Thames market + Vintage dresses.

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April 25, 2012 Thames market + Vintage dresses.

I LOVE anything old, with history and character. I can’t get enough of antique shopping (when I have time!) so thought I would share some of my finds with you from the weekend…

Clutch – $20 from Palmers Store, Thames. Cake forks – $5 for set from lovely lady with a roadside stand.

I am SO in love with this dress. I love the beauty of the embroidered frills, ruffles, the unashamed girlyness of it. I also love the colour and the weight it it! This dress is definitely not flimsy, it has substance. It’s slightly loose around my waist, so I need it shaped to fit me…but even if I don’t wear it much, I will definitely display it proudly in my home. This dress is certainly too pretty to be shut away in some dark closet, don’t you agree? It was also from Palmers – $69. xx

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April 10, 2012 April Snapshot

I am so late at posting these! The goal for the rest of the year is definitely to blog my ‘snapshot’ posts on the 1st of the month…not when the month is half over…! I hope you had a lovely Easter break, I’m back in Melbourne (until Thursday), Sam and I had his parents come to visit from NZ so we have been on various road trips around Victoria. One of my favourite things to do is antique shopping, we went to this lovely one in the Yarra Valley. I love wondering about the history of each item, imagining what sort of past it had and where it came from. On a total contrast, we went to IKEA yesterday on the hunt for a sofa bed…I would definitely choose antiques over IKEA any day.

APRIL 2012

April will be spent mostly in NZ for me, I’ve got two more lovely weddings this month in NZ and one more in May. Last month, I blogged about exploring a Beloved style of shooting in my photography, and while I haven’t received the field guide in the post yet (hopefully it will come any day now!) I am SO SO excited to have booked a beloved shoot for Sam and I with Leah Kua. I just love Leah’s beautiful, honest photography and like anything, I always want to know what the experience feels like for myself, before I offer it to others. I was photographed by the lovely Fiona back in the early stages of starting my business, because I wanted to know what my subjects (or muses) were feeling. You can see that post here. I think it is so important to be photographed, ESPECIALLY if you are a photographer. If any photographer needs some portraits taken for their website or blog, get in touch! I’d love to help you out. Another shoot I’m excited about for this month is Lucy and Des’ Encore shoot at Whangamata beach. I love Encore photography and I haven’t done one of these shoots for a while, so I’m definitely looking forward to it! Jerry Ghionis is coming to NZ this month, I’m looking forward to going to his talk with my sister Lydia. Are any other photographers reading this going? Let me know! Have a beautiful (rest of) April everyone! xx

SOME MARCH BUSINESS GOALS

Okay I am behind on editing, but the goal this month is to catch up!!!

Design albums.

Get creative with my self portraits! This months photograph was taken by Sam, during a walk/explore of a park in the Yarra Valley…excuse the natural look and untamed hair!

Blog regularly.

Keep creating meaningful experiences for my couples.

Maintain an attitude of gratitude. (Sue Bryce) I highly recommend buying the Sue Bryce 3 day workshop on Creative Live, she is an INCREDIBLE person and an inspiring business women – proud she is a Kiwi too

Finish reading ‘Awakening the Entrepreneur within’ by Michael E. Gerber. Loving this book! Also definitely recommend reading his other book ‘The E-Myth revisited’.

Meeting with accountant, sort out financial position + goals.

SOME PERSONAL GOALS

Keep running every week day. I’ve just bought some new (pink!) running shoes, so this will definitely help with motivation during the colder months ahead…(for a while anyway!)

Spend time with friends and family in NZ before I leave for Melbourne.

I’ve just bought a Fujifilm Instax Camera. I love this thing! Excited to use it more.

Buy a car in Melbourne!! We are on the hunt at the moment…

Buy a new Sofa Bed for our Apartment in Melbourne (let me know if you happen to come across any antique versions!)

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February 8, 2012 Ideas for displaying your photographs.

