send out a little love

Listening to the gorgeous Katie Noonan last night in downtown Wagga Wagga with the beautiful String Orchestra, Vivaldi, Violins, and sublime girl company. I WANT to play a Cello like a goddess and close my eyes and feel the music.. if only ONLY I could have picked up the Strattus Various when I was a girl instead of playing my hand at the Recorder.
I really had such a wonderful time and with school holidays and lots of chasing butterflies, and sunsets, autumn leaves and playing til dark it is hard not to be happy... like our gorgeous Miss Lily. Thank you Sam and children, it was such a pleasure to photograph your little ones and this shoot is still making my smile.
Just like Katie Noonan sang... tomorrow is a new day, send out a little love to a stranger.. and send out a little love to you too. Happy Easter  x

Nate + Chelsea

I met Chelsea and Nate over a sparkling water, a hundred conversations about life, and copy of Frankie.. I knew we would be friends. Not only were they going to be heaps of  fun, but because the mission meant a complete 'undercover agent job', also known as the  SURPRISE wedding (an Engagement party with a twist) The task was bigger than Farrah Fawcetts hair, and I think I was in my Charlies Angels element,  acting out as Chelsea's long lost cousin..oh the secrecy, the simple, blissful fun.
There was so much happiness squeezed into this day it was too hard to choose my favourite moment. Possibly the gorgeous glowing bride who was just so busy beaming that she 'didn't get around' to the bouquet..or our  very handsome bow tied groom who picked her a  posy of wildflowers when we were out on our photo shoot. Swoonsville...The way he looked at her.
The moment of truth did of course bring a few tears and an uncanny instant array of texting and phone messaging to settle all bets. YES they are getting married, finally and for real. I am NOT really Chelsea's cousin, but a new friend I would definitely say. Thank you a hundred times over for letting me share such a beautiful day, for riding your bicycles, for wearing your gumboots and  for for laughing it up.

enjoy x

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to style or not to style.. that is the question

I met a wonderfully talented and amazing photographer recently, .. no names, (lives is in a 100 km radius..) anyway we were talking  about styles of weddings we have shot and he told me about this one were they had a old suitcases and all this stuff, and he told me (rolling his eyes) he doesn't do 'that stuff''. No don't get me wrong I love and greatly respect this photographer, but see its here I need to differ.
Firstly its not my fault that I like a bit of Styling. I blame my Mum. When a was a really little girl I thought that my Mum was a movie star, she was so beautiful, not only that she had these really cool pointy high heels that ONLY  a movie star would wear, plus a complete giveaway she had a collection of old Movie Go'ers books..like Womens Weekly 1950's style. I remember the photography  clearly.. the candid snaps of Lana Turner or someone like that in her pointy bathing costume (there was a lot of pointy stuff), running down the beach with her red setter.. oh for love!

So that brings me here to the question, to style or not to style?  Look at it this way. If you are getting married and you both have a PHD in Physics and you are wearing matching Star Wars suits (OK, he is Hans Solo, you are Princess Leah) , I hate to say this ,but you have just styled your wedding. The fact that my style is anything vintage or retro or out of the pages of Frankie  Magazine is not the issue here (give me a break I just want to be pretty!!)  The fact is that you have a style regardless of if you 'style it' or not. So the moral of the story is don't apologies for the suitcases or suspender belts instead.. bring it, love it.
Special credit for this photoshoot to AB for growing the Fleabane.. also to good friends KS, your beauty comes from within.
enjoy x

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the good life

Wedding season is finally here, thinking all things pretty, polished cars, little embossed invitation cards, Shoes that sparkle, and flowers a bloom. A bit of a leap out of that zone for this recent family shoot. The brief was to capture the farm family 'at work'.  Farm life has never been this much fun, and a mob of sheep have never been more confused!..into the pen, out of the pen, people being told to go 'way back' and dogs just looking on in dazed confusion.

Think dust, sheep, hats and boots (no Jimmy Choo!) and not a single glass of champagne for miles, but the beer was good. This wasn't a photo shoot, this was just some good old farm fun. I love my job x

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oh you make me smile..

you make me smile like a ..da da da.. sing like a flea.. I clearly know all the words to the song. But the point I am trying to make is HAPPY is the word de jour.  Finally after a few months of procrastination, followed by false starts, followed by humming and ha ha ing, my new website is finally here.
Its not the website of my dreams, its only little, its just a start. But I am happy to get it done as it was getting me distracted from all the things I love.  Yes, Claudia Miss 6 I can come and watch Play School with you, and the cricket pitch in the paddock is beckoning even though everyone knows Mum can't bat..and she can't bowl!

A special thanks to a few people. Mr 'I should never wear bike pants in public' Le Troth for help setting up the domain, Ms Stacey Taylor from Stacey Taylor Photography for sharing the love and taking my egaaaaddddd ' I am not 21 years old' photo for my profile (see under the about me tab), Ms Christine Pobke of  http://pobkephotography.com/ .. the global guru of all things styled pretty for the inspiration AND for her passion, time and energy.  To my honeybees.. you know who you are, thank you your support has meant so much. To Harris Studios,  I am very grateful to have had such a wonderful opportunity. And lastly but not leastly.. to Angus, Eliza, Will and Claude. My peeps x

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...and smile
                                                                                         

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girl time

Getting the most of the beautiful summer evenings with some quality girl time.
I love that our  girly picnic included toenail polish, high heels, tea cups with saucers (the good ones thankyou!) and a lot of 'Mum - Daughter - Aunty -Sister- Niece love'. Time escaped me on this little shoot, as we chased that beautiful sunset.
Special thanks to Miss M, who is the most patient and loveliest of little 10 year old..  'Miss Dolly Cover girl' to be..thank you x

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pumped up kicks..

I love that owning your own photography business means setting your own goals and making all the big decisions.  Some decisons are bigger than others, like this mornings decision that included on the 'to do' list 'Sync Ipod'..  It is important that I have a good workflow and I am at my best for a big day at work. I find I am best in the morning, very motivated and getting the job done, albeit with a very nice strong cup of coffee.
Lately I have been obsessed about my new website, I want it to be so pretty just like Feather and Stone.. or maybe pearly and sweet like reverie, It has become my latest obsession so I have spent way too many hours hooked up online checking stuff out, drinking coffees and not getting out of the house.  Don't even start me on Pininterest!
Hence .. back to my story. Ipod sorted, mid afternoon run is exactly what I need to re motivate and get me going again..so here I am back on track and pumped up.
This post is for the party rockers (Brandon I see you Shufflin') enjoy x

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