A touch of sun flare

I just loved this shoot, after a week of unseasonal rain, the sun shone through for an afternoon.  I found Lauren in another setting a few months back, and was mesmerised by her stunning eyes. This is a girl who has never modelled, so I was very impressed with the way she moved, natural and beautiful. To take these shots I set the shutter 1/125 or higher (as there was so much light coming in at times), and F of 4 or over, the ISO at 100.  The model was asked to hold her pose, whilst I moved the camera to frame the shot, and let just enough light into the camera to create the effect.  I was very excited to edit these, adding golden overlays and hazy tones.  So happy with this beautiful girl. 

A Tea Party to Remember

This is my first blog, so I thought I would chose a photo that essentially brought the dream of photography alive for me.  This photo was taken at a fundraiser "A Tea Party to Remember", which was inspired by an earlier photo I took, featuring the mother leaning down to her baby girl in this photo (Katie Lee and Violet).  This photo saddens me every time I look at it.  To look at it looks normal. But Katie has metastatic melanoma, which has been classed as terminal.  I hope this photo captures a brave mother, who despite her pain (physical and emotional), makes such an effort to be normal and there for her little Violet.

The experience of putting the tea party together was absolutely humbling.  With the set for the photoshoot being donated, people donated their time, money, hearts, to raise awareness for Melanoma and to help with Katie Lee's medical expenses.  I am so privileged to be a part of Katie's cancer journey.  We are all praying for a miracle.

Needless to say, it was an easy choice to have this photo feature on my business card collection.