nfedesign.com.au » Photography by Renee Bell. Newcastle and surrounds.. Maternity, newborn, wedding

These kids are going to miss each other so much this year!!!  Abbey and Liana have been friends since Abbey’s mum and I joined the same mothers group when they were just a few weeks old (wow – that was 5 and a half years ago now!!!)  Have been to preschool together along with Abbeys little brother Noah and now the girls both off to different “big schools” in a few weeks and Noah at preschool on his own…

I did a photo session for Abbey and Noah’s mum along with their little sister Jemma just before xmas and Liana was my assistant for the morning.  Teaching them how to pose like supermodels and all

These are just some of the shenanigans that took place in between…

The girls outfits are from KidsrKool Clothing at Warners Bay

Why cant they make pretty dresses like this in my size??

Yay!! I have a new camera   But hey, I hear some of you say, you said that a few weeks ago…  Well yes I did, and I now have another new camera.  Long story!!

The old new camera was a Canon 5D mk2. I didnt like it, the focus wasnt right and I had heard so many bad stories about them (though for the record some people love the camera) that I took it back.  In its place a newly released Canon 7D.  Plenty of pros and cons for both cameras, but I thought this one would best compliment my other equipment.  So here goes…  Some much anticipated pics and a bit of feedback for others interested in the camera.

My first impressions are:  (and note I am mainly a studio photographer and this shoot was done outdoors about 5pm this arvo – a little out of my comfort zone!!)

Love the way it feels.  The grip, the buttons and menu controls are very schmick

Focus and clarity seems great (I am VERY happy to know I had 2 dud cameras and it wasnt my lenses or user error causing all the issues I was having)

Colours from the RAW files seem very over saturated (more so in some photos than others) but that is easily fixed by adjusting the custom settings.  But then, I am not used to green green grass in my photos  (no grass in the studio!) so I might find it performs fine in the studio – will test it out there tomorrow.

I know there are some doubts about this cameras image quality but I am fairly happy with the results so far.  As I said the test will be tomorrow when I try it out in the studio…

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For those who had no idea what i was talking about above – hope you enjoy the pictures!!

New season swimwear by 2chillies available at KidsrKool clothing Warners Bay

Liana doing her thing after Kate’s photo session earlier in the week….

Isnt she adorable??  One of Liana’s friends from preschool came in for a shoot today and she knows the moves almost as well as Liana does!  Rumour has it they have been practicing supermodel poses during play time

Adorable Fred Bare clothing supplied by kids r kool clothing at Warners Bay.  Msg me if you need their details – Gemma has some great new summer stock in so be sure to go check it all out and tell her I sent you   (psst if you are considering booking a session this summer you might even be able to score a discount voucher from Gemma if you are quick!)

Loove this dress!  Wish it came in my size!

So many more to come, this is only outfit 1 & 2.  3 more looks to come!!  I pity poor Kate’s mum having to choose her favourites!

And for something a little bit different…