I have a few things happening over the next few months that have been taking up a lot of my time lately and am anxious to share them with you. In the meantime, here is a couple of images from a collection I have been dying to start editing. I knew the moment my finger pressed the shutter that they would be spectacular. Isn’t she just? Spectacular.
There will no doubt be many more images shown from this collection so stay tuned.
Taken back in January. I felt I need something reminiscent of summer on this cold, wintery day.
Look who I got to play with the other day! I was so stoked when Clancy’s mummy contacted me for a session. I had been dying to meet a frenchie for so long and Clancy didn’t disappoint me. I wanted to tuck her in my camera bag and take her home but as her mum rightly pointed out, she would have had something to say about that.
I love working with dogs. There is nothing like rolling around on the floor for a few hours having a dog (or two) slobber all over your camera and give you big, wet kisses. It brings you down to earth and makes you remember that unconditional love dogs give so freely.
Being a photographer it at times a curse. I see things with an artistic eye and find so much depth now in the things that used to seem ordinary. Its hard to turn it off and just “see” things. Then again, perhaps I am “really seeing” things because I do have an artists eye . . . the way the light drapes across a piece of fabric, the texture in a leaf, the contrast of colours that break all the rules yet are strangely visually pleasing. I don’t necessarily see the object as say a leaf, but rather what makes up the leaf with the colour tones, the softness or roughness, fresh growth and old growth, etc, (Jesh would be so proud that I am letting go of the labels 
I saw this bowl when I was in Fremantle the other day, quite by accident. I was scouting for some props for some upcoming concept shoots I want to do in the upcoming months and stumbled across a little store in a side alley that sold beautifully, organic looking products. Handmade, recycled and oh so pretty products. This particular egg-shell blue bowl caught my eye and I just had to have it. I could visualise a simplistic canvas with the bowl and something in sharp contrast such as lemons or limes. Well I decided to go down the lemon path for a much needed injection of colour and loved the results from an impromptu still life session today.
So I thought I would share my latest personal project that resulted from this impulse buy – The Lemon Series. I have heard for a while of other photographers talking of their concepts and realising them. These images are exactly as I saw them in my head when I saw the bowl and its a strange feeling to be able to realise it. Even something so simple as this.
I am definitely going to trust my instincts and follow my visions for concepts in photography. To be able to photograph for my soul.
There are so many ways to display your wedding collection and every photographer has a different approach. For me, simplicity always wins hands down when creating a book that will be just as relevant in 40 years from now.
You won’t find borders, heavy collages, selective colouring or watermarked images in my layouts because they just don’t fit with me and the way I view my style. While there is nothing wrong with this approach, personally I want my clients collection and books to be timeless and elegant and for me this means simple layouts, full bleed spreads or beautiful negative space, letting the images speak for themselves and veering away from trends.
This book is my newest addition and is from Grant and Issy’s collection. It is a beautiful flush mounted book where the photographic prints are mounted directly onto the thick page construction creating a seamless layout. The two books below are 5×7″ and 11×14″ in size respectively.
And here are some of the layouts from the book. Each layout is individually crafted by me. I don’t use templates or actions for my layouts because each collection is different and each book is different in its own way. Its a creative process and a long one at times but so rewarding when the book is delivered to be able to see it in real life. Its like Christmas morning
