Anne Elisabeth Art

Reflections of a mother

2012-01-28T15:23:00.002+01:00

If I could say one word to describe January it would be turbulent! Very silent month concerning photography. Very busy month concerning personal life! We have had a lot of sickness going on this month. My son and I have been recovering from a streptococcus infection which we got during new years. Besides that we´ve been planning our wedding that´s coming up this summer, doing a bid on a house, working as a translator and a bunch of other stuff!

And in the very end I am also just a little woman.. who happens to be a mom... of a vibrant little boy.. who just started kindergarden.

If no one has ever told you.. than I am truly sorry if I scare you by telling you this. Kids play. Kids run. Kids don´t think to much. Kids bump in to things. Kids fall.. and hurt themselves.

We were doing great on this area! I have to say.. without being to pride.. my kid has a great balance and is very sportive(he has inherit that from his dad!). It caught myself thinking out loud a lot of the time ¨He almost turns 4 and still has al his teeth.. perfectly white!¨ Two weeks ago I remember telling some one¨My life is one big blessing at the moment. I mean planning a wedding, buying a house, perfectly healthy kid, good work etc.¨

Besides being sick for a few weeks, I really had nothing to complain about!

Until, he bumped into a table...

Just a table..! Standing at very wrong place, at a very wrong time while he was showing how fast he could run.

After a week his front teeth turned grey. I can determine that his teeth has died, if I should believe was is said on the internet.

Now.. this whole story is not so much about the teeth. I want to share the first thought that went through my mind when I found out his teeth turned grey.

His perfectly white teeth won´t be perfectly white when we walk down the aisle this summer.

Wow. Stop! What crazy thought. I pondered on this thought the following days and felt so incredibly ashamed. What a selfish reason to feel sorry for him.

Thoughts flew through my mind about what other people would think... That they would think I am a bad mom who doesn´t look after her sons teeth hygiene...

Why am I telling this. To tell you that there are worse things than imperfect appearance. Besides his teeth turning grey, he is not in any pain what so ever. So why should I care that his teeth turned grey?? Life isn´t perfect based on how a magazine says your family should look. How your house should look. How your wedding should look.

Perfect is when you are filled with love which makes you blind for outward appearance and immune to false shame.

A mother on the internet wanted to whiten her 5 year old sons teeth at a dentist. Somebody response on this was: what kind of a world are we living in when kids can´t be the way they are. It won´t last long until we forbid them to have scratches on their face which they got from having fun while playing football...

Happy 2012!

2012-01-12T17:06:00.000+01:00

Hello beautiful mysterious person!

Why beautiful? You have never even seen me, you may think! I know you are unique and that there is no one like you. Crazy enough.. there is nowhere a duplication of you to be find. In history or in the present time! No one laughs exactly like you. No one cries exactly like you. No one thinks exactly like you do. Isn´t that beautiful?

Why mysterious? I know you are unique and that there is no one like you. Yes the same sentence as before, but now I want to focus on what is ahead. The mysterious happenings of 2012..

No one will laugh, smile, cry, try, act, be mad, think, sing in this year like you.. It is in your hands.

I took these pictures on a wedding party which i shot in 2011. Hope to be documenting, a lot more smiles in 2012.

Happy New Year!

Wedding: Samuel & Irina

2011-12-20T20:36:00.003+01:00

Samuel and Irina, there´s no other way to describe them as: caring, joyful, helpful, beautiful young people! I happen to know them from our local church and for the past months they have always been the first to help out with different projects. Whether it was with the kids, teens.. you name it. They were there.

They are people with a sense of humor.. a character trait that I can really appreciate. Asking them to walk to the other side of the beach to take some shots, is NOT an easy question when you have your wedding shoes on! After doubting for a quick second, Irina threw her shoes of and decided: ¨What the heck¨! You need to see the fun in things when you do that! As she started running, her faithful friend and husband followed her steps, trying to hold her dress for her...

Following them around their whole wedding day, freezing moments with my camera, I can truly say that the wedding was a reflection of who they are in my eyes. A lovely day with a lot of love and laughter.

Mr and Mrs. Olsson, you are only at the beginning of a whole life together.. and I wish you so much love and happiness in the years ahead! :)

Home is where the heart is

2011-11-20T20:34:00.001+01:00

Welcome. That´s a word I´ve heard (and seen) a lot of times in my life. If there is one thing our mother taught us it is this. Invite people, make an effort, make people feel special when they enter your home. Light candles, put on music on the background.. Little things, details that make a house a home. Not only my mother rocks in decorating, also both of my sisters take home decoration to another level. Their houses feel like my second and third home! My camera eye just couldn´t resist, on a sunday afternoon, to take advantage of this gift in decorating..

I am dying to make my own house a home.. in less than a year!

Wedding: Niklas & Karuna

2011-11-09T23:43:00.000+01:00

Okay this is like a dream come true for me.. Photographing a tall handsome man with a beautiful dark beauty.. Somebody pinch me! And when I found out they have two cute boys, my happiness was complete.

I bet you will be really surprised when I tell you it was so cold that my hands were freezing and I was wearing a coat! Can you imagine how cold it was wearing a dress? I can´t believe how they manage to look so natural. They didn´t complain at all and just said ¨We trust you, you are the photographer¨. Thank you for that!

The kids did a good job too, considering the weather! The whole family deserves some respect. Being a model is not easy! I wish you the best of luck :)

Cuties: Theo & Hugo! (You wouldn´t think they were freezing ha?)

A little extra credit to Karuna´s sister Violeta, who made sure her sister looked at her best.

Smile because life is good!

2011-11-02T13:30:00.001+01:00

Look at these girls! Ahh so full of life.. Love it! Could not resist to share this with you all..

As I wrote the title of this entry ¨Smile, life is good!¨, eye migraine overwhelmed me once again. I have been having this for the past 2,5 years every now and then. Often when there is a lot of work to do, like now! It starts with dots before the eyes to a degree that I almost don´t see anything for about an half hour-to an hour, following with sometimes a day full of headache. Cause: stress. Sometimes it can really frustrate me because it feels like such an attack. Especially because it has to do with my eyes.. Without my sight I would´t be able to photograph let alone live my life the way I do!

When I was born they diagnosed me with an eye disease called Cataract. It comes in different forms but most of the time it is diagnosed with elderly people. This caused me to be near-sighted. A surgery would be the best treatment. The cataracts lens is removed and replaced with a plastic lens. The surgeon who operated me had not done this kind of surgery before. I can´t imagine what my parents went through. I really am thankful for all their care and prayers in that time. With the surgeries turning out well I could see almost like ¨everyone¨ else. I had to wear glasses the whole day. Which I didn´t always did like I maybe should have.. Anyway I had my check ups the years after and I was supposed to have another surgery when I was 16 to replace the plastic lenses for new ones. Because your body rejects fake objects.

