First Glance Blog

Fiona & Todd Married

2011-08-28T10:44:00.000+10:00

Fiona and Todd were married at the picturesque Scott's Head in NSW... what a glorious day! The best of both worlds, we had the beach and a little river way to use for a good variety of shots.

How cute are these flower girls? They did a little twirl for me....

A beautiful sky for a silhouette...

And probably my favourite shot of the day....

Love the candle holders on the tables!

Fiona & Trevor - Day 2 - Aww the Food!

2011-08-24T23:31:00.000+10:00

Hello! I thought I'd show you some of the beautiful colours, food and beverage that was served at the celebration on Day 2 of Trevor and Fiona's Wedding....

Fiona & Trevor Married

2011-08-24T23:09:00.000+10:00

Fiona & Trevor were married in a lovely two day celebration with close family and friends. It was a great experience and a great party atmosphere.

Need to update this Blog!

2011-08-16T07:54:00.000+10:00

Hi All,

Just a quick note to say... Wow... I need to update this blog! New posts will be forthcoming in the next week! I have lots of exciting news... I'm currently searching for a new business name and you can keep up to date with that news on my facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/firstglancephotography). I've opened up a competition for the best suggestion of a business name... the winner will receive a free photo shoot, a disc full of images and an acrylic mounted or canvas print! Please email your suggestions (wendy@firstglance.com.au) or follow me on facebook and leave a comment to be in the competition!

Next year i'm amping up my advertising and you will see me in the next edition of "Your local Wedding Guide 2012" Very exciting stuff!

In the meantime, I'm always taking bookings for 2011-2012 so please call me to discuss your big day!

Wen xx

Tony & Jicinta Married!

2010-10-01T11:31:00.005+10:00

I had the honour of photographing Tony & Jicinta's wedding in August. Tony contacted me as he found a business card of mine at Black Tie White Lace (at the Gap Shopping Centre) and so the arrangements began.

Tony & Jicinta are just a lovely couple. They love their kids very much and it shows. Tony & Jicinta had a small intimate ceremony at the Brisbane Registry and then we wandered leisurely down to the Botanical Gardens for an hour or so. Brett came along and assisted me. It was a very relaxed and great way to get married in my humble opinion!

Thank you Tony & Jicinta for letting me share your wedding day with me and Brett xx

Kyle had us cracked up in stitches for a lot of the time... he's hilarious ...

Kyle, workin it....

Matt & Gretel's Wedding Day

2010-06-09T22:59:00.005+10:00

Matt & Gretel were married at the Hinterland Baptist which is a gorgeous well looked after church on the Gold Coast. After some gorgeous shots of Gretel, the girls and the ceremony we headed over to Snapper Rocks and took some shots against an overcast but still beautiful skyline. And then we headed back to the Arundel Country Club for the reception.

Gretel & Matt, thank you for choosing me to be your wedding photographer and thank you for your friendship which is such a wonderful bi-product of this experience (we still have to have a girls day out yet Gretel!) and I look forward to seeing what images you use for your prints!

My shots of Gretel & Matt from their engagement shoot made an appearance in the wedding! I was fairly excited about that!

And instead of showing you the cake, I thought i'd show you their bridal waltz.. so cute...

Matt & Gretel's Engagement Shoot

2010-06-09T20:48:00.006+10:00

These guys are just two of the loveliest down to earth people you will ever come across. It was a pleasure, Matt & Gretel to photograph your special day... shots to follow on my next exciting entry of your big day!! Meanwhile... here are some of my favourite engagement shots I took of Gretel & Matt at Mt Tamborine... xx

Gretel's hanging on there Matt! You're a keeper!

Sally & Michael Married!

2010-05-03T11:32:00.005+10:00

Sally & Michael were married at the Holy Trinity Church at Fortitude Valley on Easter Sunday, such a beautiful day to get married! Sally looked gorgeous in her cream gown with gorgeous lace daisies and the bridesmaids got to choose their design of dress both beautiful. The boys scrubbed up more than well, Michael looked and the boys looked very handsome in their suits. I think for once I got to spend more time with the boys than usual, so we had a bit of fun around the grounds of the church. After the ceremony we went over to the Allan Border Pavillion where the reception was and had some shots taken there.

Rebekah & Daniel Married!

2010-05-01T01:00:00.004+10:00

Rebekah & Daniel were married at St Paul's Presbyterian Church and after the ceremony we drove to City Hall where they kindly let us walk the halls and take some great photos. After that we had a stroll through the Botanical Gardens before heading back to Oxley's on the River for their reception. Such a great day!

Daniel hand made this necklace for Rebekah!! How sweet can you get?

Rebekah & Daniel e-shoot

2010-05-01T00:50:00.003+10:00

I met up with Rebekah & Daniel to do their e-shoot at a fairly secret part of Jindalee... (well I thought it was) it's actually right near the DFO there though! Gorgeous spots all along the walk for shooting and Rebekah & Daniel proved to be naturals... they look so in love in these images!

Tess & Nic Married!

2010-04-30T22:55:00.003+10:00

Tess & Nic were married at Surfers Paradise at the Vibe Hotel. After the ceremony we headed for a walk outside of the hotel and around the waterfront around and behind the hotel before heading to the beach at Surfer's for some cool windy shots. It was a great day, couldn't have asked for better weather and I think everyone had a great time!

Tess & Nic e-shoot

2010-04-30T22:46:00.004+10:00

Tess & Nic had their "prior to getting married" shoot at the Kangaroo Cliffs. What a gorgeous afternoon for getting some very bright last of the sun shots... love those silhouettes, they are just... i'll say it again... gorgeous!

Clare & Bryce Married!

2010-04-30T22:08:00.003+10:00

Here's some shots of Clare & Bryce on their Wedding Day! After their wedding we had a relaxing afternoon at the Indooroopilly Golf Club having a stroll around a couple of the holes and enjoying the lovely scenery.

Surf Life Saving

2009-09-24T08:56:00.003+10:00

Earlier in the year I did a shoot for Surf Life Saving down at North Burleigh at the Gold Coast. Grant Hackett was filming internet ads because he is the patron for the "Guardian of the Surf" Program which is "a regular giving initiative run by the Surf Life Saving Foundation".*

I had an opportunity to photograph some portraits with Grant and I got to spend some time photographing some of the awesome Surf Life volunteers that gave up their day to be there.

One of the shots I took of the Surf Life savers is now on the cover of the Surf Life Savers Annual Report! You can check it out here: http://public.lifesaving.com.au/.

Very humbling and exciting for me, being my first front cover!

