I'm Clair. I am a Melbourne based lifestyle photographer specializing in family photos, newborn portraits and children's portraits. i am also available to photograph the occasional wedding. This is a place to share my recent photography sessions and to advertise specials and news regarding See Be Art. If you would like to contact me about booking a photo session then please visit my website and contact me through the contact page. Feel free to leave me a comment, it's always nice to know who's visiting.
I made a new dress for my sweet girl yesterday from a vintage pattern book and she kindly agreed to “play” in front of my camera for a few brief moments. I’m so blessed. I hope she looks at these photos one day and sees how incredibly beautiful she is. On the inside and the outside.
Just a quick compolation of the last week’s grateful daily photos.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend 
Right now he
- has started to give great big grins and even little giggles.
- follows people around the room when you move.
- hates “tummy time” and only tolerates it for a few minuets when in a good mood.
- LOVES playing with his toy gym, keeps him entertained for ages. He also quite likes watching TV, so much so that I’ve had to turn it off when he is in front of it or he just stares at it the whole time.
- is still feeding every 3-4 hours but sometimes he is nice to me and stretches the night time feed to 5 or 6 hours.
- has finally moved out of 0000 and is into “big boy” 000 clothes.
- ADORES his brother and sister. He saves his best smiles and most enthusiastic giggles for them (and the favor is returned with equal enthusiasm).
- is totally adorable in every way and i could eat him up completely… starting with his cheeks.
xx
Excuse me while i get a little personal.
I have always been a fan of fellow photographer and creative person Haylie Bartholomew, ever since i saw a mini documentary of her and her family on the ABC a few years back. Last year she embarked on a project where she would take a photo of something small she was grateful for each day. The little things that usually get over looked in the hustle and bustle.
The last few months of my personal life have been incredibly hard and challenging. A unwanted (and unexpected) marriage break down, a new baby, sickness, change, stress, lack of sleep and non existent organization. I have felt like everything in my life was completely falling apart around me several times. But i can’t fall apart because i have three little people relying on me to be ok. And because i have always been a glass half full kind of person (and i am determined not to let the crappy things I’m my life ruin that positive attitude) I am going to make sure i recognize something i am grateful and thankful for in my simple life every single day. There is always a good in every bad.
Now regular readers know that i have done a photo-a-day challenge at the start of each year for the last few years, and i usually last for a few months and then stop. The reason for this is because deep down i am a bit of a perfectionist. It’s never just a matter of taking a photo and uploading it. It would always involve taking several photos..picking the best..loading it onto the computer..spending 5-10 min editing it into perfection and then uploading and blogging. And inevitably my time just runs out…not to mention my motivation. Well this time, because i have even less free time during the day (and little desire to stay up late at night) i have decided to let go of my inhibitions and my need to constantly capture the perfect image and instead focus more on what it is i am photographing and why. So, inspired by Haylie, a few weeks back i decided to start my own grateful daily project, however i have gone somewhat basic this time and instead i am only going to only be using my iphone to take the images.
No editing. No retouching or perfecting. No fancy lens or camera…just my phone and the standard hipstamatic and polaroid applications.
I will admit that it has been a challenge to resist the temptation to re-take the photo if it doesn’t work out first go. And i have been guilty of taking a few shots instead of just one. BUT the essence of the project is still there and i am finding it rather liberating. The noise. The grain. The hit and miss focus. The lack of detail. Blow out highlights. Too dark shadows. None of it matters. Because it is life more simple. My life. My day. My ordinary.
Now i think i would drive you all bonkers if i posted up one photo every day so instead i will just compile them all together every now and then and post them in bulk. So here are the first lot, in no particular order, starting back from the 29th of June.
