a spring surprise {wedding}

Thank you to Siabh and Rocky for inviting me to photograph their surprise wedding!  I LOVE surprises.  Plus, not only do they have the coolest names but they also have gorgeous children, and awesome friends and family.  It was such a fun, relaxed, joyous, sunny way to start the first day of spring.  Congratulations S + R x

The White Cube Workshop

I'm beyond excited to announce the first The White Cube Workshop: a how-to guide for hosting a successful art exhibition and I cannot wait to tell you everything I wish I'd known when I first started exhibiting 15 years ago!!

I'll tell you all the handy stuff about;
- finding an exhibition space
- preparing exhibition proposals
- writing grant applications
- marketing your exhibition
- how to create opportunities
- where to find great resources

You'll also have;
- a portfolio review
- Q & A session
- access to Ilona's mentoring group for continued support after the workshop

The details;
Date: Saturday, 1st December 2012
Time: 10am - 5pm
Location: The Art Room, 56/91 Whitehall Street, Footscray VIC
Cost: $290 (inc GST)
Lunch: provided
Peoples: a maximum of 10

BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY!!

water, oil and incense (a christening)

I love greek orthodox churches.  The white exterior doesn't give away a hint of the beautiful interior.

surrender.

I'm having lots of fun and adventures shooting some self portraits just for me, this was one of the more adventurous though..

I've wanted to take photos at this shell of a house for years and I recently plucked the courage to go do it (the sunshine had made me giddy)!  I loaded the pram with my cameras, tripod, wattle wreath and my almosttwoyearold, off we trudged but when I got there I almost chickened out as it's on a main road, it was broad daylight so everyone could see me and trespassing made me feel a bit naughty.  I recently read a quote which is something along the lines of - if you makes you feel like throwing up, do it.  So with that quote in mind I psyched myself up and got out the tripod then a family (yes, a family of 4 or 5) came to ask me what I was doing!  Turns out they own the property, I asked if it was okay to use the walls as a backdrop, which it was, phew! I was relieved to have their permission.  I would love to shoot some more work there so hopefully that doesn't push the friendship too much.....

I love the final image (above), it is what I envisioned plus it's exactly what I wanted to express.

Geeky stuff: photos were shot on Canon 7d and Diana cameras

can't sleep. dreaming big.

I regularly have nights like this...

a surprise & a sneak {wedding photography melbourne}

I can't wait to share some photographs from the surprise wedding I photographed on the weekend!  Here's a couple to keep us going in the meantime...