A little while ago I blogged about inspiring videos I had watched while editing. One of them was this one, interviewing some exceptional photographers – Sarah & Chris Rhoads, entitled ‘Find your strength’. I love how they gave a little tour of their home, and I fell in LOVE with their photo display coffee table. I have no idea where I could find one, however I’m determined to get one similar made. As much as I love albums, which are essential for long lasting preservation of your photographs, I think this coffee table is such an accessible way to view your photos. I know when I’m visiting friends, I love looking through their albums (completely nosy like that!) and I think this table would be such a great talking point. I love how random the collection of prints is all piled together. With digital photography photographs are often buried on computer hard drives, and never get printed! (I am guilty of this…) Maybe because it’s daunting to know what to do with your photos, once you do get them printed. I had very grand ideas of putting mine & Sam’s travel photographs into photo books, but sadly it hasn’t happened yet! One of my goals this year is to get our personal photographs printed, and even more importantly…. to display them! I love the feeling of being transported back into a moment when I look at photographs. Photos conjure up so many memories, it’s important to live amongst them.

Here are some frame grabs from the video, if you want to check it out the drawers – they feature about 2 minutes into the clip.

I’ve also started a Pinterest board to collect other inspiring ways to display your photographs. I’d love to see or hear about any of yours too! xx

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January 27, 2012 Good words.

Originally sourced from here. Happy Friday! xx

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January 26, 2012 Visual Workflow

Any professional wedding photographer at the moment (in the southern hemisphere) will tell you that this is the busy season! Once you start photographing weddings every weekend, the to-do lists become longer and longer, and it’s easy to lose track of what needs to be done each day. A little while ago, I saw a post on Kiki about making a visual workflow board so I’ve made one for myself! I’m currently living at my parents house in NZ over the summer, so I have taken over their office which they don’t really use anymore luckily! I love seeing exactly what needs to be done, right in front of me. Not scribbled on endless bits of paper or hidden on my computer! There is no escaping it, which hopefully leaves less room for procrastinating…and I love the satisfaction of ticking things off!

My board isn’t very pretty, I just made it with a whiteboard. You could get a cork board, cover it with fabric and use pins as markers… My board has space for 10 clients at a time down the side, and my workflow begins with Booking Form received, right through to Album delivery, so I’ll always know where I’m at! xx

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January 19, 2012 Following your dreams: Amber & The Invisible Photobooth

I first met Amber last April at a cafe in Mt Eden to discuss her wedding for March 2012 on Waiheke Island. At the time, Amber was working for GHD Hair. She was completely busy, enjoying the job…. but she knew deep down there was something missing. Amber is so inspiring to me. She is a big believer in following your heart and following your dreams because life is too short! Amber had always been interested in photography, but after a friends wedding where she had been asked to do a photo booth, a spark of an idea was born…..which eventually turned into The Invisible Photobooth! I love that Amber is so passionate about what she has created. The Invisible Photobooth was at my cousin Jess & Jedd’s wedding in December and it was SO MUCH FUN! Amber also took Polaroid photographs of everyone to stick into a Guest Book on the night, so people could write little notes by their photos to the bride and groom! So if you want to have a wedding reception that will keep everyone entertained, and also have a fun Guest Book as a keepsake… you have to check out The Invisible Photobooth! Amber, I’m so proud to call you my friend. I cannot WAIT for yours and James’ wedding in March! xxx

I was honoured to take some photos of Amber for her website…

Gorgeous girl.

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December 21, 2011 Inspiring videos for photographers to listen to while editing!

It’s that time of year where photographers everywhere are desperately trying to finish editing weddings and other shoots before Christmas! I came to NZ from Melbourne on Thursday, so my aim was to have everything finished and sent by the time I stepped onto the plane, so I could relax when I got to NZ. Thankfully I achieved my goal! I think I work really well under pressure and deadlines. I photographed my cousin Jess’ wedding to Jedd on Sunday which was such an amazing day, so theirs is the only wedding I’m working on now. When I was in the thick of editing, when it was just me and my computer, I found a few things really helped me to speed the process up…

I love listening to music while I edit, but it was great to listen to a few great business and photography videos and podcasts too. I’d highly recommend the following…

Dane Sanders – Fast Track Photographer. Over the years Dane has interviewed so many amazing creative talented people specifically in Photography and business, two things I am passionate about! These videos are a couple of my favourites but you can find many more on his site here. Dane is interviewing Justin and Mary Marantz (amazing American based photographers, who have great advice on business) on Thursday (NZ Friday at 10am) which you can add to your calender here.

