Blue Mountains Fashion Photographer: 'Hat & pointe'

My friend came for a visit last month and as for each rare visit she does,

we always try to fit in a photo session. 

For each person, I always aim to bring out their personality, a style that would suit and of course... a little bit of my ideas and inspiration, so this is my  vision of it:  Simple with basic colours, elegance ... and I threw a hat and some pointes (she is a dancer ... and why not a cigarette (since she smokes :)

We had so much fun doing this !

What do you think ?

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'Fashion in the Blue mountains'

Cocktail Couture at Blackheath with the Darnell Collection:

Our friend Charlotte Smith, curator of the Darnell Collection, (click HERE for full details and Charlotte's story) has organised a fashion parade as a fundraiser for Blackheath Public school late last year.  Never have we seen in Blackheath, so  many beautiful models parading with her unique collection of vintage clothing and accessories for the occasion.   The event was very successful in raising some much needed money for the school.

The community hall  got literally transformed into a very nice arena for this exciting event ... 

here are some of my pics...

Vintage clothing from the 'Darnell Collection'
Make-up artist: Rachel McDonald

 





 

 

A very successful event with fashion in mind, some wine on arrival,  cakes and nibbles, local businesses donated items for the raffles  to help make this fundraiser a success: 'Dreaming of Dior', 'Dreaming of Chanel' books from Charlotte's Darnell collection,   'Minxy vintage' books  from best-selling author and vintage lover: Kelly Doust, CDs from local jazz singer Penelope Sai,  all made a very pleasant evening had by all !

Looking forward to more of those  events in the Blue mountains !

Have a fantastic week !

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'FreeSpirit'

Hi there...

What a month ! have been very busy on a personal level but now, time to get back into things and  am starting my first post for 2012 with those pics of my friend Manda.  She's been very supportive for the past few years and when I spotted that quite amazing location (below), I instantly knew it would be a photo-session to be done with her.
Those were taken just at sunset so I had to be organized and quick !

(If you're passing by, Thanks for taking time for me gorgeous girl ! :)

Thank  you for your visit and comments.

Have a fantastic week !

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Bonne Annee 2012 !!!

Let's say goodbye to an interesting year 2011 and 

Let's welcome 2012 with a bang !!

Wishing you all a fantastic, exciting and prosperous New Year for 2012 !

On dit nos adieux a 2011 et on accueille 2012 a bras grands ouverts

tout en vous souhaitant a tous et toutes, 

une superbe annee pleines de bonnes choses et surtout on espere, une annee tres prospere !

Thank you for your visits and your comments,

Hope to read you again  !

Have a fantastic week !

Merci pour vos visites et vos  commentaires encourageants,

J'espere vous relire tous encore cette annee !

Passez une bonne semaine !

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'Friends'

These trio girls wanted a fun photo-session, being all in different High school or class and yet, have kept their friendship for quite some time and wanted me to capture this special time in their lives.
 

Being all girly... they had a ball dressing-up, ... except that now... they no longer wanted to be
fairies or princesses but rather ... dark and goth lol ! ...  

Inspired by the movie 'St Trinian's

 

Thank  you for your visit and comments.

Have a fantastic week !

Blue Mountains Photographer: DANCING FEET !'

Last week-end, I went to shoot a dance concert !
What a thrill for me because I absolutely love the dance side of it
(I always wanted to be a dancer but could never pursue one of those dreams and ...
didn't have the body anyway !)   

but I tell you also something ... I've got that thing about ... shoes... dancing feet

(I allowed myself to express this visually) so... those shots are for me LOL !

What do you think ?

Thank you for visiting and let me know what you think of those...
Have a fantastic week !

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'LESS is MORE'

Funny how simple things can make an impact just as they are...
'Less is More' so they say
and I do agree for this as well...

Simple things, simple background, simple lines...
Absolutely love that simple, fuss-free photo session !

(Merci Samy si tu passes par ici !)

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Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: Published in Photo-Book !

I always said that this year... IS my year... My year of making things happen...  I take the plunge... I set up this blog to showcase/promote my work.
Being self-taught, I learn even more from books, from magazines, from people, from my lows and highs... from what surrounds me... I am more confident in what I do  ... I shoot shoot shoot !!
and... I also get a buzz to enter competitions !

