Ramblings: Aurora Vivienne's Twelfth Month

This month's photo album can be found HERE. 

Twelve months… One year… I think back on the last months and everything seems to be a little bit of a blur to be honest. I try to enjoy every minute as it comes, but I haven’t been sleeping very well, and that coupled with having quite a bit of work to do and running after the kids has left my brain resembling a piece of Swiss cheese! My brain keeps darting all over the place, focusing on three or four things at a time, and I need to remind myself that it’s OK to slow down sometimes. So Aurora finally turned a year old at the end of August and it was a very emotional time for me (and for Cesar too). I feel that the last year has been so full of changes and that in a sense it feels like it was both longer and shorter than just twelve months. Watching a tiny toddler grow into a bigger, talking-in-full-sentences toddler, and a tiny baby growing into a big, smiling toddler has been amazing. Having two children under two for 8 months was a challenge, and one that I would most likely repeat, even with hindsight. I do have to say that my brain just isn’t as fast as it used to be!

Aurora had her 12 month appointment earlier this week, got all of her shots and boosters, and now weighs in at nearly 25lbs (the same weight as her older sister), and is nearly 30in in length. She’s in great health and growing perfectly well, which I pretty much knew already anyway. She’s a great eater, will try and eat pretty much everything (including pickles and spicy salsa) and still nurses pretty frequently. She’s still not very good with cow’s milk, so we are avoiding that for a while (and there is no need for it anyway, especially as she is still breastfed). Can I say how wonderful it is to finally have a doctor who not only recognizes us and asks how the other kid is doing, but also approves of breastfeeding as long as you and the child want to. I actually realised that we never see the main doctor, but usually a nurse practitioner, and she is absolutely wonderful with the girls, even Luna actually lets herself be examined. So I’m really happy with our choice over here.

I know I say it very frequently, but I don’t think I have ever met a child as happy as Aurora is. She has her fussy moments and her upset moments, but most of the time she is just a happy, smiling little kid who loves to shake her head from side to side in guise of dancing, and walking around holding tightly to your hand. She did take her first unassisted steps really early at 10 months, but then kind of decided that it was faster to crawl everywhere (and she’s FAST). Then just recently she realised that it was also fun to walk by herself again, much to Luna’s delight (and sometimes anger as Aurora can’t yet run with her!). We bought her two pairs of adorable little shoes and after a little adjustment period of a day she seems to walk around in them just fine. A pair of moccasins and a pair of little white boots, both absolutely adorable!

Both kids are napping while I write this, for the first time in what feels like forever! Their napping schedules have been completely off recently and it’s been causing some issues sleeping at night too (nothing different for Luna, but very much off for Aurora). I think we have some more teeth coming in soon too, all the better to chew more food with, and in addition to all of these physical things some language updates too! Aurora can now say “mama”, “dada”, “cat” and “George” (Peppa Pig’s brother I am assuming), although often everyone gets called “mama” as I think it means “pick me up” rather than “mummy” (it’s OK, Luna didn’t actually start really calling me Mama until she turned two and now she says it a million times a day, although Dada was mastered pretty early on). She also tries to repeat everything you say which is really adorable! She has mastered getting up and down steps, as well as climbing up onto things and riding around on Luna’s scooter. Oh and climbing out of the crib she never sleeps in.

Last month came with a visit from my little brother where he finally met Aurora in real life (as opposed to via FaceTime, videos and photos), and four days just weren’t enough! Both girls took to him immediately and demanded to be held and played with quite consistently. I can’t wait for Thanksgiving and Christmas for Dylan and his wonderful wife Lacy to come back and see the girls (and babysit haha!). Karli, my little sister, has also been spending quality time with the girls as she will be flying off to England and France for three months next week (incredibly it will be her first time back home in 16 years). This also means that we will be taking care of the lovely Bria dog during that time. There is a lot of mutual adoration between the girls and Bria already, and I think we will be finding our family bed even more crowded in the very near future! I’m so glad that modern technology will allow my family to keep up to date on how the kids are doing and for the girls to be able to see everyone consistently even if they are far away.

I know a lot of people think it’s important to live close to family when you have kids, but I honestly don’t feel like we suffered anything growing up far away from grandparents, aunts and uncles! It’s true that most of my cousins are much younger than me (so much for some that I feel more like an aunt than a cousin), and I’m not as close to them as I may have been if we lived nearer, but I know that it was always a treat to visit my parents’ families and that we are all as close as we would have been if we had lived on the same street. At the same time, I love watching the bonds develop between the girls and their Nana, aunties and uncle. And it’s nice for me to sometimes be able to ask if one of them can babysit so I can have a shower by myself or run a quick errand!

