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}

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 :)

“A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men” – Martin Farquhar Tupper

My sister in law bought a gift voucher from me last year for her very good friend in Tel Aviv who had just had a baby. Fast forward one year and finally we were meeting up for our portrait session.

I was really looking forward to meeting their new baby, and for the novelty of a session with just mummy, daddy & baby! I cant remember the last time that happened!

And here she is, baby E..

She had such a fetish for these red sunglasses!!

I SWEAR she knew how cool she looked!…

We didn’t have long before poor baby E was just so tired out and ready for her morning nap so we had to move fast. That’s the beauty of a one-child session though! We still managed to capture so many beautiful moments and expressions

“Where’s your nose?” This party trick never gets old…

Their first family portrait – hope to see them again for their next one! :)

Winding down. Poor E was done by this stage and all she wanted was her dummy & nu nu… This is definitely one of my favorite images from our session.

I loved our walk back to the car. Baby E held her hands out for me to carry her & I got my snuggles in <3

I was really looking forward to my session with this family, and they didnt disappoint me! I knew this was going to be a high energy session (so much so that I took a little nap in the afternoon to recharge!) and that I would have full permission to use the images on my blog/Facebook/marketing materials, the more exposure the better!!

So here you are Goffsteins, shining lights, fame, the lot…

This is one of my favourites – I think its such a great capture of Suzy and Joyce’s personalities..

Hard to believe that this girl thinks that I need to work on her images in Photoshop – Joy is incredibly photogenic and I haven’t TOUCHED this image!! and I will not be doing ANY Photoshop work on her. As Kellie Pickler sings “dont you know youre beautiful!?”

I love this one of Danny; the quiet, pensive one of the bunch (there had to be ONE!!) Love the freckles and that incredible auburn hair!

Eyal – he just couldnt wait to get into the water! he was so comfortable in front of the camera, quite a ham, but I really like this candid capture of him while he was in the middle of talking…BTW, seriously good hair genes going on here Suzy!!

Leo, the Cheeky Chipmunk as Suzy called him, caught him mid refill whilst blowing bubbles on the beach at sunset {sigh – can I just add that I love my job?}

This group photo went ridiculously well!! no-one killed each other or walked off in a strop. Love it in black & white!

Ok, lastly, I know my friends will make fun of me for saying this, but this has to be my new favorite sibling image! Do you know how hard it is to get everyone together, happy, smiling, looking at me and looking good!?! I’m so proud of this one…

Had a great time guys – when we doing it all again?! :)

Phew! It’s been a long time away from my desk. I haven’t blogged since June; where did the summer go!? I made a decision this year that most of July and August would be dedicated to my kids, with as little iphone and computer time as possible. I am proud to say that I have stuck to it and as a result, have had such a great summer with them.

The flip side of that of course is that now I am back to work, I have a pile of orders to get through and 9 session booked so far within the next four weeks. Time for me and my camera to get re acquainted :)

So, before I start blogging August sessions, i have to just play catch up and add this newborn session from July

Isnt it crazy; she was just a week old here and already I could see family resemblances in her face…

What a doll hey? She was so good. I schlepped her about a lot but she just stayed sleepy…

I just had to include this ‘leaf’ image, hilarious! Not only will this little princess have two big brother fiercely protecting her but she can also count on her daddy, who is already worrying about her modesty and went to grab this leaf to make sure she was suitably covered up! :)

(She found it funny too :))

“The naked earth is warm with Spring,
And with green grass and bursting trees
Leans to the sun’s kiss glorying,
And quivers in the sunny breeze.
~Julian Grenfell”

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 :)