Lara and Mark - Wedding
8 . January . 09
Jess and Sean . Portrait Session
7 . January . 09
My 2008.
31 . December . 08
This best sums up my 2008, creating art for my beautiful clients. I have the best job in the universe and I have the best clients that has trusted me to document their lives., each one of you are beautiful, I am so grateful I get to spend my days doing what I love.
This year was absolutely amazing. What I have done and achieved this year, blows my mind just thinking about it. There is no way I would have thought 365 days ago, what the following year had lined up for me. Just makes me giddy thinking about what 2009 has in store for me.. I am in the process of writing a blog post about this.. so more to come in the new year! ;) Im off to drink a martini to celebrate..
jayda, ebbonie + max {portraiture}
29 . December . 08
These three beautiful souls are my nieces and nephew (well they are Michaels, but I have the official title of Aunty Samm,, lol) Over the past five years I have been photographing these guys, however this shoot was our first proper portrait session with all three of them, trying to get a photo of them all together, proved to be near impossible..there is always one who does not want to be photographed! If my kids turn out half as cute as these three, i will be very happy indeed ;) I spent christmas day with these guys, this was my first Christmas in Perth and my first with Michaels side of the family. I loved Christmas morning watching these kids unwrap their presents.. It took me back to 1989, christmas at my grandparents… the mound of presents oh so high.. the sheer excitement of it all, I would love to be a kid again :)
Carrie + Nathan . Wedding
15 . December . 08
Carrie and Nathan were married in late October. I loved everything about their wedding. It was such a beautiful day :) The ceremony and reception was held at Sandalford Winery in the Swan Valley.
Recently Published {Scoop Magazine}
11 . December . 08
Recently I had a bunch of images published in Scoop Functions & Venues Magazine. There is even some ‘expert tips’ of mine through the magazine ;) It is really a great magazine if you are planning a wedding or function here in Western Australia.
This week.
1 . December . 08
I have been finishing up editing Nathalie and Andrews amazing wedding the last few days. These are a few of my favourites from their wedding :)
Jesh de Rox is in Perth this week (he is the beautiful soul I went to visit in San Francisco a few months back). We are hosting his workshop at our office and I get to spend the rest of the week hanging out with Jesh and a bunch of amazing photographers. My San Francisco trip completely changed my life, so I can only begin to imagine what this week has in store for me :)
Photo Booth
28 . November . 08
We hired our photobooth out at a corporate event at the Old Swan Brewery this week. We jumped into the booth at the end of the night ;)
Kylie + Justin - Wedding
20 . November . 08
A few weeks back, I headed down to Pemberton to photograph Kylie and Justin’s wedding. They had their ceremony and reception on their own farm, which I must say, is one of the most beautiful places on earth! The farm is absolutely gorgeous and the light in this part of Australia, is magical. Michael and I had such a great time down there, we decided at one point in our lives, we should live down there :)
Kylie wore cowgirl boots :) Ive always wanted to photograph a bride in boots, I was excited when I saw them!
Kylie and Justin had their ceremony among these tall trees :)
This is their driveway to their farm. lovely. lovely.
Thank you Kylie and Justin for inviting us down to photograph your wedding, it was a fabulous day :)
Sarah and Simon . Sneek Peek!
18 . November . 08
Melanie and Justin - Wedding
13 . November . 08
Print order Cut-off | November 21st
10 . November . 08
Just a quick reminder that the 21st November is our print order cut-off date. If you would like to receive your prints prior to Christmas, then your order must be placed on or before the 21st November.
Sneek Peek - Melanie and Justin
7 . November . 08
Ive almost finished editing Melanie and Justins wedding, thought I would share a little sneek peek for a blog entry soon to come :)
I hope you enjoy your weekend :)
Email Issues
5 . November . 08
Ive been having email issues the past few days and have just worked out nobody is getting my emails. If you have sent me an email or form from my website and are still waiting for my reply - could you please send it again? :)
A new blog post will be up by the end of the week! :)
Nerida and Chris - Wedding
22 . October . 08
Nerida and Chris were my first couple for the season! I absolutely loved shooting their wedding, we got so many great shots of them and their family and friends :) Their ceremony and reception took place at the Quarry Amphitheatre - such a great spot!
