Jaime Turns 2

Jaime turns 2 :)

Once again, I got to do a shoot with a boy! After so many years of taking photos of mainly girls, its been rather refreshing to have boys in my shoots :)
Jaime is a typical 2 year old little boy, he doesnt sit still, he finds all little things fascinating and makes random noises at the amazement around him.

His mom, Ishara is a very proud mom and we even had Jaime's granny tag along for support and to catch Jaime everytime he dashed off.

One thing I love is when moms teach their kids about the camera. Jaime was such a big boy and when mom said Smile, he did just that. Showed his pearly white teeth and gave a beautiful big broad smile!

When you meet Jaime, you wonder why people say ''terrible two's. He was an absolute gem and I had loads of giggles along the way :)

The Rose Family.

I got to meet the Rose family at a local beach one Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny day in Durbs and I was so keen to be doing an outdoor shoot and soaking up the rays.

I first met her husband Brody who like most males, was nervous about the shoot but after a brief explanation of me telling him to forget I was even there, he calmed down loads and I got some amazing shots of dad playing with his boys. Just pure fun in the sun:)
Right behind Dad came Aaron, he is the big brother and was not keen on this stranger tagging along on his family outing ;) After a while of Aaron turning his back on me (obviously trying to pretend I dont exist) I eventually resorted to bribery. He'd get a box of sweeties from me if he gave me a few smiles. It worked! I couldnt believe my luck. And what a beautiful smile he has!
Next is baby brother Xavier, this little boy is totally cute and apparently knows what the camera is all about because everytime he saw me looking his way, I'd get a bright smile or a gorgeous pout! A photographer's dream :)
Onto mom Taryne. Taryne was a complete hun throught out the whole shoot, I dont think I got one photo of her not camera ready. She was always smiling and willing to try some ideas along the way. She really is, The Rose amongst the Thorns ;)