When I was about that age I had a check up. And miraculously my body had accepted the fake lenses as if they were real. So I don´t need a new surgery. Thank you God! Today, being a photographer.. You can´t imagine how much that means to me. Such a big contrast between then and now. And also returning to the title of my blogpost. Smile.. because life is good. It is! All the jobs I am getting, all the joy that comes with it.

Wow this blogpost became long, once again.. Sorry!

Down below I just wanted to show that I have been having a totally different kind of job offer the last 2 months. Photographing flowers at a funeral. I have to be honest that when I got the offer to ¨to photograph at a funeral' I had to swallow before I could speak again. I mean this was something totally different then families, weddings, children etc. But luckily for me I was asked to photograph the flowers and details that would honor the person that passed away. Following up with editing photo albums for the people left behind.

I have to admit that I am amazed that I am enjoying this so much. Even though it maybe sounds so wrong! It is such a different aspect of life. Death. But contributing to helping people get over their loss by making an ever lasting memory of the day they honored their lost one. Just beautiful.

One more thing!
I took this picture a few weeks ago when my AWESOME sisters helped me with a wedding! After assisting me at the portrait session they dropped me of the party location. While shooting the wedding couples entrance, I noticed they hand´t left yet but stood aside.. I took a quick shot and am so happy I did that! Look at their faces shining.. How lucky am I to have them as my sisters!

I promise. Next time more photos and less talking!

Preview Weddings

2011-10-12T21:27:00.001+02:00

Hey beautiful people! Here are some previews of the weddings I got to shoot this weekend. I just feel like the luckiest person to be able to photograph one of the most important days of their lives! Thank you, for entrusting me with this, you are two gorgeous couples..

Autumn Memories

2011-10-10T16:13:00.000+02:00

One thing I have learned from my parents is to enjoy and embrace autumn. I won´t hide that summer is my favorite season of the year but, growing up I have some special memories of rituals we repeated every autumn. Instead of staying inside in the weekends my parents took us out for long walks in the forrest. Now we may live in another country and there have come eight extra little family members, but thanks to autumn and it´s lovely colors and smells, the same good experience I had then, I can still return to today.

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Bergbom Sisters

2011-10-03T17:17:00.003+02:00

I am excited to show you the photo session I had with these gorgeous girls! Aren´t they beautiful? Not only that.. they were so much fun to photograph! It didn´t even feel like work. Maybe I say that a lot.. but it is true! I was enjoying your happiness and laughter. And I could really see the love you have for each other as sisters. Treasure it.. but I know you will :)

Elin, you prettyness is killing me! And yes.. I am aware of the fact that prettyness isn´t a real word..

Linnea, you are to beautiful! Outside!!! And most definitely inside! I could´ve never wished for a awesome friend like you :)

Ohmygoodness Klara, I have to admit.. I think I took the most pictures of you! Haha my camera loves your face. And I am sorry that I said so many times: ¨Du är sååå söööttt!¨

Country Life Part 2

2011-10-02T21:13:00.000+02:00

Aaaand part 2! You know I really owe these kids a lot. They are totally the reason I started photographing a few years ago!
From left to right: Boas, Noah, Jonah, Manasse, Signe, Noel, Samuel & Evi

Country Life Part 1

2011-10-01T21:37:00.001+02:00

Living with 3 (blood-related) families on the country in Sweden makes life different from the average family life. Yes it is true that there is a lot of noise, and yes it is absolutely true that life isn´t always as romantic as it may look on the pictures!! But one thing is sure, the choice we made to share each others tears and laughs for good or for bad, till... life us do part. Enjoy these faces which I get to see almost every single day!

And of course we still kept our Dutch flag somewhere in our garage ;) You need to know where you came from in order to know where you are heading, right?

Just want to let you know..

2011-09-24T16:03:00.001+02:00

that.. I am still here :) It has been one of those busy weeks! I am sure you´ve had those, right?

And I wanted to share this photo that I was editing, because he is just to handsome!

Peter, Prisca and Lukas

2011-09-03T20:58:00.004+02:00

I can ´t believe I have been waiting so long to put this post on the blog.. There is no reason for that, only time limits!

I actually think that this is the shortest family session I´ve ever had. Peter, Prisca and Lukas were just to easy to photograph, to perfect haha! I already was totally in love with Lukas nephew, Levi, but this little one took a bit of my heart too! While Levi´s eyes were so blueee, these eyes were so broooown! And the fun thing with these shoot, was the different type of location for a change. The city! Yay I totally loved it, and if there are some people in the future who would like that, I have no objection! I scored some extra points with the church at the background of a few photo´s, because Peter happens to be a big nostalgic church lover.

Down here, is my absolute FAVORITE! Adorable Lukas and the absolute cutest dog.. Chico!

Lovely little family moments! Sigh.. I love my job

How brown can brown eyes be?

Engament Fika

2011-08-31T13:00:00.001+02:00

A quick little fun post with pictures of the engagement party I had a few weeks ago. Since we´ve moved to Sweden it is even more fun to have something to celebrate. Okay listen up, I love my home country, but in Holland when you pay a visit to some one, it is an unwritten rule to take one cookie when there are cookies on the table. Here in Sweden..oh man..you bake and eat as much as you want.. and then they call it Fika. I happen to have sisters and a sister in law who are baking and decorating queens! Once again I couldn´t just leave my camera dusty in my room, could I? Look at this delicious looking food!

Do you see the yummie looking chocolate cake down in the right corner on the picture above? I think me and my fiancé deserve some credit too with that one. ~~I won´t mention that my dearest fiancee took a bite and that´s why it is creatively cut in pieces.~~ :)

The Palmqvist and their 4 sons

2011-08-28T20:30:00.000+02:00

How rich can parents be when they have four sons! I can´t yet imagine my little nephews and my own son becoming grown boys like these guys. Four big healthy looking boys came walking out their house as I arrived. Mother had arranged a day for the photo session, and today was one of the few days it was possible to get them all together. I could feel they weren´t to crazy about the photoshoot and with their heavy voices they would makes jokes with each other( and about each other of course) to feel more comfortable. During the photo session I must say, that they turned out to be natural models ;) I know you must be really proud of your family, Elisabeth. Your face shines on the pictures! These pictures. truly make me smile.

Salt water and Sea shells

2011-08-23T23:29:00.001+02:00

In case you were wondering where the flip I have been hanging out for the last two weeks. Everywhere, but not near my computer! For example, the beach in the Netherlands, Zeeland.. Last week we packed our bags for some vacantion time with Eric´s family. Wow I have to admit I have missed the salt water and the sea shells in the sand. Not to mention, the gooood foood.. Having the best weather we could wish for, I look back on a great week. My son literally was an angel during all the new experiences and adventures. I don´t blame him that since we are back he is a little burned out and reacts it all on... yes his mommy!