Wendy xx

*Quote from: Surf Life Saving Queensland website http://public.lifesaving.com.au

Brisbane Portrait Photographer | Clare & Bryce

2009-08-21T12:03:00.008+10:00

I met with Clare & Bryce at the Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens the day before their wedding to do this shoot with them. For a couple that don't particularly enjoy being on that side of a lens they sure worked it! The wedding photos should be ready within the week and I look forward to sharing them with you. Clare was such a beautiful bride! And Bryce such a dashing groom! In the meantime, here's some of my favourite shots from the day before...

Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Tahira & Asrar

2009-08-16T06:58:00.003+10:00

The long awaited shots from Tahira & Asrar are here! You may remember this lovely couple from earlier on in the year when I shot their engagement photos. Tahira & Asrar had a traditional Muslim ceremony in Tahira's parents backyard which was no mean feat having organised seats for over 120 people! Asrar's father was the Imam officiating the ceremony. Afterwards we headed over to GOMA to take some shots before going back to the reception at the Roma Restaurant (http://www.romarestaurant.com.au).

Congratulations Tahira & Asrar! I wish for your happiness in marriage together! Although I don't think there will be much of a problem there, you guys look so happy and in love, its so great to see.

Having a little quiet moment with Mum.

Tahira was keeping watch (only a little I promise!) to see if Asrar had arrived yet...

Some quick photos before the ceremony...

Then we headed off to GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art) at Southbank after a quick detour to Asrar's parents place to get changed where there the celebrations continued.

I just can't tell you how to me, this image is just exactly how I imagined it and perfect...

Another one that has become a favourite of mine of the day:

Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Geoff & Mary

2009-08-06T12:17:00.005+10:00

The great thing about Geoff & Mary is their love for each other and also the love they have for their kids and of the kooky fun side of life. Life is too boring if you go about it seriously all the time!

Geoff & Mary were married at Our Lady of the Rosary at Kenmore and afterwards the reception was at the Summit at Mt Cootha where my parents too had their reception back in 1974.

Here's some shots of the day:

Here's the pattern that was on each of the bridesmaid's saris:

Geoff proposed to Mary upstairs in the Summit Restaurant and they wanted to recreate that moment... (i just love this shot!)

One of the many cute and funny shots... I think they look so gorgeous together!

The mist came over the view of the city and made for this gorgeous backdrop...

Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Liz & Tom

2009-07-22T08:00:00.003+10:00

It isn't hard to see why I get sooo excited by photographing weddings. The trouble and effort that a couple will go to, the details and the colours so not only they but their guests also will have such a memorable day. And again such is the case with Liz & Tom! What a beautiful day! Liz & Tom were married up at the Ebb Restaurant an absolutely breathtaking spot for a ceremony and later we wandered up and down a patch of the Maroochy River for their creative shots. Liz & Tom you are such a lovely couple, I wish you every happiness as you journey through life together!

Pretty Beads! (and Beads!)

2009-07-02T22:54:00.005+10:00

The more I look around my house the more I realise that I have a lot of things with Beads... The other day I was just again photographing around the house and felt a pattern emerging...

I have these hanging in my kitchen over the serving area...

Sweet little candle holder that is part of a set and a gift from my very first Bride & Groom, Megan & Darren... xx

Brisbane Photographer | Fav Shots from May & June

2009-07-01T12:40:00.007+10:00

I like to take shots around the house and also when I'm out location hunting for wedding and engagement shoots I often come by some cute scenes. At the beginning of this year I also started taking classes for the Community Place at Wooloowin. One of the classes is a "Pics in the Park" format. We walk around this gorgeous park near Toombul for a couple of hours and take photos of the variety of nature flora and fauna along the way. So this entry is a result of the three situations I find myself in.

This shot was taken at Sunrise back home the morning after a wedding. I couldn't sleep and thought i'd set the camera up for some shots.

I took this shot through an unfortunate dead olive plant that we'd hoped we would transplant out of the pot one day.

This is the view from the back of the restaurant up at the Maroochy River where one of my lovely couples were married.

On a walk on behalf of the Community place, there's always a lot to photograph, nature wise.

Back at home and the Jasmine vine is taking over our side gate.

Checking out a location...

Again the backyard.... and the source of our holey orange tree...

Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Thank You Cards

2009-06-29T16:37:00.002+10:00

I wanted to share with you one of the products that are included in all of First Glance packages, the 3x4" Image for all of your guests that you insert in your Thank you Cards.

Yesterday I photographed Asrar & Tahira's wedding which was lovely and I will show some shots here in a couple of weeks. Anyway Asrar & Tahira wanted little tiny "Thank You" cards instead of the image as they had a lot of guests.

These little thank you cards were attached to a little Bomboniere casing with a little silver ribbon. Here's a couple of photos taken during the process of making the little cards... (they were sooo cute!)

So here they are all attached and I home printed the cover which simply said:

Asrar & Tahira

28-06-09

And I put it in a cute little box to send it to Tahira.

And here it is attached to the Bonboniere.

How cute are they? I'm offering this service of making up little Thank You cards as an upgrade to any of the packages for an extra $100.00. Let me know when you book if you'd like to upgrade to this product!

Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Eve and David

2009-06-24T15:13:00.003+10:00

Eve and David contacted me through the owners of the Broadway chapel to enquire as to whether I could do a small 1 hour wedding. Of course! I met up with them and their celebrant Claire at the Broadway Chapel and they had a very simple, lovely ceremony. A couple of tears fell from behind the camera that day, it was just so lovely to see this couple very much in love and committing to each other.

Congratulations Eve & David!

Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Lynda & Alan

2009-06-17T15:10:00.007+10:00

Earlier in the year I photographed Lynda and Alan's wedding for SilverEdge photography who I also shoot for and with. Here's the link to more images of Lynda & Alan's wedding at the SilverEdge Blog.

Brisbane Portrait Photographer | Tahira & Asrar

2009-06-03T15:31:00.011+10:00

Another lovely day in Southbank and I met up with the very gorgeous Tahira and Asrar to have an engagement shoot with me. Their wedding is at the end of the month and I'm fortunate to be their photographer!

I especially love the goodwill bridge shots below, the light was just so beautiful that day! Congratulations Tahira & Asrar, I look forward to your wedding!

Lasy's new Glasses!

2009-06-02T12:19:00.009+10:00

My little Lara, my youngest little one has an eye condition she was born with called Nystagmus which I guess in total laymans terms is where her eyes at times wobble uncontrollably causing blurred vision when they wobble. Nystagmus has many different forms like pendulum swinging, I think Lara's eyes kind of "dance". This condition has not stopped my little trooper in any way shape or form in developing herself, in fact she's an extremely outgoing little individual!

Our latest visit to the wonderful Dr Glen Gole, a fabulous paediatric opthamologist was a couple of weeks ago and Dr Glen decided it was time for Lara to have glasses as she is also long sighted. So Lara and hit chermside and went shopping!!! Yee Haa! Chermside has about 7 or 8 glasses stores I think, by the time we'd done the rounds we were both a bit worn out however we ended up buying her 2 pairs from the last place we stopped at so it pays to shop around.

Now the challenge is to get her to wear them! Here's some shots of Lara with her 2 new pairs of glasses...

Her Dark Pink ones...

And her funky pink and purple ones...

Brisbane Portrait Photographer - Sophie

2009-05-18T15:31:00.007+10:00

Sophie's Mum Steph was one of the winners of my blog competition earlier in the year! I met the lovely ladies at the Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens on a beautiful afternoon and while Sophie fed the birdies I took photos.... here's some of my favourite shots...

Brisbane Portrait Photographer - Fire Master

2009-04-28T12:44:00.009+10:00

Here's some images of Duaine the awesome Fire-Twirling master who came along and kindly performed for Hayley in her street for her 21st Birthday Circus party extraordinaire much to her neighbours absolute delight!!! Everyone was looking out windows with their cameras and having a sticky beek! And why not?

Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Lynda & Alan

2009-04-28T11:19:00.008+10:00

Recently I photographed Lynda & Alan's wedding for the lovely Sophie at SilverEdge Photography. I work closely with SilverEdge photography in addition to my own business, First Glance Photography. You will be able to view more of this wedding on the SilverEdge Website soon.

Brisbane Portrait Photographer - Nate!

2009-04-28T11:04:00.011+10:00

Little Nate is my cousin's little son, and he is soooo cute! And full of personality... did I mention he was cute?

Mum is sooo proud of her little darling!

Sporting his (what i call) the "moneypenny" look...

Brisbane Events Photographer - Hayley's 21st Birthday!

2009-04-28T09:42:00.018+10:00

Hayley had a Circus Big Top theme for her 21st Birthday and the fabulous costumes and the great effort and creativity by Hayley, her family and friends just added to the fabulous atmosphere of the night. Hayley asked me along to take photos of the night, and to take photos of her guests. To be honest, I laughed all night... I had the best time and I loved every minute of it! I was so impressed by the effort that everyone put into their costumes and how much they were willing to pose for me... so well done guys!

The birthday girl, Hayley and her best friend Mal...

I used a second flash for some of the images where they were in the "big top" to create the shadows behind them. I wouldn't normally deliberately try to achieve big shadows behind people but in this case I thought it suited the theme.

Jo enjoying some popcorn!

The Bearded "Ladies"...

Jimmy, the scary Mime... lol

Flee Circus Master of Ceremonies...

New Business Name & Website!

2009-04-15T23:03:00.004+10:00

Hi all!

You may have noticed a major change on this blog... I have a new business name: First Glance Photography. This blog is also temporarily attached to my new website (First Glance Photography) until I have organised a new address for my blog.

Thanks for following up until this point and I hope you continue to check in on First Glance!

Kind regards

Wendy P xx

Five Minutes of Floor Room - Ballroom Dancing - 2008

2009-02-27T00:34:00.008+10:00

Like the heading suggests, I wanted to finally show you some of my favourite images from my Major Folio for 2008 which was a photo documentary on Ballroom Dancing entitled: "Five Minutes of Floor Room". This refers to the amount of effort, skill and preparation that goes into the Dancer's time on the competition dance floor which is on average 5 minutes. There's a lot more images (40) but here's the ones i'm especially proud of.

The idea for my folio was to have all (or most) of the preparation images in B&W and in contrast to have all of the competition images in bright colours.

SilverEdge Photography - Lou & Damian Married!

2009-02-24T20:57:00.014+10:00

Here's a few photos from the lovely Lou & Damian's wedding that I shot on behalf of SilverEdge Photography on January 3rd. You can see more images from this lovely wedding on the SilverEdge Blog!

Wedding - Kiru & Rohan! Part 2

2009-02-22T21:38:00.005+10:00

Kiru & Rohan celebrated their civil ceremony in Kiru's parent's lovely gardens. It was a small and intimate ceremony. I had a lot of fun getting some portraits of Kiru before the ceremony as there was plenty of time on this week. Kiru to me (and as you can see below) is such a beautiful woman (inside and out Kiru!). Its been such an honour getting to know you and Rohan and I have to mention your lovely family again (!) for making me feel a part of the family.

Wedding - Kiru & Rohan! Part 1

2009-02-18T22:23:00.006+10:00

I thought it was about time I posted this wedding! Kiru & Rohan were married over two weeks with a Hindu ceremony and a Civil ceremony. The first week was the beautiful Hindu ceremony which as the priest explained was shortened in terms of a cricket match down from a test match to a 20/20 to a 10/10 (if there was such a match) to keep the ceremony "short" (down to 1 hour). I have to say, I found the ceremony fascinating with so many intricate details and steps involved. Kiru looked gorgeous in her beautiful Sari that she was carefully dressed in and of course Rohan was very handsome! From the moment I sat down at Kiru's parent's kitchen table to discuss their wedding I felt a part of the family. Thank you Kiru & Rohan for letting me be involved in your special day and thank you to your families for being so welcoming!

There were many things that Kiru & Rohan had to do during the ceremony including eat different substances to cleanse their bodies in preparation for the rest of the ceremony.

Their grass rings...

Rohan giving Kiru the Thali.

In this part of the ceremony Kiru had to walk in front of Rohan 3 times around the shrine. On the fourth and final time around (see below) Rohan has to walk in front of Kiru.

The priest was particularly hilarious...

Even Kiru & Rohan's parents thought so...

The Thali which is similar to our wedding rings. A symbol of marriage.

And the Winners Are....

2009-02-04T17:51:00.003+10:00

Perfume, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Hi all, I very fairly had my girls draw names from a bowl and the winners of my very first blog competition are:

Couples Session: Lerissa & Chrissy
Individual Session: Steph Bond

Woo hoo! Congratulations ladies! I will be sending you an e-mail in the next week to organise your sessions!

Wen xx

Swimming

2009-01-30T21:03:00.005+10:00

My family were invited up to spend the day with some of the loveliest people you will ever meet, the Morgan family at their caloundra apartment. I met Mr & Mrs Morgan's eldest daughter Erica at church when I was at school. I think our friendship began through a mutual friend and developed pretty rapidly. Her little sis Jules is just as gorgeous as Erica and we have become firm friends also. I think in the friends department I have an extremely charmed life, and I am so greatful for friends like the Morgans!

Anyhoo back to caloundra: we let the kids loose on the pool for awhile and then we had an afternoon of air hockey, tennis and ping pong followed by more pool. Needless to say, the girls had a blast. Later on in the afternoon we spotted a huge ship cruising by on the water and Mrs Morgan's binoculars came out much to Lara's delight! I have many photos of Lara discovering the purpose of binoculars but i thought i'd just show you the last couple and some swimming shots. Kids and pool delight!

She was fascinated with the binoculars... here she is just realising that i've been taking photos of her... lol

Just a reminder my lovely blog watchers, that you only have until tomorrow, ok until Midnight tomorrow night 31st January 2009, to enter my blog! I have 3 prizes on offer, 2 x couple sessions and 1 x individual session! Its simple to enter, simply leave a message on one of my January blog entries letting me know how your new year celebrations went and which session you would like to win. Happy last minute entering and good luck!

Wen xx

Coffee Date

2009-01-30T20:27:00.006+10:00

Friends... Flowers... Eastern Water Dragons... Sprinklers... Japanese Gardens... More Sprinklers... Coffee & Icecream... voila Afternoon Tea with a twist!

So the week before last I met up with Julie & Brooke 2 of my good friends from college for coffee at the Mt Cootha Botanical gardens. It would have been a bit of a drive out for them as they are well and truly southsiders so thanks ladies! Its the first time we've seen each other since our graduation night last December.

I brought the kidlets with me and we went on a leisurely stroll around the gardens and terrified a few Eastern Water Dragons along the way. Here's some shots from the day...

Lara picked these in the blink of an eye or before I had a chance to tell her that she can't pick the flowers!

A couple of shots from the fern garden...

I really love this shot!

Little Lasy... i told her today... "butter wouldn't melt in your mouth would it darling?" "No!" was the matter of fact response!

This shot may not convince you, but he was definitely LOVING the attention here!

I hereby Taggeth thou... 6 thingseth

2009-01-29T09:48:00.003+10:00

Thou hast been tagged by my very talented sister Linny to revealeth 6 quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about myselfeth.

Hereth thou are:

(ed: enough very bad ye old english now Wen!)

1. I live in many ways like a complete NERD... i could go as far as geek but that's too strong a word (!) but refuse to consider myself actually AS a nerd. If I compare myself to the extremely hilarious guys on "the big bang theory".... well need I go any further lol!

2. The most far away from home I have travelled is to Melbourne and that consisted of a one night stay over (actually while i was very pregnant with Luci) for a work thing so I got to see absolutely nothing of Melbourne :(

3. I used to have an irrational fear of balloons popping. Having the kids who are two crazy balloon loving creatures i've slowly worked through this but to me it used to be very real!

4. I collect house plans off the net... there, i said it! Well partially because i'd like to rebuild one day but also and also because i'm trying to find that "perfect" home.

5. I play the online game, World of Warcraft a.k.a WoW. I have a level 80 Mage named "Luciline" (Damian started the character so he's the one who named her) and she's just finished exploring the territories of the Eastern Kingdom!

6. I really like candles and candle holders, candlelabras, anything to do with candles, scented candles etc....

So there you have it... now I have to tag 6 people... who to tag, who to tag... you will just have to wait and see!

Wen xx

P.S: Only a couple of days left to enter my first blog competition!!! See earlier blogs in January for details!

Happy Australia Day!

2009-01-26T09:59:00.002+10:00

Hi all!

Wishing you a wonderful Australia Day... hope you have a safe one on the roads, eat various BBQ food and have loads of fun!

Wen xx

PS: 4 days left to enter my Blog competition! See below posts for more details!

Nichi & Dan - Engagement Session

2009-01-20T21:59:00.005+10:00

A little while ago I met up with Nichi & Dan to take photos for their engagement session at the Kangaroo cliffs. Our mutual friends Nicole & Rhys (whose wedding I shot in August) gave Nichi & Dan a gift certificate to have an "E session" with me, which was more than kind of them! (A very good gift idea I must say for those out there stuck for ideas for engaged couples or even birthday gifts etc. Give me a call if you're interested!)

It was a beautiful day at the cliffs, a must for a future picnic/walk. It was especially great to be able to walk around amongst all the absailers, runners and rollerskaters!

Thanks Nichi & Dan! Here's my favourite shots of the day!

Don't forget there's only 10 days left of my blog competition! Leave a comment on this or the previous entry to go into the draw!

Wen xx

Happy New Year!

2009-01-14T01:48:00.004+10:00

I hope you and your families had a wonderful christmas and are recovering nicely from this festive season! Did you have a good New Year? I hope so!

Here's some images from a portrait session I did with my daughters just before christmas. I took them to a lovely local field/hillside.

Lara discovered the "Santa Clauses" (what do you call them?) that where all over the paddock.

And the search began to find MORE Santa Clauses to make wishes on... I thought she looked like a little Ladybird here!

There's a couple of farms right nearby and unfortunately this one is for sale and soon there will be no more lovely countryside in our suburb... got to get in before the developers do!

I thought we'd have a bit of fun... Lara loves talking on the phone....

When we got home Lara posed for this shot! Such a cutie! And I'm very biased... but I can admit it lol!

wendy poelstra photography is looking forward to a big year ahead! And to start the year off I am going to hold my first competition on my blog! There are 3 prizes: 2 x portrait session for a couple and 1 x portrait session for an individual. Each prize includes an 1hr & 1/2 session at a location of your choice, the DVD of the images, and an A4 print.

It's very easy to enter the draw, simply leave a message on my blog answering the question I asked you in the first paragraph of this blog entry and nominating which of the prizes you want to win.

There are some rules for this prize: 1. You must be residing in Brisbane, Qld, Australia to be eligible to claim the prize. 2. You must be able to claim your prize before the 30th April 2009 at a mutually suitable time. 3. You must be willing to have your images displayed on this blog and susbsequent website.

The prizes will be drawn on 31st January 2009. Good Luck!

Wen xx

Wassup & Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-20T21:46:00.001+10:00

Merry Christmas!!!, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

If I don't get to blog again before the big day, I wanted to wish a big happy birthday to the big guy's Son, Jesus, and a very Merry Christmas to you and your families!!! I wish you a safe and wonderful time and I hope Santa stops by and drops off something special to you!

Love to you!

Wen xx

My Graduation!

2008-12-15T11:46:00.003+10:00

So after two long years and as my father 'in law so aptly put it: "I can take a photo now"! Yes the seemingly elusive Diploma of Photoimaging is now mine and now the real hard work begins! Luckily this kind of work is so much fun!

So here's a couple of photos from my graduation that my Dad took.

To save confusion...

2008-12-13T14:08:00.002+10:00

Hi all... I've got a new e-mail address to save confusion of having those two "p"'s in there together....

My new e-mail address is: wendypoelstra@ymail.com.

