Kristen's Twitter Updates

    {Follow/stalk me on Twitter}

    Baby James

    August 28, 2008 – 5:11 pm

    Meet James…. all two and half months of baby goodness! His eyes are amaaaaazing. I adored them.

    He was a tough nut to crack though this one… absolutely refused to give us any smiles, even when I took the camera away completely. Although, I may have caught him trying not to smile here… (cheeky thing!)

    And he’s even cute fast asleep too…!

    {Janine, it was so lovely to meet you and James yesterday - having your photographs taken is hard work and he did a wonderful job! It was great to see you again too Sarah!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Baby Photogrpahy, Clients, Melbourne, Sneak Peeks | no comments         No Comments | Add a Comment

    Sneaky peeks from the weekend

    August 25, 2008 – 11:47 am

    I have had a mega girly weekend!!

    After Friday’s session with gorgeous little Olivia, I met two other little cuties over the weekend who made my heart sing.

    When Sharni’s parents told me that she loved to bake, and then showed me her gorgeous little cooking outfit, tell me you couldn’t resist wanting to snap some photos of her doing what she loves and looking so gorgeous at the same time.

    I love her watching the mixing bowl here… as if to say - when can I eat it?!

    Mmm, pink icing (check out those lips!! hehe)

    And after the baking was all done, we went outside for a bit of explore time

    Last but not least was gorgeous Audrey who made my job so completely easy I could have left after only 15 minutes of taking her photos. Her parents mentioned that she chose the day of her photographs not to have a sleep that day (don’t they always?!) but you would have never guessed in that first period - she was all smiles, giggles and belly laughs. A complete darling!

    Look at that gorgeous smile of hers…

    {Thanks so much to both families for having me capture some memories for you this weekend! Enjoy the sneak peeks and I will be in touch with you shortly. I hope Sharni didn’t develop too much of a sweet tooth after her cooking session and I hope Audrey had a good sleep after her session!!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Baby Photogrpahy, Children's Photography, Clients, Family Photography, Melbourne, Sneak Peeks | 6 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Dave   -  

      Awesome shots Kristen! Sharni thoroughly enjoyed having you as a guest at her tea party. We can’t wait to see the rest of the shots.

    2. Caroline (Audrey's Mama)   -  

      Kristen, they’re gorgeous! Would you believe that Audrey came down with a cold and conjunctivitis on Sunday morning? What luck we had on Saturday! She slept like a log after seeing you. Thanks so much for the sneak peaks, I can’t wait to see the rest.

    3. Kris Leigh   -  

      Awwww, soooo gorgeous Kristen! I just love visiting your blog, always full of fun and beautiful kidlets! XOX

    4. Kerianne   -  

      What a fun weekend you had! Gorgeous shots as always, K!

    5. raye   -  

      love those b/ws….ugh…makes me want to go shoot!
      raye

    6. Jennifer   -  

      omgoodness these are so cute!

    Curly Sue

    August 22, 2008 – 11:03 pm

    When gorgeous little Olivia greeted me at the door today, all I wanted to do was ruffle that gorgeous curly mop of hair on the top of her head!

    She is one of those adorable little things that is happy to go to anyone and give them a cuddle so long as it means she gets attention… fine with me! I would have cuddled her all day if her mum would have let me (although I suppose it would be good if I was actually taking photos at the same time given that was the reason I was there…)

    And honestly, does it get any better than beautiful baby bums?? Her tooshie is the cutest!!!

    {Thanks for letting me cuddle Olivia all morning Julia - I hope she had fun (did she zonk after I left?!) and I hope you enjoy the sneaky peeks!!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Baby Photogrpahy, Children's Photography, Clients, Family Photography, Family and Friends, Melbourne, Sneak Peeks, Stuff about my life! | 4 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Kerianne   -  

      Look at those curls!!!! Such a gorgeous babe… I think I would want to spend the entire time cuddling her too! Love that new grey seamless, K!

    2. Kris Leigh   -  

      Oh, Kristen, look at that cute little tooshie and gorgeous curls! Absolutely scrumptious! :-)

    3. susanne49   -  

      What acute little girl, she is so happy! Great shots!

    4. Julia (Olivia's mum)   -  

      The photo’s are gorgeous even with all the wild hair!!! I cant wait to see the rest of he pictures and i’m sure Olivia would have been more than happy for you to hug her all day. She was so tired from all the attention that she did zonk it at soon as you left.

    Hamish and Zara

    August 15, 2008 – 12:27 pm

    One of the things I enjoy most about what I do is the chance to photograph kids in their own environment where they feel happy and relaxed. This can be anywhere - their home, the beach, gardens - but there’s always something different at every session!

