the wild west

December 14, 2013 by [ayu]

My children are at the enjoyable age to hang around with. Yes they fight sometimes, but they also love to play together. When they play, it’s so much fun to watch, or listen to. They are not always welcome spectators, let alone a spectator with a lens, but this one day, they didn’t mind me hovering around. The scene was the Wild West. We just got back from a local fair where my son bought a Cowboys showbag. As soon […]

Categories: telling stories • Tags: child play, childhood, children photography, cowboy play, Lifestyle photography, portrait

Day 261 #Project365

September 17, 2012 by [ayu]

The big windows in our lounge room allows a lot of light in and there is a certain time in a day, especially when it’s cloudy outside, when this room is beautifully lit by the nicest, softest, diffused, natural light. Mr 8 was not feeling too well so he stayed home for the day, and was lying down on the couch after lunch at the ‘perfect light’ time. Since he was unwell, he did not move too much, which even […]

Categories: Everyday Things, Learning Photography, Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012, telling stories • Tags: black and white, child portrait, children photography, natural light, Project 365 - 2012

Day 118 #Project 365

April 27, 2012 by [ayu]

I have done project 365 for over 100 days, and one thing I know for sure I love in photography is photographing children. Strangely, I only posted a very few children photos to date. Not that I did not take a lot of them, I consciously wanted to try to shoot other things, and posted them instead of the children photos. I feel there is a danger of specialising too much too soon if I only limit myself of photographing little children. […]

Categories: forever faces, Learning Photography, People, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: black&white, children photography, children photos, motherhood, natural light, portrait, Project 365 - 2012