All American Family (with a Dutch flare)

2011-08-07T23:47:00.001+02:00

The day after I arrived in Holland, I got to start off the photo sessions series with this American (with a Dutch flare) family. Feike, born and raised in Holland married to Laura, born and raised in America. Building up their lives in the USA, they were back in Holland for a family vacation. Two cultures coming together, with something beautiful coming out of it, their girls Audrey and Annelise. Wow, have I ever seen girls so full of life as they were? We made a compromise by taking them to a farm were they would feel more at ease. And boy did they. With the cutest cartoon voices they would inform their parents about what they saw, while running around from place to place. Two big brown puppy eyes would be staring at me as we constantly had to remind them that we were here for a photo session...

Looking at these pictures makes me almost forget that they were having a real jet lag that day. That´s why I think this family deserve a little extra credit for looking so unbelievably gorgeous!

Laura,seriously.. how can you look this gooood the day after your arrival in Holland?!

Down below, are my absolute favorite pictures of that day! Annelise being herself as adorable as she is..

The Perfect Proposal

2011-08-03T17:00:00.001+02:00

I was supposed to go down the beach near our house for a early morning dive.. but he had other plans.
I ran down the path, because I thought that once again he had to wait a little longer then we agreed on. While my eyes went up and forth the beach, my eye caught the end of the beach. Did I see there white chairs and a table? And wait, what? A picnic table and photo´s from our childhood hanging everywhere?
My heart skipped a beat. That moment was the first moment I suspected something was going on. And I have to say, you´re doing a good job if I don´t suspect anything!! ~~I am so noisy.~~
Today I am the future Mrs. of the man who I admire, appreciate and love from the depths of my heart.

My Muse

2011-08-01T00:58:00.002+02:00

Dictionary:
muse 1nounthe poet's muse: inspiration, creative influence, stimulus, stimulation; the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

Reunion with the Tijssen Family

2011-07-31T00:02:00.000+02:00

A ¨sweet¨ reunion it was indeed.. Last summer I photographed this lovely family when they visited Sweden and now I got to do it all over again but then in their own environment. I can´t explain how happy it makes a photographer to see people coming back to you. A satisfied family makes me more content than anything I earn with what I do!
Anyway, the twins had gotten so big! Thomas and Nathan have grown to little boys that walk around.. uh let me rephrase that..walk away! They wanted to look everywhere around them and there was no time in their busy exploring schedule for a photo session. I tried to hold my laugh as mom and dad we´re trying to get their sons with often resentment to the wanted location. There was something way more fun over there or there or..
What I love about these pictures is that Thomas and Nathan are not fake. The moments when they were playing hide and seek, enjoying their parents love or just enjoying running as fast as they could turned out to be more alive then I could have wished for.
Edo and Tirsa, you seem like you are doing so great as parents! On top of that you got the new promotion, the new house and now.. the new family member. Can you imagine another one as cute as Thomas and Nathan?

Tirsa you are so beautiful! I have never seen such sparkling blue eyes..

Is there something more precious then the love between father and son?

Breathing in Smögen

2011-07-30T00:40:00.000+02:00

Oh how I have enjoyed a few days at the west coast of Sweden! Sun, sea, short pants, bikini and good company. Just a few snap shots to give you the feeling..

Preview preview preview..

2011-07-23T22:02:00.001+02:00

Just to show you all what I am working on...

:Peter, Prisca and their little Lucas

:Feike and Laura´s girls

:Four Palmqvist brothers

: Romeo and Julia ballet for kids

:Edo and Tirsa´s twins! Soon to appear on the blog..

Thank you: Sjaak & Riet

2011-07-19T13:58:00.002+02:00

Thank you! For a great new experience in my life. For taking me in your home the whole weekend. I know we made a deal.. and that I was the photographer.. But you made me feel at home with your generosity and kindness! I loved to step into your family for a few days and observe the happiness of being reunited. You impressed me with the amount of love and effort you put into your family, how you created an environment for valuable family moments. Sjaak and Riet, you are wonderful people and it was a privilege to photograph your family.
Down below you see them with only half of their grandchildren! Soon to follow, more family pictures..

Rainbow

2011-07-15T23:26:00.002+02:00

The last few days have been full with clouds and rain. I have been trying to ignore this by wearing short pants and T-shirts (well okay.. especially dresses), but today I gave in.. I wrapped a blanket around me as I was sitting outside talking with a friend. Nothing you would wish for when it´s summer!
A while after that my son came running out with only his pants on. He held his hands in the air while lifting his head towards the sky with his eyes closed. His cousin came running after him with an umbrella and together they ran through the garden. My whole weather perspective already changed just looking at them.
Later that day I was supposed to do a family photo shoot down the road at our neighbors but the rain kept pouring from the afternoon till the evening. So we waited, and waited.. and then all of a sudden around eight, this bright rainbow appeared in the sky and after the sun even came to visit us! It felt like a present.. as a reward after I had this one moment of appreciation when I looked at those two little ones running around, no matter what kind of weather it was..

Sweet goodbye

2011-07-12T14:27:00.000+02:00

I am back home! You probably didn´t even know I was gone and where to. I flew over to Holland for some photo sessions. Last friday I packed my bags on my way to Ede, where I photographed some lovely families. What an exciting experience it was and I will never forget it.. I will show more in these upcoming weeks/days.

Monday morning I went back and I had just a few minutes left to shoot these three cousins in the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen for kids.. Sewed by their own grandma!

Liljengren Sisters

2011-07-01T18:23:00.002+02:00

I haven´t had the chance to show you these pictures yet! This is a shoot that I made in late august last year. So even though they are not ¨new¨ they are still new in a way. I got the privilege to photograph these three wonderful sisters as a surprise for their mother. Although they looked so different from each other at first sight (black,brown and blond!), still they were the same type of girls. Oh so sweeeet, a bit shy, and my goodness stunning eyes.. I can certainly say that this was an great shoot in my opinion. First of all ,it´s not a punishment to photograph 3 beautiful young women, and secondly what an amazing light at a amazing location! Thank you girls, for being so open and being yourself!

Girls, you make the beautiful location fade to the background..!

Anna you are gorgeous! I´m so lucky to have you as my friend!

Josefina, I get such an indian, summer feeling when I see you!

And down below, my favorite of that day!

It´s a beautiful day

2011-06-27T10:40:00.001+02:00

It's a beautiful day
The sun is shining
I feel good
And no-one's gonna stop me now

Glad midsommar!

2011-06-24T12:14:00.001+02:00

Today it is Midsommar in the land of Sweden. A Summer celebration which I have fallen in love with. Girls in white dresses with flowers in their hair. And everybody is dancing (which Swedish people don´t do that often!).. To be honest I still don´t know exactly what it is about, but it sure gives me summer feelings! I took some pictures of Signe, and I know I uploaded WAY TO MANY again. I can never choose when I photograph her!

So.. with these photos I am wishing you a wonderful Midsummer!

Oh my goodness Signe, you are so pretty, I can´t take it!

"A life without love is like a year without summer."
~Swedish Proverb

I Heart Faces : Let’s Hear It For The Boys!

