Hello Belinda, Michael and Phoebe

Every time I photograph a new family, I always end up learning something about parenting. I don't specifically ask parenting questions (although I'm always tempted to ask how they all manage to get their children to be so well behaved) but I learn so much by just watching them. Watching the way they interact, how the parent speak to the children, and how they speak to each other.

I learnt a lovely thing while photographing Belinda, Michael and Phoebe. I learnt that children don't have to rule your lives. That they can slip right in, go along for the ride, be a part of the journey. Belinda and Michael are keen to have Phoebe be part of their lives, not dominate it. They live the ideal by taking Phoebe on holidays, out for diner, to visit friends. "She's relaxed like us," Michael said. And that she was.



[Photo details}
1/200
f/2.8
iso 200
80-20mm 2.8





I've gotten to know these guys over the last little while because I photographed Belinda's sister's wedding, and Belinda came along to my first workshop. They laugh a lot. I think that's what I like about them most.








These two have just gotten engaged!







[Photo details]
1/125
f/3.2
iso 200
50mm 1.8





Let's hug it out.



* Meaghan

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double ps - I've added the photo details to some of the shots to give some insight into how I achieve my results. I'm going to try to do it for a few photos each post.

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