Friends & family can still contact me on wendamp@yahoo.com.au.

My previous e-mail address will still be active for a few months but will be phased out.

Thanks!

Wendy P xx

Brisbane Storms

2008-12-03T23:06:00.009+10:00

Here's a couple of shots from tonight's storm in Brisbane. The storm had gone over us by the time these shots were taken and was heading east from what I can gather.

Album Design - Darren & Megan

2008-11-13T23:15:00.007+10:00

I thought i'd show you this album design that I did for Darren & Megan (who were married earlier in the year) for their wedding album. Its designed for a flushmount album or magazine styled album. Darren & Megan's album is HUGE so i'll just show you a selection of pages.

Sneak Peek at Kiru & Rohan's Wedding

2008-11-11T00:17:00.004+10:00

Hi all, I wanted to show you just a quick few shots from Kiru & Rohan's wedding this last weekend just gone! More to come soon!

Wedding today!

2008-11-08T08:53:00.002+10:00

Coffee Heart, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

I'm off to an Indian Hindu Wedding this morning! It's Kiru & Rohan's. They are getting married over two weeks. Today is the Hindu ceremony and next week they are having a civil ceremony. I can't tell you how excited I am to be documenting this couple's wedding! They are the most lovely and generous of people. Anyhoo, i'm off to make a coffee for me and my hubby before I take off!

Enjoy your day!

Wen xx

Photosynthesis Exhibition

2008-11-06T11:00:00.005+10:00

My two year study for my diploma is nearly coming to an end. And to celebrate my class is hosting an end of year exhibition which we have had to organise as part of our assessment! Our opening night at 7pm on Friday, 28th November at the Flipbook Gallery at 8 Greet Street, West End and is open to the public. Also you can view our exhibition from Saturday 29th November - Tuesday 2nd December from 10am - 5pm. Hope you can make it... especially if you're in the Brisbane area!

Oh and a little plug for the awesome graffic designer Tiffany Wallace who graduated last year and worked this poster up for us! If you need any graffic design work done contact Tiffany on tlarpent@gmail.com.

Brett & Mika Married - 19.10.2008

2008-10-28T12:06:00.003+10:00

Congratulations go to Brett & Mika for their marriage on the 19th October! It was an absolutely beautiful day and Brett & Mika were married at the Fairways Golf & Beach Retreat (http://www.fairwaysretreat.com.au/) on the surf side of Bribie Island (Woorim). Brett & Mika had penthouse apartments booked at the fairways and maybe I'm a little sheltered but the apartments were enormous! (and gorgeous!) A big thank you to Jeff at Fairways who helped me out during the week to scope out the site for the big day.

Anyways back to Brett & Mika. They had a small and intimate ceremony on the rooftop of the Fairways, absolutely lovely. After that we took off to the park and a little later the beach to have some relaxed shots!

Brett & Mika, thank you for involving me in your special day.

Wen xx

Bookings for 2009

2008-10-26T00:20:00.003+10:00

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that I am currently taking bookings for 2009 for Weddings & Portrait sessions. I'm filling up fairly quickly especially at the moment in April, so call me as soon as you can to arrange an appointment with me so we can discuss your special day/or your portrait ideas!

Thanks!

Mob: 0439 984 157
Ph: 07 3851 4232

SilverEdge Photography - Scott & Satchiko Married!

2008-10-20T10:37:00.003+10:00

I'm really pleased to tell you that I have been working for all of this year with Sophie Greensill who is the owner and principal photographer of SilverEdge Photography! And not only is she all that but Sophie is also mum to two gorgeous little boys and a lovely human being and friend.

Here are a couple of shots from the wedding I did solo for SilverEdge the weekend before last. Scott & Satchi are from NSW and came up to Brisbane for the wedding. They were married at the very beautiful Broadway Chapel http://www.broadwaychapel.com/ .

There will be more shots on Sophie's blog http://silveredgephotography.blogspot.com/.

New Logo

2008-10-20T09:20:00.006+10:00

You may have noticed that I've changed my logo... thought it was time for a fresh start, I've used my original logo for nearly 2 years and its taken me through most of my study. I'm liking it but I'm wondering if it's too casual for wedding photography in particular. So... what do you think?

September Holidays - Part 2: Takin it to the Beach

2008-10-20T08:04:00.007+10:00

As I mentioned before we had a great place to stay overnight... kind of crazy for one night as to how lovely it was...

Many thanks to the folks at Pacific Paradise Resort http://www.queenslandspacificparadiseresort.com/index.html for the lovely stay. For a two day trip we hit the beach 3 times which made Luci very happy... here's some shots of our morning beach trip...

Here's some shots of the apartment we stayed in overnight... at reception they told us that we saved nearly $100 by going through http://www.wotif.com/ .

Ok, i made this bed so it usually looks property made up when you first walk in... just visualise the bed made up...

Off to the park to wait for the day to cool down a bit before our last swim...

Ahhh.... holidays... gotta love em!

September Holidays - Part 1: Underwater World

2008-10-14T09:18:00.011+10:00

We didn't have much time these holidays (when do we ever lol?) to go away but we decided it would be nice to do something, so we checked on http://www.wotif.com.au/ before we left and found a great place up at Mudjimbah and packed the kids up for a mini-holiday! We took them to yes, you guessed it by the title of this blog post to UNDERWATER WORLD!

I had never been before, I think Dam had years ago and the kids hadn't either. We we loved it, no we lurrrved it! We waited patiently in line to get inside and when it was our turn we were told there were two spots left for the Seal Encounter. The other spot got snapped up and as Las was a bit too young to do it, we got the last spot for Luci! I was allowed to go with her and watch... Dam & Las got to watch from the other side of the enclosure.

The following three images were taken by the Underwater world staff photographer (scanned by me - they didn't scan too well unfortunately - they look better if you view them in flickr - just click on the image.)

We got a "backstage tour" of the Seal enclosure and got to see where they wait before their show starts but everyone can go and see them swimming around downstairs in the viewing area... I got these ones...

Some fishies upstairs... this one looks like he'd camoflauge quite well in amongst a coral reef.

These fish were probably as big as Lara!

Mr Otter! Funny little things! They liked to bunch together quite a bit. I don't really know why there were otters there considering Otters aren't native to Australia or anything but I guess it's cool for the Aussie kids to see creatures from other countries. And they are so darn cute!

Then it was off to what turned out to be my favourite part of Underwater world, the Tunnel! To see those sharks just meandering around, just cruising and even sometimes with a bit of a posse was just too cool! I have had a bit of a fear/fascination wierd thing going on with sharks in the past... even looking at these photos makes me skip a beat a bit, but seeing them in the tunnel just gave me a real feeling of peace towards them, especially just seeing how they "interact" (that's code for not chomping on everything and anything that they swim past) with the fish and other creatures around them!

