New Blog

I have a new blog. See my new space here at
http://djbphotography.wordpress.com/

At the moment, it just has the same entries as in this one. But will be updated regularly.

I have my first client booked for Thursday .. (first client that I have not begged to let me take photos for them anyway! the first "real" client) YAY! And to top it off, it's a tiny precious newborn princess!! So check out my new blog for a sneak peek at those sometime over the weekend coming! ;O)

My First Maternity!

When I decided I wanted to start my own photography business, I rounded up my pregnant cousin, Kellie, and asked her if I could practise on her. She willingly obliged and we had a lot of fun. She was very relaxed and co-operative and even made some suggestions of her own!
Here are some of my favourite shots from the day ...

And the best part of all, in about 4 weeks time ... I'll be having a newborn session!!

The Piano Man

I decided to have a little practise photo shoot with Ryan.

Which started off well ...

And quickly ended ...

So I just let him go his merry way,

And he found the piano!

A Day on The Beach

Remind me that while shooting in the sun and then in the shade to adjust my settings! D'oh!

I met up with a friend last week so we could take photos of each others kids and well ... I learned a lot about lighting and exposure, so it was a great experience and practise!

I think I still did get some good shots though. Here are some faves:

It's all a big learning curve and I am very excited to find out things I'm doing wrong and then KNOWING how to make them right!

Harrison and Olivia re-shoot!

So I went back for a reshoot with Harrison and Olivia - this time keeping his clothes on!! He was much more relaxed and rested and I had some more confidence to move him into positions. I'm happy with the results!

Accidently made them to the left ...

Olivia & Harrison

I had my very first portfolio building photo session two days ago. I had high hopes for myself! It didn't really go as I had hoped. The poor little thing HATED being naked and was restless from the get go. After he was asleep I managed a few sneaky shots. But am going to try and re-shoot again in the next couple of days.

Big sister Olivia sat on the pillow I set up for Harrison. I took the opportunity to snap! Then she laid down on it! Too cute! Snap snap!

All decorated like a present. Although notice I didn't position his arms well enough. They look like chicken wings instead of resting sweetly under his chin!

Precious yawn. One of the first shots of him - and he was tired of it already!