Happy Valentines Day everyone!  We have had a great day so far.  I got some flowers from my girls and chocolates from my guy.  Love it!  In honour of Valentines Day, I thought I would offer a sweet deal to all of my Canberra area peaps.  If you contact me within the next 24 hours, you will receive a FREE studio session($150 value)!  The session must take place before the end of March and it must be booked before the offer expires at 5pm on Monday, 15 February 2010.  This is a limited offer.  Don’t miss out!  Have a sweet day!

Happy Valentines Day to my sweet girls!

<3 Mommy

Email me at shanna@joliejones.com.au to book your session today!

We made it to Canberra!  We are officially moved into our new house.  No more boxes to unpack.  All I have left to do is organise the studio and then I’m all set!  Yippee!  I love Canberra so far.  The climate is perfect.  I can actually open the windows in my house to get some fresh air blowing through the place.  Love that! 

Christmas was great.  This was the first time we have spent Christmas alone as a family.  The kids had a great time and it was fun to see them opening presents and playing with their toys.  Christmas is way more fun with kids.  : )

I’m lucky to have been able to take the past month off.  I was a bit overworked before we left Darwin but I loved every minute of it.  I still have a few orders to wrap up and then I’m free to start shooting in Canberra.  I’m looking forward to meeting new people and I can’t wait to see what 2010 has in store for me!  Stay tuned!

In the meantime, I thought I would take a look back at 2009.  I worked my butt off this year!  So many wonderful clients and so many beautiful pictures to choose from.  I had a hard time deciding!  Anyway, without further adieu…here are my top ten fave pics from 2009…enjoy!

Love this shot of my nephew from when we were in Denver in August.  (Pretween)

My favourite hanging baby shot from 2009.  Such a cute expression!  (Beautiful Baby)

One of my favourite maternity shots.  Just love the lines and colours in this.  (More Baby Bumps)

Loved photographing this couple.  They were such good models!  (Engaged! – Part 1 & Part 2)

Love this maternity shot.  She had perfect curves!  (Curvaceous)

Love the joy in this one.  : )  (Twinnies)

Love the scenery and the way the wind is blowing her dress.  (Mother Earth)

Such a special picture.  I just love it.  (Beautiful Baby)

One of my fave beach shots from Darwin.  They are too cute!  (Sunrise)

 This is my fave sunset shot from Darwin.  (Army Couple)

I am now accepting bookings for Canberra for 2010.  If you have an inquiry or wish to make a booking, please email me at shanna@joliejones.com.au .  I can’t wait to meet you Canberra!

~Shanna

Well, I had my last session in Darwin on Sunday.  It’s a bit sad really.  I will miss the beautiful beaches.  I guess I’ll have to find some new and exciting locations in Canberra now.  I’ll be scouting the area soon!  We pack up on Wednesday and fly out on Saturday.  Not long now!  In the meantime I’ve still got a lot to get done.  I’ve got one more thing I can tick off my list though and that’s the sneak peek for this gorgeous family.  I had a great time playing on the beach with this sweet little girl.  She was a bit tired and hungry, so I was happy that I was able to get what I did.  I just made a fool of myself as usual and that seemed to squeeze a few smiles out…LOL  Here are a few from my last Darwin session!

Thanks for letting me take your pictures Kat!  You have such a gorgeous little girl.  I had a great time chasing her around the beach.  :) 

~Shanna

I had a photoshoot early this morning at a nearby beach and the light was absolutely magical.  It was an early shoot at 6:30am but SOOOO worth it!  I just love the light in the morning.  It’s so soft and beautiful.  I’ve photographed this family before when the baby was a newborn and they were back again for some more shots.  He’s six months old now and such a little cutie.  So sweet and smiling the whole time.  We got lots of great pictures.  Here are a few of them:

Thanks for today Kate!  I hope you like what you see so far.  It was good to see your little man again.  He has such a beautiful smile!  I’ll let you know when your private gallery is ready for viewing.  : )

~Shanna

It’s my baby’s birthday today!  I can’t believe it’s been a year since she was born.  It’s a day to celebrate, but also a day for me to be a little bit sad.  She’s not a baby anymore.  :*(  *sigh*  Oh well, she’s still little and still cute and still cuddly and still squeezable.  I love me a squeeze…LOL  To mark the occassion, I did a little “smash cake” session with Jemma today.  She seemed to really enjoy herself.  It was so fun taking pictures of her while she ate the cake, one fingertip at a time…LOL  Here are a few pictures from that session: