On a moody, overcast, starting to drizzle sunset beach, I joined up with Roxanne for her complimentary mini-maternity shoot. There is something incredible about the dark clouds and the feeling of rain in the air, especially for Cape Town. We shot this in like 22 minutes because we started feeling the light rain drops. This […]
See that picnic basket? Its not a prop. Its their actual one from awesome travel they have done together. They stocked it with real goodies and mementos from home and we headed to Signal Hill as the sunset. Isn’t this gorgeous?! Picnics like these are part of what makes Cape Town so special. As they marked one […]
When I walked into their home in the dark hours of the early morning, I saw this was really happening. With the candles flickering and hushed whispers and low groans, these parents were deeply connected and working through each surge, lost in labour land. There is something really sacred about someone’s home. You tiptoe even lighter. […]
Just days old, he’s so tiny. His grandparents have arrived to cuddle and help. For a lot of my expat clients who have family abroad, we coordinate a Meet the Family session depending on when they are coming. Ones like these at home are awesome. I don’t pose, just sort of follow the magic and […]
When this mom first called me to say she was pregnant again, I was overjoyed for them. Then she asked to hire me again for this birth, and my stomach sank. If you didn’t read the story, I missed her son’s birth because it was too quick. First births rarely are that fast. Seconds are […]
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