Lifestyle Photography in Abu Dhabi

efi panagoula - colorful Kirsty as always!!! love the superwoman / rainbow girl!!

alpana - your photos always make me smile, Kirsty! Your girls are just so gorgeous. One can never have enough rainbow anything!

Nancy - LOVE the rainbow girl idea! I think my youngest thinks “rainbow” is an actual color My fave is the shot of her dashing to school. Awesome!!

gorete ferreira - You are creating such sweet memories! I think your ladies would get along great with my girls:)

Sarah - Awwwww, how perfect is she? Love her creativity and attention to detail and how perfectly HER it is <3

Kylie D - Rainbow girl – you will indeed go far in this world… I have no doubt of that – your spirit is always captured so beautifully by your Mumma. Kx

amy grace - i feel like this month embodies all the color and independence and tenderness that is your life with your girls…you always reach me. you, my dear, are the rainbow. xoxo

Sarah - Beautiful story and images. Indy’s spirit shining through – gorgeous!

Kati - LOVE IT!! Rainbow Girl…how clever is she? You’re such a wonderful mom! xxx

rowe - such a perfect thing to document and the images tell the story perfectly! i adore the ones of the rainbow hair, her little rainbow nails and the super cool tattoo! the last one is so beautiful… gorgeous 10 on 10, as usual!

Apr 28 2013

Flower Girls | Abu Dhabi Children’s Photographer

Is anyone else cold? I was sitting at my desk feeling unseasonably cold while editing this morning, which is ridiculous given we live in one of the hottest countries on earth, and it’s APRIL!!! what I needed was some nice warm pictures to make me feel happy and sunny…. so here goes…..

Last summer my girls and my brother’s girls were flower girls at our cousins wedding in the South of France. To ease the photography pressure on me on the day I did a little pre-wedding shoot with the 4 girls together… the light was beautiful – so different to our Abu Dhabi light – I couldn’t get enough of it!!! The four of them are so sweet together….I also shot all the girls individually in their flower girl dresses – and in 2′s – so there are a lot of photosThe 2 oldest girls sharing a laughTo practice for all that confetti throwing we tried it out with some random grass and flowersAnd at the end I let them pull their scariest faces ever – I still think they’re pretty cute looking

It was SO sweet seeing the 4 cousins together – as my brother lives in very chilly Aberdeen and I’m clearly a big wimp in the cold we don’t see so much of each other, so spending a week together and seeing the girls play and giggle and hug and build bonds was heart warming – not to mention the Grandparents got a lovely album of their 4 favourite girls for Christmas

Now, I really must start trying to blog a bit more often – especially if it helps me to stay warm!!

Until next time, Kirsty xx

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Sarah - They are GORGEOUS!!!! And what a beautiful setting and stunning light – they must have just looked perfect as flower girls together. Love seeing little snippets of your travels too – so different from AD.

Kate - How gorgeous and colourful and full of fun they are. This is surely how childhood should be? A little whimsy, a little fun, a lot of love…

Kati - Such Fun! Love the light and those smiles! xx

Apr 25 2013

Letters to my Daughters, April 2013 | Abu Dhabi Lifestyle Photographer

Now please head over to see what the wonderful Julia of Julia Stotlar Photography is sharing with her beautiful daughter Wren….

until next month, Kirsty xx

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jess - love this! such great advice and words for living. i’m sure their laughter will drown out those old ladies any day .

Amy Lucy - Kirsty, every time I visit your blog my face lights up with a giant smile. Your images capture the joy and freedom and light that is childhood. Your words are so true, and ones that we should all take to heart. Next time it rains here, I’m taking my kids out to jump in puddles. xoxo

amy grace - kirsty…first of all, i was making sounds when i looked at these pictures. ohhs and ahhhs like crazy. because oh, the joy you capture. it’s as if you have a magic wand and are able to transform a scene into the way we feel it move. stunning and epic and wonderful pictures. “that day it rained”, and then your honest kind of humor. and the words – i read this twice, the second time to soak up the advice for myself. it was so relevant to me too, at thirty five, after some things that left me feeling shaken. you are such a pleasure to know. and these girls are as beautiful and alive and LUCKY as their mama. xoxo

summer - AHHHH…the joy of the simple things…in love here! And YES dirt washes off…these are the carefree and glorious things childhood memories are made of! Your kids will have more of these kinds of memories than most Kirsty! They are so blessed. And the negatives that happen to all of us are the things that help us to grow and enjoy life ironically…it’s one of the VERY most important lessons to be learned if you want to be happy in my opinion! Just love every word and image!

shalonda - OMG kirsty your ps was so wonderfully perfect i laughed out loud and signed all at the same time. WOW so simply perfect. and holy wow i adored that last images when you posted it to Facebook but the others…they take my breath away. you are incredible my friend

julia - Oh Kirsty, these images make me SO HAPPY!! I feel as if I can hear them splashing and laughing, and it makes my heart soar. Your letter resonates with me as well – such wonderful advice for your sweet girls…splash away!

