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 :)