    I was lucky enough to be invited to photograph the adorable Hamish and Zara on Wednesday in their gorgeous home. We played chasey with the rain for a while not knowing if it would hold off allowing us to get some pics outdoors, but thankfully it did! We played soccer, blew bubbles into the air, tickled each other silly, drank hot chocolate and finished with a story at the end of the session. So much fuuuun!

    {Renae, it was a pleasure to meet you and your gorgeous kids - hope they enjoyed themselves as much as I did. Best of luck to Hamish in his soccer career and I hope Zara eventually lets you change her out of her new dress!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Children's Photography, Clients, Family Photography, Melbourne, Sneak Peeks | 8 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. emily mason   -  

      love these images! The color is amazing!!

    2. Kris Leigh   -  

      Awww, beautiful Kristen! You always do such an amazing job! And of course being a bubble girl myself I can’t say enough about that one :-)

    3. raye   -  

      oh wow….that bubble shot rocks! i love your use of red and contrasting blue background too!

    4. Gemma Higgins-Sears   -  

      wow - that bubble shot is amazing!!! awesome stuff :)

    5. Lana   -  

      Um, I want one of those coats that Zara is wearing!!
      Awesome shots Kristen!

    6. Renee Bell   -  

      WOW the bubble shot rocks!!
      Love the red jacket on Zara and especially against the blue and green in the background!

    7. Renae Johnston   -  

      We thoroughly enjoyed having Kristen come to meet and photograph our children. We were so excited when a couple of images were placed on her site. Not only can the weather be unpredictable, but so too are children. Hamish had a lot of fun. The close up of his face and amazing colours captures him wonderfully, especially the eyes. Now as for Zara…once she woke up, warmed up the wardrobe changes and the camera there was no stopping her. The red coat does look a treat and we are looking forward to see the shots that you took inside in her floral dresses. And..yes, I have to agree that the bubbles that Hamish is blowing look surreal. It was so lovely to have you share some special moments with our kids Kristen.

    8. Nicole   -  

      Gorgeous Kristen. I agree with others, that bubble shot is WOW!. *stamps feet* I want a red jacket like Zara!!! Great job mate.

    Mia loves Samuel

    August 14, 2008 – 6:37 pm

    And why wouldn’t she…. he’s adorable!!!

    By Kristen | Posted in Stuff about my life! | 4 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Courtney   -  

      Love it!
      Sam loves you too, Mia!

    2. Emily   -  

      She is adorable. I love seeing her vibrant like that.
      And along with her eating, she too must get that behavior from me.
      I know I pant like that thinking about seeing a boy I like.

    3. Kerianne   -  

      Oh, now I can see why she was so excited to see Samuel… he is a doll! LOL at Emily’s comment… I see your sense of humour runs in the family:)

    4. Sheridan   -  

      Ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is very adorable. Mia and Molly will be fighting over Sammy one day!

    I wish the weather was kinder!

    August 13, 2008 – 11:04 pm

    After a glorious Saturday morning, I was hoping the weather would be just as kind for my session on Sunday. Sadly… not! It was just as well that Sunday’s session was a combined maternity/2 year old session which we had planned indoors anyway, but my camera settings got a good work out on Sunday trying to make sure we had some good light to work with.

    My maternity session was with the gorgeous Nicole from Allure Designer Stationery (check out her website, she has some gorgeous stuff - and I was lucky enough to see some in person too) - she’s ridiculously photogenic so I won’t make you all jealous by posting any face pics of her here, but I will share her gorgeous belly with you all:

    So loving those gorgeous red nails…. roaaaaawr!

    And her daughter Taya - just as beautiful and sweet as her mummy!

    {Hope you enjoy the sneak peeks Nicole, can can’t wait to see you soon for your newborn session!!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Children's Photography, Clients, Family Photography, Melbourne, Pregnancy & Maternity Photography, Sneak Peeks | 4 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. raye   -  

      so natural……so real…magazine worthy…great job!

    2. Jennifer   -  

      well you used the indoor lighting very well, and what a doll!

    3. Lana   -  

      Oh I love these!! Makes me want to paint my nails red!

    4. Nicole   -  

      Thanks for such a lovely photo session. The sneak peaks look fabulous. We can’t wait to see the rest. Taya doesn’t usually like having her photo taken (prefers taking the photo’s herself!) but she was extremely comfortable with you. We look forward to the newborn shoot.

    The Colour of Love

    August 10, 2008 – 10:37 pm

    It’s really no secret that I love colour in my photographs. To me, it brings out the fun, vibrancy and energy of youth in all of its delicious details.