From a recent wedding..
1 . October . 08
Today I have been editing Leanne and Nick’s wedding and just found this one my second shooter, Teneil, got… thought it deserved a post of its own. hehe :)
Nerida + Chris
26 . September . 08
Nerida and Chris were married on the 13th September. As we were taking photos on City Beach it started to rain so we ran into the surf life saving club house and we found some very cool places to shoot. Rain can sometimes be a good thing on a wedding day.. it can bring happy surprises :)
Recently Featured:
24 . September . 08
Snippet & Ink is a fantastic website for wedding inspiration. They recently featured one of my photos in a inspiration board!
Top row from left: front lawn ceremony from The Knot, dress from Posh Girl Vintage, place setting from Martha Stewart Weddings, carnation centerpiece from Mi Mi Design. Row 2: tea sandwiches from Callahan Catering, playing card seating cards photo by Jennifer Causey, tea bag favors from Martha Stewart Weddings, croquet set from Oh How Charming! Row 3: petits fours from Parisian Events, locket from Vintage Rehab, bunting from Country Living, carnation bouquet photo by Samm Blake. Row 4: RSVP slip from Stitch Rip Repeat, carnation boutonnieres photo from Jupiter Images, champagne photo from Martha Stewart Weddings, bubbles photo by Lisa Lefkowitz
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Ritzy Bee, another wedding inspiration blog, featured my photography on her blog recently:
“We recently discovered an ultra-talented photographer from Perth, Australia and had to share her wedding and engagement session work with all of you! Samm Blake of Samm Blake Photography is the phenomenal talent behind the camera and we hope you enjoy this small sampling of her work..”
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Polka Dot Bride blog featured me too!
“I’ve been following the blog of Perth wedding photographer Samm Blake for a little while now (note: if you have a blog do let me know, I’m a bit addicted!) I love Samm’s fresh take on photography and fantastic use of light and textures.
So recently, I was very excited to see Samm win first place in the Kid’s category of the Wedding Photojournalist Association awards! Congratulations Samm!
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Another inspritation board featuring one of my photos:
(samm blake, brides, paul johnson, wedding style guide, the knot, unknown, the knot, the knot, laura novak)
Melanie + Justin
24 . September . 08
Looking forward to photographing these two tying the knot next weekend!
Back from Bunker Bay!
21 . September . 08
I had a awesome time down at Bunker Bay at the Fuji Breakaway Seminar - all the speakers were so interesting and inspiring, and learnt many new things! The best bit about heading down to Bunker Bay each year, despite the fact we get to stay in five star accommodation for a few days, is meeting and hanging out with all the other photographers in Perth.
Arlene and I headed down to the beach at the end of the first day to get some fresh air and have a play with our cameras.
Out of Office: 15th September - 21st September
15 . September . 08
I am going to be out of the office for the next week - will be back in on Monday 22nd September. I am heading down to Bunker Bay for the annual AIPP Fuji Breakaway seminar. A bunch of photographers hanging out at a 5 star resort for a few days! Awesome speakers coming over this year, including Stephen Dupont and Yervant!
Last year I did not have any phone reception while I was at Bunker Bay, so my guess is that it will be the same this year. If you need to get in contact with me, please email me, if the matter is urgent I will email you back as soon as possible, otherwise all email / phone messages will be replied on my return! :)
so this post is not completely dull, here is some photos I took in San Francisco last month.
Annoucement: Photo Booth Hire in Perth!
11 . September . 08
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for photobooths. Though who doesnt right? :) Over the past year I have been setting up makeshift photobooths at weddings in order to bring some photo booth love into more peoples lives :) In the meantime I have been searching the world high and low trying to find an old style retro photobooth, after much research, we have finally found us a booth! I would have absolutely loved to buy an old style booth, but the practicalities of lugging around chemicals and all that mess, did not seem like the best route to go, so we have the best of both worlds…. 20th century meeting the 21st! It is a digital booth living in vintage style housing!
