Instagram I LOVE you!

Sometimes I am a tad slow on the uptake with the latest social fads. Actually always!! (twitter is only just getting the occasional tweet from me!)

About a month ago I discovered the joys of instagram and I can’t recommend it enough! Not just for photographers but everyone can take a photo on the phone and do a quick slick little process and within a couple of seconds sharing it with all their friends!

I spent a whole year taking Polaroid photos of things I was grateful for

After this a whole year taking iphone photos and sharing them with my lovely friend Autumn here.

Now everyday I am taking photos (as many as I like) of all the little things that make me smile or delight me. These little things aren’t little. All together they make up something BIG.

Seems to be I like the colour RED. A LOT! So if you want to find out more about instagram head over here.

ok… back to work now! ;)

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  1. Xanthe wrote: Love having you on IG and seeing your everyday. I wanna make a collage of my images too now.... X. (10/06/11, 8:08 am)

  2. Lauren wrote: Far out! What a glorious collage! (10/06/11, 9:05 am)

  3. Nono Fara wrote: ... creative! and i love it. :) (10/06/11, 4:01 pm)

  4. Will wrote: I love Instagram, too! (10/06/11, 5:11 pm)

  5. Amy wrote: Beautiful! Thanks to you Miss Haileybe I am addicted!!!!!!! xxx (10/06/11, 6:13 pm)

  6. queenmumsibell wrote: Oh wow, great photos Hailey, they look great. Might have to try that myself. (10/07/11, 5:21 pm)

  7. Mel wrote: Hailey, FAB IDEA! These are great! I love the red too. My housemate has a flickr group you might like to join, to share these and see others little things that make a beautiful world. http://thesemomentsblog.wordpress.com/ Mel x (10/07/11, 9:08 pm)

  8. tala wrote: Oh I love this Hailey! In your busy life, I love how you always make time to stop and take the little beautiful moments in your life! xx Tala (10/10/11, 7:39 pm)

  9. Cindy Brown | Atlanta Wedding Photographer wrote: Love the idea of documenting in imagery the things you are grateful for. The collage is a true work of art. Guess I'll have to check out Instagram. (11/12/11, 2:41 pm)

  10. danielle wrote: whats your username? so i can follow you! :) (11/27/11, 5:52 pm)

Joel and Elizabeth. Fun Byron Bay wedding

I can’t tell you how much we loved this beautiful Byron Bay wedding. Despite having a really bad case of the flu we were so inspired by this fun couple and their funky wedding decorating. More photos when I catch up!!!

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  1. Fiona wrote: Cute- I love her dress too! (10/04/11, 5:35 pm)

  2. todd wrote: hurry! catch up :) (10/04/11, 5:35 pm)

  3. alyda wrote: wheeeeeeeee so cute! can't wait to see more :) (10/04/11, 6:10 pm)

Timson family – ‘Moving family portrait’

I am so delighted that the lovely Rowe Timson decided to hire me to photograph her lovely family. We have since become fast friends and our girls are having the time of their lives together. I am feeling super lucky to have a job like this where I meet such yummy families!! Rowe is a super talented photographer and also one of the loveliest people I have ever met!

With Rowe’s session we did a little film too!  Still photos and a little movie! We are calling these family sessions ‘Moving family portraits!’  If you’re interested in one of these sessions we have 3 spots available in November so get in touch today!!

You can see some more family movies here and here.

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  1. Lara wrote: Gorgeous!!!! You can see the strong connection between the three of you, Rowe! Fabulous! (09/27/11, 1:54 pm)

  2. Rikki wrote: Oh so fabulous! What an absolutely gorgeous session ♥ (09/27/11, 2:06 pm)

  3. Trish wrote: Love this family, love these shots, and love Audreys silver leggings hehe!! (09/27/11, 2:27 pm)

  4. Sheetal Thakker wrote: Gorgeous family. The simple yet precious little moments look so magical in the video and the pictures. (09/27/11, 2:51 pm)

  5. Kirsty-Abu Dhabi wrote: Oh how I love these :) such a beautiful family so perfectly captured (09/27/11, 3:11 pm)

  6. Rebecca wrote: Ummm....love these! And that movie...wow. What a gift to have. Makes me want to fly to Australia with my family and hire you for a moving family portrait session. So beautiful Rowe. XO (09/27/11, 4:16 pm)

  7. alyda wrote: oh H&A, you are amazing. Love this so very much :D. (09/27/11, 5:29 pm)

  8. Nicole Ramsay wrote: Totally gorgeous. Love them all! (09/27/11, 9:41 pm)

  9. Jen Stocks wrote: I know what i'm doing next time we visit the Gold Coast! Hailey, these are amazing. Rowe - you and your family are GORGEOUS! (09/27/11, 9:44 pm)

  10. Kate wrote: Oh wow! Stunning images of a gorgeous family - no wonder you ar thrilled Rowe! (09/27/11, 9:55 pm)

  11. Lori wrote: LOVE love love!!! What a beautiful family! It is amazing how much heart and love you capture- it shines through! (09/27/11, 11:23 pm)

  12. Kati wrote: Such lovely captures of one beautiful family! Well done! (09/28/11, 12:59 am)

  13. Kelly Durie wrote: I can't stop crying...how beautiful was that to watch!! I just loved the 'little movie' it was just gorgeous, what a wonderful way to capture those moments and be able to watch it whenever you feel like it. So precious. And the still shots are just lovely too, absolutely breathtaking. xxxx (09/28/11, 7:18 am)

  14. Kelly Brown wrote: Absolutely beautiful! xxx (09/28/11, 7:49 am)

  15. Margo Plowright wrote: Hailey, absolutely fabulous...I just love the pics that go along with the video. What I love most is the way you have shot them.........REAL, DOING THINGS THEY LOVE TO DO. I havent met you yet, but hear about you all the time from Rowe. I am so glad you two met thru photography, I could not have picked abetter friend for Rowe myself.. and the kids are all so great together. hugs x Margo (09/28/11, 8:01 am)

  16. amanda waltman wrote: love love love love LOVE! (09/28/11, 11:49 am)

  17. El wrote: These are simply beautiful photos. Rowe has such a beautiful family and you've captured them perfectly! (09/28/11, 6:17 pm)

  18. jody wrote: what wonderful photos xxx (09/29/11, 10:13 pm)

  19. Sheye wrote: Oh Hailey, these are just absolutely gorgeous images of a gorgeous family. You've captured every bit of joy and love and connection. I can imagine Audrey in twenty years watching this, and her children twenty after that. What a beautiful gift. xxoo (10/01/11, 8:52 pm)

  20. rowe wrote: you know how i feel about these images hailey... they are just amazing! thanks so much my gorgeous friend for capturing us so perfectly... we will cherish these forever! thanks to all my lovely friends and family for your beautiful words too... i sure do feel loved! rowe xxx (10/02/11, 7:31 pm)

  21. hair re-growth for men wrote: Such a lovely family. Hope they will grow stronger that full of love. (10/04/11, 3:16 pm)

  22. coby wrote: I LOVE THESE!!!! and everything you do!!! (10/04/11, 6:10 pm)

  23. Amanda Keeys wrote: Oh oh oh how incredibly gorgeous are they!! Love them. (10/10/11, 1:27 pm)

  24. Amanda Keeys wrote: And I just watched the video (didn't even see it at first) and AHHH love it. You are so many kinds of talented <3 (10/10/11, 1:30 pm)

  25. pobke wrote: good lordy. can't believe i haven't seen these til now. UM. WOW. i can't for my family to grow so we can have one of these some day. :) love you hails. :) (10/12/11, 2:47 pm)

  26. Rachel (Piper_H) wrote: I wish I could see my family through your lens just once. You make everything look so beautiful. These photos and the video are perfection. (11/08/11, 7:37 am)

India. School time.

Here are some images from my recent trip to India showing the work I was there to capture. I’m hoping to release more of the images and video by Christmas.

When I look over these images it feels like a million years ago. It was a trip that challenged and inspired me like no other journey I’ve taken. I’m filled with delight just thinking about it.

The first shoot was for an amazing school in Dehradun, north of New Delhi. It was a treat to spend a few hours in a school that was set up to give children from the local slums an education. There are over 1000 children attending this school! The motto for the Sneaha school is ‘Education Is For All’. These beautiful children have faces full of promise and excitement and I’ve never seen kids so grateful to receive an education! This was an assignment I was so thrilled and honoured to capture!

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  1. Lee Anne wrote: Stunning images, I'm in love! (09/13/11, 9:10 am)

  2. Angie Baxter wrote: Absolutely brilliantly gorgeously amazing H!!!!! LOVE!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxo (09/13/11, 9:12 am)

  3. queenmumsibell wrote: extraordinary! (09/13/11, 9:35 am)

  4. Kim Vernon wrote: These are amazing, I LOVE them all, thanks for sharing ♥ (09/13/11, 11:56 am)

  5. Lauren wrote: These are just so beautiful! I can only imagine the impact a trip like this has on a person, I'm so glad we get to see it through your eyes :) (09/13/11, 12:37 pm)

  6. Christie wrote: So beautiful. I love them. (09/13/11, 12:45 pm)

  7. dale taylor wrote: What beautiful children just radiating joy and love. These are amazing images, and you are a brilliant photographer. (09/13/11, 3:19 pm)

  8. Avinash wrote: I like the smiling, giggling, curious, naughty, shy and innocent faces of kids. beautiful series! (09/13/11, 4:27 pm)

  9. xanthe wrote: Stunning, such vibrancy and beautiful smiley faces. Can't wait to see the final project x. (09/13/11, 7:32 pm)

  10. Autumn fawn wrote: Hailey, these images are vibrant and joyful...classic you! I can see how going to India would be so life affirming. Congratulations on the many many exciting and fulfilling projects in your life friend. (09/14/11, 1:50 am)

  11. sheetal wrote: These pictures are so inspiring. I work at a school which provides education to the economically challenged, in India and can totally relate to what I see here. They're beautiful pics. (09/14/11, 4:18 am)

  12. Janet Palmer wrote: amazing & beautiful, thankyou for continuing to inspire me Hailey (09/14/11, 11:16 am)

  13. amanda waltman wrote: these are SO great! love them all! :) (09/14/11, 1:24 pm)

  14. aunty angie wrote: lovage these (09/15/11, 7:44 am)

  15. coby wrote: Love them - Love you! You will continue to inspire us all through your eyes! Loved sharing this moment with you! (09/15/11, 6:03 pm)

  16. laura wrote: these are INCREDIBLE!! (09/15/11, 11:17 pm)

  17. Marina wrote: Loved it! Amazing job !! xoxo (09/18/11, 10:45 am)

  18. Rel wrote: Your photography leaves me breathless, it is pure joy! Love it so much :-) (09/19/11, 9:59 pm)

  19. Susan wrote: My daughter just started school in August. A few days ago she was complaining about homework and that she wanted to go back to Kindergarten. I really wanted to show her children her age from a different side of the world (we live in Germany). So I visited your blog today and what do I see: Most wonderful pictures about Indian school children. AWESOME. I will show them all to my girl and we will talk about school a little bit. Thank you for your inspiration. Last but not least: My husband is half Indian, so we have a link as well. (09/20/11, 12:55 am)

  20. Faisal wrote: Amazing collection of photos. India is beautiful. (09/24/11, 5:39 am)

  21. Robyn Geering wrote: simply AMAZING. What a truly wonderful gift you have. (09/26/11, 5:22 pm)

  22. Jana wrote: Oh my, your pictures are so sweet! Just made my day! Heck my week :o) (09/27/11, 5:05 am)

  23. Carolina wrote: Every single one of these is absolutely amazing, they are real in the sense there are no masks behind their faces... it inspired me to make better and be a bit like them, thank you (09/28/11, 9:39 pm)

  24. rowe wrote: oh hailey... these images are amazing... every single one of them! the children look so happy and i can imagine how life changing this experience must have been for you... rowe x (10/02/11, 7:28 pm)

  25. Kristen wrote: wow, these are awesome (10/04/11, 10:52 pm)

  26. jorjiapeach wrote: o. my. god. amazingggg pictures. (10/14/11, 9:36 am)

  27. Lea wrote: oh my these are just beautiful. I'm so pleased I found your blog. It's lovely. (10/16/11, 4:07 pm)

  28. Cass wrote: These are so wonderful, so beautiful and full of life and happiness... There are so many that I love (and I mean LOVE) but the two of the little boy in the lilac scarf reading in front of the blackboard... I don't know, there's just something about them. Totally amazing. (10/20/11, 4:28 am)

  29. Sherri wrote: My heart is up-lifted after looking at those beautiful children's faces. Innocence of youth is always magical. Thank you for these wonderful photo's & for sharing them. (12/14/11, 5:30 am)

  30. Eugene Sng wrote: Thanks for showing the beauty and happiness, and not the grimmness. (12/31/11, 8:56 pm)

3 times the fun! Brisbane family photos.

Family photos are so much FUN!

Actually it might be kids!! I love how with kids you can plan all you like but really my favorite  photos come from letting go and seeing what funny and cute moments they will create just being themselves!

When I catch a shot like the first photo below, it makes me so happy!

A slightly random and hilarious moment, probably happens every second day, but I love that I got to capture just the right moment to keep this fresh in these little girls memories for many years to come! I love my job!

Rachelle has the most fantastic sense of style, I loved all their outfits and the delightful combination of colour. Thanks Rachelle for choosing me to capture your gorgeous family!