    My session on Saturday involved lots of colour - lots and lots and lots of colour. My gorgeous family that day braved the frosty Melbourne morning as we pretended it was lovely and warm rather than the middle of Winter, but it certainly paid off. We were therefore able to combine my two favourite loves at the moment - beanies and pettiskirts!

    Gorgeous Lily and Angus were two of the most adorable little things ever - very chatty (both of them!), very outgoing and loved their family. I absolutely adore being around families who obviously adore each other and this family was no exception… even down to their beautiful dog Leroy.

    I’ve gone a bit overboard with the sneak peeks for this session but I have so many, many favourites that even choosing these was a hard task!


     
    I also had to include this very last photo of Lily - we were both singing songs from High School Musical (shh, yes, I am a HUGE FAN!! haha) and she was so into the moment… totally makes me laugh looking at this shot!

    {Erica, I really had such a wonderful time with your family on Saturday - and I hope you all did too!! It was a pleasure to spend the morning with you all, I really mean that - there are no shortage of ‘happy’ photos from your session!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Children's Photography, Family Photography, Melbourne, Sneak Peeks | 9 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. lauriann   -  

      oh my! where did you find that umbrella? It’s adorable!

    2. Donna, Andrew, Darcy & Ernie   -  

      Oh I love them, makes me miss them so much. Look how gangly Lily is and those eyes of Angus, I could sail away in. Kristen, once again you have done an amazing job. Also love the latest shots of Mia, she is beautiful.

    3. Robyn Geering   -  

      these are just wonderful, so full of colour and fun.

    4. Erica   -  

      Thank you Kristen for a wonderful day on Saturday - full of fun, laughs and a lot of colour (and a wet cold dog!). We love these photos and can’t wait to see the rest of them. I am so pleased we had a perfect Melbourne winter’s day…how gorgeous is that blue sky?

    5. sonia   -  

      awesome .. wonderful work

    6. Carissa Little   -  

      I love love love your colour Kristen, and these kids are just adorable.

    7. Kris Leigh   -  

      Absolutely adore these Kristen! Your colour is always TDF and these are so much fun! :-)

    8. Jennifer   -  

      omgsoh these totally rock, I absolutely love all the bright colors in these, gorgeous!

    9. Renee Bell   -  

      wow great colours!!! Love love love…

    Afternoon glow

    August 10, 2008 – 1:17 am

    I had a session this morning which I will upload some sneak peeks from in the next day or two, but for now - just some photos of my princess on our walk this afternoon.

    By Kristen | Posted in Stuff about my life! | 5 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Kerianne   -  

      Princess is right! She is just gorgeous, K! I love that afternoon light.

    2. Lana   -  

      Oh Mia is gorgeous! Look at those baby browns x

    3. Sheridan   -  

      That lighting is incredible! Mia is a beautiful subject of course!! I keep seeing those big eyes with tears rolling down them when she was at my house…sniff sniff!! xx

    4. Courtney   -  

      That last shot is pure David!
      Gorgeous!!

    5. nell   -  

      Could this child be any more perfect!?! She is just stunning. I love the big woolly jumper on her too.

    My Garbage Guts

    August 2, 2008 – 4:10 pm

    Have unwanted leftovers lying around? Don’t want to throw out your remaining sandwich for lunch?

    Well… have I got the solution for you.

    That’s right! My Garbage Gutsâ„¢ (aka 14 month old Mia) can come to the rescue. Simply give her anything and within seconds it disappears into that big gob of hers!

    No job too small!! Comes with gagging, choking and coughing for no extra!!

    (DISCLAIMER: Must be food items she will actually eat… those with vegetables need not apply)

    By Kristen | Posted in Stuff about my life! | 9 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Emily   -  

      Oh my god. That is too cute.
      And I thought I was the only one in the family that could inhale food.
      Somehow, I think she got that from me.
      Love it! She is still as gorgeous as ever. I miss her…

    2. Kris Leigh   -  

      LMAO! This is hilarious Kristen! Can I send my garbage guts down to your garbage guts for some kind of ‘two for one’ deal, lol! :-)

    3. Kathy   -  

      That’s my grand-daughter. Isn’t she gorgeous! Couldn’t stop laughing……takes after her Auntie Emily in the food department!

    4. Danielle   -  

      She makes me smile so much!! I adore all of her facial expressions!! She is a laugh!

    5. Carissa Little Photography   -  

      OMG that is a classic, I was laughing out loud. Can she teach Annika to eat more. LOL

    6. Mimi   -  

      That is hilarious! I feel bad for her gagging, but I would laugh too. I can totally relate with a daughter who just turned one. :) I love how you’re trying to hold back your giggles!

