There was just enough light left in the sky to catch Sarah and Ben enjoying a quiet moment at Courabyra Wines, Tumbarumba.
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Running to the chapel ’cause they’re going to get married …
Or are they?
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Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower
– Hans Christian Andersen
Here’s a little flower …
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It’s portrait day today … here’s Carolyn: singer, dancer, actor, teacher.
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I keep returning to the sunflowers – there’s something captivating about them: the depth of colour, the detail, the symmetry of each petal (or perhaps the lack of symmetry).
As I wrote in my long post on Monday last week, I enjoy the creative process. For me, photography isn’t capturing the scene in front of me – it’s not ‘taking a photo’ – it’s creating an image with a deliberate creativity that explores and plays and experiments with light and shape and form and style and depth.
What is photography to you?
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I indicated with my camera and he nodded his head. This is Dilbag.
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Another from my series of sunflower photos. Something to brighten up what has been a pretty dismal afternoon.
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He was working as a waiter in a cocktail bar …
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Tim bought me some sunflowers and so I spent Saturday morning exploring them photographically. Here’s one of the many shots that resulted from that exploration.
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I turn my attention away from flowers today to focus on my other favourite: portraits.
Alison is usually found behind the camera – you can see some of her work here – and is generally uncomfortable with being in front of the camera, especially my camera.
But yesterday Alison offered herself up for a photo shoot, and I’m thrilled that she did. I don’t often do photo shoots and so it was a real learning experience for me. Alison is funny and thoughtful and insightful and resilient and courageous. I think I have a photo that shows each of these characteristics … here are just some of them.
Musings from the cold 