2011-06-20T15:54:00.003+02:00

Two weeks ago I had a photoshoot with a bunch of kids for my sisters balletschool ¨Romeo & Julia¨ which will start this coming Autumn! Ofcourse when you think about ballet you think about girls in pink ! That is a natural reaction and I don´t blame anyone, but people who walk around with the preconception ¨Ballet is for girls¨ are usually the ones who haven´t seen that the men with the biggest mussels are actually those who have been dancing ballet!
So.. we had a bunch girls to choose from to take a photo of, but we needed BOYS! So my sister took my nephew Jonah with us and I took my son Manasse with me. And boy, they sure let us know that it was just for this one time they would participate. After some 'pas de deux¨, ¨battement tendue¨ and a few ¨port de bras¨... Jonah showed us what real boys can do.. So for this weeks theme on I Heart Faces: SOME AWESOME FLIPPING JUMPS!

Peaceful

2011-06-19T22:57:00.001+02:00

No matter how restless my son is, if I take him out walking, he turns back to himself. He loves to chat about everything he sees and asks me hundred and one questions about what this and that is called. When I think about it, I don´t think he is the only one who relaxes at the sight of nature and the fresh air flowing through your body. No wonder people believe the color green stands for peace..

Four Familiar Faces

2011-06-09T19:18:00.000+02:00

Look a likes, for sure! It is so much fun to see that one has the same eyes as the other, or the same nose, or the same expression, or the same....

Click to enlarge

Empty page.

2011-06-06T23:50:00.003+02:00

I have in front of me an empty page. An unwritten chapter, yet to be written. I can go almost any direction I want..

A week ago I closed down a chapter of a time of patient endurance. Endurance of miscommunication. Of expectations that were not being met. Of trying but failing. Of being humble by not knowing about the culture, not being able to express, not having my say ready. With a consequence of experiencing how it feels like to not fit in. Finding out that in a position of being unable to be the same, you will not keep up socially and therefore not either in school? Nobody will literally say this but hey.. sometimes you don´t need words..

One of the goals I once set for myself was getting a diploma. In these roller-coaster two years I have asked myself a thousand times, is this invisible battle worth the paper? What will this add to my life? Thinking about it again and again, I often would find out it was exactly not worth it at all. BUT, here comes the but.. no matter how messed up the situation, I could make a choice to hold my head up high and speak to this mountain in front of me. You can determine to finish that which you started.. in victory!

So now I have my diploma.. and can you image that my feelings are mixed up? It was important to prove (to myself actually) that I was able. I rejoice in the fact that I made it and that I have a unwritten future in of front me with possibilities. With nearest to me a lovely summer full of relaxing, photographing, enjoying, reflecting.. blogging ;)

Buttercups tied in a bunch

2011-05-23T19:07:00.001+02:00

These two never stop inspiring me.. Yes, yellow flowers again, but this time buttercups... in Sepia!

Fields of Yellow

2011-05-15T13:37:00.010+02:00

Dandelions. Almost everywhere you look, fields of (not gold) but yellow :)! I took my little niece by the hand and we ran through the field, only to realize the laundry that had to be done after this impulse. Her perfectly pink dress was full with yellow spots...

Family Shoot: Laurens, Sifra & Levi

2011-05-14T21:03:00.000+02:00

Here are the photos I took last week of this lovely little family. Laurens and Sifra are a couple who have known each other since they were just kids. After having went through primary school and college they caught each others eye again and started dating. And what a beautiful little baby boy came forth of this love! I could really see Sifra´s eye for glasses, being a optician. Photographing their faces with these cool glasses made it so much more fun! Thank you for entrusting me with your lasting memories!

Levi

2011-05-11T18:08:00.001+02:00

I don´t recall myself saying so often ¨ohmygoodness!!¨ (with a deep sigh following right behind) as with this photo shoot. Ohmygoodness Levi, babies like you make me love the photography business the way I do!!

p.s.: Soon more to come of Levi.. with his parents ;)!

(see sneak preview down below)

Wedding: Rickard & Sandra

2011-05-09T23:14:00.001+02:00

What a beautiful day, what a beautiful couple! A week ago I had my last day at my internship and as a grand finale I got the privilege to be a second shooter/assistant at one of Sara´s weddings. Rickard and Sandra´s wedding was as in a fairy tale. The grooms face was shining of happiness and the bride looked gorgeous! To all you photographers out there, you should really try second shooting with another photographer. It is challenging in every way! You have to really be creative with the limited angles, positions and time that you´re given. I am so happy that I got to be a part of it, so a big thank you to, Rickard & Sandra and especially Sara!

I though it was spring?

2011-04-24T22:40:00.001+02:00

The last days have been looking more like summer than like spring. It is crazy to think that just a month ago there was so much snow that we couldn´t even leave the house without scooping the driveway clean. This saturday during the long Easter holiday break, we drove to a lake in a forrest a few minutes from our house. We prepared food, grilled and enjoyed each others company and the company of the sun!There were a lot frogs in the water and I have to admit the still cold water and the pretty big frogs didn´t make me excited enough to jump in the lake. But the kids, they didn´t bother at all! Oh to be a kid again..

Happy Easter ´11!

2011-04-24T15:41:00.001+02:00

I hope you get to spend Easter with your loved ones and enjoy the weather as much as we are doing here in the south of Sweden! Here are some picture of our Easter breakfast.

Little Lambs and Flowers

2011-04-22T16:29:00.000+02:00

My sisters friend told us that they had newborn lambs and that we were more than welcome to take a look. So yesterday the whole family gang went on their way to see spring itself in a close-up. When we arrived there little lambs were running around the field. Teasing each other and their poor mothers. Just like real kids, they were trying to explore the world. One time they were jumping around careless and free, but after a while they panicked if they found out they were far away from their mother. ¨Bleeehhh!!¨ they would bleat. And mother sheep would look around bleating ¨Bleeehhh!¨as if to say: Here I am little one, have you skipped away again???....
Father sheep wasn´t as cute as the rest(no offense), and bleated ten times harder then his wife's(yes you hear me right wife's) and little ones. The kids were in a big shock and Manasse said: ¨I don´t like papa sheep!¨.. I agree my son, I agree.

I heart Faces : Wind

2011-04-17T09:43:00.003+02:00

After a long time I am entered the iheartfaces contest again! Wind was this weeks theme and I couldn´t think of a better photo for it then this one! It may not be the natural wind outside, but it´s still wind. A father blowing wind in his sons face! Thanks Angie and Amy for picking this photo to be in your top10!

It´s the eye..

2011-04-16T21:15:00.001+02:00

To be honest, I have been a little overwhelmed with all the information that I have been swallowing for the last 4 months. My dream to be a Professional photographer didn´t seem so easy anymore during my internship at photographers Sara & Patrik (check out older post for links). What a privilege indeed it has been and it feels kind of strange that it will be over in 2 weeks! I have learned a great deal about how to run a photography business. Also I have been watching my eyes out with all the gear they posses. I was thrilled when I got to loan my dream camera for a weekend. Looked at it with stars in my eyes, like Smigel looks at the ring(LOTR) saying: ¨This is my future¨. And believe it or not have been hugging it and crying when I had to return it the next monday. :)

I know: what do you mean obsessed?
Although I have been always so uber (i´m sorry this word describes it so well..) thankful with everything I have, the last months I have been tested big time. Still this day I took the courage to grab my lovely 1000d which has been faithful to me many times and shoot with it after a long time. Boy, I feel so dumb when I look back about my fear of taking pictures with this camera again. Please God, let me never in my life develop so much knowledge that I look down on anything beneath the ideal ¨image¨ and think I can´t do it with what I have.

