Christmas in July {family photographer canberra}

Yes I love Christmas.  No I haven’t lost my mind LOL.  It would seem to some people that it is nowhere near Christmas time.  But to myself and many of my “in the know” past clients, now is exactly the time to talk Christmas hahaha.  My schedule really starts to fill up between now and Christmas and I tend to always kick off this busy season with my new Christmas card designs.  And remember, if you are considering a session before Christmas, now is the time to book.  Next week I will be giving all of my past clients first grab at the available dates for the remainder of the year and then the diary will be opened up to the general population.  Let the chaos begin, gosh I love Christmas and the crazy lead up to it.

Now back to the Christmas cards.  There are so many different styles that will keep everyone smiling and happy for 2010.  And did I mention how gorgeous all of the designs are?  I have no idea how I will choose my own card for my family and friends.  Decisions. Decisions!

So here are the stunning new Christmas card design options for 2010, and you can view all of the designs on my website, www.lisakellyphotography.com, enter the Proofing section and type in the password “christmas” to access the gallery…

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Whew…. {newborn photographer canberra}

You could be forgiven for thinking I’d fallen off the face of the earth in the past few weeks, hahaha.  And you would almost be right.  Things have been so hectic here at the studio I haven’t known which way was up or down, whether it’s night or day, etc. etc.  In fact, this past 6 months have been the most busy, crazy, hectic, fully booked time ever.  And of course…I’ve loved every single minute of it!

Add to the last few weeks getting our whole house painted inside and out (don’t get me started on how bad the painter was), interstate visitors, sick children, sick photographer and school holidays and well, it’s amazing that I have any sanity left.

This week has been the quietest week of the year with only a few shoots on so I have been frantically trying to catch up on the millions of bits and pieces that always get pushed aside whilst I am in flat out photographer hell/heaven LOL.

For the people that missed out on blog sneak peeks, I’m so sorry about that but you all have your galleries now so that should well and truly put me back in the good books, hehe.  It just got so busy something had to give and unfortunately updating the blog was shuffled to the side.  I will hopefully be back on top of things by next week and have some new sessions to share along with the beautiful new 2010 Christmas card designs, the availability for sessions for the rest of the year (eeek, it’s already looking crazy) and just some general news.

The exciting news is that our little family has decided that we enjoyed our trip to the US so much last year that we are going back late September again for a quick holiday.  A much more relaxing trip this time though, not the frantic pace of last year which left us blissfully happy but totally exhausted, hehehe.  More news to come on that soon.

Well I just wanted to pop in and say hi and let you know I’m still alive and kicking.  I have been meeting soooo many gorgeous babies and kidlets this year, sigh.  How did I ever get so lucky and with many more on the horizon I just can’t wait to share all the cuties with you all.

And because I can’t do a blog post and not share any images, here is The Kelly’s at the Kingo for lunch just before heading to the Western Bulldogs game at Manuka Oval in May

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And here is my beautiful DIVA, on her 12th birthday after just getting her first “big girl hairstyle”.  Doesn’t she look gorgeous and just a little bit pleased with herself too.  It scares me how grown up she looks, wow.

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Take care and love and hugs to everyone,

Lisa

And baby makes 4 {canberra newborn photographer}

What a perfect little baby he was.  All snuggled and sleepy and delicious.  He truly was enough to make you wish, just maybe, it wasn’t too late to have another one.  Fortunately for me, I got to have cuddles and that pretty much eased any crazy ideas I had.  Whew says my husband LOL.  Baby K was just perfection, I could’ve bundled him up and kept him no problems.

And his big sister K, well she was a sweetheart.  Such a lovely bubbly personality and absolutely drop dead gorgeous don’t you think.  All of that blond hair and that infectious smile, photographer heaven.

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Isn’t this such a tender image of a big sister looking in awe at her sweet new brother  -  sigh  -  I love it!

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My how he’s grown {newborn photographer canberra}

One of my favourite parts about what I do is seeing families return to me with their new babies, and seeing how much the other kids have grown.  It really is amazing and scary how quickly little ones grow and as much as it is exciting to see that growth, I am constantly reminded about how important it is to capture them in all of their different stages because all too soon they will be grown and those little moments will be gone.

Little C has grown so much, such a tall gorgeous little guy now.  It seems like just yesterday he was here as a newborn.  Look how sweet and little he was…

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Look at him now…

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And here is his new baby brother S.  We tried to get a similar pose and I think we pulled it off beautifully…

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Love love love this one

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And look at how adorable this one is.  Big brother cuddling his new little brother, very protective and gentle…

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Toothy Pegs {baby photographer canberra}

When I was growing up that’s what my mum called teeth.  This little sweetheart had the cutest little teeth and she never failed to smile and show them to me, and don’t get me started on her adorable little personality.  Such a wonderful little girl and I doubt whether I’ve seen parents so in love with their baby.  She is sure to be always surrounded by love.  What a lovely session this was and just so many sweet images, it will be impossible for mum and dad to choose!

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PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT {newborn photography canberra}

Everything about this session was perfect.  The perfect baby.  The perfect baby hairdo.  The perfect snuggly-ness.  The perfect beautiful-ness.  The perfect bendy-ness.  The perfect sleepy-ness.  The perfect parents.

Mum and dad were beyond fun and lovely and it was more like a morning chatting with friends rather than “work”, hehe.  But even though I was having fun, I did still remember to capture some amazing images of this precious little girl.

T & A, I had a wonderful morning and can’t wait for you to see the images of beautiful baby E…

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Purely perfect {canberra newborn photographer}

This little girl was a little piece of heaven here on earth.  She was completely perfect for me and was happy for me to twist and turn her however I wished.  And what could be better than spending a morning capturing memories of this precious girl?  Well spending time chatting with her lovely parents was pretty wonderful too.  They have some older children who they adore and this new little girl is the jewel in the family’s crown for sure.   Little baby Z will have many loving hands helping to raise her.  Isn’t she lucky!

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I love watching them grow {family photographer canberra}

I love it when families come back to introduce me to the new members of their family.  I love watching my clients families grow and I am always so honoured to capture that growth.  I remember big brother B’s session like it was yesterday.  He was only about 10 months old and he had the most stunning eyes, I can still remember my favourite image from the shoot which I will share with you below…isn’t he a sweetheart!

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Well the eyes haven’t changed, they are still just as stunning and now he has a baby sister to keep him company and have fun with.  She is a complete sweetheart too, such a happy little thing who is just loving life.  They were just so lovely to me and the session flew past so quickly.  Thanks so much C & T for continuing to allow me to capture your sweet family…

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What a sweetheart {baby photography canberra}

Amazing eyes, sweet and happy, beautiful like her mum, what more can you ask as a photographer.  Little O was adorable and I swear she cannot take a bad picture, every image is just gorgeous.  And when you see her mummy, you will know why.  That pretty apple did not fall far from the pretty tree.  They are so alike.  I loved hanging out with these two lovely ladies for the morning…

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So very lovely {newborn photographer canberra}

Isn’t this little boy the sweetest thing?  He was a snuggly little bundle who preferred being clothed but eventually we were able to get him down to bare skin.  I even managed to capture a little smile.  As for big sister, she has eyes that mesmerise.  So beautiful and a sweet little personality to match.

I really enjoyed spending time with this family and hearing about their home country of Argentina.  J & L, thank you so much for sharing your precious babies with me…

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