Glam Grans | Wellington Portrait Photographer

We have noticed a wonderful trend lately of women who have passed into the Nana sisterhood coming in to have their portraits done.  I am loving it.  There is a different sort of body confidence and just flat out comfort in their own skin that I see in these ladies and am seriously enjoying the shoots!

Holy Harper | One minute with my niece

I am up in Rotorua visiting my beautiful wee niece Harper Buchannan.  Now I know I am ridiculously biased but isn't this just the cutest little moppet!!!  Loving her so much.  This photo shoot took place at about 7 in the morning she was sitting on her dads lap and I was carrying on a conversation with her....Oh my goodness there are so many levels of cute here I just want to squeeze her!  Why do we always want to squeeze cute things?  This series took aproximately 1 minute to shoot....ahhh if they could all be this easy :).  Helps I suppost that she spent the first two months of her life alternately waking up in mine or her parents bed.  I miss her so much!!!!!

Oh Baby Magazine | Wellington Editorial Photography

Look out for this months OH Baby Magazine and check out "A Very Important Date" our latest editorial spread featuring the beautiful dresses of Return to Eden.

This is the section....Pretty eh?

Thread Homepage | Frock stars

Our reVamp Party made the front page of Thread.  Very exciting check our the whole story here

Model For a Day | The Gorgeous Kelley

Just a little teaser from today's shoot.  Kelley works for Kiwi bank and decided she wanted to get some beautiful portraits of herself just for herself.  She was so much fun.  We even got some beach time in between the rain clouds.  Lovely day with such a bubbly gorgeous lady.

Lucy Lou Leg wear | Wellington Commercial Photographer

Lucy Lou was created by Nicky.....both the daughter and the tights brand.  She is a ball of fire and full of heaps of amazing ideas.  Emma the ballerina is my partners beautiful daughter who simply came along for a preliminary shoot...she wanted to see what it was about and got recruited for her beautiful legs...for the tights  oh my goodness the tights....and the coolest part is what Nicky has planned....I can't tell you yet but soon I will be able to.   Anyway here is a sneak peak at some of their beautiful range....Oh my goodness are we planning the coolest photoshoot soon!  I just can't wait!!!!

Wellington Beginners Photography Course

Have just put up a new date for a November morning class, for those that would like to get their heads around their cameras before the holidays begin. Cheers, Mandi

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500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art and Women in Film

Thank you to the gorgeous Sue Bryce for pointing out these two amazing videos by Philip Scott Johnson 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art & Women in Film.

Zuzu | Wellington Portrait Photographer

Meet Zuzana.  I met Zuzana about 2 years ago on my very first fashion shoot with Cathy Davy's.  Zuzu was working as a masseus in Cathy's Salon and was drafted into being a hair model for Cathy's portfolio that year.  I loved her eyes and her gentle way of being so after that shoot I asked if I could borrow her for another one.  A couple of years passed and recently I got a call from her asking her to help her celebrate a landmark birthday for her by capturing her at this stage in her life.  Together we planned the perfect photoshoot for Zuzu and then threw in a bit of randomness just for fun.  Zuzu wanted Bridget Bordeau meets  Kate Moss, meets a french cafe and a preRaphelite painting.   Here is a wee taste of what we came up with. 

Beautiful Bridget | Wellington Pin Up Photography

Bridget came to visit after hearing about our studio during the Monster Burlesque show.  She has always been a fan of Burlesque although she is a mild mannered student of stage management at Toi Whakaari during the day she loves to attend all things Burlesque at night.  This interest obviously needed to be reflected in her photoshoot. and she chose a circus like theme with a bit of pin up thrown in for good measure.  Miss La Belle was helping me in the studio at the time and did the styling for this shoot with help from Bridget's stage manager friend Todd who secured the Garden Club for her for the ring portion of the shoot.  Such fun!  I absolutely loved this one.  What do you think?  Where would you go with your shoot if you were designing the perfect shoot for yourself?  What would you wear?  Where would you go?