I’ve Been Tagged!
28 . February . 08
I’ve been tagged and the rules of the game are to answer the questions, tag 5 other people, post their name then leave them a message on their blog letting them know that they have been tagged and so forth.
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
10 year ago I was 15 years old.. I was in year 10 attending Albany Senior High School. It was about that time I started to really get into photography and started publishing photos online… did you know I have had a blog for over ten years? (lots of random ones) I made my first one way back in 1997, way before blogs were even cool. even before the internet was cool! hahaa. If you search the internet hard enough you can find some old stuff of mine on here still floating about.. when I was 16 I used to have a website called www.insert.nu which was a online photography collective where I would feature emerging photographers from around the world.
2.Things On My To Do list
1. Start my new year resolution by going back to the gym…
2. Finish designing my fine art photography website
3. Catch up editing all my weddings (6 to go!)
4. Get my blog custom designed!
5. Catch up on office work
6. Hire a assistant to help me out at work
3. Bad Habits
1. Drinking too much diet coke!
2. Not cooking dinner, or breakfast for that matter. I am never home!
3. I dont wash my clothes until there is nothing left to wear (I am never home to wash em!)
4. Places I have Lived
1. Kojonup, Western Australia
2. Albany, Western Australia
3. Perth, Western Australia
4. London, UK
5. Things Most People Don’t Know About Me
1. I am 25 years old this year!
2. I am a net geek. and i LOVE my new mac’s.
3. I am a perfectionist.
4. I have a thing for birds.
I tag……
Susan Yee
Arlene Bax
Kirsty @ Aksent
Jenn @ Anna Rose
Sarah Perfrement
Seeking Fabulous Office Manager / Personal Assistant
22 . February . 08
I am seeking a fabulous office manager / personal assistant to help me with the day to day runnings of my business. Business is booming and it finally the time for me to have someone help me out and help me free up my life..
Must Haves:
great organizational skills
photoshop skills (I will train the right person if PS skills are not strong)
Experience in MYOB
excellent phone manner
good work ethic
fun to be around =)
1 year commitment
start date: as soon as possible
15 - 20 hours a week with possibility to going to fulltime later down the track
very flexible schedule
Would suit photography student studying at university / tafe or possibly a stay at home mum looking for part time work, or anyone who really wants to work for a boutique photography studio (weddings, portraiture, fashion, commercial work) in a totally rad building in Fremantle.
please submit resume to mail@sammblake.com. I will be accepting applications until 15th March 2008.
Jennifer and James - Wedding
21 . February . 08
Jennifer and James were married at Darlington Estate Winery up in the hills.. it was a beautiful day! =)
Ceremony and Reception: Darlington Estate Winery
Dress: Galleria Couture
Jennifer’s beautiful shoes and engagement ring:
Jennifer’s father and her niece waiting to get ready and Andrea Green from Perth Bridal Hair and Make-up doing Jennifer’s hair.
Jennifer and her father, Colin, arriving at Darlington Estate Winery:
Ava trying to open the door for Jennifer - too cute!!
Beautiful ceremony
One of my favorites from the day:
I love the look on both of James and Jennifer’s faces in both these shots, both full of emotion =)
Love this shot too:
Some formals:
Ring shot!
My Office / Studio
21 . February . 08
Last week I had to take some photos of my office for an magazine my business is being featured in.. I was in a bit of a rush when I took these as I was about to miss the deadline.. I have been being meaning to post some photos of my new office for a long time now.. so here you go!
My work desk where I spend the majority of my days editing all the cool weddings, portraiture and other work I shoot. My new Mac’s arrived yesterday so the layout of my desks are a little different now.. there are now four computers in here and things are a little crowded!
My client meeting area! Im about to get a rear projection screen thingy in soon too which will project onto the wall on the left hand side under the stair case. That flower sculpture is now gone, thinking about putting a bookself there to house my display albums!
These were the before photos during the painting stage… the big wall got painted a coffee / grey colour.
And this is the first post from my new macpro - its very speedy. I LOVE IT.
9 days old
14 . February . 08
Emily and Craig - Sneek Peek
12 . February . 08
Emily and Craig were married in early January - these were taken at Sandalford Winery - more will be coming later in the week - just a sneek peek for Emily!