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  1. Melanie wrote: What absolutely fun fun FUN photos! Great job, Hayley. I love how the photos on your blog are so LARGE. (09/06/11, 10:29 am)

  2. rowe wrote: what an adorable family and an absolutely gorgeous session... love it! (09/06/11, 7:32 pm)

  3. Nathalia wrote: Hello !!! Just here to say that your work it´s incredible. Congratulations for that and some day I would like to have the possibility to hire you to take photos of my wedding day !!! A brazilian kiss for you ;) (09/06/11, 11:41 pm)

  4. quobetah wrote: You have agenius in you. This set made me smile just lookin at it. I dont know these people, but they way you captured their real happy emotions makes me wanna join in with the fun their having. (10/19/11, 11:39 pm)

  5. Brisbane Photography wrote: Just seeing the photos made me smile. Very wonderful photos. Very fun to watch. (12/06/11, 7:08 am)

Amy & Elvio

This is one of the sweetest and simplest weddings we have ever had the pleasure to photograph.

A few close friends and family.

A beautiful sunny day.

The most amazing million dollar sunset.

A big tree and two people so in love, my heart was singing watching them together!

We usually send out a few questions to wedding photography enquiries to find out a little about couples and how they met. It is so gorgeous reading these emails or chatting about the way they came to fall in love. One of my favourite things about doing wedding photos!

When Amy sent me her email and I was so excited to meet up with them. Such a beautiful love story!

Amy and Elvio got to know each other while learning to play the guitar together! So we had to do some photos with the ukulele and guitar!!! (I may have gone overboard!!)

You can see a few other shots in the sunshine over here.

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  1. Anne | Wedding Envelopes wrote: The couple look so nice together, it's very inspiring. I love the black&white picture where they're hugging each other and the groom was smiling and the bride was smiling too with her eyes shut [that moment is special]. (09/03/11, 6:29 pm)

  2. Jeanette Verster wrote: LOVE the B&W with the guitar! Awesome set (09/04/11, 12:20 am)

  3. xanthe wrote: Oh my goodness, these are totally gorgeous. fabulous you and what a brilliant couple. please come to the uk soon!, i dream of photos like these of us. x. (09/04/11, 6:43 am)

  4. alyda wrote: awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I love this wedding! So simple and beautiful. you are amazing H & A :) (09/05/11, 1:24 pm)

  5. Melissa wrote: absolutely beautiful, as usual - love the guitar/ukelele pic especially :) xx (09/05/11, 1:36 pm)

  6. Revie De La Croix wrote: Woah! Rolling down these photos I got so caught up in the moment! What a beautiful wedding! You are so talented Hayley and cannot wait for our shoot next week! Eeep! Love Revie x (09/07/11, 1:42 pm)

  7. Rachel (Piper_H) wrote: WOW. You always amaze me. These are so gorgeous. (10/18/11, 6:35 am)

  8. Cass wrote: Such a beautiful, sweet couple. I hope they will be as happy as they look in these pictures for the rest of their lives. (10/20/11, 4:31 am)

  9. Leslie wrote: Gorgeous photos! Is this in Brisbane? Where abouts? (11/30/11, 3:07 pm)

Holly Terrans – musician

This is a shoot we did some time ago.

We had the very talented hair stylist Sue Klar come along and make some hair magic!

Holly wanted these images for her album cover and promotional material for her up and coming album!!

She is a very talented musician so go check out her myspace!

Hope you enjoy!!

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  1. Lori wrote: Oh man she is gorgeous. I am ready to fly to Australia for a photo shoot. Really, I'm sort of at a loss for words. You are just awesome beyond measure. SERIOUSLY. (08/30/11, 1:02 pm)

  2. Georgia wrote: She is just stunning and what an amazing job Sue did! (08/30/11, 4:48 pm)

  3. Amanda Keeys wrote: Sooo freaking gorgeous! Gosh, everything you do is full of such life. How is she going to choose a cover out of these?! Too many good shots ;) That hair is awesome too. (09/26/11, 2:46 pm)

Benedicte & Charlie

Here are the lovely Benedicte & Charlie – a totally gorgeous couple in love!

Bene and Charlie live overseas but while on a little holiday here in Brisbane we did an engagement session with them.

