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One lazy day in 2009, I decided to embark on a photo-a-day-for-a-year challenge. I set myself a goal to upload a different photo every day - some are of my gorgeous clients, some are of my ever obliging family and friends.
Well, I reached the end of the challenge year, and while I didn't quite succeed at a photo-a-day, this blog became part of my weekly routine.
Whales are lounging about in the sun down at Middleton Beach this morning... wanted to stay down there with them. Popped down there before starting work today. They were so close to shore, you could smell them!
We were blessed with one of those still, beautiful winters afternoons for this family's session! "Miss T" is an actress-in-the-making while her little brother is so cute I could eat him!! I mean, look at those curls!
I spent a day with these Frankland lads not long after brother number four came home from hospital. I hate to speculate how much food shopping will be required to keep this family going in the future!
What a very special day - & the star of the show just knew it too - it was the prefect angel! It was truly touching to witness to such a close & loving family on this significant occasion. Here is a sneak peek - I know you are bursting to get the rest of them Sam & Cossie!
We had our own private show on the beach at Coral Bay. After all, what self-respecting-trainee-fire-thrower would be able to say no to a bunch of kids begging for a performance?
I am Albany's wedding and lifestyle photographer. I have with a passion for creating beautiful portraits - photos that make people stop in the midst of the chaos of their lives and stare for a moment.
I strive to capture non-cheesy images that are upbeat, energetic, optimistic and full of joy. I prefer natural light (as opposed to studio lighting) and I love the dreamy, airy feel.
I love to capture... life, actually!
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I'm based in Albany Western Australia, where we are spoilt for choice for photo-shoot locations!
For as long as I can remember, I've been taking photos. I got my first camera - an instamatic - as a kid and was mesmerised by my first prints (of my pony, Prince). Back then, we'd drop the film off at the chemist in the neighbouring town 50 kms away in the south of Western Australia. My parents would take me to pick it up a week later. Oh, the anticipation!
Later at boarding school, I cut my teeth on an SLR and I spent time in the darkroom with the school photography club and collecting photos for the school magazine.
In my teens, I fell into an unofficial role of "documentary photographer" recording lifes of friends at uni and later, throughout our twenties. But while I continued to take pleasure in photography at social events and as I travelled the world, I'd never considered it as a career.
With the birth of our first child, I realised there's rarely a moment not worth photographing. I've been a "mumma-ratzi" prowling on my gorgeous kids & their friends for those magic moments all of their little lives. (You'll get to know some of them through this blog.).
Getting my first digital SLR camera was the catalyst to really letting my hair down. And the decision to follow a career path in this field, after 20 years in marketing, was a natural progression.
I passionately believe this is what I am meant to do.