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shoot the photographer (no pressure!)… 10 may ’11

Friday, August 19th, 2011

making some headway into catching up on blogging my recent work! this shoot was a lot of fun – once i got over the stress of shooting the talent behind Mistral Photography! here’s the sneak peek where i shared a little of how it went, and one photo to warm you all up.

nykie wanted fun, relaxed pictures to convey some of her bubbly personal style to her prospective clients, so we headed down to the beach and just had a laugh. here’s the rest of my faves from nykie’s shoot…

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a few silly ones crept in among the serious ones!
auckland lifestyle photographer

auckland lifestyle photographer

thanks nyk for trusting me with your session and making it so fun :)

sneak peek: shoot the photographer (no pressure!)… 10 may ’11

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

i was more nervous about today’s session than i have been for a while (tho i still get nervous before any shoot) …because today, i would be looking down my lens at the fab Nykie from Mistral Photography -eeek! Nykie is a formidable portrait photographer, with an NZIPP qualification under her belt to boot – and i was apprehensive that my photos might disappoint. but right before the session she shared with me that she had been reading earlier today a blog posted by a woman who survived 80% burns to her body, and who was celebrating being alive by having her photos taken. as Nykie puts it “…i got over myself real darn fast!” and then i knew it was going to be ok :)

here’s a sample from the session… i chose it because in one picture it totally sums up what her clients see while she is working with them – a sunny, happy, joyful smile and fun-loving personality! thanks Nyk, you are a star, i hope you love your shots! :D

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since writing this post nykie has put up her faves on her blog – go check it out!

and friends are friends forever… 7 apr ’10

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

the other day two old friends from out of town came to stay with us… you know how sometimes, when you’ve known someone a long time, you can just pick up where you left off? well that’s what mike and denise are like. since our two families met at church over 15 years ago, we’ve been through a lot (together and separately); life has tossed us our fair shares of trials and triumphs – but that’s the thing about real friendship: it just doesn’t matter. even though we have lived in different cities now for far longer than we lived nearby, it’s just like it was yesterday each time we get together.

“what you see is what you get”; one of denise’s favourite sayings about herself – and that’s a philosophy i have a lot of time for. there’s something so refreshing about spending time with them – not only their straightforwardness, but their cheeky sense of fun and appreciation for simple things. i am thankful to count them among my truest friends. we miss you guys… come back again soon!

while they were visiting i grabbed these headshots to update their photos on their driving school website:

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ps… the lyrics reference in the title of this post was intended! :)


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