Posts Tagged ‘engagement photography’

Engagement portraits~ Edinburgh gardens

Monday, February 8th, 2010

I am a big fan of Melbourne. I grew up here, but I don’t think I really appreciated Melbourne until I went away for a while. Five years away can make you realise what you had and didn’t fully appreciate. It’s the small things. My friends in Queensland think that Melbourne weather is madness: Why would you live somewhere that gets so cold? Well, for starters, since we get so much dreary weather, we really go out and celebrate the warmth!

I noticed this on Sunday; the weather was balmy and it felt like everyone was out and about. Cafe tables on the sidewalk were buzzing and Edinburgh Gardens, where I did the photos for this shoot, was brimming with people playing cricket, walking dogs, having picnics and riding bikes. It was so nice to be out and about enjoying it with everyone.

Sarah-Jane and Adrian also have a fond affiliation with Melbourne and wanted it to play an important feature role in their wedding and engagement session photographs. Their first date was actually at Eureka Tower and Adrian proposed to Sarah- Jane in Edinburgh Gardens overlooking the city. Hence, it seemed fitting to do their engagement session at the Edinburgh Gardens!

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Exhibition Gardens e-session | Melbourne Wedding Photographer

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

I think the best thing about summer, are the long days and the beautiful afternoon light.

Recently, we took advantage of a long summer evening and photographed Ian and Victoria’s e-session in the fading light of the afternoon at the exhibition gardens.  I really like the exhibition gardens, so much that we took some of my own wedding photographs there and I did a fashion shoot there about this time last year.  It might seem a bit cliche but there is a great variety of things to photograph.  I always completely avoid the stock wedding photographs such as the runway of trees leading up to the  exhibition building and go for abstract museum architecture, the charming and established trees or the beautiful grand doorways- as you who have worked with me, know how I love a doorway.

Ian and Victoria are lovely, and will be getting married at Ripponlea Estate next month. They refer to Ripponlea as part of their backyard as they live so close to it.  I think it will be great to take their wedding photos in a place they have such a fond connection too. They have also thought out carefully how to make sure their wedding guests are really catered for on their wedding day.  They even picked their wedding date so as it most considerate for people who need to travel to their wedding.

I am really looking forward to photographing their wedding next month!

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Engagment session at Fairfield boathouse | Melbourne Wedding Photographer

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Over the weekend I met with Irene and Bill to discuss their wedding and take their engagement session photographs.  We met at the Fairfield Boathouse and discussed their wedding plans, our favourite breakfast jaunts and lots of other random thoughts over coffee.  It was raining but it didn’t seem to put anyone off as the boathouse was bustling with people and the atmosphere was cozy and happening. Despite the intermittent rain, it seemed to clear just as we were ready to head out and the sun actually peeked through for a few of our shots and we had a great session.  Irene and Bill are a real hoot, they weren’t phased at all by suggestions “cheekily of course” to sit on the wet ground or in puddles!… I can’t wait to photograph their Great Greek Wedding Extravaganza in September!

Bill and Irene actually chose the Fairfield Boathouse for their session because they actually went there on their first date! They spent much time chatting on the park bench in the first photograph.

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J & B’s urban e-session

Monday, March 9th, 2009

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! signature 300x152 J & Bs urban e session

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