And a favorite from their engagement session from December.
Cher and David - Wedding - Sneek Peek
11 . February . 08
On Saturday I photographed the awesome wedding of Cher and David - you may remember them from the engagement shoot I did of them back in November at Cottesloe Beach. Cher looked absolutely stunning on the day - here is just one of many favorites of the day. More to come later in the week.
Here’s a favourite from their engagement shoot in November:
Helen and Fraser
7 . February . 08
Helen and Fraser were married in December at the Sacred Heart Parish in Highgate, stopping past Hyde Park for photos and onto the Boatshed Restaurant in South Perth. It was a fantastic day with lots of beautiful moments captured! =)
On with the photos…
This little guy didnt look very impressed having to wait for all the girls to get their makeup on =)
Helen’s mother Ivy, helping Helen with her necklace:
The stunning bride:
Making the way up to the church:
The flowergirls and page boys were so cute, Amersyn had bubbles to hand out after the ceremony:
Waiting to walk down the aisle:
Since Helen and Fraser met while living in London, they felt it was highly appropriate to have London Cabs for the day. Arlene shot this out of the window while we were driving the Boatshed in South Perth.
A little bit into the reception, we ducked out and headed down to the Coode Street Jetty for a few quick last shots:
I had heaps of fun photographing your day Helen and Fraser! =)
happy thursday
7 . February . 08
Here is a {very} silly photo of me I just found on Sarah’s blog, it was taken at Angus and Julia Stone concert last year.
Here is another one where I dont look as silly, Im with Shani and my little sis, Renee.
Here is some awesome music that has been on heavy rotation this week while I have been editing:
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happy {very rainy} thursday!
Sara and Tim - Engagement Shoot
7 . February . 08
Sara and Tim are tying the knot next weekend at The Blue Water Grill at Heathcote in Applecross. Sara and Tim are friends of Lisa and Luc who’s wedding I photographed in November (Thanks for the referral Lisa!). A few weeks ago we meet up to do their engagement session and wandered around Fremantle for a few hours getting these shots. Here is a few of my favorites…
Looking forward to next weekend guys!! =)
Big Day Out Tomorrow!
2 . February . 08
Tomorrow is the Big Day Out - Yippie!
I have been going to the Big Day Out most years out of the past 9 years.. I first went when I was 15 and it has become a tradition with our friends. I am taking my camera along tomorrow so expect some funny photos early next week! I am really looking forward to seeing Augie March, Midnight Juggernauts, Josh Pyke and Bjork!
Here are some random photos from past Big Day Outs here in Perth:
My sister Kelly and I at the Big Day out in 2006
Me in 2004 - geez my hair was long then! I want long hair now…!! I remember I had to start my new corporate job the next day.. it was not fun! haha
This is a photo I took of my dear friends when the Big Day Out was still at Bassadean Oval in 1999.
Goodbye Windows, Hello Apple!
2 . February . 08
I grew up using Macintosh computers thanks to my Dad who has always been a bit of a gadgets man, then about eleven years ago when I first started getting into photography and getting the internet connected (wow its been 11 years!), I somehow ended using Windows computers and after constant 11 years of use and studying some computer units at university I would say I am a very computer savy person, verging on the geeky side of things (im sure my friends would suggest full computer geek haha).
Since becoming a professional photographer my pc’s have been struggling to keep up with me and my never ending workload, I always knew I would have to move over eventually as Macs are far more superior for graphic professionals, but I have been hesitant in moving over as there will be a lot of new software I will need to buy and having to adjust to a whole new way of working, but I am now proud to say the day has finally come… yesterday I placed an order for new mac gear! =)
The following will be arriving in about 10 sleeps:
A Mac Pro with 8gb of Ram and 2TB of memory
A Eizo 24″ ColourEdge Colour Calibrated Monitor:
And finally a 13″ MacBook Laptop with 4GB RAM
Eye Candy for Brides
2 . February . 08
Brides: I just came across this awesome website - Style Me Pretty - this place is all eye candy and will definitely give you some fabulous ideas about how to style your wedding and a lot of info on how to do things yourself (check out this December entry on DIY ).
