This is my most most favorite magazine so I love to get an article in it!! Love to hear if anyone read it and what you thought?
Alsooo many thanks to all those who took time to vote on our film ‘Getting Dad’here.
We are the audience vote!!!! Which means Mum and I have 2 weeks to write a script and submit for review. All 21 finalists will submit 1 script and from these doorpost will pick 5 of these scripts to fund!!! Very excited also right in the thick of writing script…. Amazing competition with some very talented amazing directors/writers!!
We are so excited to introduce the newest memeber of our family!!
Earnest…. a little big Great DANE puppy. He is 8 weeks old and the most fun ever.
It has taken me 3 days to work out how to photograph a puppy. He is not exactly obedient yet… however well on his way. It is rather tricky to photograph him while holding his lead and the camera!! He loves to snuggle up and climb all over me especially when I get down low to take a photo. My camera has already had a little chew and a few licks too.
Ohhh we are in LOOOVEEE!! When he arrived Poppy declared him beautiful and then started to cry… saying “Oh I promised myself I wouldn’t cry!!”
Zali and I have had a few conversations about love and loss. Mostly because our last pets were eaten up by our next door neighbors dog. It was a very traumatic day for the girls and one that left quite an impression on Zali. The very much loved chickens can be found here.
Having only had this little guy 3 days, we already love him so much and it is hard for Zali to not get worried about the possibility of one day losing him too. I love the conversations and amazing insights she has. We decided that all things are only on loan to us for a short time… even our family. So let’s enjoy these people and pets and things and delight in them today. When the time comes to say goodbye we will be sad. VERY sad. Maybe knowing all along they were not really ours will help a bit. Big concept for kids but I think she is on her way.
we recently had a wedding featured and our Christmas video made a little cameo too!
Also we were featured in OUI magazine. A French fashion magazine. Sooo fun to receive a copy and see my work printed big!! teehee!
HERE IS THE LINK: OUI magazine (do not google there is another not so nice magazine with same name!!!!)
Very excited to show you the first wedding video by our good friend and colleague Pancho Colladetti. We now offer wedding videos alongside our photography! Pancho is AMAZING!!! Check it out here:
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Also I have had a few people asking about how to make giant heads like here and here .
So here is what we did…
1. Take a few close up images against a plain backdrop.
2. Pick your favourite fun image and grab a giant brush colouring over the top and neck.
3. Rotate and crop as needed.
4. Process how you like it, re-size for print. We did 1m x 1m.
5. Take your files to a large format printer. We recommend getting vinyl prints with the sticky backing. However we un-wisely opted for the high quality print but no sticky back. So we cut out the faces and then glued them to backing board with spray glue. HOWEVER this is a 3 person job and fiddly and the glue did not hold as well as we hoped. SO if you can avoid it, DO!!!
6. Once our boards and pictures were joined and cut to face shape, we gaffa taped some sticks on the back! EASY! and fun!
I love LOVE to photograph kids parties. All that colour and fun and kids being kids!
Max’s 3rd birthday was a circus party. So plenty of wonderful costumes and very very cute little clown.
They even had a couple wonderful clowns come from Peebo and Dagwood. They were very entertaining and fun and even the adults were captivated.
Also there was a jumping castle that despite the heat, kids in costumes bounced around to their hearts content. (I only lasted a little bit on there!!)
We are running a little behind here but if anyone hasn’t got a great christmas present yet. I HAVE found a 4 wonderful ones!!
I was recently approached by a company called Mind Gardener™. It was so exciting having them purchase my images for use on such a great product.
Here is a little bit about their products….
Mind Gardener™ is an Australian initiative that brings together a series of resources that contain information, ideas, exercises and tips that will guide your growth and help you flourish in a particular area of life.
Mind Gardener authors spend their time translating the growing body of knowledge on the mind and research on the brain, so that you can navigate quickly to the information and actions that will make a difference in your life.
It is so nice to see my images all printed up and designed into great products. Very satisfying!
I have included an image of my favorite “tip” because we all know being Grateful has taught me HEAPS!! However I just read over one of the ‘Clear mind’ boxes and was so inspired!! (and I do believe my mind cleared!!)
From births… we now move on to bands. (OOH i love my job!)
We had a super fun (and very hot!) weekend shooting a music video for Fushia, a local up and coming band.
It was very hot and sweaty in Ryan’s (the lead singer guy) room. 20 people packed in like sardines dancing to the bands song ERASER.
When I finish editing I will load the video, but for now, some photos to give you all a little taste of what it shall be like!
Here is Pancho, (cameraman and lighting tech and a bit of everything… general great guy), after one of the scenes was shot…. he couldn’t open his eyes because they were full of feather dust!
The lights were too bulky to set up in Ryan’s bedroom so here is Andrew (lighting/hunkaspunk/helper) and Pancho working out the lighting system in the little black box we created for the lights…. outside the bedroom window.
Here I am shooting crazy rabbit head…. (thanks to Pancho for this shot)
Next day we shot at this fantastic semi tip – semi mine location. Here are the boys shading themselves while we set up the bed in the field.
and now resting between shots….
now a little posing…
and lastly Pancho getting the last shot of the day….
A huge and SPECIAL thanks to all the fantastic extras who sweated a bunch… also Pancho and Andrew – couldn’t have done it without you guys.
It is a very big honor to be hired to shoot a birth. Another one of my favorite types of photography!! (maybe i love them all!?!)
This birth was amazing to shoot, I cried and cried just so beautiful to see such an amazing woman give birth to her long wanted baby. Here is little Grace’s pretty amazing arrival. I got to the hospital at 5pm and she was out and being snuggled at 5.50!
Thank you so much Dani for letting me capture these moments and for letting me share them here.
This book is edited by Melinda Tankard and I have just received my pre-release copies.
I have already read it! A great book for anyone who has little girls or big girls or works with girls. A serious read but also inspiring, I highly recommend it.
My girls have lots of different dresses and tops from this range, not only are they Australian made but SUPER comfortable!!
I am obsessed with colour so this range just delights me! Lou, designs and dyes this beautiful clothing herself. She is a lovely person to work with and found me an absolutly PERFECT location to photograph in too.
I am so happy this beautiful range of childrenswear now has an online presence. I hope you enjoy looking over their website and images.
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Here is my latest engagement shoot. Jess and Dana are a complete hoot!! Wonderful clothing, humour and love between them.
It is my first shoot mixing video and still photography. There were so many favourites I was finding it hard to choose. So if you watch the film you will get to view more of the photos!!
I am shooting their wedding in just 2.5 weeks, it will no doubt be fun!
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These two are engaged and soon I will be shooting their wedding. Can’t wait!
All shot on the wonderful 5dm11 and using the 35mm lens.
