Only a large canvas will do

I seem to get all the clients with adorable children. Ella was no exception. I will have to have a canvas printed for my office when I have one printed for Ella's Mum and Dad, as this portrait is too perfect to pass by.


Here are some more from Ella's session:

Feedback

It's a pleasure and an honour for me to photograph such a special occasion as a wedding. It's an added bonus when I recieve emails like this. Thank you for your feedback, Grace!

Jane,
your photos are amazing. Amazing. We had so many good ones to pick from, hardly any that we could consider duds. So we had to select the best from the a great selection, and so far the best is over half the pictures! We have to go through them again to fit the so called 'best' into an album.
I want to extoll your virtues for a moment. The creativity and the way you have applied your eye to framing of each shot, shows that you are an artist, not just a person who takes pictures. I have many artist and artistic friends, all of whom have been so positive about the pictures. One friend whom I met up with recently immediately asked who my photographer was and asked for your card - which I will be passing on to her the next time I see her. (one picture reminded her of a ManRay picture!)

I can only praise God for how our wedding turned out. I think Clay was sweating it abit that we didn't have a photographer till so late in the piece. I waited because I would have rather had someone I knew, whose creativity I could trust, rather than a standard wedding photographer. It was disappointing that there is a lot photographers out there but few that really could express the heart of creativity that I desire in a photograph. When the friend of a friend I had hoped would take it (she does photography out of love, but isn't full time in it) said she couldn't do it, God provided someone even better. I was not surprised in the end to find that you are a sister in Christ! Thankyou for having compassion on us and fitting us into your holidays and into friday, your usual non work day. We are so happy with your work, and are happy to recommend you to all of our friends.

God Bless you and your family.
I just wanted to know how joyous I am when I look at the pictures.

Grace Buckley

Baby baby baby

I enjoy the cuddles as much as the photography during baby sessions. I was happy to help this little bundle get to sleep when she got tired during her session. I don't think I'll ever lose that automatic baby rocking motion!




I look forward to seeing you again when you have learnt to sit, Stella! It's a pleasure to watch you grow.

Tony and Cynthia

Tony and Cynthia were so much fun! A happy couple with a great family, tears flowed freely and hugs were readily available. The dj didn't need to work at getting the guests dancing, and Tony and the boys showed they could really move! I know brides are always lovely, but Cynthia made such a pretty bride - she never stopped smiling.

A few important details from the day -
Dress: Lisa Ho
Ceremony: Queens Gardens
Reception: Bells
Laughs: Tony and his mates

I've been gone

In March I went to the United States on a professional development trip. This is my excuse for not updating this blog (and I'm sticking to it!). The trip was a whirlwind tour of Atlanta, Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago, Peoria (Illinois), Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, and Phoenix (Arizona). I stayed with photographers in each place, learning, sharing, and photographing. Each place was so different and fascinating. North, south, east, west, city, country, warm, cold - so much variety. Here are a very few random photos from along the way. I will add more as I get a chance to look through them.

Georgia - the pretty and the not so pretty:



Boston treated me to a snow storm, which was highly exciting, as I'd never experienced so much as a flake before.




Nevada and Arizona were wide, open, prickly, rocky and very very beautiful.