Oslo's April Fool's Day

This is my little boy, Oslo. He is 4 and is such a little surfer dude - well not literally, but his hair always makes everyone think he is.



Oslo's favourite thing to do is cut. He loves cutting in the garden and sometimes he cuts plants I rather like, but they grow back so I try not to get upset. Last week, he tried to cut my lovely office chair, so I confiscated the scissors for one week. Today was the first day he was allowed to use scissors again.





The reason everyone thinks Oslo is a surfer dude, is because his hair is naturally streaked blond on top of quite dark underneath, and it is always really long. At least it was until this morning. As soon as he got his hands on the scissors, he ran outside and cut a handful of hair off - right in front!



He was happy until he saw himself in the mirror - then he cried and begged me to glue it on. I told him I couldn't so he cried for me to tape it. I told him it would grow, just like my poor little plants that he snipped off a little too short.







So I would like a little advice on what I should do. Should I just leave it to grow, or should we get him a buzz cut so he looks sporty rather than surfy? Please leave a comment in the box below!

Horan Family

The Horans parked their car in a different place than I usually park at my fave beach on Saturday, and this started the entire shoot off on the opposite foot from usual, which inspired me to try think as differently as I could for the entire session, even though I was in a very familiar location.














Poor little angel had a burr caught in her sweater and those things hurt!

Kreuzer Family

I met Sarah and Scott when I photographed their wedding on the most crazy stormy day. And here I am shooting the next stage in their story - introducing Baby Maya. She was full of glee, as was I given the weather for our shoot was a distinct improvement from that which we had for the un-reschedule-able (is that a word?) wedding. Maya also thought I was just the bees knees with my silly games which is always endearing!







Maya was hilarious with her tongue and this drool shot may not be a framer, but is still one of my faves!







What a G forces girl!











And of course, a classic family shot is always good for grandparents.

Earth Hour

When I first saw the video about Earth Hour, I was covered in goosebumps and ended up crying. I try to be very "green", from letting laundry pile up rather than using the dryer (we have had a wet and therefore dirty March!), to potty training my kids as soon as they could walk because both washable and disposable nappies do the environment no favours. I drive an ugly but small engined car, and I save water in ways I'd rather not admit. I buy potted cedars to use as Christmas trees and then plant them in my already cedar cluttered garden, and changed all the bulbs in my house to the eco bulbs, despite their light colour offending my artistic sensibilities, all for the sake of doing my small part to save the planet. So Earth Hour hit home and I have planned the entire night on Satureday around having no electricity and have stocked up on candles. Greenrock is promoting Bermuda's own Earth Hour 2009 and hopefully our little Island can make a big impact in that one hour between 8:30 and 9:30 on Saturday, just to show how easy it can be to make a difference. It could be a night for romance, a seance, playing some guitar, or star gazing - just turn off the lights, and anything else that is plugged in, and enjoy time with loved ones! Here are some shots of what my house will look like.













I am sure the guppies will not mind a few floating candles in their bowl - bigger picture, this type of event is for their future too!



Good luck and I would love to hear what others did.

Monaghan Family Collection

This Collection is beyond overdue. I photographed the Monaghans when George was a newborn (a year ago???) - back when I had first started offering Collections. The good news is that the delay worked to the family's advantage as I am now a Photoshop wizard compared with a year ago when I first started manipulating my images so the result will hopefully be worth the wait - I for one am thrilled with these works of art, but the family was so gorgeous already that the originals looked pretty great to start with. Here are a few of my favourite variations from their Collection.

















How divine is this last one - the look he is giving me as his parents steal a smooch in the background is priceless!