Today, I picked up my first ever film from the lab and yay, I got some photos back. LOL! It’s funny how that was a relief!

So here are some photos from my first random film shoot! First one is from my first ever slide. The first photo I’ve taken in East Perth.

Here are my beloved models from last year in Perth.

This one is from our last trip to the Pinnacles with some friends.

This one is at the Australia Zoo last January. A quick snap of the snake in the water.

And my favourite is my last slide. At the Midland Atelier last weekend!

Love the soft feel to the photos!

NOTE: None of these are edited in Photoshop except resize for web and added the white frame.

From the mysteries of Nancy Drew to the young love of Sweet Dreams, then to more intense literature from all over the world as I finish my English degree to now very different genre of topics, my taste in literature has been immensely limited due to time and current life.

Just as eclectic as I am, I read books from photography, parenting, psychology all the way to life and spirituality. Here are a few that tickle my fancy.

And I had the pleasure of spending the morning with little Issy and her gorgeous little sister, Emily. It is always a fun day  playing and getting to know little kids especially little girls. Here is a sneak peek of our session this morning.

Thank you for the fun morning.

Head over to Beyond Snapshots and have a look at their equally gorgeous blog and the many tips on taking photos that are beyond just snapshots. And they have a contest that can have you be an owner or a red epiphanie bag, oh I want it, so here is my photo that has red. I call it “the look”, hmmm, that’s my boy with his favourite red cap and that look that I haven’t seen in any of my photos of him.

Happy Friday and Have a great weekend ahead!

I don’t get many chances on letting my hair down and enjoying a night with friends so it was a real treat to enjoy the night with friends, fashion, jewellery and food. What more can a girl ask for? Oh of course, I got some photos as well. I took the photos without any flash and just used the spotlight as well as making use of the beautiful and colourful lights around the stage.

Here are some photos from the night. You can see more at my Facebook Fan Page.

Oh, Oh, the highlight of the night is of course when I got the Oscar for Supporting Business Award. And because I hardly ever go in front of the camera once I start shooting, here’s a photo of me with ‘Mr Oscar’, thanks to Lyn for the photo.

Purchase your tickets before the 1^st March for your chance to win limousine transfers to and from the event with up to twelve ticketed guests in a Hollywood Stretch Limousine where you will be greeted by Red Carpet and a swarm of paparazzi and be our VIP Guests for the evening and have front row centre seating!

Join us for a night of Fashion and Fun at our Hollywood Fashion Gala Event where Artisan Jewellers and Port Boutique have joined together the Women in Business network, the Small Business Centre and local small businesses from our community to bring you a night of Hollywood with free flowing Champagne, Canape’s, Cocktails, Beer and Wine, and a Fashion Parade with a touch of Hollywood!

Major Door Prize includes:  A wardrobe makeover, color consultation and a $1000 shopping spree with Deb at Port Boutique, plus stunning designer Jewellery from the Missy Von`Lube range thanks to Phil from Artisan Jewellery, Hair and Makeup with Clare from Hair Works, plus lots more…  This is the ultimate prize!  Will it be you?

The following businesses have joined together to present a night of Hollywood Fashion and Fun for our community and to help promote our local supporting businesses and what we all do at the same time!
Now that’s what I call a Win Win for all!

Hollywood Fashion Gala Event Proudly bought to you by your Local Small Business Community:

Tickets are just $55 all inclusive and are available from Artisan Jewellery, Port Boutique and the Small Business Centre.
We can even arrange tickets to be delivered to your door.  How’s that for true Hollywood service!

For further enquiries please phone Denise or Chris at the Small Business Centre 9173 2335.

The Pilbara Project from Christian Fletcher on Vimeo.

Also, a teaser of what the Pilbara Project is all about done by Michael Fletcher, the videographer (he’s Christian’s twin brother, if you can’t tell the difference, I couldn’t at first).

The Pilbara Project from Michael Fletcher on Vimeo.