This time last year I was getting used to having two little children, tandem nursing and working out how to get everyone to bed at a decent time without meltdowns, while working on a huge writing project. A lot of that hasn’t changed, just that now the little girls are quite a bit bigger and we live in California. This is the first weekend in a while that I don’t have any assignments to deliver, so I am going to make the most of it by catching up on writing blog posts, guest blog posts and editing photos, as well as some of my favourite TV shows and much needed sleep! I also need to sort through clothes and donate as much as I can because we are running out of room again. I think while we have kind of decided that we will most likely have another next year or so, I don’t want to keep hanging on to clothes just in case. Our thrift stores here are wonderful and really cheap.

Aurora’s birthday was really sweet, she really loves her new tricycle and I’m looking forward to the days when both girls will be racing each other around on them. She seemed a little overwhelmed by all of the attention (Luna was slightly overwhelmed by the fact that not all attention was on her at times), but it was a lovely day and balloons and cake was enjoyed by all. We are not ones for big parties just yet, I think we will save those for a few years time when they will remember them. In any case, I will remember this one my whole life!

So, anyway, one year old already! This marks the end of my monthly summaries for Aurora, moving into one every three months from here on out, and I feel a little bittersweet about it. I remember writing her first one and wondering how I was ever going to find the time to make sure that I did it every month in the same way I had for Luna. I suppose we always find the time for the things that matter. You probably realize that the sorting of the photos happens over the space of a few days and I can only thank my need for organization that it doesn’t take longer. I rarely write a summary in one sitting, and sometimes I wonder how much I have left out. But in the end that doesn’t really matter, because all of the little gestures and smiles and bites and food all over the wall moments have been captured and stored in my mind forever.

My little Aurora, so affectionate and sweet, so daring and mischievous, always looking for something to try, throw or climb on, and making sure that I always have those eyes in the back of my head open and aware. She’s taught me that it’s OK to scream when you feel like it, happy or angry it doesn’t matter, and that big brown innocent eyes usually mean trouble. <3

Photography: Park Mornings

The mockingbird sits up on his perch every morning, right there on the electricity wires, picking up a new tune every few days, partially resigned to the routine of the days, partially trying something a little more daring. I love hearing his voice as I push the kids towards the park, a sense of common ground, a need to blend in and stand out, and a sense of recognition that routine is what keeps us all going right now. The days are either hot or even hotter, the sky is consistently blue, apart from the grey wisps of smoke that congregate on the horizon when a forest or brush fire starts closer to the city. Every morning we go to the park on the corner, walk around and around a few times to in guise of exercise and then find our special tree to sit under and enjoy the fresh morning breeze. It gets hotter as the day wanes here, so mornings are the nicest times, the time when you get everything done that you need to. The grass is usually damp from the very early morning sprinklers and the dragonflies and butterflies congregate in the air and the squirrels play in the trees, giggling at each other.

The park is part me-time, part breathing time, part place where the girls can roam semi-freely, as long as they stay where I can see them. Luna hands me flowers as Aurora takes her tentative steps in the grass; all of us roaming around barefoot, toes in the dirt and feet in the wet grass. Sometimes my mother comes along, other times my sister, sometimes Cesar when he isn’t at work, but usually it is just me and the kids and often a camera, catching little moments that always feel so important to me and to the girls. We pick up sticks and count leaves, talk about colours and sing songs. We meet the same people every day and smile and say hello, and that always makes me feel somewhat grounded. It’s such a beautiful, peaceful place where we make up stories and dream of flying with the butterflies and talking to the squirrels.

It is now mid-Autumn but summer will still be here for a while, months maybe, and we will continue to enjoy the cool breeze under the trees and the sound of nature in our ears, and I will take many, many more pictures to document all of those simple, but special moments. 

There is a full album of photos up on Flickr right here. All photographs taken using full manual mode on a Canon Rebel and a FujiFilm XE-1 with little or no editing. 

Ramblings: Aurora Vivienne's Eleventh Month

This month's photo album is HERE. 

