I know im behind on the blog and im sorry its been one busy month people. I’m trying to find and create a balance between being a full time mum and a full time working mum,  I’m working far to many long hours and not spending as much time with my family as i want. Thats all going to change as from now as i have a new pair of helping hands to free me up. laur will now be in the studio mondays and fridays, leaving me with tuesdays and thursdays and my weddings.!  How beautiful is my little boy, wow he is 17months! leave your comments. xx

His daddy making him laugh..

Pierce’s funny face.

his serious face…

Now i want the camera mummy!!!

I must have a million photos of Pierce literally.  We spend every day together and thats not enough… he is growing so fast right infront of my very eyes.  So im always documenting his every move, every smile, all the laughter, all the high-pitched squeals, his new dance moves,  his bright eyes, the smile he gives you when you applaud him and that funny smirk he gives you just like his daddy. I really cant get over how beautiful he is, everything he does totaly amazes me.  Being a mum has brought me more joy than possible,  and speaking of mums… Laura was the first of my friends who became a mum, and what a fantastic job she has done with Kai.  I have watched her for years now…doing a mums job, motherhood is a secret club  that you can’t explain… until you join.  All I can say  is I get it.  I know now.  I fell in love from the moment i met Kai,  And when Laura asked me to do his first photoshoot at just days old, thats was an interesting storey…needs to be told later!  Kai you are such a big boy now… you are growing so fast, im frightend that im going to close my eyes and wake upone day and Pierce is your age now!  It goes to fast, where is the pause button..?   Todays photoshoot will all be a beautiful memory one day.  Just as my pregnancy is now.  Just as the delivery is now.  Just as his first week is now.  Just as his  first month is now. just as his first year is now.  Life moves on, with or without you.  You don’t stay in a moment.  Good or bad. You move along.  Thats why when ever you can you should take lots of photographs, and include your close friends!  We  love you Laura and Kai. x

Love this one.

Being a mummy means loving someone so much, it actually hurts.  When you become someone’s mum, you instantly understand why she worried so much.  Why she cared so much.  Why she cried when you hurt yourself.  Why she missed you when you flew away on airplanes to chase dreams on cruise ships.  Why she was proud.  Why she laughed at your lame jokes,  why she bragged about your ’sports award’ in juniors,  and why she was so upset when you dyed your hair, got tattoos, crashed cars, drank too much, acted wildly.

Everything makes sense. You wish you maybe had realized what being a mum to someone really meant a whole lot sooner, and maybe could have been a bit easier on your own mum along the way.

I’m not sure if its the same for everyone. But for me, Pierce has rocked my world to the very core.  If i can do half of what my mum and dad did for me i know that Pierce will be fine.

Mum, I love you. I understand what you went through to create me. XX

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.”
-Pablo Picasso

6lb 14oz was his birth weight! Wow look at my little man now. This session wasn’t one of his best I must admit! I absolutely love shooting this session with my clients, pierce didn’t want the ice cream tho.! It happens. Bad days, bad months, bad years… Hopefully they pass, usually they do. Don’t worry Pierce Your going to be fine!!

Well, I’ve come out of hiding… or partially. I am still enjoying some “me” (and Pierce) time. Going for walks, days out with my fellas (Peter and Pierce) and just really getting myself all back together in preparation for another “busy” season. Which begins in Febuary this year.

Hope you all had a wonderful christmas and new year. we will be open again on the 11th and its going to be Claire shooting while i take the rest of my maternity time off….!  I will be back the begining of febuary.

