Country Brides and Vintage Aircraft

This past weekend was another very busy one, but also a very fun one. I had two very different shoots. The Saturday morning shoot was a bridal shoot with Emma and her beautiful horse up at Glen Oak. This was a very exciting shoot, as i have wanted to do a horse shoot for some time now. Many laughs were had as the horse got more and more bored with the whole situation. More laughs were had when the other horses in the paddock realised what was going on and decided to wander in to the shots to try and work out if the bouquet was food and what this veil thing was. We were lucky to have a lovely sunny day rather than the forcasted rain, but this also caused problems with the light coming through the tress as it caused dappling on Emma's skin. This was probably the biggest difficulty of this shoot and required a fair amount of fill flash from my speed light to try and fix it up. After the shoot i went through and culled the photos and was very happy with what we came up with! what a great shoot!

The next day i had a productive morning of editting wedding photos before cleaning my gear again and heading off to another shoot. This shoot was for the lovely couple Joellen and Michael. I will be photographing their wedding in 6 weeks time and as part of their package, they opted for an engagement shoot. Both Michael and Joellen have a passion for the 40s-50s era, so it was only fitting that we would do a themed photoshoot for them. For this shoot we had the use of a vintage Boeing Stearman aircraft. The couple dressed for the era perfectly and fun was had by everyone involved with the shoot. The Stearman was so squeaky clean that we were able to get some great reflections on it. and the floor reflected the light beautifully too. the ceiling of the hangar was lined with a metallic insulation, so it was great for bouncing the flash off. Very much looking forward to editting some more of these photos.

Just want to say a big thankyou to Ben Merkenhoff, Michael Worthington and Ryan for their help with this shoot and for the use of the aircraft and the hangar. For more information, visit Vintage Aviation at http://www.vintageaviation.com.au/.

Stay posted for more sneak peaks!

Red Lips and Beach Balls

This weekend was a very busy one. On Saturday morning we had a meeting with a new client to discuss her wedding. I was very excited to show off my new canvas print and sample album. After we finished there, we cleaned our gear and headed down to Redhead beach to do a swimwear photoshoot with the Pinup Kittens. The shoot was a group shoot with 5 girls and some wonderful swimwear provided by Miss Fancy Pants. Unfortunately however, the weather did not want to play in our favour. We were hoping for a bright sunny day to add a sense of fun and happiness to the summer themed shoot. But instead, the weather presented us with some less than ideal rain clouds and some pretty intense wind.

After attempting some of the original shots we had planned up on top of the rocks using a yellow diffuser on my flash to try and get a bit of warmth into the chilly day, we decided to move to more sheltered areas as the wind was not cooperating with the girls hair. We had to do the majority of the rest of the shoot in a little tucked away part in the rocks. Not exactly the background i wanted for the shots, but was the only way we were protected from the wind and the sand.

For the grand finale of the shoot, the girls ran throught the water, splashing around. This was very quickly stopped though as the waves brought more and more blue bottles onto the sand. After this, we called it a day. I havent had a chance to look through them yet, but as soon as i do, i will get some posted up here.

Last night was a very productive one, all my photos from the ALACs spot landing competition are now fully editted! I'm also halfway through editting the photos from Dannielle and Kaine's wedding, which is very very exciting! So much more to be done. Looking forward to getting into some more editting today!

Excitement plus!

So this week something exciting happened... My new sample wedding album arrived from print in New York! I'm so very very excited! Now I can't wait to show it off to clients! :-D Very happy with the results!

Today I'm off to photograph the final day of the Australian Light Aircraft Championships at RNAC. Should be a great day as long as the weather clears up for us. This week I will be more prepared however, and will have a larger hat and a million bottles of sunscreen in my camera bag! Probably today I will be using my 100-400L for most of the day, might change over to the 24-105L for some. Well, better go and do some lens cleaning :-)

Candice

Rainy Saturdays and Sunny Sundays!