    7. mindy   -  

      i couldn’t help myself, i had to watch it again:) makes my day!

    8. Courtney   -  

      And a big drink to wash it all down.

    9. Yacine   -  

      Oh this is so funny! I love it how she just grab her water and washed the food down at the end. What a cutiepie.

    Baby Bird

    August 1, 2008 – 2:25 pm

    Yesterday I was able to get my newborn fix again with gorgeous little Lachlan. He wasn’t much of a fan of sleep time yesterday, but we did manage to get a good 20 min cycle out of him and sneak in some shots!

    Every newborn posing session is always different as newborns have their own ‘quirks’ and preferences when it comes to things like hand and foot placements etc. Can you tell where Lachie liked to have his hands? I couldn’t get them away from his face… LOL Completely and utterly adorable :)

    {Katie and Steve, thanks for allowing me to photograph your little man in his first few weeks in this big world. It was a pleasure to spend the day with you!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Baby Photogrpahy, Clients, Melbourne, Newborn Photography, Sneak Peeks | 5 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Danielle   -  

      He looks like such a sweetheart! I adore that wrap photo!

    2. Jen Lane   -  

      You are amazing! These are soooooo gorgeous!!!!!

    3. Kris Leigh   -  

      Awwww, so gorgeous Kristen! I ADORE the wrap one, stunning colour and perfect bubba! :-)

    4. Kate Bird   -  

      Thanks so much Kristen, these photos are absolutely gorgeous am so excited to see the rest. The family adore them. Thanks for your patience all day on Thursday!

    5. Jennifer   -  

      these are absolutely beautiful and so precious!

    Mothers Network Mini Sessions

    July 29, 2008 – 10:32 pm

    Had a series of mini-sessions today for the lovely mums at Mothers Network. Mothers Network is a not-for-profit charitable organisation founded and run by local volunteer mothers within the Melton East and Brimbank communities. It’s a fabulous little group where the mums can all get together for a coffee and a chat and the children can play with each other in the wonderful facilities provided by the Council.

    It was tiring and challenging - but still fun. So many gorgeous little kidlets that I got to play with today and enjoyed every moment of it. I had a big smile on my face this evening as I was uploading all of the shots from today and going through them seeing all these happy smiling faces.



    Have a mentioned lately how much I love my job…??

    By Kristen | Posted in Baby Photogrpahy, Children's Photography, Clients, Family Photography, Melbourne | 2 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Penny   -  

      Cool, do you get to share photos from these sessions? I hope so!

    2. Danielle   -  

      Ohh LOVE them. Your colours are so bright and gorgeous!!

    Dylan’s sneak peek

    July 28, 2008 – 4:26 pm

    Just a quick sneak peek from yesterday’s session with the adorable little Dylan. This little kid was so spunky and had me in giggles most of the afternoon. He absolutely adored being outside and spent most of it simply running around and around and around!

    We were lucky that for the time that I was there the rain held off and we were able to use the lovely light outside to get these shots for Dylan. He certainly enjoyed himself out there, that’s for sure!

    {Hope Dylan slept well for you Nancy! Thanks again for having me over}

    By Kristen | Posted in Children's Photography, Clients, Melbourne, Sneak Peeks | 3 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Nancy   -  

      Thanks Kristen,

      Steve and I love these shots of him. You have done a fantastic job and we are looking forward to seeing the rest. He was very tired after the session and we had to put him to bed early after a feast of HJ’s.

      Speak soon

      NancyT

    2. Danielle   -  

      wow.. look at those eyes!

    3. Mards   -  

      Wow nance, what gorgeous shots!! Dylan is a spunk!!! Hope you are all well mards xoxox

    Playing tag again!

    July 27, 2008 – 12:30 pm

    The gorgeously talented Kris Leigh tagged me in her blog the other day (thanks Kris!) so I get to play another round of blog tag with some new stuff to learn about me:

    1. Ten years ago… I was in my first year uni at the University of Melbourne, and I was living in Port Melbourne. I had met my husband-to-be that year and bought my first car - a red Ford Festiva, which turned out to be the biggest ‘bad luck’ magnet I’ve ever owned. Safe to say that beauty is now in car heaven…
    2. 5 things on my to do list… Proofing, proofing, proofing, proofing and proofing. LOL Alright, well maybe proofing, take some photos of Mia, clean up my study, get my tax stuff together so I can go and see my accountant and reorganise my work calendar.
    3. Snacks I enjoy… this is a hard one for me! I like a lot!! I do have to say though that freshly baked cinnamon doughnuts that are still hot are pretty hard to beat.
    4. If I were a millionaire… I hate this question because I always change my mind. But right NOW, I’d pay off the house, move somewhere with a great natural light studio central to Melbourne (or somewhere where I have space to build one at least), invest some of it (for a rainy day!), book a trip to Canada to visit Kerianne and to the US to see Raye, make a trip to the UK to visit my ever increasing list of friends that all seem to move away from me to there (hmm… it’s a worrying trend!!), upgrade all of my gear, drive an eco-friendly car (I agree Kris!) and get an admin helper so that I can palm all of the boring admin stuff onto them so I can spend more time with my family :) Oh oh… and go on a holiday with my family - somewhere expensive just because I could!
    5. Places I’ve lived… Melbourne and Brisbane

