Archive for May, 2009

CALL FOR MODELS – Australian Breastfeeding Association

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Mothers of babies and toddlers in Melbourne (see below) are invited to a photo shoot with www.susandarcy.com.au to contribute images to the photo library of the Australian Breastfeeding Association.

Where: Susan D’Arcy Photography 81 Poath Rd, Murrumbeena, 3163 p:  9568 1441

Who: mums to pose with their children in individual and group shots in the studio and in surrounding neighbourhood for images depicting the social aspects of ABA membership as well as general mothering and breastfeeding images for our library. Also photos of ABA slings in use for Mothers Direct.

When: Friday June 5th between 9.30 and 3pm, times by arrangement.

You will give full consent for the use of all images by the photographer and ABA and associates and will receive images on CD for personal use.

For more details, please contact Susan susan@susandarcy.com.au or Phone the Studio on 9568 1441

Expressions of interest for a second session based in and around the Breastfeeding Centre in Dandenong are also sought.

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Please forward this blog post to all your melbourne Mum friends.

If at all possible we are after mothers of different nationalities, race and colour.

If possible we would love a NEWBORN (preferably under 2 weeks old)

If possible we would love a grandmother to come along.

If possible we would love a dad to come along.

Pregnant and breastfeeding? then come along!

Breastfeeding a toddler? Breastfeeding a toddler and baby? Then we want you!

All offers to model welcome.

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Beach Family Photography Melbourne

Monday, May 25th, 2009

I love shooting on the beach. The sand, the wind, white dresses and one very relaxed and fun family make for great family photographs.

I love how fun and relaxed these portraits are. Just capturing the family being ‘them’.

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My Grandma

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

I wanted to share an image I took on Mothers day recently.

Mothers Day is always touched with a small hint of sadness in our household as both my own mother and my husbands mother passed away (his 10 yrs ago, mine 5 yrs ago). It is a time when I think of what it is my children miss out on by not having their own ‘Gran/Nan’ in their lives.

Mothers Day isn’t all sad though, after all I get to celebrate being a mother myself, this year I was woken with cards and craft made at school, an ‘I love you Mum’ mug form the school stall and some paper and a pen with the same. I also had vegemite toast made for me by one of my daughters which was lovely.

For lunch we all headed down to Rye to my aunts little ‘shack’ and had a very relaxing lunch outdoors. It was wonderful siting around talking with the ‘older’ women of the family, my aunt, one of her cousins, a great aunt and my wonderful gran who at 87 we are lucky to still have her with us. It was a lovely afternoon of sipping wine and chattering away, sharing stories and having a laugh. A really perfect Mothers Day.

I wanted to share this image I took my wonderful gran, who is very one very special lady. My children adore her even though now with her Alzheimers she usually doesn’t remember who they are or who I am. She still loves our company though and loves to spend time with the children.

Gran’s alzheimers has recently gotten worse and she had to move from her independent living in a retirement village to a nursing home which she strongly dislikes and voices whenever we visit her. So when we visit we always take her out and I love these memories we are creating for myself and my children. Gran doesn’t let age or her alzheimers slow her down which she proved on a recent outing to the park with my children when she was seen by amused onlookers kicking the footy with my children and even giving the flying fox a go ‘as it looked fun and she’d never been on one before’.

So I wanted to share this image of my Gran with my children. I love her smiling face, so happy and I love my childrens personalities shining through, My eldest with her hands protectively on grans shoulder, my son on the side gently leaning in though really he’d rather be off kicking the footy and my middle daughter laughing and being the character she is. This portrait is going on my wall at home. It is one I know I will treasure being able to look at for years to come.

and some just of Gran.

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But I dont want my photo taken! – Child photography challenges

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

yes, it happens, sometimes I meet with a client and alas the child simply does NOT want their photo taken! So what do we do? Do we fight them? threaten? yell and scream? (ok so we might want to do that!) but no honestly its best to ignore it… not to force the issue and let the child have a bit of breathing space.

This mini session was one such occasion. This lad didnt even want to get out the car, not mention meet me! and the last thing he wanted was me having the camera anywhere near him. this was a challenge for sure as it was a mini session so we only had 15-20 minutes before the next client was due to start.

In the end he came around and decided I wasn’t so evil and scary after all! I loved the challenge and wasn’t fussed, honestly its all part of the job :)

at the start… the frown of ‘you caught me and I am NOT happy about it’

just 10 minutes later

His sister on the other hand was happy from start to finish.

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