Favourite 2 shots of the day... the fishies underbellies!

Luci & Las in the tunnel, it was hard to get them to look at me for one second to get a photo with all the sharks everything around them... Lara really loved the revolving floor probably though more than the fishies!

Book me for December!

2008-10-13T21:16:00.003+10:00

Roar!, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Well I haven't been in the land of the blogging for about a month or so, I've been busy working, trying to attend class and help put an exhibition together for our end of year assessment, working, on a quick 2 day holiday in amongst working... you get the idea.

Hopefully much of the madness that has been mine and my poor family's life this past 2 years will be behind us when I graduate and settle into a more routine pattern of life.

Speaking of that, I am taking bookings for late christmas presents... that is, if you would like to have a portrait session with me I am available from Thursday 4th through to Thursday 18th December. Special session prices for couples are $60 for 1 hour & 1/2 and $85 for families for 1 hour & 1/2. Price includes a high res DVD of the images, and a nice 14x10" print.

Call or text me on 0439 984 157 to book me!

Wen xx

Medieval Day

2008-09-12T21:08:00.006+10:00

The day had finally come! Medieval Day! Luci's dress was completed a week or so before the big day but then the days dragged on until it she could finally put it on for Medieval Day! The finished product came out even better than I expected, what a great feeling! My old ancient singer did it's job and can be put away for another however long until the next project comes up!

So here's some photos of my Luci looking very royal in a couple of these photos I must say. She had such a great time! They had a big banquet for lunch and she won the Archery competition and got to help dress a knight ready for battle among other things. In the evening we went back for a cup o' soup and bread and watched them dance to the dulcet tones of the recorder, drums and tamborine. Later all the "Lords and Ladies" gathered on the hill near where they were dancing and "lit" up their clay castles that they had made in class. So pretty! Everyone looked fabulous on the day both girls and boys. I think a great time was had by all.

Portrait Session - Anna

2008-09-10T00:37:00.004+10:00

Anna was one of the kind people that responded to my Facebook plea for models so I could do some work on my portrait posing. She is also a Photographer who graduated last year from the Southbank Institute with a Diploma of Photography (the last year to get that qualification from Southbank). Anna specialises in Kid's Photos and has her own business: Tilt23 Photography: http://www.tilt23photography.com.

The whole shoot was in the Valley and while I didn't get too much inspiration when I was searching for locations on my scooter we were pretty happy with the variety of the spot that we chose.

Have a great day!

Riverfire 2008!

2008-09-01T22:19:00.004+10:00

Riverfire almost didn't even rate in our lives this year... very sad! We hadn't talked about it, hadn't had time to think about it. I was out most of the day doing a shoot and some preparation for a future wedding and got home to the girls saying that they wanted to go. So Dam piled us all into the car and we drove to his work on Coro drive and made it about 1/2 an hour before it all started. Unfortunately we had to watch behind the glass windows and that's also how I shot and tripodless these are the results:

This was a bit of a long exposure... the fireworks look a bit smudged but the thing I love about this pic is the reflection on the building just right of centre. Every time the fireworks errupted over at southbank it would look awesome on that building!

The love heart fireworks... very cute.

Final dump 'n burn.

Next year we are going to make a big effort to plan and get to a great location to make it more exciting for the kids and so I can get some more shots!

Have a great day!

I'm Sewing.... something

2008-08-28T10:29:00.003+10:00

Sewing something, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Yes the rumors are true, i've trudged out the old ancient Singer and am once again making my mother proud by sewing something! In fact Mum's very excited and has come over to check on my progress and offer some support!

So.... what is it?

It's a medieval gown for Luci! Her entire class is doing a Medieval unit at school and in a couple of weeks they get to wear their medieval costumes to school and then to a night-time banquet... very exciting especially for a 10 year old!

I'm NOT joking... it really is a medieval gown!

So in the meantime, I sew, and try to make as few mistakes as possible! I have been enjoying the challenge so far which is always a good thing. I'm a bit further along then what my montage shows you, in fact the bodice section is needing lace and a zip and that's about it.

I told Luc that if I made this for her I'd want to take photos which did not go down well but I figured i'll get some from Medieval day anyway and i'll keep you posted on that.

Have a great day!

Nicole & Rhys' Bridesmaids & Groomsmen

2008-08-22T08:36:00.006+10:00

I originally had the girls in the previous entry but I thought I'd pop them in their very own space. They looked absolutely lovely didn't they!

Here's a few more of the guys making cool look easy...

Nicole & Rhys - Married - 16.08.2008

2008-08-21T20:12:00.016+10:00

The long awaited wedding day for Nicole & Rhys finally arrived! Nicole & Rhys must have asked me well over a year ago now to take their wedding photos and very honoured I am! It was a gorgeous end of winter day and perfect for their afternoon reception at Samford. Nicole & Rhys were married at the Westside Christian City Church and then we went down to the local park for some photos before the reception.

Nicole & Rhys had as their bonboniere Pineapple Jam that Nicole's family made. The Pineapples were from Rhys' family farm.

International Megastars Dance Festival 2008

2008-08-21T19:18:00.009+10:00

What a massive weekend I have just had! (even though it's Thursday and I'm about to have another weekend!) On Saturday I shot Nicole & Rhys' wedding (photos to come) and on Sunday I drove down to the Gold Coast to take photos at the Internations Megastars Dance Festival (Ballroom & Latin Dancing Competition) at Jupiter's Casino. I haven't mentioned this as yet which I guess is quite bazaar, but I'm doing a photo-doc on 2 couples who are involved in Ballroom Dancing comps. I have been following Simon & Stacey (see below) all year throughout their practice sessions and this was the first competition that I got to go and see them perform in their gorgeous costumes! Many thanks go to Ross and Tricia Heidke of Heidke Studios and Simon & Stacey to allow me to be their shadow this year!

While Simon & Stacey weren't on I got some photos of other people. I have about 6000 shots to go through and I will be putting more up on my flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/22035207@N00/ over the next week or so. If you were wanting copies of shots, please e-mail me on wendypphoto@ymail.com and I will organise prints or a DVD to get out to you.

Kiru & Rohan - Engaged!

2008-08-20T23:47:00.010+10:00

Kiru & her family invited me over quite a little while ago, actually it was B.L. (Before new Lens) to take some photos of the family and of their beloved canine famliy member Jasmine. From the moment I came in I felt at home and part of the family! Kiru's family has a lovely home and property. This is where Kiru and Rohan are to be married in November so stay tuned for that entry. I can't wait Kiru & Rohan! Thank you!

Cows, Monster Trucks, Rides and Woodchoppers... It must be the Ekka!

