I used to do a lot of 3 month sessions in America and have really missed doing them here! Newborn photography is becoming increasingly popular amongst my clients which is very exciting but I wanted to write a quick post and emphasise the importance of all the ‘milestone sessions’ – newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year. Babyhood flies by so fast and investing in professional portrait at these important stages is one of the best gifts you could ever give yourself, and your child. I am currently working on some great package ideas and will publish these as soon as they are ready. Meantime, click on the thumbnails from Lilah’s 3 month session and take a look at the scrumminess!

May I start by saying i’m sorry? I know it’s a while since i’ve been in touch. Sometimes I just need to take a break, dont take it personally. But I hope today’s post makes up for it. Pretty frames and everything :))

This session was back in September in the park. Love this first one so much.They were all loving and cuddling up close together for a whole 10 seconds….

(Sometimes i try and explain to kids that its so important to me that they squash up close together so that none of their limbs get cut off at the edge of their image, but they just look at me funny. Cant imagine why..)

I think we were discussing which member of the family has the smelliest feet when I took this one of Zak…perhaps i’ll keep the answer to myself? :)

Etti thoroughly enjoyed posing and twirling for the camera; she could have had a whole session just to herself! I love her eyelashes in the second image

We had to be very cunning with Dan to get him to stay still when it was his turn but we pulled it off and totally captured his spicy spirit

Oh Hila. She is just so yummy-liscious but was feeling a little pensive that day, but still beautiful as always

These next images are some of my faves from the session; natural and funny, they just make you smile

Love these of the beautiful mama and baby….

The family portrait. Needs to be blown up to a large canvas over the fireplace IMHO :)And lastly, mum & dad. So nice when couples actually request to have their photo taken together, it’s so important to remember to have  photos with your spouse once in a while!

Thanks guys for a great session! Looking forward to seeing your house decorated by your beautiful images…

We have been planning this session for quite a while, and what was originally a session for a family of 4, blossomed into a brand new family of 5! I love this family portrait, and the pink & grey together work really well….

I went a little storyboard crazy with this family when presenting them with their gallery.

Think I’m going to get these printed up for my studio walls..

Ok, as usual, extreme indecision over what to post, narrowed it down to 15, not really good enough huh? And I can see that all my choices are in B&W, no deep hidden meaning there…

So, first we have the little guy with his big sistas…..

Having a father-daughter moment…

They were so bouncy, we did this a LOT!

yeah, sure, my hair also looks that great when i’m jumping up and down…

And lastly, the little cub, enjoying lullabies from his sis {bless}

]]> http://sarahraanan.com/blog/2011/%e2%80%9cother-things-may-change-us-but-we-start-and-end-with-family%e2%80%9d-anthony-brandt/feed/ 0 http://sarahraanan.com/blog/2011/raising-boys/ http://sarahraanan.com/blog/2011/raising-boys/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:26:15 +0000 sarah http://sarahraanan.com/blog/?p=791 My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard.  Mother would come out and say, “You’re tearing up the grass.”  “We’re not raising grass,” Dad would reply.  “We’re raising boys.”  ~Harmon Killebrewys

This mini session  brought me 4 boys, ranging in ages from 16 to 3. I know you’ve been hit with a LOT of cuteness recently on the blog, but i’m sorry, i’m about to kick it up a notch. BIG TIME!!

Mini sessions are just 30 minutes long. What can you accomplish in 30 minutes with 6 people you may ask? Prepare to be just a little bit impressed….

The handsome crew all together:

We have some great action shots of the boys with their football, but I have to choose just a few, and i’ve got to include these 4!!!

Nadav

Tal

Sagi

Yair

The two little cubs together:

Oh gosh, I have to choose just one more. It’s a tough one. But i’m going for this one..

Boy Sandwiches:

They were all so fab and lovely, what a gorgeous family, such a pleasure! Thank you guys :)

The Spring Mini sessions have been amazing but my clients have been internet shy! I ALWAYS repect my clients’ rights to say ‘no’ to posting their images on my blog or Facebook, but of course am always thrilled when they say ‘yes’ to sharing online!

Luckily for me, for my final ‘Mini’, I have a client who has given permission to post her beautiful images to my blog.

It always amazes me what we can achieve in just 30 minutes; and how once again I am in love with a whole new set of images and find myself having great difficulty choosing!

Beautiful, beautiful boys….

And what a wonderful birthday present they gave to their mummy :)