A Little Bit Of Silliness

I was cleaning up my muck about CF card, which is a separate card I have that I take silly photos or personal projects on, and I only clean that one out every once in a while.

Today I came across these photos of Natalie Biller & I. We were having a meeting about our beauty shoot with Tereza Kysilkova some time in October (yes, it has actually been that long since I looked at this card), and I had my beauty dish set up from taking my self-portrait series for the ILW website.

Well, you can see for yourself what we got up to. These are my favourites and also rather silly.

Shooting Products

I did a shoot quite some time ago for the lovely Giselle from My Chameleon. It's an online clothing store that just launched! I was really excited to see it all up and running and very glad that I could finally share some of the images.

The clothing is all impeccable. Giselle really has a flair for picking great pieces that are going to be big brands. When we shot, in September, she introduced me to a new range of t-shirts by the brand Kain. I hadn't really heard of them, but sure enough about two weeks later I saw some photos from the set of Sex & The City and Sarah Jessica Parker is wearing a Kain t-shirt.

The shoot was a tough slog and my back was none too pleased about holding a big camera at off angles for two days straight, but I think it was well worth it. The online store looks amazing, and with her knack for finding amazing brands, I'm sure both Giselle & My Chameleon will be a fashion force in the future. Looking back on that shoot though, tough slog still somehow managed to include Ice Cream sandwiches. They seem to be a theme with my studio shoots, I really hope it continues that way...I might write that into my contracts or something...

Check out the My Chameleon store, I'm sure you'll find lots of things to tickle your fancy.

I Love Wednesdays' Thursday Music Mix

This post was supposed to be done yesterday and made into a Wednesday Music Mix to celebrate the awesomeness that is Wednesday, but alas work needed to be done and sent to all my lovely clients. So, we have the confusing title of the I Love Wednesdays' Thursday Music Mix.

For those of you that don't know me very well, I LOVE music and I mean LUUUUUURVE. If I had it my way, I'd have music playing pretty much 24/7. I've played the piano ever since I was 9, having just seen Amadeus and declaring that I wanted to be "like that kid."

Lofty ambitions aside, I loved to play, I love being part of the music, creating something beautiful that can be so incredibly moving. However, saying that, the whole practicing scales for hours thing was never really my thing. I wanted to experience the joy of music, not sit playing scales all day. But, one is part of the other, so I endured the scales to enjoy the music. I still play now, though not as much as I used to, and that's something that I do definitely regret.

Nick & I didn't have the space (or money to move/tune) for my piano when we moved into our apartment a couple of years ago and I can tell you that the pain of living without Alfred (my piano's name, because he looks like an Alfred, he just needs a bow-tie) was quite frankly, well I don't think I have the words to describe it, It's almost like you're missing a part of yourself. We finally moved Alfred around June and I'm very glad that he's with me. Even if I don't get time to play as much as I'd like, it's still nice to have him there.

This Thursday Music Mix is a compilation of songs that are leaning more towards the "alternative" music genre. Though anything gets thrown in there. They all remind me of specific events, moments or things that I have been a part of over the last 4 or 5 years.

I've made them into playlists on iTunes so you can check them out. I'd love to know what you all have been listening to lately.

An E-Session with James & Christine

James & Christine both worked for Oz-Email back in the day (and by back in the day, I mean a few years ago, which in the world of technology really is back in the day). James had a thing for Christine, but she insisted that she didn't want to be involved in a relationship. He knew better, refused to take no for an answer and very slyly convinced Christine to go get drinks after work without her really realising that she'd just agreed to it. A few drinks and a work harbour cruise later and they were official dating.

It's now 5 years later and next November James & Christine will be tying the knot and I'll be there to capture all those moments. I really can't wait!

Love you both!

Attack of the Doppelganger....Or Attack on the Doppelganger...

Have you ever thought that a stranger was in fact a person that you knew?

I don't know whether I'm phrasing that correctly or not, but yesterday I walked (read ran) up to a lady I thought was my friend Jo...now I should also say that I approached/ran at her from behind and rather excitedly uttered/yelled "Jo...Oh my god, what are you doing here? It's been forever, how was your trip? Did you have an awesome time? I want pictures, lots of pictures...though not all 13,000 you said you...."

It was at this point that she turned around to face me completely and stared with a look that can only be described as an intriguing mix of horror and pity at the crazy lady yelling at her and going in for a hug.

Now, there's nothing much I could do at this point than to try and stop my hug motion, which only went so far as becoming a very awkward half hug as I had really gone too far into my hugging motion to stop.

I looked at her, she realising my "situation" looked at me, I mouthed the words "I'm really sorry, I thought you were someone else," and scurried on to do my banking.

Oh, if only this were the first time that had happened...maybe I'll learn one day...I wonder if this happens to other people...

Sunday Night, A Great Drink and a Cool Breeze

It's Sunday Night and I'm sitting on my balcony drinking an awesome concoction of Paraiso (a lychee liqueur), lemonade with lemon and lime juice. It is so incredibly tasty. I'm also wondering what happened to the week that was. It's been a very strange one. I've been designing a few wedding albums, retouching photos for the upcoming few issues of Freestyle Magazine and just trying to organise myself before the end of the year. I'm going to be upgrading my studio and equipment in the next few months and absolutely can't wait to have new toys to play with!

Though, I have to admit that I was looking forward to the weekend and getting some rest. Nick and I have been looking for a house to move to and it's a really tricky finding a place to suit you, in the area that you want to live and within your budget. I'm starting to think that it's almost impossible and I have to admit that both of us were feeling rather down after viewing the houses in the wee hours of the mid-morning, so we took ourselves out for breakfast to our favourite cafe, Urban Bites in Newtown for some absolutely scrumptious bacon and eggs and then over to the Rocks Markets to check out the stall of the lovely Miss PenelopeRED. I had to photograph Penny's stall and I decided to buy myself that very cute stripey top with the red bow. So incredibly cute! I suggest you go check out the lovel Penny's stand at next week's Rocks Market. She has some absolutely beautiful things and they're all hand-made.