There is nothing like a classic Parisian apartment complete with gilded moldings and ceilings, fabulous parquet floors and contemporary furniture. Designed by Klavs Rosenfalck, this apartment is pure bliss. Everything had to be redone, even the fun stuff like all the plumbing and electrical work. The hooks from where the chandeliers used to hang were not even electrified which meant that the they were lit with candles previously. The sexy sofa which brakes up all the straight lines of the moldings and the floor is by Vladmir Kagan (his designs are very cool. If you don't know his work you can get a sense for his sexy pieces here).
I'm really excited to share some of our Paris mother-daughter photos with you! Eeek! The very talented Katie Donnelly, took them for us in a mini photo session we did. I found her online and just really liked her portfolio. The friend I was traveling with and I split the photo session, so we each got about one hour with Katie. She was so wonderful to work with and the kids adored her which made the entire session so much easier. As much as I love photography traveling with kids makes it more difficult to actually take photos. First of all, you have less time to concentrate on a shot because they don't have much patience. And second, you are carrying so much extra 'kid' stuff like water, snacks, sweater for if it gets cold...that the camera just adds that extra bulk (and I was not even including the lenses!), that scheduling a little photo session to commemorate the trip was brilliant in my book. Additionally, since I'm usually the one in my family to take all most photos I rarely make an appearance. I have very few photos with my baby...so this photo session in Paris was a real treasure and such a treat.
