I am super proud to have been a short listed finalist in the Head ON photographic competition with this image I took in Laos. I didn’t win the competition but feel really delighted to have an image sitting amongst some totally amazing photographers in the 40 shortlisted images. We went today to see the selected images and it was inspiring!
I have never been a big fan of photographing with an audience! Actually I would say I have avoided this mostly! However this last week I managed to face that fear head on!! I did a shoot LIVE with a big crew and and audience…. the wonderful thing is I totally found my zone! 
I am rather pleased with myself. It was an amazing experience being on creativeLIVE. The team at creativeLIVE could not be more wonderful! I felt right at home! So grateful to get such an amazing experience and to meet so many lovely people!
We are traveling a bit now but I am going to do a little edit of the fusion video I also shot. Just so you can see what we were working on.
For now here are my two favorite stills.
Do you know what creativeLIVE is? Check out the workshop I taught with Sue Bryce online here!
This project has been a long, long… long time coming. I am really proud I didn’t give up on this idea.
Sometime in 2008 I started working on a book called Ruby Who? After realizing I couldn’t draw and that I had more skills in making films, I decided to make a short film.
I was compelled to make a story that would explain to my girls how wishing for what others have makes you feel heavy and takes away your joy.
With the help of a very clever friend, Natala Stuetz we made a short film called Ruby Who? It won a few awards and did really well! In fact it still does well!!
I have always dreamt of finding a wonderful illustrator and creating the story as a book as well. Then on a shoot last year I met the wonderful Alarna Zinn. As soon as I chatted to Alarna about the book I knew she would be perfect. Her illustrations are gorgeous and she is an amazing woman who I admire very much!
Alarna has helped us create a kids book I am so very proud of! Please check out her work here.
While I might have passion and love to tell stories I seriously can’t rhyme to save myself. So to Andrew who made the words work… Who actually helps me make so many of my words work thankYOU.
Here is our promo video to announce and help spread the word about our little self published baby. If you like the look of the book or know someone who would, please help us spread the word and share this video or the website. RUBY WHO?
you can buy the book HERE! www.rubywho.com
I feel like our recent trip to the U.S was a delightful dream! Lucky I have photos to prove I actually got to experience that wonderful trip!
We will be posting some images from the NY part of our trip soon but I wanted to remind all the lovely peeps out there that the 365grateful competition is very nearly OVER!! You have 2 short days to get your entries in!! Click here to find out more!
I am grateful for many things right now but today I want to share this grateful…
While on my trip one of the things that totally delighted me about L.A was all the very cool street art. If you follow Andrew and I on Instagram you probably saw that I was slightly obsessed. (IG names are – haileybe & surfistatomato)
So I took a few photos of the art we saw…
I feel so very grateful to these artists for taking the time to share their art for free all over the streets. How cool is that! Everywhere we traveled I was constantly saying… OOH stop… stop.. I have to get a photo of this one too! This artwork made me so happy. So many beautiful messages or amazing talent shared on the streets!
So I leave you today with my grateful…. Street art in L.A and the lovely artists who made each of these… THANK YOU for sharing happiness!!
So what are you grateful for? Want to email it to us? Find out here.