It´s not the gear.
It´s the eye.
It´s the heart.

Noël

2011-04-12T20:24:00.001+02:00

This is Noël,

He is not only handsome..

He is smart

funny

sweet

sportive

cool

and I am so lucky that I know him ;)

Blown away

2011-04-04T21:01:00.002+02:00

¨I will not build my life upon the passing sands

Of how I feel inside from one moment to the next¨

If I would have to describe the last years to you on my blog, (or even face-to-face) my blog would n´t have enough space to write it on. Just like any other person yesterday has formed us and brought us where we are today. And today will bring us where we are tomorrow. We grow up with the world overwhelming us. Feelings arise and create a reaction. That at it´s time creates a feeling again and so the circle is round. A circle can spin ahead of itself, you know..? If it does n´t sound familiar, it´s probably because I just made that sentence up.. One negative experience can be crucial. It will create confused feelings which can arise in negative reactions. At one point in my life, my circle was spinning ahead. My feelings were all over the place and my reactions were going from bad to worse. My advice: allow your loved ones to pull you back. Take a time-out and get on track. Feelings are something amazing, meant to be pleasant. Even more, meant to function as a positive result of a good over thought and well intended decision. And which will at his time result in positive reactions. So what does today look like.. My today is a result of decisions that I took by spirit, not by soul. My yesterday could have determined that in future I would be a forever victim. But in the sight of a lot of people, I took decisions that looked CRAZY, because I took them with my eye on tomorrow.

Thank God I did.. because today I feel blown away by the riches of saving eternal coins

thankfulness

laughter

intimacy

wisdom

love and much more..

And still every day is a choice.

Let´s make sure we´ll get blown away in the future as a result of ..

Boys will be boys

2011-03-24T10:41:00.000+01:00

Although they are to big for Sesame Street..

Although they are growing up so fast..

Although one is turning 12 tomorrow..

Although they are the two oldest..

They are still my two ¨little¨ nephews,

who fight and make up,

scream and love,

make jokes and giggle very loud!

Soon it WILL be spring!

2011-03-19T21:34:00.002+01:00

Soon my friends, it will be spring. Especially my Swedish friends who get to hang in there a little longer, since we got overwhelmed with snow yesterday.. Still I took this pictures today! I´m telling you it feels and smells like spring..

Mm this sounds more like I am convincing myself.. !

The Sunshine Of My Life

2011-03-09T19:30:00.000+01:00

Child my child,

still so small,

defenseless, sweet and tender.

Remember that there is a destiny for you and that

love will always surround you

February behind us..

2011-03-05T07:30:00.001+01:00

It is an early saturday morning in the first week of March. My little boy is eating his breakfast in front of the telly, with his bicycle helmet on his head an his Swedish soccer suit on.. I am reflecting on the last weeks (which I do a lot, reflecting-girl). February has given me some beautifully nature moments. The perfect frozen ice, the different colors of our lake Vättern reflecting the the skye.. It is so crazy to think that we´ve had so many lonely moments on the ice with this amazing nature.. You would think the ice would´ve been FULL with people.

Nevertheless, I am so excited for the months in front of us. Sun, warmth, nature being reborn once again!

Iceskating

2011-02-19T19:24:00.001+01:00

The ice was perfect and you could see right through it! I didn´t think it was going to be, this year. I was hoping for it!

A few of my Favorite things

2011-02-16T15:51:00.001+01:00

I know, I know.. It´s been way to long since my last entry!! I have not been photographing so much lately, and believe me when I say.. I MISS IT LIKE CRAZY! but, I am learning a great deal at my internship and now I am enjoying my one week vacation!
I thought of doing something different for a change. I was shooting some items in my house and thought.. hey why not share this on my blog :) I am in love with cute and handy stuff which appear fresh and funky! Under every photo I will write where it bought it, with the website including if possible.

Tell me if you like this idea, so I can continue, or not :)

bye and big hug, for so long!

Heart: Big Bazar
Candle holder: Indiska

Notepad: Papeterie

Magnet photo bord: Ikea
Book standard: Hem och Hobby

Fun at Day part 2

2011-01-27T14:23:00.008+01:00

As i promised, part two of our experiment-shoot at Day studio :)!

New Victory

2011-01-22T22:20:00.001+01:00

Because she blessed us this Christmas with her pretty-ness
Because she performed a cute though slightly wild ballet dance when all the presents were opened(who can blame her with three brother above her..)
Because she inspires me in my photography
Because she makes my baby boy so happy
Because she is special and unique
Because she is meant to be
Because she is a New Victory to our family..

Fun at Day, part 1

2011-01-21T17:08:00.001+01:00

(I don´t know if you can see, but it was snowing outside!)

Yesterdag I spent the afternoon with my two adorable cousins at the Day Fotografi Studio, taking fun photos! Last week I started my internship at this place and I can feel in my toes that this is the perfect place for me to be! I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to learn more.. I mean I do not have any training at all concerning photography! To hear acknowledgement and talk about the same love for catching THAT moment and THAT perfect light, makes me so happy :) This week they were in the USA for a inspiration trip so, I got to practice my skills in their studio.

I took so many, that I will be showing part 2 another time.. Down here, my favorite of the day!

So thankyou thankyou Sara Landstedt, for borrowing me your studio.

Ohh! And also a big thank you to my sister Karin Mooiman, for the styling!

10 Favorite (Unseen) Portraits of 2010

2011-01-05T23:50:00.006+01:00

I was going through my too big collection of photo´s and it brought some too funny and cute along.. I couldn´t resist to share it with you. I made a top 10 out of my Favorites of 2010. Which one do you like the most?

Happy 2011!

2011-01-02T22:11:00.000+01:00

This is how I spend my last afternoon in 2010, walking in the snow with my two boys. After two weeks of christmas movies, good food, sleighing and valuable company, we now leave the holidays behind us. As everybody returned to their homes today, 2010 flashed before my eyes. It has been a good year in many ways. It has been the year were the whole photography experience started rolling and I am so excited about what 2011 has in store for me. Next week I will start my internship(4months) at a photographer I could´ve only dreamed of! A good start of a great year. I wish you all the same..

Happy New Year!

Gott Nytt År!

Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

I know all mothers say the same, my child is the most beautiful. I also know that a lot of people get irritated about parents being in love with their own children. But, but, but I have to say.. I do think my boy is pretty (very much) handsome :) Haha

Very merry Christmas

2010-12-25T16:48:00.001+01:00

So now it is Christmas and the waiting is over.. I hope Christmas will meet your expectations. And if not (which will be more logic), don´t be hard on your self. Sure, Christmas is about giving well-over-thought gifts, decorating the house beautiful, eating fantastic food! Happy feelings and satisfied smiles. But in some cases Christmas can totally crash your expectations. When the decoration is just not glamourous enough or a person didn´t react the way you wanted when they opened your present. Old habits of family-members start to come up, during what was supposed to be a lovely dinner!

You know, nobody is perfect. People will never be the way you want them to be.You can not fix everything, so not even you are perfect! There was one man, over 2000 years ago.. He came to this earth and was above all of our expectations. He was and still is perfect. That is what I celebrate today. Because He is the hope that I´ve been waiting for.

My dear b-f(a.k.a. blogging friends),

I wish you a very merry Christmas,

that your expectations will be met now or in the future!

Getting all Christmassy..

2010-12-16T12:42:00.001+01:00

There has been falling so much snow that the swings have been totally buried under the snow. Of course these photos are not completely natural. I mean I almost lost all my energy trying to make the swing visible again, then hanging all these cute hearts in the tree. Not to mention that it was getting dark veeeery quick.
but hey.. in little more than a week it is Christmas, so why not get all christmassy :)

Hidden person of the heart

2010-12-13T09:42:00.001+01:00

¨Do not let your adornment be merely outward ,arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel, rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.¨

In these two photo´s, one part of my face is with make-up and the other part is without any make-up.

A little project I wanted to do, because I have been meditating on this subject the last week. I have always been fascinated with people´s faces. I love to get to know the character, but even more the story behind it!

When I was small I always loved to visit with my mother the (La Place) Restaurant in the city where I was born. It was on the third floor, and looked out over the whole shopping street. I could secretly spy on people, and imagine what kind of persons they were. A grumpy old man without a wife to cheer him up or a silly teenage boy trying to impress his friends...

When I just became a teen, the interest in people developed in adoring popstars who once were just like me. In my teen years, I started (like every young girl) noticing myself. At the age of 16 I had collected tons of magazines with pretty woman in pretty clothes and my ultimate wish was to be like them. Watching video clips where girls would be half-naked made me look at myself. Subconscious thoughts went through my mind, I am not like them, am I boring? Am I not significant? I started wearing way to tight jeans, make-up, hair had to be long and straight.. which led to a lot of things I wanted.

At the age of 18 something in my life happened that forced me to step back for a while from my life. And in a split of a second I felt so naked. I longed back to be ..me. I longed back to be valued for who I am, not how I look. I longed for not wasting all my time for how I look, but rather for somebody to see the hidden person of the heart.

Who decides that blond is better than brown? That straight is better than curly hair. That extrasmall is how everybody should be..? Who is anybody to decide how you should look? Who can define beauty?

Beauty: ¨The quality that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is associated with such properties as harmony of form or color, excellence of artistry, truthfulness, and originality. ¨

Now.. what I am trying to say is not that you should not wear make-up, tight jeans or even look great in nice clothes! Not at all because, I still want to look nice and fresh. My point is.. am I fooling people when I spent all my time looking different than my natural me? Can I stand in life satisfied of who I am, even without all the extra´s?

Two brothers and a sister in the snow..

2010-12-11T16:39:00.002+01:00

We are back in the game. The children have their suits, gloves, shoes, scarfs... We are all ready to face this long cold winter ahead of us. Blue, green, pink, every size in a different color. If you visit Sweden, you think it is to cold. When you live in Sweden, you know how to dress and then it isn´t so bad! Actually it is kind of.. great :)

Reminder

2010-12-08T21:14:00.000+01:00

Yes people it may surprise you, but the winter hasn´t started yet! Officialy, it will start the 21st of December.. Even though it hasn´t stopped snowing since November. The last few days for the first time ,there has not been falling any snow. The sun has been showing himself here and there. It gave me some breath taking moments, that I could never capture the way it truly looks.

Hope

2010-11-27T13:29:00.001+01:00

This weekend the preparations are going on, because soon it will be the first of Advent! Here in Sweden, where there has been falling a lot of snow and it´s already completely dark at 4, Advent is more than welcome. I looked up what Advent actually means: ¨a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas¨. As I look around, and lights are popping up before windows in houses, I suddenly understand why this time before Christmas makes me excited. Maybe even more than Christmas itself. It´s the hope that Advent creates. The longing for.. the preparing part! It could be for that one moment, as my mothers says, where everyone eats together around a decorated table. I think it is the hoping part, after a year full of turbulence or maybe a year full of loneliness, to grow towards...hope?

There I go again.. was not planning to write this. Now it will be a long entry, once again :)
My little boy, this morning in his pajamas, with a good sweater and warm socks. While the snow outside is cold, waiting for him to come outside and play. He is inside reading a book with a sniffly nose.

Family Shoot: the Jilsink family

2010-11-17T18:57:00.001+01:00

Like I said, I had been in the Netherlands for 1,5 week a while ago.. Besides A LOT of things I did there, I also had a photoshoot at Scheveningen with this lovely family! ( So people in Holland, you know how to contact me in case I visit Holland again) Four big sparkling boys, a gorgeous mother and a father who knows his way around. It was challenging for me in yet another way I had not experienced before. I was totally out of my comfort zone, not being in Sweden but at a place I rarely visit. And these four boys, who in the beginning didn´t really feel like posing in front of my camera, but after a while found out that it wasn´t THAT terrible :) I mean look at these boys, how precious to have four handsome mens (in the making) growing up under your roof! I´ ve developed a lot of respect for Arjen and Esther. I really have to say that: my camera LOVED Esthers face... Just beautiful. And thanks to her, I had a lot more photos to choose from. Mom was not to shy to order her boys to lay down in the sand, or to sit her or there! Thank you so much, family Jilsink!

Unexpected Snow

2010-11-10T15:36:00.001+01:00

There are a lot of opinions about this early snow. Of course I know it can be kind of hard when you want to get to your work and your stuck because when you look out your window your whole world is white. But ..how I love that nature is surprising me once again! This feeling inside of me that tells me I kind of missed snow! Even though we had it this year still in April.

I had been away for 1,5 week to the country I come from. Home Sweet Holland. When I came there, there were still a lot of leafs on the tree! I even thought that it was kind of warm. I loved taking a deep breath in the country where I have lived for 18 years of my life! Eating the good things I always ate, to see shops where I always shopped, and of course to see the people I left behind! But.. somewhere, well actually a really big part of me, missed Sweden so much. Sweden has changed me. I have become more content, more peaceful. Here, I don´t need the best food, the best shops, the best restaurants. All I need, is freedom. I think it really has made me a better person. So.. when I came HOME on monday evening there was no snow yet. But when I looked out of my window tuesday morning, Sweden was white! And today it is even whiter! Love love..!

