photo fun on the weekend

obviously these pics werent taken by me! top one taken by captain jack at draculas, and the bottom one in a photo booth, conveniently located at the front door of the pub... it was a good night!

friends

The road to a friends house is never long.

Danish Proverb.

Me, Kylie and Melissa ready to party at Draculas on Saturday night.

( The quote is from a book of Humanity, the complete milk collection that I got off Lissa for my birthday. Thanks Liss! )

melbourne

Thanks to everybody who emailed me with birthday wishes, its much appreciated! We had a great weekend.

My recommendations for Melbourne:

dinosuar designs :: i love the funky colours and shapes of their resin pieces, my mum got me a bangle and a little pink bowl from here

draculas theatre restaurant :: the most fun you can have while eating dinner, they even put me on the big screen causes its my birthday, how embarrassing

teds camera store on elizabeth street :: i get a lot of my gear from here, i always get staff who actually know what they're talking about, they have good prices too

tgi friday restarant :: on chapel street, try the crumbed chicken salad, its delicious and the decor is interesting to look at too

borders :: a huge book store that actually has a photography section

boost :: the best smoothies anywhere

mrs fields cookies :: so yummy i get a bag of nibblers and then walk around moaning in delight until they're all gone

little arcades off bourke and collins street :: we spent an afternoon wandering around, watching lollies and chocolates being made, checking out a spell shop.... even craig didnt mind wandering around here, he seemed to think that didnt count as shopping

portrait special on soon

From the 19th of May to the 19th of June, kids location shoots are only $10 each, so you save yourself $50! Bargain! I have some great locations in mind that I am waiting to use, so book your shoot soon. Location shoots really need to be done in the afternoon, and usually about 3:30 is the best time to start, as its getting dark so early now.

Saturday the 19th has one openings available, and there are lots of weekday spots too.

Click here to see kids on location slideshow.

toodles

I am singing off for my weekend in Melbourne! Happy birthday to me happy birthday to meeeeee!

Wont be back till Tuesday, so I have plenty of time for shopping!

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend, full of smiles and happiness.

Ciao!

why its so important to get a good photographer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL7OT2ULLAI

kerrie and graeme's wedding

I had a great time shooting Kerrie and Graeme's wedding, I didnt have to tell Kerrie to smile, she was just beaming all day. We had heaps of time for the shoot to I got to try a few different things. How cute are those flower girls? And Maddison was flower girl for the third time at a wedding I've shot, practically a professional!

ceremony :: st. michaels cathedral

reception :: the rules club

click here for the slideshow of graeme and kerrie's wedding!

i'm going away

Just to let everyone know that I will be out the studio from Friday the 11th of May and wont be back till Tuesday the 15th of May. Its my birthday so I am off to Melbourne for the weekend and to see Jerry Ghionis from Xsight photography do a presentation on Monday. If you email or call while I am away I wont be responding until I get back on Tuesday. Hope you all have a lovely week! ( I know its only Monday but I am soooooo excited to be going!)

a lovely bathroom

We had a lovely time playing with towels and candles and getting these bathrooms looking gorgeous for their photo shoot.

maternity model wanted

Attention all you beautiful pregnant women out there! I need a maternity model to help me create some great shots to use for promotional purposes. You will have your shoot done totally free and I will supply you with prints from the shoot as a little bonus as well.

You need to have a big pregnant belly ( of course! ) and be willing to bear that belly in public. This will not be your standard type of shoot, it will involve going out to location and showing your belly off. So you must be totally comfortable doing that. We are aiming to do something just a little bit different so we have some great shots for my upcoming maternity promotions.

You will need to have a couple of funky outfits to wear, and if you want to have your hair and make up done you can ( but thats not essential, you can just do your own hair and makeup if you like ).

The shoot will take place on a weekday afternoon / evening somewhere between Monday the 21st of May and Friday the 25th of May.

If you are interested or would like more info please email the studio using the link below.


info@skyerocketstudio.com.au

the john mooney real estate team

Updated staff images for the team, shot in my new studio. The floor wasnt painted and they all looked a bit doubtful about the whole thing, but I had faith and it all worked out brilliantly.

there is a saturday free!

I have Saturday the 19th of May open for portrait bookings. ( Two o'clock is already booked )

Choose either a location or a studio shoot, but for the location shoot I have only a three thirty slot and a quarter to five slot slot so we can get the nice light. Studio shoots can be done at any time. Call the studio on 6971 3447 to make your booking.

flashback for nigel and christine

Nigel and Christine were married last year but missed out on a slideshow. They had a gorgeous ceremony at Nigel's parents property, where we did our photos, and then the reception was in a hall that I never would have found if I hadnt been follwing the bridal partys cars. It was beautifully done with fairy lights and daisies on the cake.

click here for the slideshow

and then click here for the album slideshow ( this one is a classic album )

mothers day

Mothers Day is fast approaching and if you have no idea what to get your dear old Mum, why not get her a gift voucher for a family portrait shoot? We can do up a personalised gift card for you. Or get a shoot done of all the kids and give her an album or a big framed print. She'll love it!

and just for something different

Last week I photographed a kitchen for Harrisons Joinery. The good thing about kitchens is that they don't move just as you press the button.

bracken goes swimming

Took the pooches to the river on Sunday, I was chasing some really nice light so I had my camera with me, but by the time Craig finished whatever he was doing the nice light was gone. But I had my camera on me so I took a couple of shots of the dogs anyway. The dye on Brackens nice new red collar ran and he now has a lovely pink stripe.

red shoes

for national red shoe day... if there is such a thing...

gift vouchers

I shot these the other afternoon so I could use the pics to make some personalised gift vouchers for new mummies to have photos of their beautiful babies done. My neighbours thought I was a bit strange, particularly when I asked one if I could peg a baby singlet to her rose bush.

baby hush

Mandy and her wonderful boys have been clients of mine since the very start so I was delighted when she asked me to design some business cards for her. ( The beautiful boys on the card are hers ).

