International Loupe Awards 2012

I recently entered a number of my images into the International Loupe Awards. I was very nervous entering this competition as i knew I would be coming up against some incredible talent. But I am very proud to announce that 4 of my images scored Bronze Awards in the wedding category. I am rather stoked with this result as I know the competion in the wedding category is huge!

Here are my awarded entries.

Now to look forward to results coming out this weekend for the Australian Bridal Photography Competion and the The Edge Imaging Photography Excellence Awards in a few weeks!

Harleys in the Vines

This past Saturday I was able to spend my day photographing the wedding of Blair and Emma. The ceremony and reception were both held at the Mercure, Hunter Valley Garden's and was absolutely beautiful. It was an insanely hot day, and I once again found myself regreting designing a black uniform. Most of the time on location was spent swapping between beautiful backlit shots in the sun, to running for some shade for a bit of a break.

Much fun was had on location as heavy bouquets were thrown over the girls shoulders, hiluxes were jumped off and harleys were parked in the vines.

Thanks for a fabulous day guys!

Sandy trains and cute little men

This past weekend was yet another very busy one for Candice Campbell Photography. The Saturday consisted of a lovely intimate wedding between Megan and Sasha up at Shoal Bay. We were prepared for the worst weatherwise, with the skys looking very dark and threatening. Thankfully all the umbrellas from last weekend were still in the boot. Although luckily we only had to get one out for a breif minute. We spent our afternoon laughing and taking many fun photos at Little Beach jetty (where I could not resist running out into the water and getting my skirt all wet), Little Beach (where much to the laughter of us all, Megan's train picked up about 2kgs of sand that we had to try and get out) and up at the lighthouse (where we went on animal watch). It was a great afternoon with great people and I feel so honoured to be part of the special day!

The following day, I set up my backdrop ready for the arrival of little Denver. I had the wonderful oportunity to photograph the maternity session of his parents Kasey and Stee not long ago, and now I finally got to meet their 15 day old little man. He was such a dream to photograph, getting himself into his own little poses and staying there quite happily. He even stayed asleep whenever we moved him. He definatly makes a great little model, and if we don't see him gracing the pages of children's catalogues I will be quite surprised! Congratulations on your little bundle of joy guys!

A drizzly day for a rock and roll wedding

This past Saturday I woke to grey clouds and heavy rain. I was due to start shooting Emma and Jeremy's Rock and Roll wedding in Morpeth. As the morning went on, the rain got heavier, so I packed the cat with all of my colourful umbrellas just in case it didnt cease. By the time I arrived at Emma's getting ready location, it had stopped and just the grey overcast clouds were still hanging around.

Emma arrived at St James Anglican Church in Morpeth in true Rockabilly style, escorted by motor bikes and a rat rod named Stella. The ceremony was beautiful and the rain even held off for the family photos under the jacaranda trees afterwards.

After the family photos finished we made our way to a number of different locations around Morpeth for photos, the rain holding off until right at the end when we had to pull out the umbrellas.

The reception was an intimate gathering at The Queens Arms Pub in Maitland. The night was full of laughter, Johnny Cash music and Sugar Skulls. Thankyou both so much for a fantastically fun day!

Busy Start to November

So it has been a very very busy start to November! This month is just flat out! So far Ive had two weddings, a corporate headshot shoot and a family portrait shoot and we are only 4 days in! Crazy month ahead!

The crazy month started with some corporate headshots for Merewether Hair and Beauty. They wanted something am little bit different so we did a combination of artistic glamour style shots and silly shots using whatever we found around the salon. A lot of laughs were had. I will be posting those photos at a later date.

Then was the wedding of Kelly and Adrian in the gardens at Woodville Church. Kelly's vision of a 1950s wedding was absolutely spectacular. We laughed so hard on location that my cheeks were hurting all night. The reception was held in Adrian's father's Barn on his farm and it was absolutely magical! Fairly lights and quirky shabby chic touches everywhere. It was a fabulous day to be a part of.

The second wedding was Trent and Meralea's big day, which was also at Woodville Church! The ceremony was just beautiful! It was quite windy outside, so after loosing Meralea's veil a few times, we decided to let it get put away. The reception was held back at Woodville church and was elegantly set up with lots of purple and crystals! Just stunning! Thanks for a wonderful day guys!

Next up was a family shoot with a lovely young family I have know ever since school. We spent the afternoon out at Morpeth in the beautiful afternoon light. Ellie was such a great little poser! She should defiantly be in front of the camera more often!