This is it, the last few weeks until Aurora’s first birthday! How did it go by so fast? Can we push down on the brakes a little, slow things down please? 10-11 months was a huge month for Aurora, mainly because halfway through the month she took her first steps! She had been pulling herself up unassisted for a while, crouching down into a squat to play, and then one Saturday afternoon while I was baking a cake with Luna, she stood up and then suddenly a look of determination tinted with a little fear showed up in her eyes. And she walked! Three steps, then three steps again and then five steps, straight into my arms! I wasn’t expecting it quite so soon, Luna started walking a couple of days before her first birthday, but it has been really cute to see her stop and start and dare a little step here and there. She is obviously taking her time and rightfully so, and she looks like the cutest little penguin every time she walks!

I still haven’t been able to get her walking on video because it’s very random when she does it, and even though Luna usually warns me by yelling “BABY WALKIN MAMA” getting the phone out usually causes her to drop to a crawl and race towards me. One day soon maybe! By the way, it is adorable how Luna is excited about Aurora walking, apart from the fact that she now thinks that she can just grab Aurora’s hand and pull her along with her. I had to teach her the concept of baby steps… That said they play together more nowadays, and Aurora stands her ground with Luna a lot more. Luna is possessive with her toys, which isn’t surprising, but it’s really funny hearing her tell Aurora to “share”. I suppose at some point they will learn the importance of sharing with each other and others.

I just weighed Aurora and she is now 23.4 pounds, so she’s put on a little over a pound since last month. I haven’t been able to measure her, but she is most definitely longer/taller! Her eating habits are getting better and better, she basically eats everything that I give her, especially cheese, and she can usually handle portions of any size now (although she does have a tendency to fill her mouth like a hamster and then attempt to chew which doesn’t always work out so well). She also has 8 fully grown teeth now, and while I hope this is it for a while, I doubt it is. Teething hell is constantly upon us, between Aurora getting 2 or 4 teeth at a time and all of Luna’s last molars coming through together. That said, Aurora is in good spirits most of the time, and is always smiling so it isn’t that bad! We really hit the jackpot in the happy baby category here, and although there have been a few mini tantrums here and there, she is usually easily placated.

July was a fun month with loads of activities, July 4th and the State Fair the main ones. While Aurora didn’t really get to participate much in the fair activities (I’m looking forward to introducing her to the petting zoo and pony rides next year), she seemed to like watching the horses. She also thoroughly enjoyed the fireworks display on July 4th. It was a lovely day all in all, and the first time that we had been able to enjoy a July 4th celebration altogether as a family seeing as one or both of us has always had to work on that day, and I will always remember how excited and amazed both of the girls were when the fireworks started going off! I was quite surprised that Aurora wasn’t scared at all, she was shrieking for joy instead, and then promptly fell asleep nursing halfway through. And by the way it’s World Breastfeeding Week again this week, so I shall be posting some photos on Instagram to do my bit to #normalizebreastfeeding and #normalizeextendedbreastfeeding (I can make even longer hashtags if you like), and just being the annoying person that I always am! Talking about breastfeeding actually, Aurora has a much easier natural “schedule” than Luna has ever had – she nurses in the morning, before naps and then maybe once or twice in between, and then during the night. Thinking about it, Luna was very similar at that age (and I was pregnant), so I suppose it doesn’t show anything about how things will unfold in the future… Another boobmonster in the making then I suppose!

I’ve always loved that moment when you can see a baby absorbing new information, letting it soak into their brains and then waiting to see when it will all resurface. I’ve been going over words with Aurora, saying them over and over again, watching her huge brown eyes take it all in, knowing that it will all come back out again at some point in the future. I love how I say people’s names and she immediately looks in their direction, or towards the last spot that she saw them in. I love how she gets super excited every time Joey Ramone the cat comes near her, and how, even though she pulls his tail and sometimes tries to flatten him, his favourite place to sleep at night is in the top corner of the bed, right by her side.

Another one of my favourite things to watch Aurora do is dance. She has this adorable head shake thing that she has done for quite a while now, but it’s getting more and more pronounced. Yesterday she was rocking out to KMFDM and it was awesome! I wish I could have caught it on camera, but I was too busy dancing too!

I’ve had to take down the baby gate from one spot and put in another as she has been able to escape despite everything I would put in front of it, and has now figured out how to climb up on things and it scares me! I just have to come to terms with the fact that she really is practically a toddler now, and most definitely not a baby anymore. It’s so bittersweet. I want to hold all those moments when she lets me cuddle and kiss her tight and never let go of them, because soon she will be running off to join her sister in her adventures… There is so much more to look forward to, I know, but why does it have to go by so fast?! Little happy pumpkin, full of smiles and so much love, she will always brighten our lives. That cheeky little smile can lighten up the darkest of days, I kid you not!