Luna

2010-10-28T11:34:00.003+02:00

Just wanted you to meet our new little family member! We got this baby kitten a few weeks ago, from a farmer down the road for free. We took her with us in a old carton box and on it was a sticker with a lot of information. And between all those words there was this little name. Luna (which means moon in Latin). So now she goes by the name of Luna. I think that out of all the children Evi is the most attracted to her. Maybe it is because they both like to cuddle so much!

Autumn light and being me!

2010-10-25T20:58:00.002+02:00

Heya everybody! I´ve been ¨blogabsent¨ for a while and I just wanted you to know.. I am not intending to give up on this blogging any time soon! I am in love with being able to connect with you all through my blog and giving you updates on this Photographing Journey!

There have been many people who have been so kind in giving me advice about how make a plan to get this ¨photography thing¨ on the right track. There have been so many good advices, and I know everyone means so well! There have been a few people talking about keeping my personal life/being separate from the professional side, and I have been thinking about what to do with this advice. Even though I know that that will come across more professional.. my mind can´t totally agree on this point. Yes, Photographing is my job.. but above that it is my PASSION! To me it is love, life! And all my inspiration comes from the joy I experience in my own life. And feeling all of that I want to show you.. I can relate to you, to my clients! I am also ¨just¨ a normal young woman, mother, sister, auntie, daughter, friend, girlfriend! And my longing is that you get to know me, before we meet for a photoshoot. So you can relax! :) It´s just Anne.. and then we will together make the most amazing shots, because you will be you!

What do you think?

On these shots in gorgeous Autumn light, as I may say so myself you see my little boy Manasse and my sisters totally cute girl Evi Joy! I have been taking a few shots of their clothes to promote myself for a clothing line. Even though I am totally not sure about getting this job, I am in love with the result!

Reflection in the future

2010-10-12T14:50:00.002+02:00

"Want to know how your kids will turn out? Go stand in front of the mirror for about twenty minutes. . ."

anonymous

Dressed in Autumn colors

2010-09-26T19:21:00.000+02:00

What do you get when you are a mommy and there is a second hand grant near town? Cute looking children, dressed in autumn colors (and cheap too)!

while uncertain of everything..

2010-09-23T23:55:00.001+02:00

I can perform my destinies with expectation yet uncertainty of everything.

This phrase keeps coming back to me. And I´m glad it does.
Right now, in this moment in my life, there are tons of things that don´t make sense to me.
Why I keep attending some things while it doesn´t bare fruits or why some obstacles keep coming back..
Nothing is granted right now, on any level outside my own choices in life.
It is yet the hope and expectation of a future that produces the effort i put in the things i am supposed to perform..
while uncertain of everything.

Wow, maybe it sounds like blahblah to you.
But it gives me peace of mind..

Country Living

2010-09-20T17:23:00.004+02:00

I love sunday afternoons. They make me feel warm and excited on the very inside. I think I cherish them so much ,because after a week with all it´s ups and downs, and before a week with unknown surprises I always find myself back in a place surrounded with loved ones. Especially a sunday afternoon makes you want to hang on to the moments a little longer, before you rush yourself into the daily rhythm of life's obligations.

My dad is usually the one bringing up the most simple but unlikely things to do. I learned from him to always explore every place and just go after every sign you see. So yesterday, there was a sign beside the way: Tractors, now and then. And of course immediately the car made a swing to the left. And this time once again, the surprisingly beautifully surrounding did yet funny, not surprise me. Because from experience, every time my dad takes a pioneers step, it makes my world bigger than it is.

My son is very much into every thing that has wheels! We ended up in a little farm village, with a big field with tons of tractors. I am so fortunate to have learned to enjoy the simplest things in life. Standing in the dirt with my green boots on, photographing...

I Heart Faces : Smirk

2010-09-20T12:38:00.002+02:00

It starts in my toes
Makes me crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes
I always know
That you make me smile

Another little entry for I Heart Faces. I have so many cute faces to choose from in my mega photo library.
But this one is just to funny :)

Wedding: Josef & Linnea

2010-09-07T12:19:00.007+02:00

Once upon a time there was a boy from Paraguay who fell in love with a girl from Sweden...
Two passionate people with such a great mission ahead. I am so in love with the longings of their heart.
They are so pure and real. It really felt double as fun to do a wedding shoot but also to do it for friends.
Linnea, she was so beautiful!!! She made it so easy for me to get great shots of her. And Josef, I loved the south american flavor through the wedding all the way..
Thank you again, for trusting me with your everlasting memory of the wedding.

Family Bax

2010-09-05T07:02:00.004+02:00

Don´t you love the colors and the energy that comes of this photos? It´s exactly what represent
this family! I just said put something colorful on and when they came they looked as if the stepped out of a magazine.

You want to know why I love photographing families so much?
Because it is the true story. The true hunting for a life of love and happiness.
You are stick with the persons that come in to your family. You grow up together
or you are married in a family. You can not always choose your family members,
but by nurturing a relationship you grow to love each other. Hanging in there together,
through the good AND the bad times.

All the families out there, who are working on a lasting relationship with family members:
Don´t underestimate the result of the love you give them..

To make you smile..

2010-08-31T21:41:00.007+02:00

They make me smile,
they make me laugh,
they make me cry,
they make me wonder,
they make me crazy,

they make me bigger than I would be without them!

Just a fresh out the box photo taken today during one of the last summer days of this year.
Wanted to do this for so long, and lucky me.. they were willing to turn it into a perfect vintage result!

Unknown Miracle

2010-08-23T22:04:00.003+02:00

A Unknown Miracle. A Beautiful Surprise!
What a privilege to take photos of a woman waiting for her child.
What an unsuspected pleasure to be a part of a journey.

Once again this was a new experience and I loved every second of it! Hoping to have more of
these assignments in the future!

I am sure Jaap and Nadine that this new member of the family will be as beautiful as the other three!

Sneak Preview: Wedding

2010-08-20T10:00:00.003+02:00

As I said I have been working on a few sessions. One of these was a wedding of my good friends Josef and Linnea! It was my very first wedding and it was so exciting! I am so pleased with the results and I can´t wait to show you all.. Here a sneak preview and if you check up on me in the coming days, you will see the complete version!

Another little entry

2010-08-18T16:38:00.002+02:00

It seems to be only little entries the last weeks. I´ve been working with a few sessions and I will be soon posting them. For now, my little muse Signe again. I think nobody minds, because you can´t deny how cute she is!

Silence

2010-08-11T21:07:00.010+02:00

Sometimes silence is my only comfort. Speaking grows tiresome when nothing is learned from it and there is no knowledge in the words. The power of music is beyond common understanding. It lies as a converter and controller of our thoughts, and to be able to express buried emotion through the notes of music is a precious gift. However, there is a time when music could never be sweet enough, or strong enough, or triumphal enough to nearly justify the emotion that is within. My heart is a complicated place full of joy and energy and praise, but then full of misery and sorrow and much grief.
Silence is the one strand of simplicity the Lord of Israel wove into this chaotic world.
Everyone can find it, and sometimes it lies as the only remedy for a soul broken in torment.

