Little Bird Photography -capturing the whimsy & wonder of childhood

i met these sweet little birds last winter and we had such a lovely time.

i’ve always believed that photos of child hood and family are so important.  and this week it has been reinforced as my father keeps scanning old photos and emailing them through.  seeing myself so young, in outfits i had long forgotten, with hair styles i have tried hard to forget, has been a blast*.  the ones i love the most though are the ones with my mum or dad.  seeing the connection between us.  knowing what i know now, now that i am a mother… and seeing it in the images of me and my parents, so fabulous.  images with siblings, with parents, with loved ones are so important.  capturing those very special connections between a child and an adoring adult or sibling is so precious.  this image of these little loves, big brother looking after his little sister, will always be treasured… of that i am sure. x

*if you would like to see photos from my childhood, i am posting some on our facebook page ‘little bird‘ and on instagram ‘littlebirdphoto’ and on twitter ‘littlebirdphoto‘… we’d love you to come and say hi! x

this beautiful couple ordered the most fabulous collection of framed prints for their home.  a poster size enlargement of the family shot (attached) sat framed in the gallery for a little while awaiting pick-up and everyone who set eyes on it wanted one the same.  i love this photo.  i did photograph their gorgeous children annika and lachie and the close connections the 4 of them shared.  but i think it was the fact that the dad turned to me during the shoot and quietly commented on how gorgeous his wife is that stuck with me the most, the obvious love and affection these 2 have for each other made this family shoot simply beautiful.  i love to focus on the mums and dads too, i love to give them a moment to enjoy each other on their own, to share a quiet moment….. and then i love to throw the kids back in to the mix to show the contrast of what life kind of was… and how crazy it’s become! x

i can’t believe the time has come … my boys have out grown their playroom!!  i had so much fun decorating their space but now it’s time to grow the room with my growing boys.  2 gorgeous little ‘estkids’ couches are no longer going to cut it!!  And lets face it, the custom made floor cushions, basket liners and bunting by ‘red plum linen‘ that i adored went somewhat unnoticed by my gorgeous boys.  our ‘dobbin and drum’ hand made tee pee has made for hours of fun, along with the large steel red wagon.  (i’m actually getting a little teary eyed that we’ve decided to let them go!)  and our gorgeous white bureau with 6 cane basket drawers is such a gorgeous storage / display unit.  our playroom also has 2 lovely artworks by ‘kanvas kids’ one with the cowboy and indian theme saying ‘playroom’ the other is the alphabet.  all in reds and blues of course!!!  i also have red acrylic letters up spelling out ‘to infinity and beyond’ along the wall that leads to our playroom.  we were huge toy story fans and the boys use to say ‘i love you … to infinity and beyond’ so it was very special indeed.  but now my boys are growing, and as any mother of a little boy knows, the ‘i love you’s’ are just as often and the cuddles as intense… but a red and blue cowboy and indian themed room just isn’t going to cut it any more!!!!  they have requested a ’surf’ theme…. i’m not sure where the influence for that came from… (he, he, he (me over on the right!))… but i am VERY excited to see where this one goes…..

i’ve decided to sell the playroom as a package.  we’ve had so many comments on it after being featured in ‘House and Garden’ magazine (left) AND the ‘herald sun Home’ magazine (see bureau and lined baskets) that i thought it might be the best way to go and then some special family can love it as much as we have.  the items are all nearly 5 years old.  the couches will need new covers (1. because they are personalised with my sons’ names and 2. they have faded a little),  i found that the covers are available here for example: KIN concepts),  the elastic around the legs of the tee pee will need to be reattached in places and the bureau has scratches and marks.

adding the entire package up with new prices it comes to over $3300.  if you are happy to take and love it all, i am happy to sell it to you for $1000.  pick up from surrey hills, victoria.  please email pru@littlebirdphotography.com.au or call 0419419707.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE THAT YOU THINK MAY BE INTERESTED!  thanks x

what’s included:

dobbin & drum tee pee, red wagon, 2 red plum linen custom made floor cushions, red plum custom made bunting, 6 red plum custom made basket liners, 2 est kids denim mini couches, large canvas kids alphabet art, canvas kids playroom art, acrylic letters spelling out ‘to infinity and beyond’ and the white bureau with 6 cane basket drawers.

everyone loves a holiday……

and i get extra time with these two, who wouldn’t love that!  …  (shots from our recent trip to bali)

i remember hearing my dad talk about the fact that he was a pretty young dad.  all of a sudden he had all these kids to play with who actually listened to him and let him boss them around.  he wrote movie scripts and made some pretty awesome ‘cops and robbers’ and ’sci-fi’  movies with us kids on his super 8 (i was the youngest of 5 so many of these movies were made well before i even came about!)… my dad has always played the funny guy… trying to make mum laugh as well as all us ‘kids’  … the jokes may have become old and worn a little thin, but the intention is still as wonderful.  dads throw us in the air, tickle us til it hurts, wrestle us to the ground, hang us upside down and protect us, make us feel safe, make us feel they are invincible.  i thought my dad cold fix anything.  as a child i was at a party and a little girl’s balloon popped.  she cried and i comforted her with ‘don’t worry, my dad will fix it!’ … dad’s are the funny glue that can hold us all together. x