When invited to be part of the Pilbara Project late last year, I was ecstatic to even be selected amidst lots of enthusiastic photographers and I am so honoured to be chosen. Like any other person who first arrived in this town, the thought of spending days in the heat and dust wasn’t very appealing, I soon got distracted after buying my first SLR camera months after we arrived. The view through my lens was much more intriguing and exciting than the heat and red dust. And that was nearly 7 years ago.

Last week was a blast, as the photographers arrived to start The Pilbara Project. It was exciting seeing the town again from fresh new eyes; Eyes that have been honed for decades to see beauty, colour and light. We started with a tour of the town and just minutes after we took off driving around town, I could already sense the excitement the town is bringing to the group. A drive to a very familiar street took new meaning as I study the light that is hitting the buildings and structures. The camera started clicking non-stop until the harbour cruise at sunset.

An early morning shoot kicks off on Monday and a drive to Roebourne took on a new twist as we stop to every photographic location possible, thanks to the pros. Tuesday seen us taking the BHP tour, who is a major sponsor of this project, thanks to their generosity, this project is possible. The next two days were spent driving to and from Marble Bar and experiencing the coming of the thunderstorm first hand (well, more like right there happening in front of me). Thursday also was the opening night of the “I took the time to look” exhibiting photos from last year P.H.otography workshop as well as “From Somewhere Else” painting exhibition from local artists. It was a great night showing all the very talented people in Hedland. We finished off on Friday with a tour of the Port Authority and Dampier Salt as well as a night with the photographers.

It was a week that is truly an experience to be treasured. You remember the time when something happens to you and you know that it will forever stay and be a part of you. I felt that way, I knew my experience last week will shape the kind of photographer I will become in the future. I have learned heaps from each of the photographers and I will always be indebted to them for freely sharing their knowledge to me.

So what is your story? Visit The Pilbara Project blog and read all the stories we have about the Pilbara, remember, this is not only for photographers, but also for anyone who lives here, have come and visited the Pilbara and those who are just passing by. Tell us your story!

Anyways, the reason for this post is more on customer service rather than the lack of work that I am doing. It is one of these ‘bad days’ that customer service really counts. I have been ringing and communicating between my website server (ausweb) back and forth for the last three days and I must say that they have been really patient and helpful with me as we try and figure out what is wrong. I’m like e-mailing them every five minutes and the replies comes just after I send them. It is really fantastic. The good thing on these ‘bad days’ I’m having.

Another company that I would like to mention that rocks customer service is the Apple Customer Support. I tried to ring them to see if they can do anything with my problem even if it would be to get to know my Macbook Pro, but what I got was more than customer service, it was like personal training. All the questions were asked to understand my situation but because of them, I understood what really the problem was and wow, though we haven’t really found the solution yet, still it put my mind at ease and not to worry too much. So now, I am not stressing at all. That is what I call customer service.

Ok, this week coming is a big week for me  because I get to rub shoulders with the pros. Christian Fletcher, Les Walkling, Peter Eastway and Tony Hewitt. Wow, talk about the superstars of photography. I’m hoping at the end of the week, I get a bit of their knowledge transferred onto me just by being in the same room as them (alright, maybe I will have to ask questions too). I will try and update the blog with all the details when I get some time.

Till then. Have a great weekend.

First, the net is a plethora of knowledge that can help you in almost anything you need, for some, that is a good thing whilst others may object but anyway, this one is definitely a good thing. A site that will help all beginner photographers and experts alike to get a lot of tips and tricks. It is Beyond Snapshots so, like me, go on over there, and say hello to rachel and peta.

And look at their new blog, isn’t that just so awesome. I love the simplicity of the blog style.

Second, I also found out about 101 in 1001 list. This is such a great idea that I decided to incorporate it to my goals list since I am always listing down my goals and the idea is to write 101 goals to accomplish in 1001 days. I am going to work on my list in the next few days and will share with you.