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portraits in the park with Lana
ohhhhh this little one truly melted my heart during her newborn session, here she is again at 8 months old. She’s still a total sweetheart :)
If you weren’t smiling before.. surely you’re smiling right now :-)
Just tooooooo cute!! :-)
Hope you enjoyed the peek!
Best wishes,
~Natalie
Posted in baby, sneak peek
Also tagged baby's first year, den haag, natalie carstens, professional photographer, the hague, tigs creations photography, westbroekpark
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Adrian, 7 months old and absolutely adorable!
*big smile* do you remember Adrian’s newborn session…?
I’m so happy he’s one of my Baby’s First Year clients, especially after seeing his mama posting beautiful photos of him growing up on Facebook. I really couldn’t wait to photograph him again!
Now he’s 7 months old… sitting up… and being as cute and adorable as can be! :-)
I loved how happy and excited he was when one of his favourite toys made an appearance :-)
…and then he found the tag and I just adored the look of concentration on his face (and those gorgeous long eyelashes!)
Adrian loved giving his mama open mouth baby kisses too, so sweet :-)
A quick outfit change and one last sneak peek..
Are you smiling? I sure am! Hope you enjoyed the peek! :-)
Best wishes,
~Natalie
Posted in baby, sneak peek
Also tagged baby, baby's first year, den haag, expat, leiden, natalie carstens, professional photographer, studio, the hague, tigs creations photography
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welcome to the world, baby Alena
“I’m expecting two newborns, any time now” I would excitedly reply, whenever someone asked about my work. I have newborn babies on my mind. All the time. Seriously. I love it! :D
I couldn’t wait to meet Alena, one of my newest clients. She was just 9 days new when I travelled to Amsterdam to photograph her and her beautiful family.
Isn’t she just GORGEOUS!
and those teeny tiny toes… *love*
Once we had her sleeping, she slept sooooo soundly :)
She’s so beautiful… *ahhh* :)
Let me share a couple of her big sister too, meet Sophie.
Sophie was all smiles when she was inside one of my baskets…also known as “the boat”. She loved it when Daddy spun her around in it ;)
And just one more of Alena, because I can’t resist ;)
Hope you enjoyed the peek!
Best wishes
~Natalie
Posted in baby, newborn, sneak peek
Also tagged amsterdam, den haag, expat, in-home, natalie carstens, newborn, professional photographer, studio, the hague, tigs creations photography
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launching Images to Inspire Hope – let’s help Japan!
On 11 March 2011, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit Japan, and devastation through the tsunami followed.
Along with fears of radiation; food, water and fuel are in short supply. The death toll has passed 10,000. More than 17,440 people are missing. Hundreds of thousands of people have been made homeless.
It’s heartbreaking.
Vinita and I are back! This time as a team filled with loads of ideas for an exciting new initiative!
Do you remember last year when we took part in Helping hearts for Haiti?
We’ve decided to go bigger and better, and are therefore, launching our own initiative so that we can help raise funds for Japan, and for future projects too.
Introducing… Images to Inspire Hope
We’ve got our mojo on! We have a brand new website (www.imagestoinspirehope.org), a logo and a big plan!!
But this plan cannot succeed until we have your cooperation or help.
Our chosen charity is Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund (Save the Children). As family and children photographers, this is our way of using photography to give back.
And this is how you can help…
You and your children could win a wonderful family photo session on-location in the heart of Den Haag, Gouda or Utrecht!
- This session will be photographed by myself AND Vinita and will be held on Saturday 02 July 2011. Celebrate the start of the Summer holidays! This gives you plenty of time to shop for new outfits too, if need be ;-) If you are not available on this date, don’t worry, we can make alternative plans!
- Session is for up to 5 members of the same immediate family and will last between 1-2 hours.
- Winner will also receive all their proof images in medium resolution on CD. Print to your heart’s content!
- Valued at €675!!
How to win:
- Make a MINIMUM donation of $10 to the Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund
- For every donation of $10 you will be entered into the prize draw. Increase your chance of winning; donate $30 and you’ll receive 3 entries!
- Forward a copy of your donation confirmation email to help@imagestoinspirehope.org.
- All entries must be RECEIVED by midnight (GMT+1) on Tuesday 31 May 2011.
- Winner will be drawn at random and announced on Wednesday 01 June 2011.
- You can enter as many times as you’d like, but each entry must be the minimum $10 donation.
Other details:
- Session participants must sign a model release. This allows us to showcase our favourite images from your session on our blogs and on the Images to Inspire Hope website.
- Session must be held in Den Haag, Gouda or Utrecht.
- If the winner does not claim his/her prize by Friday 10 June 2011 or cannot claim the prize, then another winner will be drawn.
- This program is not sponsored or promoted by Save the Children and we are not receiving anything in return for this effort.
But wait! There’s more!
Please feel free to blog, tweet or share the link to this blog post and the Images to Inspire Hope website! Together we can help those in need.
Thank you SO much!!
Best wishes,
~ Natalie and Vinita
Posted in giving back, news
Also tagged charity, den haag, devastation, disaster, earthquake, fund raising, giving back, gouda, help, hope, images to inspire hope, initiative, japan, launch, natalie carstens, prize draw, professional photographer, the hague, tigs creations photography, tsunami, utrecht, vinita salome, win
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Amazing lighting workshop in The Hague with Zach & Jody Gray
Wow! The past two days have been phenomenal! I have so many blog posts waiting to be written and client sessions I want to share, but this, this I have to blog about right NOW!
