S+J: Cambodia Engagement, Part 2
CONGRATULATIONS TO S and J! This is Part 2 of the engagement photoshoot. These pictures were taken in the non-stereotypical parts of Phnom Penh. A little garden cafe, A clean patch of grass (THIS IS SO RARE OUT HERE), stained glass windows, and western architecture.
It was fun doing these photos for S+J, and my hubby and baby came along for the photos so it was like a day hanging out with friends. Miss J was giggling half the time! As I have been sorting through the photos I can see the little glimmer in her eye telling me and everyone else how much she adores her man!
I only had one week to take photos and edit since the couple needed them… but I hope you enjoy!
S+J: Cambodia Engagement, Part 1
I’ve decided to split these engagement photos into 2 parts.
Part 1 will be photos that show a bit of Phnom Penh lifestyle-— Motorcycles. Ciclos. Markets. Tropical Fruits. Independence Monument. Street Food. We wanted to take photos at the Royal Palace but unfortunately the streets were closed. I love all the bright colors in these locations we went to so I tried to keep these photos vibrant as well 😉 When we started to take the motorcycle photos it started to rain, so some of the photos came out unclear since water droplets fell on my lens 🙁 But besides that, this was such a fun shoot to do!
Part 2 will be focused more on the love between S+J 😉
I met S on my 2nd day here in Phnom Penh, and have had the privilege of seeing him pursue miss J. I’m happy to say that I helped him with his little plot to ask her to be his girlfriend! And now they will be getting married next year!
Baby I is 3 Months!
A few weeks ago, I took photos of Baby I and her family. When we entered the house, she just began to wake up and I thought to myself, “HOWWW PRECIOUS.. she’s so tinyyyy!” I picked her up and she was so light and fragile. I was a bit scared to hold her, even though I have a baby too! I really can’t believe it was just 6 months ago since my own daughter was just as light and fragile as little Baby I! Oh how time flies and how quickly babies change!
Hope you enjoy these photos! Baby I’s parents said she pushed up the highest she has ever pushed during the photoshoot… yay! Good for Baby I! Overall Baby I was such a good baby and trooper during the photoshoot… near the end she started getting cranky, but I love photos of babies that cry (don’t judge me! They are just so cute when they cry) so I kept snapping away 🙂
Bangkok, Thailand
Trains, Escalators, and Malls {Bangkok, Thailand}
Sorry if you were expecting to see pictures of the temples and touristy things of Thailand- you’re not going to see any here!
Last month we visited Bangkok for a work trip. This was my 6th time in Bangkok (2 times for work, 2 times as a tourist, and once just for transit), so I feel like I have seen most of the touristy things that I want to see. This time around, we stayed near the malls, and most of my trip here was spent enjoying the malls and food!!! Especially Japanese food and desserts! We visited a different mall everyday, including: MBK, Paragon, Siam Square, Terminal 21, Central World, and Central Chidlom.
I didn’t bring my camera out everyday since I was just at the mall a lot, but here are my photos from practicing taking city photos. We were on escalators a lot and skytrains too, and I learned that Bangkok is not stroller friendly! Some of the BTS stations don’t even have an elevator or escalator and we would have to carry up baby+stroller up and down stairs. I did this on my own one day and it was just tiring!
Velvet and Ruffles
I bought this dress for my little Pom Pom while I was still pregnant. I adore this dress, which is not a typical-looking baby dress (especially since it is black!). I like almost all the dresses in the Harajuku Mini line.
Anyway, Pom Pom wore this dress when Tony and I took our anniversary photos when she was 3 months old, but these photos were taken when she was 7 months old. I wanted her to squeeze into it one more time before I neatly place it in the “Save for Baby #2 Box.” (BTW I’m not pregnant, I’m just saving it for the future!)
The outfit reminds me of classical music, like something from Mozart and Beethoven times. I wish I had a little piano or instrument to place as a prop!
Pom Pom enjoyed just touching the textures of the dress- the black velvet and the ruffles. I love how she is so curious about everything!
Every girl has a dress of them as a little girl holding onto the end of her dress and lifting it up– well I know I did!
Enjoy!
Baby J is 8 months!
As promised, here are Baby J’s other photos! Baby J is such a little cutie and she loves to stick out her tongue and reach for her mama all the time. She is such an active baby, crawling around everywhere. And she crawls quickly! I see why it can be so difficult to take portraits for babies when they are around this age, but I also see how fun it can be do since they do other “poses” besides just lying down on their backs sleeping ;).
This photoshoot required 3 adults- photographer, mommy, and someone to make baby laugh/support her in certain positions. Thanks again to Lydia for the help!
Baby J is so KAWAii!
KAWAIIIII!!
No, I’m not talking about that beautiful Hawaiian island. I’m talking about my friend’s daughter, Baby J! (“Kawaii” means “cute” in Japanese!)
L and I have babies really close in age, so it’s fun hanging out with them every week! I offered to take photos of her and her daughter and she took me up on that offer. She showed me the various baby outfits that she brought for the photo shoot and I was the most excited about this little Japanese robe! I wish I had more time to prepare some more Japanese-esque props, but thankfully I had some Japanese blinds, Hello Kitty, and Totoro to add some fun to the photos. Taking photos with the Japanese blinds proved to be a bit of a challenge since Baby J liked to climb on them and push them over! (I see more and more why baby photography can be so challenging once the little ones get so mobile…)
There were a lot of fun photos from this shoot (especially with Baby J playing around with Totoro, Hello Kitty, and Miffy) but here are some of my favorites. I would love to do another photo shoot like this for Pom Pom doll one day!
I will be posting a few more photos from Baby J’s photo shoot soon. I loved her outfit and this theme so much that I decided to dedicate one whole post for it ^_^.
Baby E is 7 Months!
My friend asked me to babysit her son, Baby E. He and Pom Pom are just a few days apart and play with each other all the time, so of course I said yes! Unfortunately once his mummy left this was how Baby E felt most of the rest of the time:
Special thanks to Lydia to help me babysit Elijah- feeding him, calming him, spotting him, and trying to make him smile.
Pom's 1/2 Year Bday
My baby’s HALF a year old!!!
We took these photos before we went to the ice cream parlor. I wanted to take cute pictures of her baby fat at this age ;)… but the other reason I took these was to practice taking baby photos in an indoor, well-lit, natural-lit, controlled setting.
Pom is 6 months!
Baby photos of Poiema