Every month I plan to highlight one of my shoots and show some of how the whole sitting went. It will help give an idea of how I work, what kind of images to expect and it also showcases the amazing Adelaide families I get to meet ) This month is Melissa and Peter’s family, with Louis, William and Oliver starring as the very rowdy cast. I went in knowing I needed to get some shots of them at play, but had no idea how much that would end up like herding cats! Great fun, and it made for some amazing, very real, utterly candid images.

The anticipation on their faces cracks me up. Boys!!

A Crows player in the making I’d say. Will chased every ball he could spy all afternoon )

We wanted to show how stunning the front of the house was, I’m such a sucker for this type of architecture, but the boys weren’t keen on sitting there too posed. Fine by me..how about a tickle?

My ultimate favourite, a little abstract for most people, but it says it all to me. The cricket bat on the ground, the child kicking a footy and the Hills Hoist in the background…only in Australia.

Don’t you love the window? I nearly missed this, I spied it as I was leaving and arranged to come back and take some more. I can’t resist a fantastic window like this, as followers of my work will notice ;o) So, people of Adelaide, show me your window! There are some truly beautiful ones out there, I gasp whenever I find a new one. I have so many window shots I could do a book…

Lastly…I think he was trying to escape.  Are we done yet?

So, a huge thankyou to Louis, Will and Oliver. I had a ball chasing you guys around, I hope your photographs will forever remind you of what being a kid felt like )

xo Simone

The Royal Adelaide Show has hit, and the kids bugged us senseless to go,  so we did the annual Father’s Day thing  (we must be nuts) and braved the gathering crowds. We got lucky with weather too, nothing like traipsing around sideshows and rides in the wet.

So, Morgan and Toby had a ball, ate too much junk, spent too much, had a ball with the games etc and had a go on the bumper cars. All fun..until Mum can’t stand the crowds anymore and hits the brick wall. LOL Not good!

So, some pics of the day! I finally thought to bring my camera to the Show, I mean to do it every year and every year I forget.

Toby and Mark on the Bumper Cars

The mermaids on a sideshow stand looking like technicolour roadkill. I really wanted one of those, but best we managed was a stuffed shark. Boys.

yum…

but it was a case of feeling like this by the end of the day..

and how cute are these guys? I only just managed a shot of them as they scooted past…

and lastly, Morgan with the prize he won. Hasn’t looked at it since we got home of course, he was much more interested in the showbag with the fart whistle and whoopie cushion, but it made for a cute photo ;o)

So, the Royal Show means SPRING! So exciting, and lovely to be shooting outdoors more often. I can’t wait to get out there and explore some new locations now the weather is warmer. Ok, so it’s not better today…15C and rainy…sigh, but it’s coming!

xo Simone – don’t eat too much fairy floss ;o)