Nicole Gustafsson
- Jul 22, 2015
- 2 min read

First look: Happy birthday Locky!

Happy birthday boy

Greetings from the beautiful green forests of Sweden! Though my family is far away in the US, I love coming to my adopted second home and practicing my poor Swedish on unsuspecting locals. 🙂 On the menu for this get away are long walks in the forest, extended and potentially multiple daily naps and finally starting the real development of my “Photographing your Baby” small group class. More to come on that soon.

Holidays also give some time to look back and reflect on some of my favorite sessions from the first half of the year. I have some fun ones in store for you! The first little fella I want to share is near and dear to my heart. About eight months ago, I received a note from a very pregnant momma just about to move all from way from a sunny and summery Australia to a frozen middle of winter Brussels. As a fellow momma blogger, we connected right away and discussed ways to get oriented and survive the transition to the Northern side of the planet. We have since become fast friends and I was so happy to photograph her adorable two year old, Locky, on the occasion of his second birthday. As I often work with families, it was a nice treat to focus in 100% on one little guy. I was (literally) running all over Parc de Woluwe on a gorgeous July morning capturing Locky at what he does best; playing, exploring and being an all around cheeky monkey. Thanks to Maria’s commitment to great light we had a 7:30 am start time and it was totally worth it when I see the gorgeous glow surrounding this sweet little boy.

So join me in wishing a super happy birthday to this fantastic ball of energy. Cheers to you Locky!