Emma Wood - Kirsty, you amaze me more the more I know you. Your images are so special. I’ve felt a connection to them ever since I first ‘met’ you and now that I’ve really met you I think they are even more beautiful to me then ever. You have the ability to take ordinary moments and make them little works of art and your words to your sweet girls are so tender and precious. I’m really really looking forward to our next meeting. <3

Rashmi - Kirsty, your two beautiful girls, they are a rainbow of life colours.. i always feel so JOYFUL when I see their photographs. It makes sense though, they have a mother who shines such a strong light on them, showing them the way and that light is refracted by the prism that is life, in turn showing is the beautiful rainbow of colours that is your girls. <3

Debbie W - I love you, Kirsty for letting your daughters play in the puddle! I so completely agree with you. Sometimes we are so afraid of doing things that other people put label on, that it takes away the real fun in live! And I so agree with you about growing from the negatives. I tell that to Jo too, but you said it more beautifully. And I so adore those pics, Kirsty! The jump in the puddle, emptying the rainboots…such a perfect childhood. xoxo

Kati - This project is amazing and your girls will cherish your words. xx

Apr 10 2013

Project 10 April 2013 | the view from a train in India!

It’s Project 10 time already!!! Eeek!! We’ve only been back from our Spring Break travels a few days and I’ve hardly picked up the big girl camera since getting home so I delved into our holiday snaps for this edition – it was hard to know which day to pick – should it be one where we visited amazing Rajasthani Palaces? or when we went to Holi (ruled that out cos I just took far too many pictures!!) or maybe on our travels? Much as sightseeing is fun, the travel part is also fun so I decided on a day when we were travelling between places by train…. I have probably mentioned before but I am a huge train fan (geek??) I absolutely love to travel by train and I’m trying to infuse that into the girls too – with varying degrees of success!!

Down at the station, early in the morning…..

You can see another of my favourite train pics over hereFinally on the train!Scenes from the train….Her hair was still coloured from Holi (because my little rainbow girl refused to let us wash the rainbows out of her hair!!!!)counting the cows she saw on the rail side on her fingersRainbow bangles, and a rainbow unicorn tattoo – SO my Indy!!!!Time to start monkeying around and climbing up the bunks!They’re smiling because there’s a mirror behind my head – that’s what they’re looking at!!!the chai wallaand we arrived at our next destination – tired and weary, but serenaded by a gorgeous sunset…

I hope I’ll find time to edit and share some more India pictures soon – Now please do head on over to see my lovely friend Kati of Kathryn Rose Images in the States and see what she’s been up to this month….. until May…. Kirsty xx

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storyboxart - I adore these, Kirsty! It brings back some childhood memories of riding trains, sleeping in the bunks, drinking chai, spotting monkeys on rides… And your girls are just so gorgeous!

Sarah - In LOVE with these images!!! The girls are always gorgeous but I love that you showed some of India too without glossing it up – just fascinating

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Summer Murdock - Kirsty, I cannot even tell you how looking at your images makes me want to pack up all four kids and go get on an airplane and travel the world. Pangs of jealousy here because I know it will not happen in my near future. Too many amazing images to pick a fav but I really love the one if your daughters pig tail blowing in the wind…I want to be one of your daughters..is adoption out of the question?

robyn oakenfold - i just love these, and makes me want to travel the world with my family. i am very envious of all you and your girls get to see. it is such a wonderful gift you are giving them. and let me know if you are ever planning a trip to Canada

Kati - WOW! To walk in your shoes. sigh…I wanna take that train ride! xx

gorete - Kristy, these are amazing and your girls are just darling. So beautiful!

el - Just beautiful. What an amazing adventure!!! Lucky ducks!!! xo

Rowe - Your photos make me want to visit India so badly… I adore the last photo if the girls in the golden glow of the afternoon light! Pink piggy tails is a pretty close 2nd!

Life with Kaishon - Wow. What a fantastic trip. I love the sights you shared from just this one day. I love traveling with children : ).

lena - Loved the images! And you are right – they did make me homesick for India:)

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Debbie W - I feel like I am there taking the trip with you! Love all the details shots. The train looks like a fun train. Love Indy’s colorful bangles, and the pic where wind blowing her hair is just lovely! They are so lucky to be able to explore the world.

efi panagoula - thank god you exist..! i travel every time i see your pics…!

Mar 25 2013

Letters to my Daughters March 2013 | Abu Dhabi Lifestyle Photographer

The group of ladies that share this project with me are amazing and none more so than Jess of Olive Avenue Photography in Minneapolis who has just adopted her 2nd daughter – I am pretty sure her letter will make me cry – her 2 daughters are just the sweetest little poppets.

