got the twins and jade all loaded up and in the car, plus all the gear i needed, and the nappy bag, then got to the location, unloaded the double pram, both the boys, strapped them in, got their beanies on, got the horse out of the car, got jade ready to go, and dragged that double pram with the boys in it across a paddock that was really really bumpy while carrying a horse and my camera and poor jade fell over at least threee times.... well then the sun had gone down. Seriously. I was shaking my camera at the sky asking myself if it was really all worth the effort. But I'm not one to waste a photo opportunity, so I grabbed some shots before it got totally dark and all hope was lost.

Dont be surprised if you see this same ouftit in another jade photo session... but there might be some balloons next time.

jades autumn session { part two }

Part two of Jades autumn session. Outfit change. She was more interested in trying to feed me apples at this stage, but I can honestly say that the apples were delicious!

jades autumn session

Every year I find myself driving around for hours looking for the perfect autumn location and every year I fail to find it. Maybe my expectations are too high?? But i still love to do autumn sessions. Normally I have to take the twins with me to do a photo session but this time they got to hang out with Dad while Jade and I did some exploring. I dont tell her we're doing a photo session. I tell her we have a basket of apples to play with, a suitcase to sit on and a new pair of boots to wear. With butterflys on them.

jade { cupcakes and strawberry milk }

Jades birthday isnt until May, and she turns two. So there had to be a special shoot to celebrate her birthday... but i shot it a bit earlier than May because I wanted to do it on location and we all know what the weather is like here in Wagga in May. Its cold. So i grabbed some fabulous friends, put the twins and daddy in the car, and set up a cupcake stand. Isnt it pretty? And i got to eat the cupcakes afterward, so that was an added bonus!

( Jades  beautiful dress is from Ticklebug )

jade { again }

I cant help it. I have to photograph something! I'm such a photographer, I can't turn it off. So I loaded Jade and the twins and daddy into the car for a quick sunday afternoon photo shoot.

jade

Gumboots weren't my first choice of footwear, but Jade loves them and they proved to be good protection from the ants, which were the size of a small car and in a bad mood after a rain shower. The old blue pram is one of my photo props and normally lives in the studio. Jade is not usually allowed to play with it so she was fairly happy to push it around for a photo, but in typical two year old fashion only wanted to push it anywhere I didnt want her to. And as usual she gave me her serious face most of the time.

( the top outfit is from Nelly Nays and the bottom one is from Ticklebug )