I’m like many and proud to say I’m a mother with a camera. I have 3 beautiful children and I’m a wife to a wonderful husband.

When each of my children were born I believed I could achieve those cute newborn picture. Haha not that easy. When my second child was born a soon got my first dslr camera. It wasn’t till my third child was 3 months old and I had a light bulb moment. I’m going to be a photographer. I’m going to learn how to make beautiful pictures and learn how to use my camera. I would put my camera into manual mode sometimes, but I didn’t fully understand what I was doing.

So my obsession started. I did an online photography course. I bought my first lens 50mm. I practiced, practiced, practiced. Watched tutorials, read books, did workshops, did mentorships in business and photography. I just have not looked back and my passion just keeps growing and growing.

When I first started I was lucky my first photography event was in my state. One of the speakers said something about understanding light. Once you really understand light you can do anything and you will see everything so differently. That was 3 years ago. Back then I thought I got it. But wasn’t till recently I truly understand what she was talking about. I did a mentorship with talented Leah Robinson from Horizon within and she help me see the light. Before doing that mentorship I was seeing and using natural light in one way really. But now I’m not afraid of really using light in many different ways and light is everything to photography.

Inspiration is all around. I find it with my children, a shop to the op shop, a craft shop, new location, I use pinterest before a session and get posing ideas.

I’m self taught, and a did a month mentorship last year. The mentorship help me grow so much. My next workshop is with another Australian photographer Jinky Art. Cant wait for that. I have a recent obsession with the click in moms break out ebooks at the moment. I have purchased almost all of them.

Well I started my first 365 day project in Dec last year. I’m not going very well. It’s defiantly been a challenge. Although it has got me taking more lifestyle pictures of my children, which was the point of starting the project. A year in the life of the Lofts. Instead of just giving up or starting over, I decided I just need to get 365 images this year.

That’s so hard as I love all my lenses. But if I had too I’d choose my 50mm. Just because it’s a good all round lens. Thats my logical answer.

If I was being daring and not thinking about clients.I’d choose my lensbaby sweet 35.

Click it up a Notch on Lens glare in glasses. As I have a session coming up and two of the children have glasses.

Click it up a Notch 10 tips to capturing children together. At the moment I’m always researching everything children photography.

Click it up a notch 30 day challenge Photograph your children. I really need to come back to this to give me a boost in my project.

I just got my lensbaby about 2 weeks ago. So today this is my favourite using the sweet 35.

I have a Nikon D600. My lenses are Nikon 50mm, Tamron 24-70mm, Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 and my new lensbaby edge 80 and sweet 35.

I just discovered Caras Ionut last week. Magical work.

At the moment I think confidence and believing in myself.

At the moment we are doing some major renovations and have had to take down all my pictures. I have one of all the kids still up in our rumpus room and every year as a birthday present the kids get a photo album of their year.

I have a wedding horse shoe thing that a friend gave me on my wedding day almost 2 years ago. It has stayed in my bag ever since. It’s been in there so long I cant take out now. I’m kind of superstitious like that. It’s my good luck charm.

I just got the lensbaby lens with the edge 80 and sweet 35. I’m thinking about doing a 30 day project using just my lens baby.

My website is www.meghannmaguire.com I just started blogging and I have some of my images from my 365 day project. My Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MeghannMaguirePhotography