Lygon Stevens( Journal, July 7, 2005)

It is a very quiet and rare evening, in this yellow wooden house up on the hill. I can´t remember the last time I was alone! I love spending my time to my close ones. In fact I hate the feeling of loneliness! But every now and then ,after an intensive time without any minute of silence I notice.. I need a different kind of energyshot. I need to regain, be humble, be healed and be still.. I dedicate this entry to my Lord, because without Him I would not have the love, the courage or the wisdom to be who I am today. Thank You for being my Rock and my Salvation.

Summer Presence

2010-08-01T19:15:00.009+02:00

Summer days.
Spending hours with loved ones.
Growing minutes older together.
Our hair turning lighter.
Our skin turning darker.
Thinking life over.
Fulfillment of nature.
Peace of heart.
Preparing time.
Enjoying presence.

Precious Details

2010-07-25T18:31:00.007+02:00

I hadn´t got the chance yet to show you a few more photos of the precious twins I shot a few weeks ago. I so much prefer detail shots of people, because details makes a person unique. Even if you are a twin! I can´t get my head over the fact that, there is and has never been someone like me or you.. What an amazing Creator we have, who says to know every single hair on our head!
I hope you enjoy these little photogenic babies!

Picking Cherries

2010-07-21T10:51:00.005+02:00

A phonecall came in yesterday morning: ¨Would you like to come pick cherries with your family?¨ Absolutely! And so we went out, every kid a bucket to collect fresh cherries!

IHeartfaces contest: Over my head

2010-07-19T10:41:00.003+02:00

Another week in IHeartFaces contest. This weeks theme: Over my Head. I could only think of one photo in my collection :)!

Double as much Fun

2010-07-14T09:54:00.006+02:00

Yaay! I had my first baby twin shoot. Different, exciting, challenging but especially super CUTE! I love this little family. I really feel that God knew what He was doing by forming this family. Nathan and Thomas are so lucky with such caring parents. And at the other hand, Edo and Tirsa are so lucky with these adorable boys! With some trying and adjusting to the little ones we ended with a pretty good result. Down here, my favorite of the bunch:

Photographing mommy.

2010-07-03T20:12:00.003+02:00

Thank you Manasse, for being so patient with your photographing mommy.
I love you!

Under construction

2010-06-26T12:14:00.004+02:00

My blog is under construction as you can see. I have just been testing with different lay outs. From now on the photos will be displayed bigger. Yay for that!

Jump for Love

2010-06-22T12:05:00.005+02:00

Jump for every thing you love!

Just try it some time :)

Time goes by

2010-06-19T20:23:00.005+02:00

We woke up on a early morning for a walk down to the beach. The sun seemed as happy as I was to be up so early and bright! I watched my son being so energetic and fresh, enjoying this early activity. It made me think..

what a privilege it is to have time.. To choose what to do, when, where and how. And as I choose that day to wake up early and enjoy being alive, I wish that I will choose to fill in my time wisely. To get everything out of every minute and to enjoy every movement around me.

As sand slipping through your hands, time goes by. So make up your mind..

The Karlssons make Rhubarb Juice!

2010-06-15T18:51:00.003+02:00

Ballet girls

2010-06-12T14:03:00.012+02:00

A big upload of photos this time. Could not decide which one to leave out! It was such a happy afternoon. Me and my sister took her 3year old and our other sister´s 5year old outside. They were so excited because their aunty was gonna do a ballet shoot! So they got to dance around in their ballet outfits. Unfortunately their shoes didn´t survive(as you can see on the last photos).

It wasn´t just a shoot. It had a special purpose. But I will keep that for myself for right now :)
Down here you see my favorite shot of the day!>

Joey

2010-06-10T12:14:00.005+02:00

After a nice couple days of sun, this was made in the evening while the sun choose to leave us for a few days. Joey and his family visited Sweden for a little vacantion. I had never met Joey ,but he has stolen my heart. He is so full of live, exploring the things around him and looking for adventure. My little Manasse couldn´t stop talking about ¨Joe¨. It is just a sweetheart!

iHeartfaces contest: Play

2010-06-07T20:20:00.003+02:00

I found this great website on the internet where photographers can share their love for capturing faces. You can enter contest every week. This weeks theme: play!

(Almost) 22 year old Beauty!

2010-06-01T19:40:00.001+02:00

Fun

2010-05-24T11:33:00.001+02:00

This just makes me laugh!

Flowers, a girl and a red dress

2010-05-23T19:58:00.005+02:00

This little girl inspires me so often! When she runs by I just grab my camera and follow her everywhere. This saturday she came by in her little red dress and I just couldn´t stop ahhh oeehh aahh´ing :) She is a pretty little joy!

Surprisingly

2010-05-21T09:47:00.003+02:00

Nature suprised me yesterday.. After I loaded my photos on my blog about the sad looking spring day, the sun started to shine like crazy! And when I looked out of my window this morning, again the sun greeted me as lovely as she is :)

Sad looking Spring-day

2010-05-20T13:54:00.006+02:00

Today was a day like most of the days for the past weeks. Grey weather but still warm.. It makes you want to sit down and do nothing! The spring has left us waiting for quite a while. Sometimes it even felt more like autumn, but now the leaves and blossom are finally coming out of their shell.. Nature doesn´t look like it is in a hurry at all! So i just decided to enjoy this very moment, and capturing a sad spring day while my son was playing indoors.

Kids

2010-05-17T07:16:00.004+02:00

Kids come in all sorts and sizes. In different personalities and identities. Different problems and different struggles.. Kind of like every other person.

But what distinct´s a child from a grown up?

The pure and genuine perception of life and it´s treasures. They are depending on us.. to show them how to roll in life,stay strong and true to themselves when everything enfolds before them..

Cast your burdens

2010-05-10T13:38:00.003+02:00

Crazy how life goes. You can plan your own life, but you can´t control the conflicts or differences you face every day. Sometimes I drive myself crazy, what did I do wrong? Why was n´t today perfect? Sometimes i feel like hiding myself just to not be confronted with the other side of life. I need to remind myself every now and then, not to worry so much. God didn´t make me to worry but to enjoy to the fullest.. At the end of the day I always know I stayed true to me. I lay my struggles in greater hands and cast them away.. like throwing stones in the water

Rosaly Joy & Evi Joy

2010-05-08T12:53:00.006+02:00

Spring Sunday

2010-04-26T12:18:00.004+02:00

Happy faces, sun, flowers, love and laughter.. I love Spring!

Spending the afternoon in Hjo/Update

2010-04-20T21:29:00.004+02:00

Last friday when the sun was shining, but the wind was still creeping in our jackets, we decided to spend an afternoon in Hjo. A little cute village up to the north of lake Vättern. It did me good, after spending the whole day behind my macbook! Seeing my little boy loving spending time with his loved ones.

I have been working on my own website for some time now. I must admit that is is not my strongest point as an graphic designer, but I am progressing.. Since that will become my official website, this at the other hand will transform to a little more personal blog. I´ll be letting you know when it´s time to launch the new website.

All my love,

Anne