2008-08-12T21:17:00.008+10:00

Not to mention DAGWOOD DOGS, chickens, SPEED CROSS RACERS, hay, HORSES, ducks, COFFEE, clowns, SHOWBAGS, rides, ford vs holden rivalry, PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS, more food, MORE COFFEE, more showbags, LAUGHTER, occasional tears, SCREAMING, big smiles, AND OF COURSE: GLOW SWORDS.

Well we may not have done it all but we sure tried! It was Ekka Monday! We had such an awesome time, we got there around 9 am and stayed until nearly 9 pm! We went and saw two lots of Woodchopping including the Tree Felling which is always exciting to watch... how do they stay up there on those planks? We went and trod on some pre-flattened cow paddies and checked out the gorgeous cows and horses and then through to the baby animal farm which we had a quick look at, a bit too crowded.

Then we checked out the Bird and Poultry area and we spent quite a bit of time in there because we are planning on having our own chickens soon! So we looked at all types of chickens and i'm sure each one of us has a different idea of what type of chicken we want for our back yard!

We had a bite to eat, and headed for some rides and later some show bags before taking a seat back at Machinery Hill with my friend Julia and her folks to watch the night's entertainment! Loads of Fun!

Lasy won this tiara from the Pink Panther!

It was all too much at the woodchopping for Lara.

Nicole & Rhys - Engaged!

2008-08-08T14:15:00.005+10:00

This is quite possibly my largest blog entry to date. And for good reason! My friends Nichole and Rhys are engaged. They have been for some time in fact they are getting married next week! And I am the extremely fortunate person who is taking their photos! So stay tuned for that! Anyways, here's my favourite shots from the day!

These next two are probably my overall favourites of the day:

Penny & Allan - Wedding

2008-08-02T23:00:00.009+10:00

Penny & Allan's were married on June 6th. Just a simple soire consisting of a morning wedding with Penny & Allan's closest friends and family at Nudgee Beach and a lunch at the nearby Pam's Cafe. It was lovely. Penny & Allan made me feel a part of the family and I can't thank them enough for that and for the opportunity to document their day for them! Congratulations Penny & Allan!

Flower Arrangements

2008-08-02T19:33:00.007+10:00

My dear friend who possesses a couple of lovely big Bouganvillia trees in her front yard asked me to come by and take some photos of them. We wanted a nice blue clear sky day to show off the colour contrast between the flower and sky. I also took a few where the sky blew out but I liked the effect it had on the flowers also.

I love the leaf-like flowers of the Bougan. The veins on the flower are so intricate like our fingerprints!

New Lenses... Woo Hoo!

2008-07-29T18:34:00.005+10:00

Here are my new babies... the lovely Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 and the equally lovely and lighter 50mm f1.4. I got an upgrade on my flash - the Speedlight SB800 and a new bag and a reflector kit. Feeling very set to go out and work!

Here's some photos I took of my live in model Lasy today with the 17-55. Just such a lovely lens!

Presents for Grandma - the 40 minute shoot

2008-07-24T23:25:00.005+10:00

PART 2: THE GUYS

I forgot I hadn't shown you the 2nd half of these photos so here are the boy's shots. These were shots I took of the cousins for their Grandma for her birthday. By the time we teed it all up and picked Lulu up early from school and got there we only had 40 minutes to shoot it in due to the light and the kids were wonderful.

Looking through all of these shots again, there were some pretty funny blooper shots that I'd like to organise and show at some stage so stay tuned for those!

(For the girl's shots check out the entry in June 2008 by the same name. )

And all together...

And my favourite group shot of the day...

Peering Through

2008-07-19T13:01:00.007+10:00

Peering Through, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

I have a Deviant art account (http://wendyp.deviantart.com) and this is my most liked shot at the moment. Its a shot of Lara at Wellington Point last year in her pretty dress!

Magnolias in my Garden yum!

2008-07-16T01:37:00.002+10:00

If you're not sure if you have Magnolias in your garden take a walk through in the next week or so around dusk. If you can smell a bubblegum smell you have Magnolias! I walked past a neighbours house once and discovered the gorgeous wafting scent and have deliberately planted heaps of them in my front garden. We are hoping to make them into hedges. Here's some photos from my potter around the garden.

Chloe

2008-07-16T01:35:00.001+10:00

Chloe, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Here's our sometimes very naughty cat Chloe, out and about in our backyard. I was out shooting in the garden and Chloe loves it when we're all outside.

Gotta Love Test Shots!

2008-07-01T21:43:00.006+10:00

Two out of three of these shots were just test shots that I took to see what was happening with the light and didn't delete straight away... I kind of knew that there were people walking past or in my shot but it didn't matter and I'm glad they are in them because I think it makes the images more interesting.

These were all taken at Scarborough during a wedding a couple of weeks ago. Gorgeous place to get married overlooking the Glasshouse mountains including Mt Tibrogargen (or Monkey Mountain as we always have called it!)

Just another Manic Monday

2008-06-17T01:10:00.004+10:00

Monday, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Lara has clued onto the fact that I like to take photos... hmmm. Lara has also realised that she likes her photo taken..... aha. So every day I have had home lately she is at my side asking: "Can you take a photo of me???? Please???" I thought seeing as it was another Lasy photo day that I might as well update the old facebook photo and I also put together this little montage of Lara's funny and cute expressions... awww.

Wedding - Darren & Megan

2008-06-17T00:50:00.006+10:00

You may remember this lovely couple Darren & Megan from their engagement photos, shown earlier in the year. Their wedding was held at the Cedar Creek Lodges in their ampitheatre and it was just lovely. Megan was escorted by her Dad along the long and winding rainforest walk to the ampitheatre setting where Darren eagerly waited. It was a great first wedding for me and I'm ever so greatful to Darren & Megan for taking a chance on me! Here's some of my favourite phots of the day...

I like Pretty Things...

2008-06-08T00:04:00.003+10:00

Well, I can't help it! All of last year during my first year of photoimaging we were shown lots of different people's images, showing different facets of life, the good, the bad and of course the ugly and disturbing. I thought that in order to be an "outstanding" photographer you had to shoot and enjoy the more thought provoking images that aren't necessarily nice to look at. But like I said, I like pretty.

I decided at the beginning of the year not to deny it any more. And I told one of my teacher's in the first week that I like Pretty, and she basically said: "Go shoot it!"

The challenge now is to bring justice to "pretty things" to make them as pretty on camera as they are in real life and I enjoy this challenge. I don't know if I'll always feel this way (about liking pretty)! But I guess this desire to shoot pretty things is a good start in defining me towards the photographer that I want to be.

