Penny & Ross 10 Years On

10 years ago I was lucky to be asked to be a bridesmaid for 2 of my oldest childhood friends who were getting married within weeks of one another, Penny was one of these 2 friends. We have been friends ever since year 7 at Galston High School when we were so dorky that we were not in the cool gang or in the tuff gang, but somewhere anonymously in the middle.

What I remember most about Penny and Ross's Wedding is that it was a gorgeous wedding on Sydney Harbour, the other bridesmaids and I had a blast making jokes and being a tad rude in the cars on the way to the ceremony and that the photographer spent a lot of time flirting with me. I can not believe that day was 10 years ago, I'd like to know where the time has gone. For Penny and Ross they moved to Melbourne, had 3 beautiful children, and enjoyed their professional working life - Ross as a Pilot and Penny as "a hostie with the mostie" LOL.

As they were in Sydney visiting family and then going to the exact hotel where Ross proposed to Penny in the Blue Mountains I asked them if they would like to have a romantic photo shoot as my gift to them for their special anniversary. They loved the idea. Today we set out for our shoot with the two of them feeling quite nervous, which I thought was funny as they have known me for so long - how could they possibly be nervous around me! Anyway, I managed to lighten the mood some what when I walked backwards when composing the first shot, tripped over a rock and landed on my camera and new shootsac! My leg was hurting like hell but all I could think about was my camera and lenses. Thankfully when the camera landed under my body the lens hood took the brunt of the impact forcing it off before it could damage the lens, and the Shootsac managed to save the lives of my precious lenses (thank you Jessica Claire!) Ok, so you non photographers won't get that last bit. LOL. Although I was bleeding and felt like an idot I continued on. Ross, being the son of not one, but two Doctors was worried for my welfare when he noticed the red stuff oozing out of my leg, reaches into his pocket and pulls out 2 "Band Aids". How random is that? Who carries around "Band Aids" in their Jeans to a photo shoot? Of course - the son of 2 Doctors! LMAO! He patched me up and we continued with the shoot.

These are the photos that I love of my dear friends Penny and Ross. Hugs xxx

Jamie, Minh & Ashlee

Later this afternoon I met a beautiful family who are expecting their second baby. Jamie had organised this session as a gift to her husband Minh for their 5th wedding anniversary. How cute is that! Little Ashlee had just woken from her afternoon nap when I arrived and wasn't too pleased that a stranger with an awfully large camera was invading her space. She didn't want to play with me at first, but as time wore on she relaxed and I managed to get some lovely shots of her with her doting parents.

Here are a few of my favourites from the session so far.......

















How cheeky is this face!

Jennifer & her not so little Brothers

One of the best things about my work is getting to meet and become friends with lots of nice people. Such is the case with Jennifer, we met earlier this year when planning her Valentines Day , during the process we became friends. Jennifer is also a very talented actress (yes, I know a lot of actors and actresses as I am one also)....anyway...Jennifer asked me to do some photos for her agent and her portfolio, and also wanted to get some shots of her younger brothers - who are quite camera shy. So today we went to Southern Sydney to get some shots that hopefully will serve two purposes.

First up are Jennifer and her brothers, aren't they a handsome family!





One photo for Jennifer's agent...


and some photos for Jennifer....

Deborah Peebles

Earlier today I had the pleasure of taking some headshots for another fellow Actors Australia member, the delightful Deborah Peebles. Deborah is a pint sized little firecracker with a gorgeous Irish accent - which I just love btw.

Anywhoo, Deborah was after some B&W headshots for her agent but we did a few extra shots that will come in handy for when she gets her website up and running. Deborah has such amazing eyes, and her legs - well they are fabulous! (You go girlfriend!) I hope these photos help secure some more work for her.

Ben's Easter Egg Hunt

This Easter I decided that it was time that Ben had his first Easter Egg Hunt. We were going to invite some friends over for the day but time got away and from me and one of my best friends is going through a family crisis at the moment, so maybe next year we will do the big hunt.

Anyway, the Easter Bunny, aka yours truly, hid about 25 eggs in our backyard and hyped Ben up as much as I could (I don't think he and any clue about the Easter Bunny before Sunday). He started off slow but after a while he got into it and had a great time finding the eggs. But his favourite part was smashing them up and eating them - the highchair was a necessary piece of equipment for that process!

Yesterday Ben had another first, his first time at the Movies. We went and saw "Horton hears a Who" which was more enjoyable than I had expected. Ben had a great time but didn't quite get the gist of sitting in the chair the whole time, the bright lights on the side of the stairs were too interesting and he wanted to follow them up and down the stairs. He did love the giant tub of popcorn I bought, he started throwing it above his head - oh the joys of parenting!

Anyway, here are a few happy snaps of Ben and the Egg Hunt.

Amelia & Jade

Little Amelia came into the world 12 days ago and had her first photo session earlier today with her big sister Jade. The weather was a bit colder today so unfortunately it was too cold for some baby nudes, but we did manage to get some nice shots anyway. Little Amelia is a cutie already but if she grows up to be as cute as her big sister Jade she is going to be gorgeous! Here are a few of Jade and Amelia that grabbed my attention earlier tonight. How cute is Jade on her rocking horse!





I love how Jade smiles with her nose! Too cute.