The day usually starts at 9.30 in the morning when Anne is photographing newborns. The maximum amount of babies we have in the studio at any one time is six and it all depends on what images Anne wants to achieve that day, often we have less. Today for instance Anne needs three babies asleep in one image, so we invited six babies in, so there is no pressure on anyone and...
Learn MoreThe new twins (described in an earlier blog) came to the studio today to be photographed. A boy and a girl, both look quite different. One has fair hair, the other dark. Anne photographed them both together and then separately. Their mother also brought her mother along to help, as it’s quite a production to go out and about, and as all mothers know, there is always...
Learn MoreAt the studio, we have also become quite resourceful at keeping our eyes open for new babies and pregnant mothers. A few weeks ago one of Anne’s team was buying a tie for her husband at a local menswear store, the sales assistant was a tall man, with very dark skin. We happened to be looking for some babies of colour, as Anne always wants to display diversity in her...
Learn MoreWe had a phone call today from the woman Anne photographed last week who was pregnant with twins. The mother called around 3.30 pm to announce that she had given birth to a boy and a girl at 1.30 pm and couldn’t wait for Anne to see them and to photograph them! She told us that she was letting us know before the rest of her family….how nice, and it made Anne feel...
Learn MorePeople often ask how we find the babies for Anne’s shoots. As far as the new book is concerned, we really only initially told around ten people about the project. News spreads very quickly in Sydney, because suddenly after only three weeks, the emails and phone calls were flooding...
Learn MoreRight throughout the shooting for Anne’s new book, and the photography of Anne’s new pure clothing range, we have a cameraman filming ‘behind the scenes’ footage of Anne at work. In addition to filming during Anne’s shoots, the prop making and just about everything else that goes on in the studio, there will also be some interviews with Anne explaining the...
Learn MoreThe book is taking shape and the images are lovely, as you would expect from Anne. The theme is very organic and like her new “pure clothing”, will have many new and exciting themes to showcase.
Learn MoreThis morning a lovely lady came into the studio to be photographed by Anne. She was pregnant with twins, very pregnant in fact, as she is 39 weeks. The shoot went very smoothly and Anne achieved some beautiful shots of the woman’s tummy, which of course will be a wonderful memento for the twins to have in years to come. Anne received a lovely text this afternoon right...
Learn MoreThis past week Anne had 20 adorable newborn babies into the studio and she achieved, once again, some beautiful images. It’s a very exciting time for the new parents, and particularly exciting for them to see their new babies being photographed by Anne. Needless to say, there was a wonderful audience of new mums, dads and grandparents proudly accompanying their new...
Learn MoreSince Anne last photographed babies at her studio in Auckland, Anne and her family have relocated to Sydney, Australia. Anne still has team members in Auckland, who all help with her clothing range, the web site and the design of the books. (Not forgetting her valuable team members in America.) The search for a suitable studio in Sydney began in early January and Anne...
Learn MoreAnne has also taken time to design a new baby clothing range called “the pure range” especially for newborns. The entire range is made from beautiful 100% natural cottons and merino wool and is manufactured entirely in New Zealand. We will tell you more about the entire collection as we go forward. It will be released in mid-year and will be available exclusively...
Learn MoreThe start of this year also saw Anne go to Phoenix Arizona to give the key-note speech at the Professionals Photographers of America (PPA) 2009 convention. A audience of over 3,500 photographers attended the speech, and before the event, many were also happy to have Anne personally sign a selection of her books. The signing was held in a special exhibition area sponsored...
Learn MoreHi, Anne is back in the studio and photographing again, so we are going to write her blog for you so you can keep in touch. The last couple of years for Anne has been extremely busy and have not allowed Anne much time for her real passion, photography. The writing and promotion of her autobiography ‘A Labor of Love’, her 5th coffee table book, took two years with the...
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