What a ramble, just so I can show you my pretty cupcakes I shot a little while ago... hmmm actually around Mother's Day because they are Mother's day cupcakes made by Gloria Jeans.

Dictionary: Outstanding: "marked by superiority or distinction; excellent; distinguished"

The Family Tree

2008-06-07T22:59:00.001+10:00

Family by C. Lowe, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Lara needs a Family photo for her Day Care room for their family tree wall. So Cassie Lowe popped by yesterday and I asked her if she could do a quick snap for us... Thanks Cassie!

Apple Leaf

2008-06-07T01:27:00.003+10:00

Check out this pretty little Gala Apple that I picked up from the shop! I didn't even notice at the time that it had a leaf stuck to it, it just went into the bag with all the other apples... I thought it was very sweet. It's almost like the apple has a tatoo or somethin!

Apple Leaf, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Presents for Grandma - the 40 minute shoot

2008-06-06T23:17:00.002+10:00

PART 1: THE GALS

Hi all! My Hubby's Mum asked for one thing for her birthday this year... photos of the Grandkiddies. So I organised with my brother in law to get some shots done with his boys and my gals and we had about 40 minutes to shoot it all in by the time we got there, got dressed and juj up hair etc...

Peace, Baby

2008-05-22T11:39:00.005+10:00

This is my gorgeous sister's very pregnantness. I believe she is now 8 months and seems to be thriving and surviving very well! Peace out!

I LOVE GREEN!

2008-05-20T14:58:00.009+10:00

I was having a play last night for a bit of assignment relief and because I knew I had a trip to the lab the next day... and I decided to have a bit of a green theme for my business cards because I LOVE GREEN!

They have nothing to do with Weddings or kids or anything in particular and I don't know if I'll give any away except to my friend Julie who loves business cards! But I thought, well they're business cards, they'll most likely do the job anyways! I've got other "wedding" and "kids" style cards in addition to these ones but I just wanted to show you these ones cos I think they look great together!

My favourite's the Orange Tree one. What do you think?

New Woman Magazine

2008-05-20T13:40:00.003+10:00

I just uploaded this through flickr... this version looks so much better! I've just fixed up the previous post and will be using my images through flickr from now on! What a noob I am! lol

New Woman Magazine, originally uploaded by Wendamp - Wendy P.

Assignment: Magazine Covers (5)

2008-05-19T20:39:00.016+10:00

Hey there! So I think I'm finally finished on these Magazine covers! I've been only piecing them together for a week or so, but I've been shooting for them over the course of the last couple of months! They are due this week and I'm happy to hand them over!

The assignment was to choose whatever kind or style of magazine you usually look at and replicate them. Four of the Five covers are operating magazines (except for New Woman which stopped publication last month).

The last magazine cover I only shot today (cringe) because I didn't manage to shoot my sister 'in law's beautiful new kitchen in time, so I got a few pieces together (thanks Darren & Megan for the lovely candle set!) and hopefully it is believable enough... actually hopefully ALL of them are believable! Damian had a lot of pleasure helping me with the titles for "new woman" magazine, so he is responsible for the corn factor!

There's life Jim... but not as we know it...

2008-05-18T17:30:00.004+10:00

Its the nerd in me coming out... meh, it happens from time to time. I've had a little chuckle over the title I've chosen for today's blentry... that's right blentry!

So if there's life out there... if you've seen my little blog... please feel free to leave a comment just to say hello or let me know what you think! I would love to hear from you!

Thanks!

Lasy's Messy Hair Dress Up Day

2008-05-09T13:09:00.010+10:00

Lasy loves to dress up in her fairy costumes, and dance around and get right into it! I think I was taking a few pics of my magazine covers that I have to reproduce for my assignment when Las piped up that she wanted her photo taken... when does Las NOT want her photo taken I ask you??? Here's my favs from that...

Engagement: Darren & Megan

2008-05-08T23:21:00.013+10:00

These are my favourite shots from Darren & Megan's Engagement shoot a few weeks ago. They had their wedding last weekend! Congratulations guys! I was very honoured to be their photographer for the day... those shots to come!

This is probably one of my 2 favourites of the day...

Digital Assignment

2008-04-29T22:13:00.006+10:00

Here's some of the shots I did from our first digital assignment for the year... we had to manipulate images...

Here's my: "Gee that Barista is amazing, she/he designed the story bridge into my coffee" image!

Here's my Seagull image... see my first blog entry for the original image of the Seagull. I've put the Seagull off the Astro-turf and onto more "familiar" surroundings...

And my "Jumping Damie" image. I wanted to create an advertising kind of image. I'll just note that this is in no way intended to be an actual advertising image. This image is not intended to sell cars or attract tractor hire, it is purely for my digital assignment. And besides that, my husbando looks pretty funny jumping in mid-air!

There were a couple more but I'll not put them up at this time...

Sneak Peek

2008-04-29T22:07:00.003+10:00

My friends Darren & Megan are getting married this weekend! Woo Hoo! They have very kindly asked me to photograph their wedding! Double Woo Hoo! I've decided to hold off until the weekend to show them their engagement photos that I took with them, but I did show them this one which is one of my favourites of the shoot. More to come.... after this weekend!

Favourite pics of 2007

2008-04-03T13:05:00.013+10:00

I thought i'd pop in my favourite pics of 2007 so you can see what I was getting up to last year! Similar to this year for college we had a major and a minor folio for our end of year assignments, however they were specifically themed and structured. I decided to theme my minor folio on a homage to Anne Geddes, and our major folio was a set of 10 different images on the different styles of photography. So that's a bit of a background for some of these images. Other images are from events during the year or from other minor assignments throughout the year.

I didn't use these ones of Luc (major folio - domestic portrait) but they were a bit of fun.

Around the house for March....

2008-04-02T00:39:00.006+10:00

I snapped the last photos for March and clicked off Lara who "allowed" me to take photos of her over a 30 second time frame.... thanks Las! Love the cat's behind in the 3rd image!

Bogan Colour

2008-04-01T07:54:00.007+10:00

I had my first engagement shoot on the weekend. It went very well! It's still a bit hard to tell although I think there is a bit of a cool change in the air for Autumn. Why did they call this plant the Bouganvillea? It just doesn't seem to suit it's name for some reason!

I'm still Tweaking

2008-03-26T21:50:00.014+10:00

I'm still working on the format of my page so you might notice it change on a daily basis until I'm happy with the colours of the fonts and backgrounds and style etc... So many choices!

A few weeks ago, Dam, the kids and I went to Mt Tamborine to check out a location for a wedding I'm doing for a very lovely couple in May. I'm very excited as it is the first of three weddings that I have booked so far this year.

Here's some pics from the day...

And my model for the day, Luc who sat in on shots for me for lighting