I was going to be a lot of things when I grew up, but never did I dream that it would be a photographer…

A scientist, yes, a lawyer, maybe, arty farty photographer type, definitely not!

But Mother Nature had other plans and one day, I became a mum. Almost immediately, I found myself with camera in hand a LOT. Pretty soon, I felt as though I was born to be a photographer, and I soon came to realise just how much I loved colour, and light, and cute little faces smiling back at me! Putting them all together was the easy part, learning the techie stuff was not!

Looking back over my own kids photo albums is like viewing a time line of my evolution as a photographer. My only regret is that I didn’t pick up a camera before I became a mum because my eldest son’s album is crappy at best, and downright shocking at worst!

Fast forward a few years, and I “retired” from photography when it became clear that shooting 2 or 3 weddings every weekend just didn’t suit a mum of 5 kids. So, I went back to Uni and we started an online eco-business.

But it seems that photography is my calling and it has commanded my attention once again. …And here we are, me with camera in hand, and you, hopefully enjoying the images that I make!

So, my story may not be unique – there are lots of photographer mums out there now – but I feel that the images that I make are! I love colour, movement and all things quirky and “out there”! Vibrancy and contrast, and all things that are crazy and whimsical are right up my ally! I can’t wait to meet you and see what awesome creations we can come up with together!

….and by the way, yes, “Tanya Love” *is* my real name!

Things I love…

• my husband, who is my best friend
• my five babies, who are my purpose for living
• our planet
• my camera and the memories it creates
• strawberries and dipping chocolate
• dancing like a crazy woman
• going to the cinema, gold class, baby!
• doof doof!
• going barefoot
• a good cuppa!
• butterfly kisses
• wearing sarongs
• getting surprises
• hearing “i wuv u mummy, 4 eva & eva”
• buying organic
• fresh fruit smoothies (food of the gods!)
• making a difference

Things I loathe…

• sitting idle
• child abuse and neglect
• smokers
• cold weather
• poor grammar
• bad spelling
• laziness
• hypocrisy
• selfishness
• peas! (yes, those disgusting mushy, little round, green suckers that should never be found in pies!)
• greed
• sleeping in and wasting the day
• missing my kids milestones
• running out of loo paper
• washing dishes

Trivia…

• i sleep little and talk a lot
• i overthink EVERYTHING
• i am addicted to writing lists
• i am a perfectionist
• i have terrible handwriting
• i am a tea-totaller
• i bite my nails (recently reformed actually!)
• i am a gym junkie and proud of it
• i like using big words
• i have a BIG sweet tooth
• i can type super fast
• i’m a really crappy swimmer
• i am a neat freak, & fighting a losing battle in a house with 5 little people in it
• i am a tree-hugging hippy-type and proud of it
• i’m a bit of a computer geek!