I just spent two amazing days with Zach and Jody Gray from Gray Photography – and these guys are just incredible, they’re so inspiring and such great fun to be around. I’m absolutely elated that they brought their IN-CAMERA: Light and their Business and Marketing: Executing the Dream workshops to The Hague and was able to attend. Huge thanks to Anouschka and Ray from Lifestyle Fotografie for making it all happen!! I had an absolute blast, and loved meeting all the other photographers too, many of whom I knew from Twitter and Facebook – it was so great to connect in person.
As a result of the workshop, and especially the shoot in The Hague, I now see in a completely different way and I’m totally excited to put all these new tricks into practice. It was so great to work with a high-powered strobe outdoors and it’s definitely something I’d like to do more of. I’m totally inspired! I’m totally giddy too! ;-)
Let me share some of the photos I took… enjoy!
Here’s a before (natural light only):
And the rest are after (natural daylight + one high-powered studio strobe = awesome!)
The models, Stephanie and Angela were fabulous to work with! Thanks girls! :)
Be sure to head over to Zach and Jody’s blog to check out a couple of my behind-the-scenes photos and some of their awesome photos from Tuesday’s lighting shoot!
Best wishes
~ Natalie
Posted in news
Also tagged binnenhof, den haag, gray photography, lighting, natalie carstens, on-location, outdoor, professional photographer, strobes, the hague, tigs creations photography, workshop
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A time to celebrate! Happy New Year!
Many thanks to my wonderful clients for making 2010 a fabulous year! And thank you to everyone for your support, encouragement, and kind comments here on my blog, on Facebook, Twitter and in person, it’s much appreciated!
Here’s wishing you a fabulously Happy New Year celebration tonight. See you in 2011, may it be a bright and prosperous New Year for you all!!
With love and best wishes,
~Natalie
Posted in news
Also tagged den haag, natalie carstens, professional photographer, thank you, the hague, tigs creations photography
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Autumn in The Hague
I don’t know about where you are, but here in The Hague, autumn seemed to pass in the blink of an eye! On a damp and drizzly day in November, I met the beautiful H. Family. They were absolutely fabulous, and totally rocked their family session in Clingendael Park, even braving the rain!
Having endured several days of stormy winds, there weren’t so many leaves left on the trees, but the floor was a sea of gold. So beautiful!
Finding shelter from the rain…
They were an absolute delight to photograph!
:-)
And when we were done, it was (finally!) time to climb trees… ;-)
Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek. Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Best wishes,
~Natalie
Posted in family, sneak peek
Also tagged den haag, family, natural light, outdoors, park, professional photographer, the hague, tigs creations photography
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oh Dexter, you’re a sweetheart!
Remember this gorgeous mama-to-be? I was delighted to hear of baby’s safe arrival.. A boy.. and with a gorgeous name too!
Welcome to the world Dexter! :)
A wonderfully adorable little brother for a delightful big sister!
I just want to *kiss* those gorgeous cheeks of his! Sweet dreams little one..
It was lovely to receive his birth announcement in the post too! :-)
Designed by Jolette of Mamamila with photography by Tigs Creations! We just recently started working together. Her designs and cards are simply gorgeous and I’m so happy to offer her services to my clients!
Hope you enjoyed the peek…
Best wishes,
~Natalie
Posted in newborn, sneak peek
Also tagged baby, baby's first year, birth announcement, den haag, in-home, natalie carstens, newborn, professional photographer, sneak peek, studio, the hague, tigs creations photography
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playing a game of water fountain | sweet newborn baby boy
Remember this beautiful couple? Here’s their sweet baby boy.. the one who liked to play a game of water fountain! ;-) I completely lost count of how many times he played that game! We changed blankets so many times; I had quite some laundry to do afterwards, not that I minded one bit!
Introducing Cas…
His little game began a nano-second after I took the photo above (also the very first photo I took at his newborn session and the only one in this pose) – with his hand held up to his face like that, he looks like he’s planning it too, so funny!
*Hello cutie*
He’s absolutely gorgeous, and utterly adorable! Don’t you think?
Ssssshhhh… baby dreaming :-)
Ahhhh total sweetness! *love*
Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek :-)
Have a fabulous Friday everyone, and a great weekend!
Best wishes,
~Natalie
Posted in baby, newborn, sneak peek
Also tagged baby, belly to baby, den haag, in-home, natalie carstens, professional photographer, sneak peek, studio, the hague, tigs creations photography
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waiting for baby…
I didn’t hear yet if this baby has arrived… but surely must be any time now! This gorgeous mama-to-be has such a cute little bump that we waited till later in her pregnancy for the maternity session.
So… will it be a boy? or a girl? I can’t wait to hear!
And this gorgeous little one is going to be a fabulous big sister!!
Isn’t she adorable?! :-)
Such a beautiful family of 3, waiting to be a family of 4. I’m so excited for them! :-)
Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek!
Best wishes,
~Natalie
Posted in maternity, sneak peek
Also tagged baby, baby's first year, belly to baby, den haag, family, in-home, natalie carstens, professional photographer, studio, the hague, tigs creations photography
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