I have my first daughter Juliet when I
was 17 and like most first-time parents
I went a little photo crazy the smallest
thing snuggling in a blanket sleeping in
the loved ones arms the hint of a smile
also I told myself were all moments
worthy of capturing forever with my
point-and-shoot film camera several
months later when I finally had the time
and the money to get the film physically
processed at the store the photos was
they were blurry underexposed and completely failed to capture the moment
completely failed to capture the moment of when they were taken it was
of when they were taken it was heartbreaking to know that I couldn’t go
heartbreaking to know that I couldn’t go back in time and capture those images
back in time and capture those images again they were magical and they were
again they were magical and they were gone now only existing in my memory and
gone now only existing in my memory and so at 17 I decided I needed to learn how
so at 17 I decided I needed to learn how to take a better photograph and to truly
to take a better photograph and to truly do justice to the journey that Julia and
do justice to the journey that Julia and I was setting out on I promised myself
I was setting out on I promised myself and I promised that I would master the
and I promised that I would master the art craft and science of photography
when Juliet was six months old my mom gifted me my first digital camera and my
gifted me my first digital camera and my self-taught education into photography
self-taught education into photography truly began I experimented with every
truly began I experimented with every knob button and dial shutter speed ISO
knob button and dial shutter speed ISO white balance aperture and you can never
white balance aperture and you can never underestimate the knowledge you can gain
underestimate the knowledge you can gain from a YouTube tutorial
from a YouTube tutorial I took a lot of photos the camera was
I took a lot of photos the camera was always close in reach and I soon became
always close in reach and I soon became known at parties family events and music
known at parties family events and music festivals as the chick with the camera
travel was a huge part of our life despite coming from a small country town
despite coming from a small country town from a family with a modest income my
from a family with a modest income my mother saved every year from the age of
mother saved every year from the age of when I was nine to take my sister and I
when I was nine to take my sister and I on exciting travels with each new town
on exciting travels with each new town new country and new adventure
new country and new adventure the love of travel was infused and I
the love of travel was infused and I continued this legacy when Juliet was
continued this legacy when Juliet was three when we first went to London the
three when we first went to London the adventure soon continued when her
adventure soon continued when her younger sister Iggy came along I started
younger sister Iggy came along I started to blog and share about the journey that
to blog and share about the journey that we were on and I finally felt the photos
we were on and I finally felt the photos I was taking were doing our journey
I was taking were doing our journey justice then one day someone who had
justice then one day someone who had been following me on my facebook and
been following me on my facebook and tumblr asked if I’d make their family
tumblr asked if I’d make their family portrait in the same way that I took my
portrait in the same way that I took my own quirky heartfelt and far from this
own quirky heartfelt and far from this classic studio style I didn’t think this
classic studio style I didn’t think this was right because I had no formal
was right because I had no formal qualification it was needed to be done
qualification it was needed to be done by someone who had the pieces of paper
by someone who had the pieces of paper to their name when I was asked to shoot
to their name when I was asked to shoot my first wedding I was very reluctant
I shot my first wedding I loved it and thankfully started the couple I’ve now
thankfully started the couple I’ve now shot over 650 family sessions and 150
shot over 650 family sessions and 150 weddings in countless towns across
weddings in countless towns across Australia and over a dozen countries
Australia and over a dozen countries around the world I definitely have taken
around the world I definitely have taken more than 10,000 hours with the photos
more than 10,000 hours with the photos but I’ve also spent hours and hours of
but I’ve also spent hours and hours of time studying being inspired in other
time studying being inspired in other ways and continually trying to push
ways and continually trying to push myself formal qualifications can be
myself formal qualifications can be needed sometimes like I’m not lining up
needed sometimes like I’m not lining up to see yourself to a surgeon any time
to see yourself to a surgeon any time soon but there are so many other ways
soon but there are so many other ways that you can take your passion and make
that you can take your passion and make it your own
was 17 and like most first-time parents
I went a little photo crazy the smallest
thing snuggling in a blanket sleeping in
the loved ones arms the hint of a smile
also I told myself were all moments
worthy of capturing forever with my
point-and-shoot film camera several
months later when I finally had the time
and the money to get the film physically
processed at the store the photos was
they were blurry underexposed and completely failed to capture the moment
completely failed to capture the moment of when they were taken it was
of when they were taken it was heartbreaking to know that I couldn’t go
heartbreaking to know that I couldn’t go back in time and capture those images
back in time and capture those images again they were magical and they were
again they were magical and they were gone now only existing in my memory and
gone now only existing in my memory and so at 17 I decided I needed to learn how
so at 17 I decided I needed to learn how to take a better photograph and to truly
to take a better photograph and to truly do justice to the journey that Julia and
do justice to the journey that Julia and I was setting out on I promised myself
I was setting out on I promised myself and I promised that I would master the
and I promised that I would master the art craft and science of photography
when Juliet was six months old my mom gifted me my first digital camera and my
gifted me my first digital camera and my self-taught education into photography
self-taught education into photography truly began I experimented with every
truly began I experimented with every knob button and dial shutter speed ISO
knob button and dial shutter speed ISO white balance aperture and you can never
white balance aperture and you can never underestimate the knowledge you can gain
underestimate the knowledge you can gain from a YouTube tutorial
from a YouTube tutorial I took a lot of photos the camera was
I took a lot of photos the camera was always close in reach and I soon became
always close in reach and I soon became known at parties family events and music
known at parties family events and music festivals as the chick with the camera
travel was a huge part of our life despite coming from a small country town
despite coming from a small country town from a family with a modest income my
from a family with a modest income my mother saved every year from the age of
mother saved every year from the age of when I was nine to take my sister and I
when I was nine to take my sister and I on exciting travels with each new town
on exciting travels with each new town new country and new adventure
new country and new adventure the love of travel was infused and I
the love of travel was infused and I continued this legacy when Juliet was
continued this legacy when Juliet was three when we first went to London the
three when we first went to London the adventure soon continued when her
adventure soon continued when her younger sister Iggy came along I started
younger sister Iggy came along I started to blog and share about the journey that
to blog and share about the journey that we were on and I finally felt the photos
we were on and I finally felt the photos I was taking were doing our journey
I was taking were doing our journey justice then one day someone who had
justice then one day someone who had been following me on my facebook and
been following me on my facebook and tumblr asked if I’d make their family
tumblr asked if I’d make their family portrait in the same way that I took my
portrait in the same way that I took my own quirky heartfelt and far from this
own quirky heartfelt and far from this classic studio style I didn’t think this
classic studio style I didn’t think this was right because I had no formal
was right because I had no formal qualification it was needed to be done
qualification it was needed to be done by someone who had the pieces of paper
by someone who had the pieces of paper to their name when I was asked to shoot
to their name when I was asked to shoot my first wedding I was very reluctant
I shot my first wedding I loved it and thankfully started the couple I’ve now
thankfully started the couple I’ve now shot over 650 family sessions and 150
shot over 650 family sessions and 150 weddings in countless towns across
weddings in countless towns across Australia and over a dozen countries
Australia and over a dozen countries around the world I definitely have taken
around the world I definitely have taken more than 10,000 hours with the photos
more than 10,000 hours with the photos but I’ve also spent hours and hours of
but I’ve also spent hours and hours of time studying being inspired in other
time studying being inspired in other ways and continually trying to push
ways and continually trying to push myself formal qualifications can be
myself formal qualifications can be needed sometimes like I’m not lining up
needed sometimes like I’m not lining up to see yourself to a surgeon any time
to see yourself to a surgeon any time soon but there are so many other ways
soon but there are so many other ways that you can take your passion and make
that you can take your passion and make it your own
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