159/365 I Only Have Eyes For You

Edit -  The shoot is up now: here and here. Go have a look! XO

Yesterday, after being woken early to the reminder that we had promised to watch a movie together { that hadn't downloaded the night before }, getting caught in the rain and seeing Rainbows, drinking coffee at the Beach Cafe and talking dreams with T, coming home for lunch and dog walks and more { it's remarkable how much you can fit into a day when you get up early! }, I left my own three reading and creating and being generally snuggly at home and ventured out into the big wide world.

I have been challenging myself to be brave.

To step out of my comfort zone creatively and personally. To say yes. Yes, I'll be there. Yes, I'll attend. Yes, I can do that. One of the key things I wanted to challenge myself with was asking permission to take the photos I want to take. I'm still working on it. There are moments every day that speak to me. People I pass who I instinctively want to capture on film { okay, not on film - on camera - forgive me for my romanticism ;) but it just seems the right way to say it }. Asking to be allowed to look into someones eyes, their life, even for a moment is an intimate thing. So asking to do it can be intimidating.

A few weeks ago I met Claire at the Byron Bay Instagrammers meet-up. We had connected on instagram while I was travelling, realising our Bali / Byron connection. I knew I liked her online but it was a nice surprise to realise I really liked her in person too. And that her and her babies { two under two } are beautiful. Okay, I had gathered that on her instagram but she's striking in real life.

I asked to photograph her. Them.
And she said yes.

So yesterday, I found myself winding down the back road towards Byron. Being brave.

Not that I needed to be brave exactly. I was welcomed into their home with open arms.
{ Actually - into the open arms of mutual friends! - who happened to have dropped in for a spontaneous long-lunch. Ha! } And we made photos. My vision of sleeping chubby cherubs coming to life before me. Well, one sleeping cherub... and one who only had eyes for his mama.

#love

It was perfect shoot. Life-y and raw and tender. I have a lot of images to edit but I should have a post together next week. Until then, I just had to share one for my #photoaday2014 project. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Amber. XO

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