Mandy is a certified instructor to teach parents how to massage their babies, which is a great way for parents to bond with their little ones. I can highly recommend Mandy as being absolutely lovely, so if anyone is interested in her services please call her on 69265771 or email her at mandymoller@westnet.com.au

do i like smiles?

new slideshow for me

I made up a little slideshow this arvo to show off some of my kids and family shots on location. One of my favourite things to shoot. Have a look and tell me what you think...


real life portraits

i love shopping

I know its a bit strange but I love kids shops! They are always so colourful and happy. Check out this one online, it has some very cool stuff that would look great in a photo shoot! I think I am part stylist too...


the hip infant

little jack thomas

What a cutie patootie! My first shoot in my new stuido. Kind of. The studio isn't painted yet so we did it in my viewing room. But Jack didn't seem to mind, he was happy to hang out with mum and dad for a while.

Click here for Jack's slideshow...

portrait specials coming soon!

This is one of my favourite times of the year, the weddings are winding down ( only two more this season ) and the light is beautiful in the late afternoon. So tis time to get outdoors folks! Portrait specials coming soon!

Get your little girls in their tutus and the boys in their knitted hats and jeans and lets get out in the fresh air and do some funky stuff. Let the kids be kids. Let me catch a little bit of that forever.

Portrait special will run from the 18t of May to the 18th of June ( so it goes around my birthday weekend! ) We will be having a display in the marketplace soon and that will be for the special too.

Real life is out in the sunshine, it gumboots and icecream, giggles and tantrums...

cute boys on location

What a bunch of little hotties! Little Jed wasn't in the best mood but he still gave me really cheeky smiles, and his two big brothers didn't think it was too cool having their photo taken, but if they got to hang onto Jed they were happy. So sweet! Thanks guys, I had a great time at the shoot. I lurve shooting on location with kids, it has such a natural feel to it.

and onto the slideshow ...

edwin and kristy's wedding

Just wanted to post a couple of favourite shots, I have one of these in the studio and get heaps of comments on it. Great for weddings at this time of the year when it gets dark really early. This is the wedding of Edwin and Kristy Whyte. Just wanted to share!

( The post below about the chicken was the reminder that I hadn't posted these before. )

rebecca and sam's wedding

Rebecca and Sam chose some great locations for their wedding photos, we started off at the little cafe at Gumly Gumly, which is gorgeous and the owners are lovely. Then we stopped at some textured walls ( which is a back drop I love shooting against ). They had the big black chev and some harleys leading their wedding cars, they caused quite a stir lapping the main street. The girls dresses were gorgeous and Rebecca just looked stunning. The boys didn't look too bad either!

click here for the slideshow

wedding details :

ceremony :portside
reception : boat club

flowers : exclusive celebrations
bec's shoes, dress and jewellery : ferrari
sam's and groomsmens suits : ferrari
decoration at the boat club : exclusive celebrations ( table decorations done by sam and bec )

cars : the ‘big black chev’ ( available from skye rocket studio )
makeup : portia’s
hair : belissima

my litlle birdie

Remember the little bird I posted about a while ago? Well thanks to Kristy and Ed Whyte ( I did their wedding, they have that shot on the main street with the car lights that everyone loves ) I now know the artist, her name is Elodie Barker.

There are a couple of more birds and some very funky dogs here : http://www.ieshastewartgallery.com.au/barker.htm

Thanks Kritsy and Ed!

PS Evidently my little bird is actually a chicken.... Which means I now have two ceramic chickens in the studio, the second one being a funky chicken from local artist Kath Powderly, which was a Christmas present from Craig. We call that one Charlie Chicken. I love that chicken.

dirty dancing

I just got the latest newsletter from country weddings and if you are a Dirty Dancing fan you are going to love this idea! Check out the youtube clip below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYhlm9GTAQ0

If I ever get married I am so doing this! I will drag Craig to dance lessons!

out of the office ( thursday )

Unfortunately I have a bit of family drama today that requires a road trip and will keep me out of the office most of the day. Back late this afternoon!

I have had a busy week, I have done a huge amount of editing, an album still to come, actually make that two albums, done a location family portrait shoot, a baby shoot, got another family portrait shoot tomorrow and then another wedding on Saturday. And I have to take my little computer to the doctors becasue the DVD burner has had too much work and has died. And to top that off a road trip!

Some super specials coming up for portrait shoots, I need some models for maternity shots and weddings soon, so keep that in mind for next month, mention it to all your friends and see if someone is interested. Will be lots of fun!

Gotta go, lots to do.... :)

PS: has anyone seen my painter? I need my studio painted!

yawn sigh stretch grumble

Its Monday. And I am spending this entire Monday chained to my computer again, but its not for editing, I am doing my books. Arghhhhh! Its the worst job. I have been in here all day! Thankfully I have lots of enquiries today for maternity and family and baby shoot so that has kept me from going completely bonkers.

Must go, still have to do all the filing ( three months worth! ) so I can edit Bec and Sams wedding tomorrow because they have waited soooo patiently! Will post some pics soon.

PS : Did ya see my nice compliment I got? I feel all warm and fuzzy.... Feel free to add a comment if you wish!