I first met Melanie and Antony when they asked me to take photos for their businesses. They are a very funky couple and run businesses in graphic design and social media (among other things). We had a lot of fun doing a more relaxed style of commercial portraits and even snuck in some smoochy ones at the end of the session. When they came back from an incredible trip to India and Nepal they told me they were engaged.

Melanie runs the graphic design business Creative Tank and she has helped me with developing my new branding which will be launched at the end of June. She worked tirelessly to make sure I was happy with my logo. She has so many great ideas and links it with your vision for your business. I highly recommend her services. Message me if you want some more information.

Now to the ‘In-Love’ Session! Many laughs were had as Mel and Ant enjoyed champagne and cake at their gorgeous picnic spot under a big old tree in Centennial Park. Not sure how much champagne was actually drunk but Antony was very willing to frolic through the countryside without my prompting Please enjoy the gorgeousness that is Mel and Ant!

 

 

What a glorious afternoon with a magical sunset over Centennial Park. Shane and Fiona both work in creative industries and it really shows through their gorgeous vintage style from this session. I absolutely drooled when they pulled out a red velvet cake with raspberries and then the gorgeous rug and not to mention Shane’s bow tie It was great to have a part of Sydney’s busiest parklands to ourselves. Please enjoy the lovely vintage inspired E-Session of Fiona and Shane. Thank you for being so willing to ‘frolick’ through the long grass

Graham loves playing Poker and both Leza and Graham love the movie Casino so when I suggested they make the session more personal they suggested the Poker/Casino/Gangster theme. Leza asked for permission from Star City and to our surprise the Poker Room manager allowed us to take some shots on a table with a dealer as well! We were very grateful for her being so generous with her time to allow us to do this. And thank you to the dealer, Peter for being such a great sport!

2010 was a huge year for me as I solidly promoted my love of photographing weddings internationally. My goal is to shoot weddings in places around the world where I would like to visit and/or where I have friends. This makes it more affordable for my clients to hire me if they choose locations that are on my ‘To Go’ list. So if you have a wedding planned in Antarctica or Iceland then I definitely want to be there. There are many places I would like to see and experience in my lifetime and not just limited to the two I just mentioned. I love to feel a part of wedding day so I try to find accomodation with the family or friends of the bride or groom – this also helps me to get to know them better before the wedding and can therefore produce more meaningful photos.

I am very grateful to my fellow photographers, Anna Jarske and Derek Latham and Emilie Gerard of AmyPunky Photography who invited me to shoot alongside with them at weddings in France and Finland. And a big thanks to Charlie and Jenni for recommending me to their Finnish friends Nina and Timo for their gorgeous wedding in Hameenlinna. In total I photographed 6 brides (3 in Finland and 3 in France) and 3 portrait sessions. What I am most excited about is that my clients, Emilie and Ville have since gotten engaged and have asked me to come back in July 2011 to photograph their vintage carnival inspired wedding in countryside Finland.

I will also be photographing another wedding in Helsinki and a wedding, a bridal session and a few family portrait sessions in Northern Norway on the Lofoten Islands. Very exciting times!

Charlotte and Thomas’ Wedding in Normandy. See more images here.

I second-shot this wedding with Emilie Gerard. We asked the groom to take the shot on the right – not bad!

My friends, Emilie and Ville in Helsinki – Pasila Train Yard – Vintage theme – see more of their photos here.

I photographed this gorgeous wedding with Emilie Gerard near Angers, France. One of my absolute favourite weddings of the year for the attention to detail. You can see more images here and here.

Laetitia and Cedric couldn’t book Emilie for their wedding day as she was already booked but they decided to get dressed up again a few days later and I was lucky enough to be here with Emilie to take some shots. This was taken just outside of Paris at a gorgeous chalet! You can see more images here.

After a portrait session on a Finnish Island I noticed this gorgeous couple on the boat back and they were being so smoochy. Deniz was visiting from Turkey and Maiju lives in Helsinki. We have stayed in contact after I snapped a few sneaky shots and hope to catch up again in Helsinki next year.

We were lucky to get these family photos as there were lots and lots of big mosquitoes around as it had rained overnight.The family is related to my very good friend Anna and I spent 5 days with them all and enjoyed fishing, picking strawberries, shopping for Marimekko bags and also at the thrift shops!

Charlie and Jenni recommended me to their friends in Tampere Finland after they visited Australia for a wedding I photographed in November 2009. As a thank you I suggested to take pics of their new addition to their family, Eliel. You can see more pics here.

I love getting a photo with the bride and groom and this was a surprise shot when I heard something whispered behind my back in Finnish and suddenly Nina and Timo gave me a smooch! Loved it And thanks to John Shiels of Ireland who captured this moment! Please enjoy more of the pics from the wedding here.

Päivi and Jukka’s Portrait Session was on the island of Pihlajasaari Island just a short boat ride from Helsinki. More shots here.

A spectacular wedding at the Lutheran Cathedral in Helsinki. Päivi and Jukka are truly one of the most romantic couples I have ever photographed. Totally fell in love with them myself More of their gorgeousness here.

Satu and Tero were married near Kouvola in south east Finland where there are many yellow fields. It was so beautiful seeing the colours. Satu ‘carried’ her dad down in the aisle with her bouquet. You can see more pictures from their wedding here.