Dubai Fire work photography chance

Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you all have had a wonderful 2013. I know I have and I am really looking forward to 2014. I have so many new things work wise planed in so I am super excited to get started with it all. I just need some more hours in the day to get it all done (is that even possible to get more hours in a day than the 24h there is??) Maybe I should have asked Santa for that? If anyone can make it possible it must me Santa. right!
Well for all of you that are in Dubai at the moment you must be aware that tonight is the nigh you have the chance to photograph the most spectacular fireworks display in the world. Dubai are tonight going for a world record fire work display you see so ours will be so much cooler and bigger and better than any other in the world at least for tonight.
For those of you that are a bit photography interested I am sure that you have already planned out a head of time where you will be standing with your tripod at the strike of 12 tonight.
If you need pointers on how to photograph firework displays take a look at my blog post from last year.
 http://shippeyphotography.blogspot.ae/2012/12/happy-new-year-dubai.html

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2014!
I hope to see you all in the New Year!!

ps. Do any of you have any new years resolutions?
I have two.
1. is to take more time to play golf (I only managed 2 times in 2013)
2. Keep my office tidier and organised so I easily find stuff. I find stuff now but it is a right mess most of the time. Just take a look at my desk top.

I even have my passport just laying about not good at all. But there is a reason for that which i have a reason for all the stuff to be where they are... I am endless of excuses and might be hard for an outsider to understand but there is an order to all this madness. All the memory cards that are laying about have an order to them. :) Not saying it is a fail proof system could for sure get better! But there is some king of system :)

Over and out for 2013.
Helen

Does your child have what it takes to be in Bohobebe’s 2012 Calendar?

Does your child have what it takes to be in Bohobebe’s 2012 Calendar?

Take a look at this competition where your child have the chance to be on the 2012 Bohobebe Calendar!

The competition ends November 30 2011.

I will then be photographing the calendar early December.

So don't miss your chance to have your child on the new Bohobebe 2012 Calendar and of course to be photographed by yours truly. :-)

Click on the link below for more information on how you can participate in this competition!

http://www.motherbabychild.me/2011/09/does-your-child-have-what-it-takes-to-be-in-bohobebe’s-2012-calendar/?reload

Good Luck everyone! I hope to see you in December!

Helen xoxo

A 12 month Photography Package

Hi,
 I am at the moment in the midst of putting together different Photography packages towards different target audiences/markets.
What do you guys think of this one for instance?
A 12 month Photography package.
1. the first one is a Maternity Photography shoot around 7-8 month pregnant.
2. second one Newborn Photography shoot either days or a few weeks old baby.
3. third one when the child is 6 months old.
4. the fourth one when the child turns 1 year old.
You then get the child's whole first year documented.

You get individual photographs as well as the opportunity to get a collage of photogrpahs.
The Collage you can order after the whole session is finished (after 12 months) it will be a collection of a few of the photographs to make one large photograph= collage. Choose from 4, 5, 6 or 8 photographs together and choose final Photograph size.
What do you guys think of this idea?
If you are interested to do a photo shoot like this please do not hesitate to contact me.
I will add this option to my website as soon as my computer has arrived to Dubai from Egypt. :-)
It is scheduled to arrive end of February... if everything goes according to plan. In the mean time I have time to come up with a few more tailored packages.

If you have any suggestions please feel free to let me know I appreciate all feedback.

Have a great weekend where ever you are!
Helen

Child Portraiture.

I have taken portrait photographs of a little 1.5 year old boy, almost to the day a year ago I took his first portraits together with his mum and dad.
http://shippeyphotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/portrait-photo-shoot-at.html
It is great when you get to see children grow from photography session to the next as well as repeat clients of course.
Since I am moving my Photography business to Dubai in less than a week I already now know that I wont come back and photograph this boy next year in Taba Heights but I am not saying I won't photograph the family again... never say never it would not surprise me at all if I met them again somewhere lese in the world. Once you start traveling I find that the world just gets smaller and smaller. Don't you?
Here are a few images from this years photo session.