ryley

Is it my imagination or do I get lots of gorgeous kids with beautiful eyes? How lucky am I? I bet Ryleys parents thought we got no shots at all, cause Ryley was more interested in the paint tins stacked at the laundry door than in smiling for me, but I think we did well. Lots of great shots of those beautiful eyes.

So click here for the slideshow.... this one has got Ryley's Mum's top shot selection.

good portraits from ugly places

I snapped a shot of this on the way home from a shoot the other day and thought "I'm gonna use that for a portrait shoot soon. " So I did. Post of that shoot coming soon!

Moral of this story : trust me, I'm a photographer, I can get great shots in a car park... Have a little faith!

lets eats cake

So I have this idea in my head for a while now ( as I often do ). I wanted to get a one year old and get them to eat a cake while I got a series of shots. So this is what I got. I imagined that placing a cake laden with cream and sprinkles in front of a one year old would be an incredibly messy experience. But Mekhi had other ideas. He just dipped one finger in at a time, and then licked the cream off... bit by bit... so we had to help him get a little messy. So I found cake all down my hallway, all through the kitchen... Not sure if that was our naughty dog ( who broke in to hunt down the squeky toy ) or Mekhi's big sister. Either way, we had a lot of fun. We love eating cake!

And check out those eyelashes!

So when your little one turns one, celebrate with a cake eating contest.... I will take the photos and even clean up afterwards!

click here for da little slideshow... and have a nice day!

a new addition

I have known Kelly and Lachlan for a couple of years now, we do a series of shots every Christmas. Lachlan is such a character! I can tell Cameron will be too, he has the cheeky eyes like his brother. So this shoot was to celebrate the newest family addition, little Cameron. His big brother loves him sooooo much, its so sweet! And at the end of the shoot, Cameron just curled up in Mums arms and went straight to sleep. Totally at peace with the world... so cute...

click here for a slide show...

little emily

A few things go through my mind when my friends have babies. The first, of course, is congratulations. The second, is it a boy or a girl? And the third is usually something like "When can I come around and take photos? I've got a few ideas I want to try out..." So for Emily I tried polka dots and those cute little spotted pilchers that I have had for ages and have had no little girls lately to put them on.

So keep an eye out for more pics of her cause I am sure there will be some more soon! If her Mum can put up with me redressing Emily about a dozen times and rearranging all her furniture.

So congratulations to the proud parents! Your daughter is gorgeous! Serious cutie pie...

Click here for a slideshow of Emily...

new business card idea?

what do you think? I guess it would get your attention. Maybe I will use for my portrait display at the Marketplace on the 2nd and 3rd of June. Portraits shoots for kids are only $10! Would you buy portraits from this zebra?

family shoot

Wow, this shoot was hard! Little Oscar was just not interested in smiling at me at all, he was much more interested in playing hide and seek, which makes it kind of hard to get a shot of his face... So what to do? Go out near the river and take a couple of my secret weapons. A funky red chair and some bubbles. Worked a treat!

thomas and kathryn's wedding

Started off at the Lawson where Kathryn and the girls were getting ready, then to St. Albans church for the ceremony, then onto the Memorial Gardens and the Civic Centre for family photos, and to find some spots to show off the red dresses that the bridesmaids were wearing. Finished up with some fun shots out the front of the RSL club before the mock cake cutting. A beautiful day with lots of smiles all around...

Click here to see the slideshow from Thomas and Kathryn's wedding...

maternity model wanted

I still need a maternity model! I had one organised but unfortunately something has come up and she is unable to do it now.

You will need a beautiful big belly that you are happy to show in public as this will not be your standard studio shoot. You will also need a couple of funky outfits to wear. You will not be charged for the shoot and I will give you your choice of prints from the shoot as well ( to about a fifty dollar value). And i would love to be able to do it over the next week or two?

The pic is by a fabulous studio called the image is found from America, and this is the type of thing i would like to do. Fun and funky!

If you are interested please let me know by emailing the link below:

skye{at}skyerocketstudio.com.au

EDITED TO ADD :: thanks to those models who have said yes! The spots are all filled now, but of course you can still do maternity shots whenever you like... And thanks to all those who emailed me from America... if you want to fly me over I would love it!

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.