“To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited.”
– Anne Buchanan & Debra Klingsporn
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As I prepare the studio for when I go on maternity leave, I’ve been busy working on the business side of the studio (marketing, stocking up on newborn props & blankets, scheduling last minute sessions). But I wanted to take a little time for this busy momma and take some maternity pics. Debated on whether I would hire a fellow photog to do a session but I know I’d be completely OCD and want to edit their photos. So after more thought, decided to shoot the session myself with a trusty tripod. My husband also helped by snapping photos, some under my art direction.
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The session started out tough because it was really cold that morning around 40 degrees F! We were able to relax a bit after moving indoors but I think we got the best shots towards the end of the session. The most important thing in doing a self-shoot is really to try and relax on the other side of the camera. The self direction is hard but luckily hubby and I both love the camera.
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I’m now 33 weeks and we are so excited for this little lady to make her appearance. Although cold and a challenging session, I’m so glad to be able to capture this special moment for us <3
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The latest craze of Florentijn Hofman’s Rubber Duck Project in Hong Kong lately inspired me to create a new character called Aoi Ahiru. Aoi in Japanese refers to the blue-green color. Ahiru in Japanese means duck. The name is partially a tribute to one of my favorite Sanrio characters from the early ’90’s Ahiru No Pekkle. Who remembers this cutie? 🙂
Aoi Ahiru has a special story. He was born originally yellow in color but over the course of time his feathers started turning blue green because he ate too many glowing microorganisms while swimming in Okinawa. Soon Aoi Ahiru’s feathers began glowing at night. He often helps lead lost ducklings back to their family.
Come show Aoi Ahiru some love by downloading and sharing his free wallpapers below!
I just designed a fun birthday event for a very special baby turning one years old. The theme was baby safari, using characters of baby jungle animals. I used a buffet and a birthday pendant banner as the focal point for the whole design and was inspired by all the many fun ideas on Pinterest! To save time, I bought a safari event decor set from accenttheparty.com set and created the birthday & photo pendant banners from scratch.
Here is a list of what I used to complete the design:
- water bottle labels
- favor tags
- apothecary jars with a favor sticker label on the top
- wire cupcake holder
- plastic cupcake tower holder
- 2 ivory colored tablecloths
- orange, green and brown balloons with white polka dots
- a large tissue paper flower
- pendant banner of baby’s photos
- cupcake character toppers
- cake character toppers
- cupcake liners
- balloon animals and coconut tree
Here are photos from the event for inspiration!
water labels
i used the plastic cupcake tower holder as a favor holder/display
i used the cupcake towers for brownie bites
the wire cupcake holder with cupcake toppers and cupcake liners