So, I shall start to prepare Aurora’s first birthday celebrations and wonder how we got here already! A year ago I was lumbering back and forth to the hospital every few days to check her wellbeing, drinking liters and liters of water with the hopes that she would stay inside me as long as possible, and now we have this big, gorgeous, bouncing toddler-baby! Life really is amazing. 

California State Fair 2016

A week into the California State Fair already and still so much to see and do, and most definitely eat. This is my first year living in Sacramento and also my first state fair ever (NYC is a fair in itself I suppose), so I was really looking forward to covering the events and going as often as possible - and I think we have already accomplished the latter in the first week! Every day when we come home I say that I can't wait to go back again, especially because it's so super family friendly and the girls really seem to enjoy it.

There is an awesome petting zoo full of adorably friendly goats, sheep, lamas, chickens, ducks, pigs and deer (that love to eat your clothes when you aren't looking) as well as other animals. There are also pony rides and you can even try your hand at milking a goat or a cow. The kids fairground is pretty spectacular with a great array of attractions and games, but be advised that all of the attractions, apart from the carousel, are only for kids of 36 inches and above. Over the past week we have spent a lot of time over by the horses, watching some competitions as well as some shows (although I want to see the Clydesdales as I keep missing them), and paying a visit to our friend Lazarus, the wonderful rescue horse. 

Over on the racing track there are 7 or 8 horse races through-out the day over the weekend, and it was so cool to watch the horses and their jockeys trot by, all riled up ready for the race, and then speed past us again, so focused and concentrated on the finish line. Some of the races are so fast that my camera had trouble keeping up and I can't wait to go back and take more photos from different angles. Maybe even place a bet too?!

The "adult" part of the fairground is amazing! Huge and full of some insane rides that I will never try even if you paid me. Yes, I am a wimp. Although I did promise Cesar that I would go on the Magnum with him next week, so there is that... And one of the big wheels! And I went on the pretty swings the other day, luckily without realizing how I would actually feel on them! I might try the ski-lift out though as I bet the view is spectacular, especially at the end of the day when the sun sets behind the largest Ferris wheel. I've always loved the lights, the sounds, the smells and the general atmosphere of a fair, and I could walk around for hours just enjoying myself.

There are some wonderful exhibitions (one of my mother's photos was actually placed in the Fine Art division with a merit), stores to walk around and a ton (literally) of food to try! I was worried there wouldn't be many vegetarian things to find, but no issues there! I still need to find a vegetarian corndog though, and maybe try a deep-fried something or other too. You can actually grab dinner and go and sit on the bank and watch the crazy motocross guys perform their insane moves while flying through the air, or run over to the diving pool and see some guys dressed as penguins dive from an 80 foot high pole. Both events take place three times a day every day and are worth watching more than once.

I still feel like I have SO much more to see and I can't wait to get back there again. My advice to all is to bring some comfortable shoes, wear light clothing, bring sunblock, hats and sunglasses and stay hydrated. There are loads of places to sit in the shade and relax but it's Sacramento so it gets really hot during the day. I also think it's a good ides to bring cash. A lot of places take cards and there are some ATMs around, but I found it was just easier to have cash handy for the rides and for the petting zoo. And if you want to go on as many rides as possible without breaking the bank, go on Tuesday (July 19th) as all rides are $2. 

I'm working on a collection of photos, but in the meantime here are some highlights of our past week at the fair! You can check out the California State Fair website for more information on daily events and their Instagram feed for some cool photos.

Ramblings: Aurora Vivienne's Tenth Month

This month's album is up on Flickr HERE.

I’m in that stage of “how on earth is my baby 10 months old already?!” now. Ten months mean that her first birthday is only two little months away, which also means that summer is right upon us now and I want to enjoy it as much as we didn’t really enjoy summer last year. Granted there are no beaches a few subway stops away like there were back home in NYC, but there is a river and a lake and the coast isn’t too far away. And there is so much of California that we need to discover and explore! I would love to find that dune in Bodega Bay again, the one where I felt on top of the world. And visit some more ghost towns and sunflower fields!