I’m going to just say it….. Pierce is beautiful, and he is my inspiration.  How much he has grown. He is mine and Petes little boy, and full of mischeif.!  There truly are no limits to what you can create when you have your mind set on it, it does however always help when your model is a darling angel.  Enjoy Pierce’s 9 month selection.  Im so behind on it all im doing his christmas shoot so that will be up soon. x

I have anxiously been waiting to photograph this moment for a few weeks now, Its very hard for me  to try and capture something different to what I do in my studio. We, as a family, do realize the importance and relevance of family images, Our plan is to make a book of Pierce and take a photograph each month, so far so good… But this has got to be the best shoot so far. Father and son…. I knew Peter would be a good dad… I just didnt know he would be this good.  Pete puts alot of effort into being a daddy, its now his most important role in life. I knew him once as a man who loved his job and his weekends away with the lads… What happend… Pierce of course!  Every good dad changes….. Its part of fatherhood.  I see Petes unconditional love and it makes me so happy to be part of it.  These images  of them two make me want to throw my arms around my gorgeous man and baby boy and squeeze them forever.  Yes, I’m throwing my self right out to the wolves today. I can say i never bare this much of my heart, especially online.  But today, for lack of self control,  and how these pics have made me feel….there you have it.

I absolutely live for these photos and my heart skips a beat every time I walk past one in my home or studio. I often stop and stare at them and am so greatful that we stop and take time out to record our life together. Thank you so much for being you Pete, We love you. x

Its a hard job….. little man feeling a bit sleepy.

And he has gone….

Dont be shy and leave us a comment, we love to hear what you have to say. x

Beautiful, loving, amazing and all mine and Peters. Yes he is five months, where has the time gone?

Um… I’m not sure if  there are words for this level of cuteness!!!
I might be biased but my boy is off the charts.

Im sat at work and im so busy with weddings, I have 5 in the space of 7 days!  But I dont care just how busy I am nothing is going to stop me working on these pics this morning. Just editing them makes me miss him so much. What a happy little man I have,  lots of  love,  lots of smiles,  I have so much to be happy about. What an adorable shoot!  Let me know what you think!?!

If anyone has babies then 5-6 months is the best time for you to be getting them in the studio, unless your already are a  part of our baby book sessions. Call us for more details.

  Hi everyone, welcome to my first blog!!!

How it all started:

How did i end up with a website?

How did i end up with a studio?

How did i end up with a business?

The answer is simple……If you can dream it you can do it!

I have been doing photography for 11 years now, started in college and worked on a cruise liner for a number of years. Not exactly what I had envisioned but completely worth every moment. Each contract would be 6-8 months long. It got to the point when I would return home I missed my family and mostly I wanted a family of my very own. I was unsatisfied with cruising and tired of the endless parties, warm weather, exotic beaches and late night cocktails on the decks of the ship! (crazy I know)

In 2007 Exposure Photography opened its doors, I have never looked back. Its hard to call it a job when you love what you do. I have pretty much photographed everything and anything, if I’m not photographing cheeky teeny tots and their amazing smiles, there are no words for their absolute cuteness, or capturing the magic of a family,  photographing beautiful bellies and the incredible miracles that they produce, or snapping away at  little puppy dogs with there big wet kissable noses. Witnessing the true love from a couple or spending an afternoon with a blushing bride and her new husband is all precious to me. So if anyone asks me if  I like me job, I simply say Yes I love and breath my job Iget that feeling when I sit down and know….really know… that im doing exactly what im supposed to be doing.          

In June 2008 myself, and my partner Peter’s, lives where going to change for ever. We found out we were having a baby. We found our happiness in the world and we were about to begin an amazing journey together. We had created the most beautiful baby belly. Our pregnancy went so fast it also went by the book. (lucky I know)  You cant explain it until you have done it for yourself so any mums reading this you know  exactly what I mean. No words fit, nothing describes your emotions, its beyond beautiful. The day you become a mum is the best day ever.

Pierce may only be 4 months old and YES he is the most photographed baby. He looks like his Daddy and poses like him to! What could be a more incredible life for me? I have no idea. This is bordering pretty good on perfection for me, not only do I get to capture the love in my photographs but I get to feel it to. A mums job reaps the benefits, you get paid in pure love. Creating adorable pictures of Pierce and seeing his fabulous personality already. Here we are watching Pierce Grow. Let me know what you think?

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Thanks go out Garry Brown who has done a wonderful job for me and made my website exactly what i wanted plus more.