35/365

Today I was supposed to see Kate but things got in the way and that didn't happen, booooo! :( I took Louie to be weighed today and he weighs 13lb 15oz, judging by other babies I thought he'd be a lot bigger now but he's nice and healthy and that's all that matters! The rest of the day I did chores and tried to shoot this photo. Shooting self portraits is hard enough but doing it will a baby is ridiculous! I chopped my head off numerous times and even this one I had to head swap as my good head was on a bad body and vice versa. I was originally going to have this as a standard white background image but then Phil said he thought it'd be good to show my homemade studio that's currently taking over my living room...

Going to a weening class tomorrow, oh what fun! :)

Nighty night!

Samantha

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34/365

It wasn't as nice when I set off for the park this afternoon but it was roasting when I walked home, melting and sweaty are not the words, haha, I'm attractive aren't I?! But I walked 11,000 steps which is good. I've been a bit lax with the dieting and I really need to get back on it! 

Anyway, Mayita, Arlo, Louie and I all had a nice little picnic and assessed the progress our little ones had made, look! Arlo is sitting! Isn't he a clever cutie! 

Got to get the little one weighed tomorrow and seeing Kate!

Samantha

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33/365

Didn't do much today, just went to get little Louie's third lot of vaccinations, wasn't pleasant but that's it now until he's a year old! Yay! I still haven't put my lights away so thought I'd use Louie as a model again, I can't help it, he's so photogenic! Originally I wasn going to use a little wicker basket as a prop to put him in when he fell asleep but I underestimated how big he was and he looked silly so I just shot a cute photo of him on a nice blanket. :)

 Going to meet my friend Mayita and her son tomorrow! :)

Samantha

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32/365

As I am super lazy I still have my little studio set up up in my living room so I decided a little naked baby shoot was on the cards. Babies skin is amazing and flawless so I felt it right to photography my little Louie in his birthday suit! And look how happy he is! :) Also today he went to his first BBQ at Kate's house, was nice and the rain held off until the birthday cake came out, yay! 

3rd set of jabs tomorrow, eeek!

Samantha

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31/365

Today I photographed at the house of a couple who were with their family and celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary! 60 years! Such a special occasion and I feel privilaged to have been a part of it. Here's one of the photos I took...

Hope you all have a lovely Sunday! :)

Samantha

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Rhea Clements Sneak Peek.

Here's a sneak peek of my shoot yesterday with Knitwear Designer Rhea Clements. This is our 6th shoot togther now so I'm hoping that means she likes my work! Haha! :) In the year and half I've known Rhea she's been wanting to make and use props in the photos but as she's so busy she's struggled to find the time to make any! This time, however she managed to make some pretty colourful yarn lanterns! The past Rhea's collections have been made from duller an pastelly colours but now she's ventured into the bright side of the world so this shoot was really fun and colourful!

Jewellery & styling; Rhea Clements.

Model; Paige Keeling.

Hair and Make-up; Rachael Gunn

To browse and purchase any of Rhea's products please visit her website at;

http://www.rheaclements.co.uk

Samantha

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29-30/365

I keep getting into the habit of leaving my photo of the day until very late at night which is a bit rubbish as it limits my shot possibilties so number 29 is a little still life with Phil's bottle of wine. Number 30 is a shot that I took after a shoot I had today with Rhea Clements Designs. The photo is of one of the models, Paige, I loved her make-up so obviously took a few shots of her. For this one I held a small glass tube infront of my lens, it's created a bit of a dreamy effect but isn't quite what I was hoping for, could possibly use a bigger tube next time! :)

I have a little shoot planned tomorrow for a diamond wedding anniversary!

Night night!

Samantha

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