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

Here is another installment from my sessions whilst in Denver.  I had the opportunity to photograph this beautiful 4 day old baby girl.  Mum is a photographer friend of mine.  I did both her maternity and newborn session whilst I was there.  Perfect timing!  Here are a few from our session.  First, looking back at mum whilst still pregnant:

And here they are now!

Please note:  The last photo is computer magic.  We didn’t really make her sit up for the picture…LOL

You read that right…it says CANBERRA newborn photographer.  It was made official yesterday.  My husband got a promotion at work and we are being transferred to Canberra!  We are excited to begin our new adventure.  : )  We will be moving at the end of next month.  If you live in the Canberra area and would like to make a booking for next year, please shoot me an email to shanna@joliejones.com.au to save a spot.  I’m looking forward to meeting the Canberra babies and kids!

In the meantime I have several sessions to complete in Darwin before we pack up and leave.  Today I had one of my maternity clients back in the studio.  This time she brought her beautiful new baby girl with her.  She’s got the cutest little dimpled smile.  She’s absolutely babylicious!  Here’s a look back at one of my most popular maternity pictures of mum before bub came along…

And here’s bub now!

Thanks for coming by today Lucy and Matt.  It was good seeing you guys again.  Your little one is too sweet for words!

~Shanna

One of my maternity clients was back today with her beautiful little angel.  I love photographing newborns.  They are just so sweet.  This little girl gave us a run for our money.  She didn’t want to sleep the whole time she was here.  We got maybe 10 minutes total worth of sleep from her over a 3 1/2 hour session.  In the end we called it a wrap because the footy was about to start…LOL  It is Grand Final Day afterall. ; )  Here’s a little peek at some of the photos we got today:

Thanks so much for coming by Natasha.  Your little girl is too sweet for words.  You guys were troopers today!  I hope you like your little peek at some of the photos so far.  I can’t wait to show you the rest!  I’ll let you know when your private gallery is ready for viewing.

~Shanna

I had a newborn photoshoot today with a previous client.  I’ve done a few photoshoots with her now.  She is so easy to get along with and willing to do anything.  I love that!  Here she was when she was pregnant with this little guy…

And here he is today!

I hope you like these ones so far Jen.  Of course I couldn’t help myself and had to peek at them right away.  It’s an addiction!  ; )  I’ll let you know when the rest are uploaded to your private gallery.

~Shanna