Waking up on Saturday I was faced with a rather bleak looking day, not exactly what we were hoping for for our shot for the day. On Saturday afternoon we were to be doing a couples shoot for Todd and AJ. The intention was to do the shoot out at Walka Water Works in the afternoon, but unfortunately the weather disagreed with us. The day continued to look bleak until it finally started to poor down with rain so heavy it would have made it very difficult to get the shots we wanted. I still managed to have a bit of a wander around Walka to get a feel for the places we can shoot, but have had to move the couples shoot to another day. hopefully next time we have more luck with the weather!

Sunday morning we headed down to Newcastle to shoot the John Holland teams in the Newcastle Triathalon. It was a very hot and sticky day that resulted in me wishing I had taken my swimmers so I could shoot from in the water! The team did very well, and Alex and I were both able to get some great shots for them. Hopefully should be able to get some up here soon! The only downside to the day was the massive sunburn across my neck (with a nice white camera strap mark to break it up) and a lovely sunglasses tan as well. I think next time I will wear a bigger hat!

Stay tuned for more photo updates!

Dannielle and Kaine get Married

On Saturday I had the absolute honour of photographing Dannielle and Kaines special day. We were a little concerned about the weather in the days leading up to it, as they were predicting rain. This was definately not something we wanted for an outdoor ceremony. But on Saturday morning, I woke to a beautiful, warm, sunny day. The morning was spent do a bit of relaxing and double checking all my gear and batteries. When I arrived at the house Dannielle was getting ready at, I was met by a room with fabulous natural light! Needless to say this ended up being the room many of the photos were taken in. When the girls were all organised we headed next door to take some photos in the balinese garden the neighbours had. A special thanks to them for allowing us to use their yard.

The ceremony at King Edward park was beautiful. The rotunda is a wonderful location for a wedding. We then headed to Nobbys beach to take a few location photos before heading up to the East Maitland Golf Course to take a few more.

We couldnt have asked for better weather for the day! The day ran smoothly and we created some beautiful photographs for the happy couple to treasure forever! Congratulations on your special day Dannielle and Kaine!

Jacinta and Shannon tie the knot and Jess trashes the dress

This past weekend was avery busy one indeed. On Saturday we headed up to Hawkes Nest for Jacinta and Shannon's wedding. It was a very windy day on Bennetts beach but the sun was shining and the water was beautiful and turquoise. A big congratulations to them on their special day. It was a beautiful wedding and we wish you a very happy life together! Thankyou for allowing us to be part of your day!

On Sunday afternoon we met Jessica over at Weston to do a trash the dress shoot. This was a rather fun shoot to be involved with. I had found the location a few weeks ago and have been dying to use it, and was stoked when Jessica asked to be involved with a trash the dress shoot. The location was is Weston where a bush fire had been. The colours and tones in the area were spectacular and so inspiring. It was a short, but very fun shoot that involved a lot of getting dirty! Thanks for shooting with us Jess!



Vines and Gelato

On sunday I had the joy of doing a couples shoot with Nick and Kel out at Tempus Two Vineyard at Pokolbin. The day started out being very muggy with a thick cloud cover. Not the most ideal light for what I was doing, but I ran with it. When Nick and Kel turned up we explored the vines to pick the best places to shoot. After much laughter, falling over, trying sour grapes and pointing at aircraft in the circuit we finished the shoot. Nick and Kel worked wonderfully in front of the camera and I feel honoured to have been given the opportunity to capture some images that they can cherish! At the conclusion of the shoot we decided it was only fitting to head into the smelly cheese shop to get some gelato as a nice treat for all the hard work in the heat. Thankyou Nick and Kel for a very fun and energetic shoot!

I am now preparing for a huge weekend ahead! On Saturday I have Jacinta and Shannon's Wedding, and then on Sunday I have a trash the dress shoot. Busy Busy weekend! But I cant wait! feeling very inspired to get out there and capture some more beauiful memories! Will post sneak peaks at the end of the weekend!