The booth prints double-print photo strips, the idea being, to tear and share! The host gets to keep one and the guests get to keep the other - this has got to beat sugared almonds any day! A perfect substitute for the bombonerie/favors at weddings.. and a whole lot of fun too! :)
We have just launched the website and we have some opening specials! I want to give all my clients first dibbs on the dates as I know this booth is going to book up quickly! The requests we have had in the lead up to the launch as been amazing! Head over to www.pushthebuttonphotobooths.com.au for more info!
bella, jake + violet
4 . September . 08
On the weekend I had the pleasure of photographing three beautiful kids. I love this collection of photographs :)
Portraits
29 . August . 08
This week I have been photographing some of the up and coming fashion designers who are in their final year of studying fashion at Tafe. This is one of my favorites from the shoot :)
Belinda + Gavin - Engagement Shoot
28 . August . 08
Belinda and Gavin are getting married in about 11 weeks time. We meet up the other day for the engagement session. I had never really taken photos in and around northbridge before so we decided to head there for some nice grungy walls, just the way I like it :) Belinda and Gavin were my first clients to photograph since I have been back from the workshop in the USA, I got to try lots of things out on them, I am sure they thought I was a little strange at times, hehe :) Will post more next week!
Penny and Ben - Wedding
19 . August . 08
Penny and Ben were married in late July just before I headed off to the USA, finally home and have the photos from their beautiful day to share :)
They got married at the chapel at St Hilda’s in Mosman Park. After the ceremony we headed to UWA and Kings Park for photos before heading to Frasers for the reception. Getting married in the middle of winter is always a bit risky with the weather, but these guys were so lucky with the weather, it was a beautiful sunny day. I would highly recommend getting married in winter in Perth!
I absolutely loved Penny’s dress - it was from Samantha Wynne in Subiaco. When I first arrived at Penny’s house and saw the dress hanging up, I got extra excited cause I knew all the photos in the pine forest were going to look so beautiful :)
Penny and Ben, your wedding was awesome! We had so much fun spending the day with you guys!
xoxo
Email Down
18 . August . 08
The sammblake.com domain is having a little shuffle around this morning and the site will be down, including my email - if you need to get in contact with me, please use the “mail at sammblakefineart dot com”. Otherwise fill out the inquiry form on my websites at www.sammblakeweddings.com
Hope you all have a happy Monday :)
San Francisco - Day 8
14 . August . 08
Monday was a beautiful day. In the morning I hired a bike and cycled around San Francisco and also rode across the Golden Gate bridge. The weather was lovely, I ate a picnic lunch on the foreshore in Sausalito, then caught the ferry back to San Francisco, to discover I should have probably worn sunscreen cause I looked like a lobster (still do, heh). In the evening I went to see David Jay and Jasmine Star on their Free to Succeed tour, they are traveling around the USA teaching photographers how to have more freedom in their lives. It was really great to meet Jasmine Star, she is really a lovely person, very friendly and sweet. I learnt a ton at the seminar, many new things I will be introducing to my business over the coming months. Learning from Jesh and Jose last week, and DJ and Jasmine this week, my head is exploding with ideas! This trip is honestly the best investment I have made towards my business. I can’t wait to get back into the studio to start putting all the things I have learnt into practice :)
San Francisco - Day 7. Portrait Session. Manus + Annette = Julia
11 . August . 08
Today I had the pleasure in photographing a sweet little family portrait session right in the middle of San Francisco! I meet Manus earlier in the week as he was also in the workshop I have come to San Francisco for. Manus and I had been exchanging emails a few weeks prior to me arriving, it was great to know someone when I first arrived :) I meet his beautiful wife Annette and gorgeous little girl, Julia, at the welcome dinner as well and I have had a great time getting to know them all week. Here are a few favorites from the session:
Manus and Annette, its been great getting to know you and thanks for lunch! I sure our paths will cross again :)
note: these images were edited on my laptop, so the colors/darkness/lightness are more than likely not ideal.
San Francisco - Day 6
9 . August . 08
Today has been an amazing day. A day that I never thought would happen. Today, I had the honor of photographing alongside Jose Villa at his 08-08-08 wedding. Jose was named in the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the world this year! It has been a completely amazing experience, it was great to see how Jose creates his art. His work is truly beautiful. Thank you Jose for the kindness you have shown me, you do not know how much this means to me :) The two above are a few favorites I took today. More coming later :)