Anyway! Aurora! 10 months old, nearly 22 lbs in weight and 29 inches in height as per her 9 month doctor’s appointment. Everything looks good, she’s meeting all of her milestones at a good pace and now has 6 teeth (those top front teeth were absolute hell for her), and more popping through (finally). She’s still nursing on demand and now eating three meals a day where she usually eats at least some of everything that I give her. I try to mix it up a little and give her at least three “colours”, and she has never refused anything. Luckily her sister hasn’t yet taught her how to go for days without eating anything more than a piece of banana and a gallon of breast milk. I was just reading Luna’s 10 month summary and I see that things haven’t changed much in that department!

There have been no huge changes this month, she’s not walking unassisted yet thankfully, but lots of little changes, all super adorable and heartmelting. Aurora can now say “mama”, “dada” and “yaaaaay” (followed by clapping, which made me realize how often I actually do that myself). Other than that she still babbles a lot and still sings herself to sleep and screams if I leave her in the crib for too long. That same crib that neither child sleeps in, Aurora just hangs out in it while I shower or nurse her sister. I remember being more obsessed with Luna’s words when she was this age, but seeing as Luna didn’t actually start speaking more than a few words before her second birthday I’m not so worried about Aurora speaking as soon as possible. That was until my mum found my baby book and found out that by 9 months I was saying over 10 words. No wonder you can’t shut me up nowadays! Anyway, I think of these experiences just go to show that children will speak when they are ready and there is no pushing them. I’m sure Aurora’s next words will be completely inappropriate anyway, especially as we are reading Roald Dahl (and Luna loves it).

I suppose one of the things that Aurora has to contend with, and that Luna didn’t have to worry about, is having an older sister. While every month things have become a little easier in some ways (Luna is less jealous and more accepting), in other ways they have become more difficult, especially now that Aurora is so mobile. If I turn my back for a second I never know what I am going to find when I turn back around. Sometimes they are hugging, sometimes they are pushing each other, and sometimes Luna is bashing her sister on the head with what I thought was a lovely toy, but has now become a weapon and relegated to the “dangerous toy” box. I have to say though, Aurora stands her ground pretty well. She’s definitely not going to let her sister push her over, physically or mentally, and while I see many a battle between them in the future I also see a lot of love and friendship. They seem to play together more and more nowadays as opposed to just playing alongside each other.

I love watching Aurora play by herself too, her little face scrunched up in concentration until she figures out how to do something. Frustration expressed in sharp screams when she can’t push a square into a circle, shrieks of delight and lots of hand clapping when she finds a toy she loves. Her favourite position seems to be “standing” on her knees right now, crawling around like a maniac, and also standing up so that she can see everything better. She has unfortunately started a phase where she bites me when she finishes nursing (not all of the time, but frequently enough that it has become annoying), and with 6 teeth out that can be pretty painful! I use the same technique that I did with Luna, unlatching her immediately, saying NO and putting her down, so I really hope it will work sooner rather than later! I think that as with Luna, the biting was only when she was finished or not interested in nursing, and it didn’t last long, especially when she realised that it wasn’t doing anything in her favour. I’m still nursing both, as often as each other, and will just go on for as long as needed now. I have a feeling that Aurora may just reduce her sessions little by little as time goes on. But then again, Luna did that when I was pregnant, and look where we are now. Who knows… I’ll miss this time when it’s behind us, just like I miss the time when both the girls were tiny!

Since I hit my first weight loss milestone at the end of May (the weight I was when I found out I was pregnant with Aurora) I haven’t really been checking my weight at all. I did the other day while weighing Luna and realised I had lost another 5 pounds without even trying! Another 5 and I will be at what I wanted my goal weight to be… A bit over what it was before I was pregnant with Luna, a bit below what it was before I got pregnant with Aurora. One thing I have learnt though, no matter how much I weigh my body will always be different now. And that is fine. I’m slowly learning what looks good and what doesn’t and adding to my wardrobe one thrift store trip at a time! I’m so lazy about exercise though, which is probably what I should be doing, outside of making sure that I do at least 10,000 steps a day, so I need to get back into a regular Pilates routine. I would love to join a gym, especially because it would give me a few hours of “me” time a week, so hopefully in the near future!

