Wild Spirit Photography

We are delighted to announce the winner for our Valentine’s Day  Boudoir Photoshoot competition!

Congratulations Loren! We will be in touch with you shortly to book a date for your shoot.

Thank you all, lovely ladies! All of you who entered the competition get 30% off when booking a Boudoirs Session with Wild Spirit Photography.

Ainslie & Danielle

How exciting!!

We have decided to do a give away for Valentines day.

Imagine the surprise and delight on your man’s face when he see’s gorgeous sensual images of you , in a shoot done just for him!

The perfect gift for any man on Valentines day . This offer included a free shoot, 10 imaghes edited and on disk, AND a 12 x 16 print from your session!!

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment in the comment section here on the blog !!! Easy!!

Winner will be drawn by by assistant Dani, on Tuesday morning at 9 am .

Tell your friends!!  It is a very fun photoshoot to have, and the memories you create will be amazing!

You can also Nominate someone else if you wish !!

Isn’t she just lovely? How gorgeous are my clients?

35 weeks pregnant and looking radiant, where is the fairness in this by the way ? I was miserable at that stage!

I had a fun and easy shoot yesterday with the lovely L and J  , nice to be around and funny, it makes my job way too easy!

Enjoy your sneak peek guys, you look bewwwdiful!!

We are in production , making an instuctional dvd on Newborn photography.

This week has been a little crazy ! However are are making great progress on the dvd, and I am looking forward to sharing it with our workshop students!

Here are some images from the DVD footage from yesterday, Little Mr Lucas, 4 weeks old and good as gold.

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I went to shoot the Gold Coast roller derby girls last night at Runaway bay.

It is a whole other world I never knew existed, thse girls are tough !

Their practice session was enough to make me want to have a good lie down and cup of tea!

Some promo shots for them , cool chicks , rough on skates, you should get down to a match!!!

I have worked with Kristina and Julliet before, but always as individuals. When Kristina contacted me wanting some shots of them together, I jumped at the chance to see them again.

a 15 min shoot, and a 2 hour swim later, we got these gorgeous images. Simple, touching and raw. I love them

Thanks guys, good company and awesome to shoot, you both rock.

x

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Sometimes as a photographer, you need to take a little time out to do things for yourself. Today was that sort of shoot. Charne and I have known each other since the August workshop , and we decided to get together for a fun shoot , to add to her portfolio.

Here is a sneak peek at todays shoot, we are still going , it is 5.30 pm, waiting for the sun to set and will then be doing some outdoor shots! I have had a very creatively nurturing day!

This monthly photo a day challenge thing is getting a little old. I  am however , determined to see it through !

I like a challenge by nature, in fact I LOVE a challenge. What I  do not love , is”  having ” to do anything . That is why I consider myself unemployable !  I’d just say no often  :)

…..so in retrospect , it was a little odd for me to chose to do this. Between my paid shoots and teaching shoots, sometimes I do not want to pick up the camera at the end of the day!

On a bright note, it has actually taught me a lot. Everyday life can be pretty interesting when captured on camera. Even mundane things, like loosing a tooth, can seem a little more romantic than they really are

Still, I’ll never leave my love of creating a great image, staging and lighting it to work it well. That is just who I am , I love a little drama

4 days to go…………..

Todays photo a day is Blake ( again? I do have more children, they are just never home!)   He started school today, and when eating lunch, also lost his first tooth! Cute cute cute , soon he will be all sorts of toothless and lucky for him I find that totally adorable!

We have anguished over schooling this year. I am SO fussy when it comes to those who help me raise my children. When we moved, we left behind a delightful little private school, with good etho’s and values, etc.

When we moved, I also moved to an area with lots of great schools, the trouble is, they have 8 year wait lists ( can you believe it?)

Anyway, we have eventually ( luckily! One child left to go to Japan, we arrived to view the school, and she offered us his place!) found our perfect school This school is little, 60 kids total, 7 acres of land, vege gardens, pets, and a fabulous individual child policy.

…..the not so fabulous….look at these shoes!!!, hmm I’ll take another picture in 6 weeks, I am thinking GREY is the colour they will be

Yipppee for serendipity, yippee for small schools, and yippeee for Blakey being happy as a pig in mud!

This week, my little boy was sick, and it rocked me ! We had to take him to the doctor,  the doctor was worried. he took me aside to talk to me . Do you know what it feels like when your Doctor says, ” I am concerned about your son”? It was sickening!

We had to wait 6 hours for his tests, luckily for us, he is ok. I have spent the last day,  half in the shoe ( yes just one) of women who have a sick child. I feel so weak, how do they do it? I want to shoulder some of their burden today, god knows how hard their life must be!

In my new home, I love to go down to our dock late in the afternoon, my work is done and I and watch the amazing sunsets , with a nice glass of Sav blanc.

My peace today as disrupted by two rascals ! Frankie the Pug, and Blakey .

Mark was on hand to snap some shots of me and Blake, and the rest are my pictures of the day for the last 4 days ( i really did not excell at this challenge !)

Happy Australia day everyone, hug your kids, live large and remember to smile a LOT!

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MELBOURNE peoples. I am going to be there Feburary 27th and 28 to run newborn photography workshop in Melbourne CBD .

Please post to frums or email lists if you live in melbourne , as I am looking for newborn models – they get a free shoot!

 I am looking for newborn babies UNDER 3 weeks of age ( as of that weekend) to model for us.

20 Free images on disk for the family participating .

Contact us via email !! Any help greatly appreciated .

Thank you

5 weeks old and the most amazing chubby delightful baby.

He had other ideas about going to sleep, but with a little pursuasion, he was out like a light for our session!

I had a fun and easy shoot with this creative, artistic family , (and some interesting chats about art! )

Thank you guys for coming to see us,. I know you are new to professional photography, so I hope I made you a convert!!

Your little boy is simply adorable!

Enjoy your sneak peek!@

This is my photo of the day, I was BBQ’ing on my deck, while Mark took Dylan for a driving lesson.

This was my backdrop. Can you tell i am still in my house honeymoon?

Mini workshops for photographers 2010 .

All below workshops include a light lunch , coffee, tea and sof drinks.

Hosting at my studio in broadbeach waters qld

Book via phone or email

0421 615 989

wildspiritphotos@iprimus.com.au

We are hosting a off camera flash workshop for photographers on Sunday the 21st of Feb

No knowlege of flash is required, we have all the gear here, all you need is a pen and paer, a camera and a desire to learn.

How to use flash in your family sessions, how to use off camera flash outdoors if you are shooting alone without an assistant, how off camera flash can help your processing, how to use flash and not have it look flashy.

Starting at 10 am – 8 pm , 5 students $500.00 each , first in best dressed type of thing.

Also coming in March ,

March 7th Sunday

Basic DSL class , 5 students , $500.00 , first to book gets the spots.

How to use your camera more effectively, how to create more than just snap shots. What makes a good image,

 Very Basic processing with adobe photoshop.

Learning the way iso, aperture, and shuttter speed affects light.

March 28th Sunday,

How to shoot newborns , from client meeting , to final order, natural light and studio shoots  - session flow , handling skills, dealing with parents  etc

$450.00 – 5 students , first in best dressed.

Thanks, I look forward to seing you there!