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amy grace - oh kirsty, you are made of sunshine. visually, i think these are my favorite set of images from you. they perfectly capture the color, the vastness of your love, the epic place you live, and her spirit. i think i fell in love with your little indy, and then to hear about her beautiful, free, spinning soul. i see her mama in her, through and through. it’s the light reflecting in her eyes…xoxoxo

Debbie - Kirsty, I’ve said it several times but I am going to say it again…she has the cutest face! I love seeing into her bright, playful eyes, and her sincerest smiles. I can totally see what you’ve described of her in your letter in her radiant face and smile. And I always love how you dress up your girls

Kati - Oh hon…. Where has the time gone? She’s such a beautiful girl and I love your written word. xx

Sarah - My goodness she is so precious, so full of light and life and your words just sing of the wonderful, if feisty, little person she is

Mar 10 2013

Project 10 – March 2013 | Abu Dhabi Lifestyle Photographer

It’s Project 10 time – the time when a group of photographers post pictures of a day in our lives. In theory, it’s supposed to be 10 pictures, one an hour over the course of a day – but this month I cheated, big style!! Yeah this post is HUGE!!! This month I documented Indy’s last day of being 4. We started celebrating her birthday a day early as my husband was off work that day – and for her special birthday treat this feisty kid of mine decided she wanted to go to the top… the top of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world!! So it took me just a few more than 10 photos to document the essence of this day of celebration… read on and see the view from the top, and what else we did, and then follow the circle round…

Early morning excitement – not only was it her birthday weekend, but she also had Pooky, the class bear for the weekend – I reckon he had a lot of fun with the Larmours!!The Larmours are leaving the building……Buying snacks for the journey from our friendly (!!) baker!!Dubai here we come!!!A sidetrip to Hamleys to choose a present from the cousinsIdling an hour away in a fabulous bookshop…..Here it is!!! The worlds largest building – The Burj Khalifa – all 828m of it!On our way…..Waiting for the lift – gotta tell you I think I was more worried about taking a lift all that way up than my possible vertigo at the top!! But they play nice soothing spa like music in it and it was so totally fineHeading to the 124th floor…..And we’re there – and WOW, what a view!!!The “Hang on…. we’re not really AT THE TOP???!!! I’ve been cheated” face….. (Yup, the observation deck it at floor 124, but there’s actually more than 160 floors!!! Eeek!!)My fave pic of the day – me and my girls goofing around taking self portraits in the mirrors up on the top of the world!! And I didn’t realise at the time, but there’s hubby taking pics of us taking pics!!!!!!

(And no one can say I didn’t get myself in any photos this month)

Standing on the edge!!Me and my big girl…One last look……And back on the ground…After all that excitement Indy chose sushi for dinner!Hmmmmm, what shall I have next??? Ah-ha, that one!!We then headed to watch the Dubai fountains – but got there a bit late and couldn’t see much other than the back of other peoples screens!!!Indy was still pretty enthralled…And back to the mall for cupcakes from the Hummingbird bakery – YUM!Goodbye Dubai….. thank you for a fabulous day to remember…….

Now head on over to Efi from Studio 8 in Greece and see what she got upto this month…. and come back next month, Kirsty xx

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Kate - What a wonderful day; what a lucky little lady Indy is; what a blessed family you all are – I loved seeing your day and reading about it, and especially that you were in so many pictures

Nancy - What a fantastic celebration! I love that you got in several, I forgot this month!

Sarah B - What a fab choice of birthday treat – way to go Indy!!! It’s great that you included so many pictures cos it gives us a real feel of what it’s like to go that far up which is just so exciting!!!

Kati - Oh my GOODNESS!! Can’t believe Indy is 5!!! Such a wonderful day she had! I would love to see that tower…but I would try and go to floor 160! hahaha xx

Kirsty - I wish you could have gone higher Kati, but that’s where the observation deck is!!! There’s a hotel in the tower though – maybe you could stay up there when you come to visit!!

Val Spring - Holy cannoli what a fantastic way to celebrate her last day of being 4!!! And I adore the way you documented it. You have such a beautiful family and I love “visiting” all these amazing places through each one of your posts!!! Hugs!!!

efi panagoula - WOW!!! i am amazed !! what a day, place and sweet photos!! love your family picture at the beginning!! your girls look so much like your husband! i wonder where we could go to actually celebrate these kind of days! surely not a 300 floor building around here !!!

efi panagoula - oh! and how much i loved the last two photos!!!!!!!!

Kirsty - I love playing and doing something different just for fun

Janine - She’s growing up! Why can’t our little ones just be little for longer…sigh. Seriously though, she’s such a doll. Jesse thinks it’s super cool that she’s wearing a 4. He wants to meet for a play date. Hmmmmm….tricky. Fantastic pictures of your day. Jx

Lena Antaramian - catching up on my reading so just read this post – I just reading about your adventures and seeing your images! LOVe them all (no surprise there!) but the image of your feet is my absolute favorite one! Sounds like you guys had an awesome weekend!

Angela Hudson - wonderful photography! the little girl is really so cute
nice girl nice family. very good work.

Debbie W - I always enjoy seeing your life in the other part of the world, Kirsty. You and your family make it super fun and love the fact that all of you are adventurous people!

Feb 25 2013

Letters to my Daughters | February 2013

Now please head over and visit the oh so talented Julia of Julia Stotlar Photography – her carefree images and wonderful words to her daughter always fill me with warmth.

Until next month, Kirsty xx

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