Island Bay Beauties | Wellington Lifestyle Photographer

Bernard and Rebecca I am so sorry.  You are going to have one heck of a time picking out your favourite
from the ones I got of you guys.  You were so much fun to photograph and had such obvious love abounding that I had a fieldday!  So here are some teasers for you before the viewing.  Debs will call you soon to arrange a time.  Cheers,
Mandi

Textures Trainee at Weta Digital

The Universe is smiling down brightly on me this month.  After a shift into a lovely new home and great neighborhood for my boy, I was invited to work as a Textures Trainee at Weta Digital.  It is a dream I have had since I came to New Zealand, watched Lord of the Rings and learned about the work that Weta does. I still cannot get my head around the fact that they are actually paying me to learn from them.  I feel like I should be forking over money to them instead of the other way around. This just shows you that despite our best attempts to control life....sometimes it just has other even more amazing ideas for what you should be doing.   Who knew that by working in a hospital as a lactation consultant that I would get so frustrated with the illustrations available that I would  decide to be a photographer,  then photograph the family of the head of the Textures department at Weta, who would then offer me a trainee position?  Weird how life works.  Now the internship is only for one month and we will see how I go....exciting eh?  My favorite part though is the fact that it is a position that combines my painting and photography background and extends both of them.  Whoo Hoo!!!  But don't worry the photography will go on,  I am only a small part of our wonderful team here at "a la mode".  But oh the things I am learning.  I can't wait to apply them to my shoots, and paintings.  Yeah!!!!

Our new Brand!!!!

Brand Happy

For several years I have been planting the seeds of the brand I wanted for my photography business and finally I am happy.  So now we are officially launching "a la mode | Photographic Boutique".

  I struggled for so long to find a brand that would fit my vision, would be fresh and fun, and could equally represent commercial, weddings, lifestyle, fashion, and pin up.  I think we finally have it!  Yeah!  

Right what is with a la mode? The dictionary states that it refers to "of the fashion" or "with icecream on top".  As my photography business started out of the dreamings that came while running and managing the Blueberry farm dessert cafe I think this is quite fitting and we certainly have our own unique fashion of celebrating love.  Love....love....love the new brand!