So...  My very first competition in a french magazine!  (I feel it is so important for me to keep my french background/connection on a creative level... well... we just don't know where life could take you huh ?) ...

Well .. I didn't win BUT... from 572 participants, I was so excited to hear that, I was within

the 100 selected and published in a book !! oh my goshh..isn't this a thrill or what ?!!! 

I love how the french do things, they always have good cause for things or competitions and this one is one of them: 

All the benefits received for the sale of this book (through Photobox www.photobox.fr) will be going to an international solidarity association Aide and Action (www.aide-et-action.org). The financing brought within the framework of this operation will contribute to help increase the cause of “Education for all” in more than 15.000 schools throughout the world. 
How fantastic is this !
This book is conveniently available in 3 sizes and can be ordered HERE

Anyway, here is my entry  with the theme: 'Bienvenue chez moi' 

(translated to: 'Welcome to my home') 

a very interesting theme with so many different interpretations to it!  This competition made me realise that often, it's not how perfect is a photo (and anyway, to whose eyes is seen 'perfection'?) but more...  how you interprete it and how you explain your choice of photos...

What do you think ?

Thank you for your visit, your feedbacks/comments are always appreciated,  

I am very interested to know how 

YOU would react to this photo (considering the theme given)
I know... hardly 'welcoming' lol ! but I subtitled it: 'Hope'
I guess ...up to everyone to interprete it their own way

Have a fantastic week !

Blue Mountains Photographer: 'Gorgeous Cupcakes !'

I know... I love my portraits (to be able to capture a personality or a mood through my photography really is rewarding for me!) but it is not to say that I can't appreciate or shoot anything else ! 

In fact, I absolutely love my macro/close-up shots ! So.... I just thought to show you something different for this post...

Check out what was delivered to our door this morning... a scrumptious surprise !!  In fact so scrumptiously good looking things that... couldn't help taking some shots  ... before they all went !
I tell you what... they were as deliiicious as they looked LOL !!

Those yummy cupcakes can be ordered HERE

Thank you for your visit, your comments left are always appreciated :)

Have a fantastic week-end !!

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'DARK PRINCESS'

I ALWAYS wanted to take some shots at this location on a misty day (to give that dark/gothic feel to my photos), which means... really early in the morning, wintery, cold... but I was lucky that day... it was in fact... an early  morning in Summer can you believe this ??
I guess in the Blue mountains... you have to expect all sort of weather !

And Samy happened to be around so... was pretty thrilled about it !

(MERCI Samy si tu passes par ici :)

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'PRETTY PRINCESS in PINK' '

Photo session with the gorgeous 'Grace' as the Little Princess in Pink.

It was such a glorious day that day (considering the past and present weather at the moment...)
and little Grace had an absolute ball dressing up and playing along !

Thank you to A and S for trusting my work :)

I just wanted to give an old feel vintage look to that photo and absolutely love the result from the picture below !

What do you think ?

Thank you for visiting and to take time to leave me some feedbacks,

they are always appreciated !

Have a fantastic week !

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'BLUE WALL'

Hi there...

I've got that thing about... BLUE walls ! Just looove them ! and funny how they are always interesting for texture ect... and give nice colours to skin tones...
Definitely my thing for photography !
Well, couldn't pass that one found locally in an alley, and
THANK YOU  George  for playing along ! :)

Thanks for visiting!  Do let me know what you think of these shots and do encourage George,
he's been such a good model...

If you ever know an interesting wall or another blue wall ... let me know the location... I'd love to check it out ! ;)
(although... everything can be altered with PS of course, but i'd like to shoot actual places, I always get a buzz !

***NOTE:  I entered those 2 pics in a photo competition and i'm so excited because i've made it to the final 50 finalists with the 2nd pic ! yayyy !!***

Have a Great w-end !

Blue Mountains Portrait Photographer: 'DArk Daisy'

Hello there...
Oh my goshhh ... time just flies... We are already in September and officially in 'Spring' season around here !! ... Been busy catching-up with friends and doing  few things on personal level ect... and....  I couldn't think of a better photo session for this post than with my ... 'Dark daisy' !!

Isn't she gorgeous ? :)

Thank you for popping by  !

Have a fantastic week !