Ah, I can’t believe another month has flown past, we have created new routines with our mornings in the park before the sun gets too hot and getting used to Cesar working in the evenings again (thankfully not every evening); I’m figuring out good times and bad times to try and get anything creative done, and also letting myself be inspired by all types of different things that I probably wouldn’t have in NYC. Taking photos and learning to crochet and exploring thoughts and places and ideas. It’s fun and helps me stay sane. With that I shall sign off and make dinner for us all, something light and colourful and hopefully delicious seeing as it is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit here again! Only two more months left of these monthly summaries for Aurora… My stomach already feels an empty pit with the speed at which these little ladies are growing… Make time stop a little please, just a moment here and there so I can make sure that I remember it all. 

Photography: Western States Horse Expo 2016

Horses have always fascinated me, these beautiful, beautiful animals in all shapes and sizes, trainable but still completely wild, or perhaps unpredictable, capable of understanding and caring, and literally bearing the weight of mankind. I was lucky enough to be able to accompany my mother to the Western States Horse Expo a few weekends ago and had the chance to photograph all different types of horses, from stunning Friesians, beautiful gypsies and sleek Arabians to an array of rescue horses as well as slightly trained wild horses, with many, many others in between. (I'm not too keen on the words "breaking in", so I'm just going to use trained instead). I learnt a lot over the weekend, both about horses and my own photography, take aways to improve and things to focus on over the next couple of months. I would now love to go out and take some showjumping and dressage photos, and also shoot some wild horses somewhere. The girls loved the expo too, and I have to say that the mini horses that Parelli were giving out at the entrance were an amazing touch - Luna refuses to be separated from her "horsey" and he goes everywhere with us!

I will let the images speak for themselves (a selection below and the full album HERE), but I want to mention of few notable organizations that I feel should have more coverage. Hope 4 Horses is a formidable horse rescue center in the area, as well as the awesome wild horse program that is in place at the Rio Consumnes Correctional Center. Imagine Pitbulls and Parolees but with horses instead of dogs. Horses seem to have an incredible ability to heal and love. They really are formidable and amazing and deserve our utmost respect.

Photography: NYC Street Art 2009-2015

I spent many a day roaming around NYC, snapping photos of buildings, signs, art, sometimes even people if I felt confident enough. There was always at least one camera in my bag, digital and/or film. New York City embodies art. NYC IS art. NYC is a huge, moving and continuously evolving piece of art and there is nowhere in the world quite like it (not that I have found in any case). Over the years I captured many pieces of street art on those cameras, from tags to full blown commissioned murals and anything in between. I moved to Bushwick in early 2008 and found layers and layers of amazing art during my walks, blocks of murals and tags; stencils and wheatpastes. Some work was obviously commissioned and legal, other just appeared overnight on an old wall, and left to stay. Some of the art that I photographed is long gone, other work remains in the same place today, but you never know how long anything will last in the city… Street art remains ephemeral. I have only two regrets, one being that I left shooting Five Points for too long and was too late, and the other being not capturing all of the artists names. If you recognize any please leave a comment and I will add the artist’s name.

This collection of photos spans over 6 years and three boroughs (Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens). I used the following cameras: Canon Rebel Ti1, Canon AE-1 (1978 and 1979), Holga and there are a couple that were taken with an iPhone. Artists include: Blaze, Dasic Fernandez, AWR/MSK Crew, TFP Crew, Jesus Saves, Russell King, Bushwick Collective, Goya, Dave-Foto, DYM Crew, YMI Crew.

The (large) collection of photos is up on Flickr HERE. The photos featured below are only a small example of all of the images that I have collected over the years!

Photography: Flushing Cemetery

Finally early Autumn weather is kicking in and the glorious September sun has been shining bright, but not too brightly, on us. We have been going out and exploring different places in Flushing, now that it isn't too hot and humid. September and June have always been my favourite months in New York City, when the weather is usually just about perfect. Of course, one of the first places we walked to was Flushing Cemetery...

Photography: New Portrait Project

Joey Ramone and Luna

Cesar and Luna

Luna and Jade

Karli and Luna

Leo and Luna

Larry and Luna

Meg and Luna

Laughing Luna

I love taking photos of people, especially if they are random, spur of the moment shots that turn into something special: a smile, a laugh, a glint in the eye, a look... And now I have the perfect little model who gives us something new every day. I've already collected a few gems over the past few months, especially as I like to catch Luna's interactions with others on camera, and I am sure I will find many more as the weeks go by. Above are a few, but i shall be creating a more substantial album over the next few months... Another ongoing project that I mustn't forget to update!

Here is a previous Portraits album I created a year of so ago People/Portraits.