We named the purple balloon Gertrude! Unfortunately Gertie flew away while I was trying to do a couple of shots without her!! ;( She must have been offended…;(

More blog posts coming soon!!! ;)

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  1. Georgia wrote: Such a wonderfully round balloon. I am so sad that Gertie took off and I wish she'd come and landed at my place instead! (08/25/11, 9:36 pm)

  2. alyda wrote: love this shoot H & A. You guys are amazing :) (08/25/11, 10:13 pm)

  3. queenmumsibell wrote: Beautiful as always Hailey, you make people come alive and glow! They will be thrilled to death with these (well not actually to death) YAY! (08/26/11, 10:45 am)

  4. Kristen wrote: Aw poor Gertie! She was lovely while she lasted (the photos rock too!) (08/26/11, 8:45 pm)

  5. Nike free australia wrote: Beautiful as always Hailey, you make people come alive and glow! (08/29/11, 5:51 pm)

  6. Rachel (Piper_H) wrote: Adorable photos. You always have cute ideas. (08/30/11, 3:48 am)

Suse Says. episode 2.

We have been very busy here! So many fun things to share in the coming months.
I have a lovely friend helping us with the blogging so hopefully lots more blogging soon!! ;)

For now a lovely little chat with the very wise and beautiful Suse.

Suse Says -episode 2 from hailey bartholomew on Vimeo.

Thanks to Natala for helping out with editing this video!! SOOO GRATEFUL to you!!!

Want to see some more of Suse?? Check out these links:
Suse says episode 1.

or another chat and photos!

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  1. coby wrote: Awe I LOVE this woman - what a free spirit - thanks for sharing her with us! (08/23/11, 9:21 pm)

  2. queenmumsibell wrote: She is adorable (08/26/11, 10:45 am)

  3. Rachel (Piper_H) wrote: She has the best laugh and smile. I enjoy her videos so much. Thanks Hailey! If not for you sharing her with us I'd never know she was out there in the world. I'm happy knowing she is :D (08/30/11, 3:53 am)

Giant Polaroids!

Last month we had the absolute pleasure of exhibiting a range of images from my 365grateful project. It was so fun to see my tiny Polaroid prints enlarged and displayed together. The exhibit was at the Happiness and it’s Causes conference and I also got to see the Dalai Lama speak!! Was a very inspiring few days!

We now have 32 fantastic giant Polaroids for sale! All funds go to help make the 365 grateful film! If you’re interested please send me an email at hailey@365grateful.com.

The prints are $180 ea and are ready to hang art mounts. Please let me know if you would like to see more images from the range! These are limited edition prints!!! ;)

Also last but certainly not least!

Do you feel like taking a moment and vote for our film in the Sunsuper Dream competition – HERE. We are in the top 10!! Every vote helps! VOTING ENDS TODAY!!!! ;)

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  1. Autumn fawn wrote: Amazing!! I would like to see what's available. I would LOVE to have one. (06/30/11, 12:47 pm)

  2. Kristen wrote: these rock! (06/30/11, 12:50 pm)

  3. lizbeth wrote: Hi, I too would love to see them all! I have the perfect place to put a giant polaroid!! ;) (06/30/11, 1:15 pm)

  4. Kristal wrote: Would love to see the full range too, please :) (06/30/11, 1:27 pm)

  5. Marisa wrote: Hi, I would love to see all of them too? Just decorating the kids rooms! (06/30/11, 4:58 pm)

  6. xanthe wrote: gosh, these are amazing! wish i had the funds to buy one. i hope they sell fast! x. (06/30/11, 5:39 pm)

  7. sarah wheeler wrote: great photos, good luck!! (07/01/11, 6:56 am)

  8. Amanda Thorson wrote: these are amazing. (07/01/11, 3:00 pm)

  9. traci wrote: Soooo awesome :) (07/02/11, 11:38 am)

  10. fee wrote: #27 the rock hearts are beautiful as are the rest but I just have a thing for well done hearts (07/02/11, 2:39 pm)

  11. Lori wrote: I want one!!! How lovely! I have had some catching up to do. I knew you went to the conference but didn't know about the large polaroids. They must have looked GORGEOUS all together on display! (07/08/11, 3:22 am)

  12. Seth wrote: THIS IS SO COOL! Hailey, you're so clever :) (07/08/11, 7:01 pm)

  13. Giulia wrote: Your photos taste of summer and smiles :) i found your blog a few days ago and i'm already in love with it! Greetings from Italy! (07/09/11, 7:32 pm)

  14. Kitty @lavender playground wrote: wow these are amazing! Polaroids look good whether really big or really small! (07/13/11, 2:08 am)

  15. Andrea Desde el Trópico... wrote: They are absolutely great. Love your work! xx (07/21/11, 12:31 am)

  16. Cv Love wrote: Great ideia! =D (10/12/11, 7:49 pm)