A sneak peek from a recent family shoot in Western Australia. We have just arrived home, and its freezing in Bungendore of course. However, what a beautiful setting WA beaches are for photography!!!
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When this very sweet client contacted us and advised us that her boys love owls, we went on a search. High and Low. Shelley, (our super dupa prop finder) soon discovered that of course, Owls have very sharp claws and would be unsuitable for working with children. So, the wonderful staff at Port Douglas Wildlife Zoo suggested a Papuan Frogmouth.
Click here to see an out-take, prior to the shoot, with Bruce the animal handler – who normally feeds the salt water crocs. Thank you Bruce! We felt very safe in your hands – I must say!
Far North Queensland is always such a pleasure to photograph, and this warm morning was just perfect. And whilst I’m speaking of travel shoots, make sure you check out the map to the right of this post, as we start to populate the blog again, with old, and new posts from all over the world.
More from this shoot coming up with his sweet brother too.
A dream come true to shoot!
xoxo
Barb
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May 25th, 10:22
Oh my! I love this photo soooooo much! What a adorable boy and that owl! How stunning is that owl! Perfect photo in every way! Love the map on your website too. Such a fantastic idea!
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May 26th, 02:26
Glad i saw the outtake, haha, i thought it was a taxidermied owl prop xD that is so cool! Great shot!!!!! love the website!
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Jun 11th, 13:14
You’re amazing Barb! Love the new site too by the way. x
More from the Papuan Frogmouth shoot.
I dont know if I’ve ever mentioned this however for those of you who have contacted us you may have spoken to my PA, Shelley. Well, Shelley lives on a boat and travels round Australia – answering my emails, rowing, fishing, and prop sourcing. Amongst other things.
I was just chatting with her and she mentioned that she is currently on land and hasn’t had a chance to see the photographs from this shoot. Our wonderful client, received them recently in her gallery and after Shelley’s tremendous effort of organising this shoot I just had to post some so she could see!
Every photographer needs some amazing support folk – Shelley what would I do without you?
Thanks again to the wonderful staff at Port Douglas Wildlife Zoo. Click here to see an out-take.
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May 26th, 06:09
Awwwww, so love it and I’m feeling all squishy inside!
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May 26th, 10:46
Shelley you are amazing xxx Beautiful photos Barbs xxx
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May 27th, 14:41
LOVE all the shots from this shoots! so surreal! Especially that Papuan Frogmouth!! I lve the very top image on this post! <3 AMAZNG shots, Barb!
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May 28th, 02:35
How can you chose between the two? But my al-time fav photo is the little sailor in the rock looking through his para scope with the owl on his knee…. Love this photo! And what a fabulous memory on paper this is for Belinda’s lucky boys!!!
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May 28th, 14:21
I am in awe. Amazing breathtaking inspiring work! WOW!
These here pictures where some of the photographs, 2 years ago, that caused my assistant Shelley, to answer a lot of the same question in emails and facebook.
These photographs were taken with a StarBurst filter, which is a screw on filter that you pop onto your lens. The filter creates stars in the highlights.
Does that make me anti Digital artistry? Absolutely not! Love digital artistry! However what it makes me is a photographer who wants to push harder at getting those tricks out of camera because for me, its all the more satisfying… I guess! Even though I have been known to mix it up, and in - either way is a lot of fun.
I guess its all about experimenting!
And the reason Im posting these : I just spent a week with Alex from Jumping Jigsaw Designs (she does fabulous custom web design) and these are her gorgeous kids!
An oldie!
I promised I would try to post more from old shoots as I re-added them, so there are many more then posted before. These gorgeous girls were so much fun to work with and so sweet – they really were so lovely.
If you are interested in the post processing and how it was done, you can actually see the before and afters done from start to finish in the Post Production Videos that we have : Visit our store for more on those.
This is from a JinkyArt Retreat in Texas which is always tricky for little ones – who have to be photographed in front of so many people. And they did great. As for the location, the photographs were taken at a place where I actually have my facebook profile to saying I live there because I do miss it so. Don’t worry, fellow Aussies reading this, of course, there’s no place like home however I can’t say I don’t miss all our American friends.
Lori Gola, a Photographer in Texas, helps us out over there by assisting but more so being a great friend. So let me firstly say.. a huge big thank you to Lori. She also is great fun to go to the flea markets with (and have go to the flea markets for you) and just to generally giggle with.
In fact, as I update my site, you will find, as Lori counted the other day, apparently there are 11 photographs in the photography section of this website from Texas alone. That is a lot of Texas lovin! Just there!
If you are ever in Texas there is a wonderful place called The Belle of Round Top – pop in and say hello (and say hi from us!). That is where we all met for our Texas workshops and Debbie and Doug put up with a lot from us I must say – 12 photographers all having a sleepover. It was a lot of fun. They have true southern hospitality and are fab for retreats etc (if you are ever holding one!). Oh and if you are a photographer needing those Texas blue bonnets …book in for a night! They are to die for.
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I just love the afternoon light and to have the sun setting over the water is so special! Western Australia… I must go and visit. What a beautiful shot.
Lovely, beautiful photo! Bit cold here in Sydney too, so it does warm me up looking at it and dreaming of warmer climates