Adam Richardson - miracle baby!

Little Adam had a tough start in the world.  Born on New Years Day, after a very difficult birth he spent two weeks in ICU, where the doctors couldn't make any guarantees on whether he'd pull through or not.  After a really difficult and emotional couple of weeks, spent with tubes going in an coming out and constant monitoring by medical staff, the little man made it through and finally went home.

Little Adam was featured in one of our earlier posts, "Baby Jamaal Richardson" (his name has improved dramatically).  This however would be his first photo shoot on the "outside" and our first newborn shoot.

Due to his rough start Adam has regular visits to his doctor and every milestone reached is a small miracle, but this little man is the happiest little dude ever and seems to be making giant leaps down the road to recovery.

And while Adam is truly beautiful his fingers and toes are my best bits.  So small (his mom is convinced they're HUGE), delicate and perfect.

Holding on to mom's hand tight - just in case the scary photographers try steal him (which they keep threatening to do.)...

And while there were plenty of smiles (no giggles just yet), as soon as the camera was in the little man's face, the smile turned to curiosity.  But still, that doesn't mean that the fella isn't the perfect model...

And when he was done with being the centre of attention he let us know with a big yawn...

And almost as we had finished packing up, and The Guy was holding Adam over his shoulder, we managed to get one more perfect photo of him.

Live strong little man.

Denise & Rainer

The Ireland Family

The Ireland's, Chris, Olivia and their two little girls Rebecca ad Madison are our neighbors.  They really wanted to get some family photo's taken with Madison in them before she was all grown up.  This being said, little Maddy had other ideas about photo shoots and decided that this shoot would be done her way.  That's 2 year old's for you...

Here's a family photo we managed to get in the first 5 minutes of the shoot, before Madison decided that this was enough and the garden was far too interesting to waste it on silly photographs.

In their beautifully coordinated outfits (don't photo's always look awesome when everyone blends?) we managed to get some great updates to "the Ireland Family album"; some of them even include little Maddy who we needed to bribe to be in the photo's most of the time.

The funniest photo's from this shoot are definitely the ones where Madison decided she was boss.  Alright, not all of them.  In some she's just a pink corner blur while the rest of the family look lovely.

And here's Chris & Olivia looking picture perfect.

I'm pretty sure these next photo's are Madison telling us how things should be going down in this shoot.  Clearly she's not impressed by our crazy-mad photography skills.  I love how Rebecca clearly isn't impressed with Madison...

Rebecca always smiles beautifully for the camera so getting shots of her was easy (also, she's pretty easy to direct and she's a fab model) but dear little Maddy was proving a tough nut!  And then, in the blink of an eye, just as we were packing up, we snapped some pic's of a little Madison posing for the camera with a big grin on her face.  Clearly the idea of going home was just too exciting for this little bun.

Happiness is...

On another note, remember to tell all your engaged buddies about our fabulous "win huge" wedding photography competition.  There's now a link on the right-hand side of the page so interested couples can go and check out all the important details there.

Enjoy reading, chat soon
Denise & Rainer.

WIN HUGE!

Now that January is over and we're into the month of love, we thought we'd share some more love with you. Now I can already hear you saying "how can it get better than your AMAZING January specials?" but never fear because this Girl and her Guy are pulling out all the stops for one lucky couple.


We're working so hard to get ourselves known and to get our brand out there that we've decided to give away an unforgettable prize of FREE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY!  Can you dig it?  Yes that's right, we're giving away a full day's wedding photography plus a disc of images to the lucky couple who impress us the most.


I can already tell that you're itching to find out how you can win this awesome prize and really, it's simple.  All you need to do is LIKE us on facebook  and inbox us a message (via email) about you and your partner (We want all the mushy details about how you met etc.), when your wedding date is, where your wedding is and why you should win this incredible prize.


There are a couple of little things that we need to clear out the way, terms and conditions if you will...  

1. The competition will run until 31 May 2012.  Any entries received after this date won't be considered for the prize (so hurry up and get moving).
2. The prize can only be claimed in 2012.
3. Only couples who Like our FB page will be considered
4. Entries must be sent to our FB inbox.  Entries posted on our wall or emailed won't be considered.
5. The judges decision is final.  I know we're going to desperately want to give everyone who messages us a prize but we have to be strong and chose just one couple.
6. The prize consists of aGuy&aGirl Photography's time and expertise as well as a disc of the images.  Should the prize winners want albums, cards or any other products offered by aGuy&aGirl Photography these will have to be purchased by the winning couple.

So come on internet, get busy.  Send us messages and give us plenty of reasons why you should get this prize.  Tell your friends.  Tell everyone...

I'll leave you with a series of pic's from one of our early engagement shoots.

Hope we'll be hearing from you soon

Denise & Rainer

January Specials

Welcome 2012

I hope you've all had the most fantastic festive season.  I love Christmas and all it's glitz and sparkle.  I love the decorations and the indulgent foods.  The carols and the merriment.  But there's one thing I don't love about Christmas... The big fat dent it makes on my bank account and I'm pretty sure all of you are feeling the same way.

Now as this Girl & that Guy are human too and are also faced with the fact that we still have to make bookings which often require payment in advance.  So that is why we've decided to have THE BIG JANUARY SALE!  All our package prices are discounted in the month of January so book early to avoid disappointment.  Now don't be confused, this isn't only for bookings during the month of January, this is for whenever but if you book in January, you'll get the special rate (pretty awesome I think!).  We will require a 50% deposit to confirm we're booked for your big day.

If you want to chat to us about when we're available or what the deal is (really there's no catch to it at all) pop us an email or just visit our new specials page to have a look at these GREAT DEALS.

Hope to hear from you soon
Denise & Rainer