My Nephew

Meet Baby Alexander.

I’m a very proud first-time Auntie. This is incredibly exciting for me because I now have a baby to spoil and adore without the long-term child-rearing responsibilities.

This is Alex at five days old. I mistakenly thought that shooting newborns would be a piece of cake. They sleep. You snap pictures. Needless to say, it was unexpectedly harder than I imagined. Every time I pulled out the camera, Alex needed his poopy diaper changed, peed on my blanket, had to be breast-fed, or simply cried for the sake of crying. This exercise gave me a whole new level of respect for moms. It also made me realize that I will never be the next Anne Geddes and willingly devote my entire photographic career to newborns.

Seriously, my nephew is the cutest baby ever, right?

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Producing Fine Art Children's Photography

I was having lunch with another photographer friend of mine today and telling him how I felt trapped in a rut in terms of some of the photography work I was doing.  I did a lot of housecleaning earlier this year and started saying no to jobs such as shooting weddings, events and conferences.  I just couldn’t bring myself to do these jobs anymore without feeling like I wasn’t meeting my full potential.  And once again, I am back to that same place of discontent.  I’m not sure if some of you are aware that I have a second website (www.hanh-photography.com) focused on children, families, maternity,  and formerly weddings.  Lately, I’ve been re-examining that body of work and realizing, “I can do better.” 

So  for this upcoming year, I plan on taking my children’s photography work to a completely new level, and will focus on producing fine art work.  It’s my 2013 resolution and here’s a sneak preview of what’s to come.

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