    I’ve just tagged some people last time so I will try and tag only a couple of people this time that I didn’t tag earlier (and who hopefully haven’t been tagged yet or in a while!): the wonderfully talented Lana and my lovely room buddy for the Jinky workshop Nicole

     

    By Kristen | Posted in General, Stuff about my life! | 3 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Kerianne   -  

      Here’s hoping you earn your million quickly so you can come and visit… then we can both go visit Raye together!! You are so sweet, K! xx.

    2. Kristen   -  

      haha you blog stalker Kerianne! I only just posted this!! Where’s halfway between Canada, America and Australia?! xx

    3. Kristen   -  

      oooh wait, do you know what’s halfway??? TAHITI baby!! Or the Cook Islands (where I honeymooned)… now there’s a thought!!

    What Aussies do in Winter

    July 25, 2008 – 9:47 pm

    So it’s a Friday morning… the sun is shining, the birds are singing.

    It’s about 13 degrees celcius (brrrrrrr) and so yep, we go to the beach and eat icecreams like it’s 30 degrees, not 13! Lucky for me, Jack didn’t mind in the slightest. In fact, the battle was getting him back off the beach and away from the sand - he was quite content to sit and play there all morning I’m sure. The odd bribe here and there (amazing what effect stickers can have on three year olds) made things slightly easier, although pulling out the icecream at the end of the session was just what he needed.

    What else do you do on a Winter morning?!


    {It was really lovely to meet you this morning Rachael! Jack was a superstar - I love him!!}

    By Kristen | Posted in Children's Photography, Clients, Melbourne, Sneak Peeks | 7 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Rachael   -  

      Dear Kristen,

      Thankyou so much for today! I know you had your hands full with Jack! How amazing are all of those shots! I love them all and from one photographer to another…I have to tell you, although I am sure you know :)…that your ability to connect with kids is amazing and your beautiful composure is inspiring. I loved hearing about your journey and if you need someone to hold your hand at the APPA’s next year in Sydney, I’m your gal! Look forward to seeing the rest of the pics - You really have captured Jack perfectly. I was jumping with excitement when I saw the sneak peaks…They bought tears to Jack’s Dad’s eyes in the Philippines. Thankyou!

    2. Sheridan   -  

      Kristen, these are beautiful….What a cutie pie!

    3. Rachael   -  

      Sorry I meant beautiful composition!! That’ll teach me for googling over the images at 1am!

    4. Suse   -  

      oh the colours are wonderful, he is too adorable. loving that missing tooth too!

    5. Penny   -  

      Oh wow, how amazing are his eyes!! Great job Kristen!

    6. Danielle   -  

      again.. colours are perfection! I love his jumper too.. so sweet.

    7. Veronica   -  

      Wow, Kristen, these images are absolutley fantastic! Just stunning!

    Oooh yeah - now it’s a new WEBSITE!

    July 25, 2008 – 10:24 am

    Just when you thought things couldn’t get more exciting with a brand spanking new blog, now I have a whole new website as well!

    www.kristencook.com.au

    It’s pretty, it’s got big lovely images, a rocking availability calendar, a client lounge and loads more. Like my blog it’s something I’ve been working on in the background for… well… far far too long to mention, but I’m pleased to say it’s finally live for you all to see :)

    Yaaaaay!!!

    By Kristen | Posted in General | 5 comments         Hide Comments | Add a Comment
    1. Fran Paysen   -  

      Hey there Kristen, congrats on getting your new blog and website up. Love that pink!

    2. Kris Leigh   -  

      Looks awesome Kristen! Love the colours!

      P.S. Tag you’re it! At the bottom of my most recent post: http://krisleighphotography.blogspot.com/! Can’t wait to read your answers :-)

    3. Suse   -  

      Hi Kristen, I adore your new site! great images!

    4. Angela   -  

      the new site AND the new blog look great. Well done! Your images are much better showcased now :)

    5. Kelly Trow   -  

      It looks fantastic Kristen! I love all the bright colours :)