I am a self-confessed stationery addict. I’m not sure what it is about stationery, but I am sure it’s something you either love or don’t particularly care about. I definitely love it. I love to pick it up; I love using big loopy handwriting to write a letter, jot down thoughts or ideas or doodle kid-like illustrations. When you meet people who’ve made stationary their business, I naturally think it’s a sign of good character. Matt and Scott of Telegram are just that. Genuinely lovely, they seem to always have me in fits and giggles, possibly not because they are particularly “funny” but they make you feel so relaxed and are so welcoming you can’t help but laugh and have a good time!
Telegram are importers/distributors of paper goods which they carefully hand pick from local and international designers (and even have a hand in designing some themselves). When I photographed them recently, they were really excited about a beautiful world map they’d commissioned – project they were clearly passionate about. It is so inspiring to meet people who are passionate about what they do.
Most often in Japan cities are filled with national chains. The same coffee shops, restaurants, isakayas (Japanese pub for eating and drinking), department stores and the like can be found in every city. When I lived in Japan I used to go to one Isakaya which I thought was so individual and cute. I discovered on this trip, when in Hiroshima 700km away that my quaint isakaya was also part of a national chain. So that is why it is really cool, when you come across cafes, restaurants and bars which are owner operated and have their own unique individuality. Quite often you are serviced by the owner who is quite open to a chat over the counter. I think these guys are always pretty cool, becasue they have steped outside the square and chosen to do something quite different in a place where you are often expected to follow the crowd.
These are some photographs I took of a cafe in Kyoto, Japan of the owner Takaaki Matsumoto and his cafe Ichigo Ichie. It is tucked away in the inner suburban sprawl of Kyoto and is a welcoming front of colour in a sprawling mass of 3 storey apartment buildings.
Recently I photographed Kate James from Total Balance. Total Balance is a boutique coaching and training organisation, who offer face to face coaching in Melbourne and Sydney. Total balance works with a range of clients but Kate works predominately with creatives and people in the well being sector. I can highly recommend her as I am one of her clients! She is awesome, becasue she gets how creative people work and works with you towards making sucessful business decisions while keeping to your values and style. I like that she gets that I am about scribbling on paper and not using excel spreadsheets!
Kate was looking for some new portrait photographs for her website and profile photographs for around the web. She is often quoted in the media as an expert in her field so she needed images she could supply to publications etc. as well. She is quite creative herself, which meant she had some great ideas. It was great to collaborate and work with her to produce images which illustrated her style and personality.
Last week I photographed Anne from Total Balance, a boutique training and coaching organisation with coaches in Melbourne and Sydney.
It was an absolute pleasure to work with Anne who is extremely friendly and open. She wanted new photographs for her website and for these images to especially illustrate her capable, relaxed, warm, accepting and experienced personality.
What do your website photographs say about your business? Contact me if they aren’t saying what you want them to say!
Also, thank you to my reliable and awesome team on this one, Sally for assisting me and Amy for make-up.
I caught this moment while photographing business profile photos for Sam Bell, while she was waiting for me to set up. I liked it, so I thought I’d post it.
So as I mentioned in my previous post, the amazingly talented husband and wife team, Peter and Emily from Living Lens came along on an engagement session that I photographed recently.
The video attached illustrates a session with Lizzy C Photography and showcases Emily and Peter’s stunning work. See the photos from this session here.
I’ve been a bit behind with this blog, I’ve been very busy working on jobs for my commercial clients of late. However, I thought this engagement session with Liz and Nathan could rejuvenate the blog! Liz and Nathan got all rugged up and braved the Melbourne cold for this photo session with me! They were real troopers and didn’t mind snuggling up close for the photos, or maybe it was for warmth?!
Liz and Nathan, I can’t wait to photograph your wedding next month and your fleet of vintage cars. Will you be wearing your driving hats?!
Emily and Peter from Living lens also came along. Check out their beautiful videography on their website. I am looking forward to seeing the footage from the session!
Jessamy and Ben’s e-session took place the other evening around St Kilda. They both have fond connections with the area and wanted the urban landscape to be a part of their photographs. I love the Urban landscape that makes Melbourne “Melbourne”, so naturally I was thrilled with the idea! To make the whole experience perfect, Jessamy let it slip that they were inner (perhaps outer nerds) and well anyone who knows me, knows how I believe we all have at least a bit of nerd inside! To me these guys meant nerd in the best possible way; quirky, fun and willing to try anything!
I often get asked if people can include their pet in their photo session. And I always answer: Of course, why not?! So when Sandy & Oliver mentioned that their dog snowy was like their baby, it seemed not fair to include him in their photo session!
Sandy and Oliver run a web development company called webfolio. This includes working with small businesses to develop awesome websites.
They were great fun to photograph and real naturals in front of the camera!
The following photos are a small preview from their session.
PS I’m trialing a new feature where you can vote for your favourite image posted from a session, so try it out!
