day 540 | december 26, 2011 | reunion - family and lifestyle photography

as my final lifestyle shoot before the new year, had a reunion shoot with Z's family. it was a rare opportunity for a family shoot as Z's sister flew all the way from canada with her husband for B+Z's wedding. =)

it's great to see how smiley and sweet Z's mom and dad are. it always inspires me to see couples whose relationship can stand the test of time. it's no simple tast to keep the spark alive.

my first time shooting three couples at the same time, so i was bit anxious about managing the energy for the shoot. i think we managed quite well. happy chap goh meh!

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day 539 | november 27, 2011 | heartiness - family and lifestyle photography

the best shoots for me are when my clients forget i'm there, and behave as if i'm just there to play and not there to take photos. this would have to be one of my favorite shoots for 2011 because of the unadulterated organic heartiness. i love the crying shots as much as (if not more than) the smiley shots.

part-kiwi and part-turkish, the genetic mix works out because both I and E are beautiful and happy children. mom and dad met during the indonesia tsunami relief efforts — and i do think their parents' love story will be something inspiring and good that the little ones will carry along with them as they grow older. i remember imagining the possibility of meeting my special someone during one of my volunteer projects, but that wasn't quite my path. =)

love it when siblings play well together. =)

happy images. hope this inspires you to do something fun with the little ones today. =) happy sunday!

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day 536 | december 1, 2011 | deck the halls - family and lifestyle photography

not my first time to shoot little ryley, i was surprised to find him in a sour-ish mood the morning of this session. perhaps it's because we hadn't seen each other for a while and i was this strange woman to him yet again. it was a good thing he loved treats, and that i was carrying some with me. =)

they really went all out with decorating the house for christmas; a tall christmas tree, little santas manning the corners and socks hanging all over the place. (super backlogged post.) =)

found a red santa bag which i thought was a great fit for little ryley. =) he was apprehensive at first, but he did enjoy it when we finally bagged him.

 we managed to get him to cooperate for some family shots with the help of some berry bliss.

 to get genuine smiles, we engaged what he enjoys doing. he loves going under the table...

sticking his tongue out and hanging upside down. =)

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day 535 | january 3, 2012 | DPS Best Portrait Tutorials of 2011

a couple of really great news i'm happy about. after months of not having any real help, we finally have a helper again. and in a few days, i can have dedicated time to catch up with work. it's been a real challenge juggling the mundane everyday household stuff, with two little ones, and a business to run. it can't be said enough, but i really appreciate the patience of my clients when it comes to my erratic schedule. hoping that the light i see now is the end of the tunnel. =)

swimming through emails and i belatedly noticed that some tips i submitted on newborn and baby photography made it to digital photography school's top tutorials for last year. =) 

link to the article is here: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/our-best-portrait-photography-tutorials-of-2011

tickled! now, back to catching up with emails.  

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day 532 | december 3, 2011 | a peek into ryan's wardrobe - singapore baby photography

still have lots of shoots to share, and working my way slowly but steadily through them. this is ryan. i've shot him in his mommy's belly and as a newborn, and it's great to see him growing up. he's the first and only grandson so far, so his wardrobe is understandably exponentially expanding thanks to the generous sponsorship from grandparents and uncles and aunts, and doting parents. =)

such cool jammies. i love his particular overall with sketches of scenes printed all over it. so arty baby.

 love the bibs!

 initially intended as a christmas card shoot, some santa snaps of little ryan. =)

 with his uncle's lion stuffed toy collection. =)

 his cheekier smiles came at the tail-end of our shoot!

cheers!

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day 531 | january 6, 2012 | sweet suri - newborn photography

about a year ago, i covered R+J's wedding at the temple of fine arts in kuala lumpur (slideshow link here). now, i have the honor of shooting one of the first outcomes of that union. grin. =) little suri posed for us in a wooden luggage bag and a small baby carrier which were gifts (flower holders) from her parents' friends.

little fingers on the rings 

 cheekiness

 sweet dreams while being watched over by her bedtime bear

 pinch cheeks!

 love love love newborns!

a dose of pink sniffalicious cuteness for the new year!

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day 524 | october 30, 2011 | little eve - singapore baby and family photography

good morning! a few days after our belly shoot, i came back to visit D and O to meet a fresh-out-of-the-oven, tiny little eve. she's a hungry one, so her happy/content time was really precious. one thing i particularly liked about this set is how hands-on daddy is. mommy's still on recovery mode, and it was nice to see a supportive dad who is confident in handling the little one.

 i still wonder what little ones dream about. probably floating in a river of milk. =)

i'm not sure if it's just me, but i find it really cute watching little ones turn red all over when they give that full-bodied cry. daddy and mommy attempt to soothe little E by comforting coos. =) but she's serious about getting her milk asap. =)

 a smiley shot after she's had enough milk (for now)... =)

congrats D and O! many adventures ahead! =)

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