Christine Meintjes and her husband Ian have started an amazing site they have called Kiki ‘a playground for photographers’ here you will find inspiring tips and incredibly useful advice. Absolutely love the design and feel of the site, these guys are amazing! To top it off they have also recorded a Kiki TV show, which I love listening to while I edit. You can find all of the past shows here.

I stumbled across a few more inspiring chats with photographers on the [FRAMED] show on YouTube. I love this one with Sarah Rhodes and her husband…

And also this interview with Jonas Peterson…

Creative Live is another great site worth knowing about. They regularly have live workshops and photography courses, it’s free to watch the shows live and you can purchase the recording after the event.

I’ve found that listening to inspiring people while I edit motivates me, and makes me work faster! I hope you find these sources of information inspiring and helpful xxx

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October 31, 2011 A bit of packaging play…

I’ve always loved to wrap presents. When choosing Christmas and birthday presents, sometimes it’s the wrapping of the gifts that excite me the most. I love choosing which paper or material to wrap presents in and which ribbon/string/twine that will bring it all together. I think amazing packaging can really add value. I’m in the process of refining my packaging for my brides and grooms right now. I want my final product to be packaged and wrapped in a beautiful eco-friendly way that reflects my brand completely. While on holiday in NZ, I found this (below) gorgeous vintage floral wallpaper at a second-hand shop for 20cents…I love the idea of recycling beautiful wallpaper to use for wrapping paper.

I love this photographers take on packaging. xx

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September 30, 2011 Inspiration on a Friday.

I’ve been thinking a lot about inspiration lately. I was asked recently ‘where do you get your inspiration?’ and to be honest, I really had to think hard about it! I’ve realised in order for inspiration to come, I need to be organised. Not in the sense that I’m so organised there is no room for spontaneity or creativity, but organised so I have the ROOM in my mind for inspiration. When I have a clear, defined schedule and I’m writing things down (not just relying on my mind to remember everything) I have room to be inspired.

Earlier in the week, I came across Good Company – a creative ‘nest’ of a photographer, a graphic designer, a caterer, and a florist. I loved the idea of the collaboration, the simple beauty of their images on the website, and felt inspired.

I love everything about these images. Sourced from here and here. I also wrote down words and other things that currently are inspiring to me. The sources of my inspiration are always growing and changing…I think it depends on what stage of life you are in. It depends on who and what you choose to surround yourself with…xx

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September 21, 2011 Pinterest!

Not that we ever need another excuse for distraction…but have you discovered Pinterest? I personally kept putting Pinterest off… I kept hearing how it was addictive and thought …I really don’t need another addiction/distraction/obsession right now! Well let me tell you (warn you) that it can definitely be addictive, but I also think it’s an amazing resource for brides to be! Just make sure you have a strict time limit, trust me after a bit of pinning, half the day will have miraculously disappeared (may or may not be speaking from experience….)! Pinterest is an amazing resource that lets you organise and share all the beautiful ideas & inspiration you find on the web. You are given a ‘bookmarklet’ which sits in your bookmarks bar at the top of your web browser. Clicking on your Pin It button allows you to pin images to your boards as you browse sites around the web. I know a lot of my brides are still in the early stages of planning, and I understand it can feel completely overwhelming – there are so many beautiful ideas out there, you may not know where to begin! Hopefully Pinterest can help you sort through all of the visual overload, to create a wedding that’s uniquely yours. Check out my Pinterest boards here. xx

Image credits for the above can be found on my Pinterest.

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