Little Lucy | Wellington Children's Photographer

Lucy is a cut up that is for sure.  This little woman knew her mind and was not afraid to tell you.  And what a sense of humour.  I really enjoyed hanging out with Miss Lucy and he folks, good people, and good fun!

The Best Family | Wellington Birth Photographer

Sarah and I met over a year ago on a photo shoot where she brought along her very pregnant belly and her gorgeous girls Lucy and Sophie and handsome Rich.  I fell in love with the girls and was very blessed to be invited to the birth of the baby Kendra.  This was my first experience doing birth photography professionally, and I absolutely loved it.  I worked for years as an obstetrical nurse delivering babies around the world but this was the first time I didn't have to even think about anything but the beauty and the art of what I was seeing.  I was completely hooked so if you are at all considering having your birth photographed please do not hesitate to contact me as I would love to be involved.  Anyway, here are some of my favourite images of Sarah and her wonderful family, and if you look closely you will find a few at the birth as well.

Cooper Gorgeous Cooper | Wellington Newborn Photographer

There is cute and there is cute.  Mr. Cooper is just darn cute.  He is my little woodland fairy.

Mandi Lynn's Fashion Work featured in this months Simply You Magazine

How Exciting.  This month some of my work featured in My Wedding (back cover) and Simply You.  I am rapt and over the moon.  The content was fashion work I had done for Basquesse fashion house in Wellington.   Thank you so much Vivianna for your belief in my work.

In Honour of my Student and Good Friend Tanja Tress

The picture to the left is my favourite picture I have taken of my dear student Tanja.  Tanja came to my studio in January of this year to study photography with me.  What I didn't expect was that we would become such amazing friends.  Tanja and I sometimes are like an old married couple that can finish each others sentences, and are very comfortable and happy chatting or just sharing each others company in silence.  The funniest thing about Tanja and I are that we both are incredibly reverent of humanity and think people are absolutely amazing but our visions are completely and totally at polar opposites.  This is what keeps things interesting in our teacher student relationship.  I have taught Tanja the mechanics of photography but I have left it wide open for her to develop and explore her own unique style.  I have pushed her boundaries and encouraged her to trust herself, laugh at herself, and be courageous for her vision.  But she has motivated herself, dug deep and found her true passion in photography.  I just pushed her.....but she had the courage to fly.  Her style is beautiful and edgy, a bit dark but in a way that leaves you thinking.  She has made me look again at the ugly that I would have not considered in the past, to see through it into its own unique beauty.  Sometimes the student can become the teacher as well.  I would like to share with you her blog and website.  She will leave me soon for new adventures and a very promising career in photography.

Mask of the Moon

This little darling knew exactly what she liked and how to carry and present herself.  I felt like I was in the well rehearsed production of a play that had been scripted by her for years.  There were so many images from the shoot that I loved but there was something about this one that required me to push it that much further. 

New Zealand Breastfeeding Campaign

I was given the coolest commercial job I could hope for, which was working for the Ministry of Health on their Breastfeeding Campaign.  I got to fly up to Auckland and meet with the women who were featured in the video and get some lovely portraits of them.  Here is one that is being used in a Breastfeeding Promotion booth that travels around the islands.

Beautiful Zuzana | Wellington Fashion Photographer

My favourite shop in Wellington is Basquesse.  I absolutely adore it.  The clothes are sumptuous and beautiful and designed and handmade here.  When I imagine what I want to be dressed like in my dreams it is Basquesse style.   Vivianna the designer has had me do the photographs for her last range the Mara range.  But this weekend I raided her shop and dressed up beautiful Zuzana to do a shoot I had had in my mind for a while.   Here are my favourites from the shoot.

Blueberry Farm Kids Book Angel | Wellington Children's Photographer

Isn't She Gorgeous! There are still spaces available in the Blueberry Farm Kids book.  We will continue to take images until October when we will stop and then produce the book in time for Christmas.  The farm is rich with colour at the moment and in the Wintertime there are wonderful opportunities for images with fun coats and gumboots.  There is also a lovely warm studio for indoor portraits as well, completely kitted out with heaps of dress ups.