Simone
23.5.17 POST CATEGORY : Teens | Before & Afters | Portrait | Portrait Couture | BeautyI'm on a mission.. I think everyone should have at least one nice portrait of themselves. It doesn't seem like it's to much to ask, but it is the one thing that can be passed on from generation to generation that is a real keepsake of your family line. I have beautiful portraits of my Mother and Father, some of their grandparents and even my great and great great grandparents (there's even a painting prior to the invention of the photographic camera!) These images can't be replaced, they can't be repeated, they're a once in a life time.
The coming of age whether it be 13, 18, 21, 30... they're all moments in time that quickly pass that are really nice to have in photographic form. I have been thinking that girls who go to their school balls make a great effort to wear something they love and often there's not much to show for it. It really is the perfect opportunity to have one's portraits done utilising the dress again. This goes for boys too... it's nice to be able to look back on our Dad's and see them as young men.
Simone, you did awesome and the vanity fair inspired shots at the end were such fun. All the best for your studies!
Click to view full blog postTake two of the ball dress
10.5.17 POST CATEGORY : Celebration | Teens | Portrait | Portrait Couture | BeautyOne option is to have photos taken in your ball dress again where you really get to show it off.Maybe do some fashion inspired shots in it too. That's what we did with Hannah. She brought three ball dresses with her and we ended up using two of them for her shoot. We did studio shots before lunch and then after a bit of sushi we headed off on location for some final shots.
Click to view full blog postChristmas Portrait Surprise
5.1.17 POST CATEGORY : Children | Family | Portrait | Portrait Couture | BeautyOld Worlde Feel
16.10.16 POST CATEGORY : Teens | Portrait | Portrait Couture | BeautySometimes ideas float around in your head for months or even years before you ever get around to doing anything about them. Sometimes you never do.
I photographed Madre's family a while ago and there was one photo that I took that made me double take. It was a simple shot but I instantly saw images of a whole different kind. I asked her if she'd mind sitting for me at some stage... months later it finally happened. An amazing hairstylist friend Simone, said she was up for my ideas and so it was all on. I made the green tulle skirt and one of the hairpieces.
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Marie de Beer on 9 Dec 1:02 am
I could not believe my little granddaughter changed from a butterfly to a swan thank you for the beautiful photos
The soul behind the face...
4.11.15 POST CATEGORY : Children | Portrait | Portrait Couture | BeautyI don't think I see things how other people see them. I like old things. I like things that other people think are junk...
Yesterday the Chorus guys installed fibre to our house. I wasn't particularly interested in getting it but Marc thought that while the install is happening for free we'd be silly not to get it. What I saw is that the guys moaned about having to do a 'proper' job (aka up the interior of the wall instead of a cable running up the face of the wall where you could see it) and that they stood all over my garden squashing baby plants about to flower and breaking rose buds off that were about to bloom - don't they realise that it takes all year to get the flowers to this point with lots of loving care?...
During this time my Dad popped in with an old metal reel for Marc to put his air hose on in the garage but when Dad saw the Chorus guys he exclaimed, "Marc should ask them for a 'new' plastic one that they've finished with, that would be much better". Of course, I said "Na, na Dad, your old one will be heaps better. For starters it's metal and it's old, and it was yours". To me there's no comparison, but it does show how we all see things so differently from each other.
This is what I like about portrait photography... that I get to photograph the soul behind the face, the you I see. Just maybe, the you, you never knew existed... feelings and thoughts captured...