Last weekends shoot.

So, I have finished processing my shoot from last weekend...not as good as I would have liked but better than I was expecting!!


I have a big weekend planned this weekend. I am going on a learning photoshoot all day on Saturday....am looking forward to that...not just to learn and shoot but the possibility of finding new locations is exciting too :)


On Sunday I am going to a camera fair...I am hoping and praying I can find a lens I am after at a really good price :) not getting too excited though cause I don't want to be let down!



My brother, sister and nephew are arriving here soon, they are going to a wedding up in Brisbane this weekend. It will be good to see them but I am disapointed I have so much on already as it means I won't be able to spend any real time with them...I would have loved to shoot them...especially my sister...a natural model I think...she reminds me of Alanis Morrisette :)


So there, they are....some of my favourite shots from my shoot last weekend :)

So until next time!! :)

A fabulous time was had by all!

After not having very much time or opportunity to take photos for a couple of weeks, I have had a weekend full of opportunity and I grabbed it! On Saturday I went down to the Gold Coast and caught up with a friend from NSW. That was great...went to the beach....extremely windy but I still got some nice pics. It was Dante's first time at the beach and he loved it :) I will have to check with my friend before putting up any pics of her family...but will add some of my own once I process them :)


On Saturday I had a photoshoot in the morning....some in studio and then we went to a park. A little boy who was 3 years old and his mum & dad. Got some really cute pics...although he just would not sit still!! lol
I did have another 2 shoots booked for sunday afternoon but they have been rescheduled due to the weather.


So instead of doing the booked shoots I went to a BBQ with my little family. We went out near Wivenhoe Dam. There are some great spots out that way, will have to go out on a photography 'scouting' mission one day :)


We had a lovely time at the BBQ and I got some really cool shots....they had a small property and the kids had an absolute ball...they can't wait to go back again :)
So here are a couple of photos from Sunday at the BBQ, will put some more up after I get the chance to process them :)


See ya soon! xx

Mothers Day...albeit a bit late!

Well mothers day has come and gone...not alot going on here with Dal as work and the girls away but I spent the day with my little man....we played out the backyard for a while...so mummy could get her photo fix ;) So here are a couple of pics from our time alone....

Another thing I did on mothers day was to have a play with some smoke and lights.... here is my little creation whom I have titled 'Space Crab' I think he is very cute! lol So thats my learning for the week....I learnt how to photograph smoke and then create a little being in photoshop from it.... was interesting! lol

I have 3 photoshoots this weekend, all different from each other....a lady and her 3 year old boy in studio, a 15 year old cheerleader in a park, and 2 little girls on the beach. So a busy time will be had but hopefully a very productive time :)

Until next time...ciao!

The Real Me!

Happy weekend! Well for me its not so happy...mothers day weekend and I am all but alone. Dante is here with me so thats one good thing :) Been a bit bored so I thought I would go down the road of self portraits....figured I would slowly do a bit of everything...here is my first one.



Here are also a few edits from the last few days....

~ Isabella~

~Dante~

Happy Mothers Day to all the mums out there......hope you get totally spoilt and have a great day! :) Talk to you later!! Ciao!

While I was waiting!

On Monday afternoon I was to go and collect Krista from the scout den after 3 days at camp....turns out that there was an accident on the Highway and they ended up being 3.5 hours late!! What to do....ah....take some photos I think.

so I toddle up to the Mt Gravatt Lookout to catch the sunset...didn't quite get up there in time for the setting sun...but did make the aftermath!

I then turned my eye to the City which was slowly being blanketed in darkness.....it was quite windy up there...and was getting very chilly. To try to prevent the tripod being shaken with such a long exposure I stood beside it....but the wind was coming from all directions so it was difficult..but I got some nice pics just the same....I think I would like to go to Mt Cootha soon and get the city at night from up there :)

First Edit From Our Studio Shoot!

Learning Learning and More learning!

Wow what a great weekend I have had....up until now I have only been using my speedflash or natural light. I have made the decision I wanted to learn studio lights and now is the time to begin. I am going to be doing Rod Talbots Studio course in a month or so but in the meantime.....





I got to have a bit of time with him and a friend of mine last night. It was great....I learnt so much and had so much fun and got to get a bit of experience as the model on the other side of the camera too. I feel blessed to have been given such a unique oportunity and am going to take from it everything I can.





I am in the middle of editing the pics of Na that I took last night and will upload some of those when I get the go ahead from her! lol We made a deal that we do go public without consent....works in my favour too that one! rofl





I also learnt a few tricks form editing so that will be fab too!! The learning will never end.....oh and one other thing I took from last night.....I feel alive...my passion for the art is so strong...this IS what I am meant to be doing.....I feel so fulfilled and I love it!





Moving on.....





I have also been told how to clone (Thanks Na) and have been having a play...when I get better at it I will try something fabulous...so far I have done a couple of clones with my youngest two in them...I think they turned out pretty cute....excuse the photos as they are nothing special...wasn't trying for quality, just experience!! lol





Here they are!!

My four Dante's

Isabella's slumber party

Excitement!!

Just a few of my Trash The Dress Shoot Photos

Wow....ok so here is where I start!

Never even considered trying out this blog thing before....its all a bit daunting to tell you the truth...but I am willing to give it a shot :)

Hi...my name is Anneke, I live in Qld with my Fiance and 3 children....I have 2 more children who are older and no longer live at home.

My fiance and I own an LPG installation company which is doing quite nicely but keeps us both very busy....between running that and my photography I am on the go all the time. I spend alot of my 'me' time editing photos or designing some new piece of advertising for work...great 'me' time huh!? lol

I have been interested in photography since I was about 12 years old and got my first film camera....I pottered along with film until about 5 years ago when I won a Digital Point & Shoot. I loved it even more....I started to really think about what I was taking and strove to improve....then the yearning began....I wanted a DSLR. Dallas wasn't keen....it was too much money. Well...fate stepped in....my camera died. If I was going to buy a new camera I may as well get a good one right!? I spent 3 months researching and finally went Nikon. I loved it....I very quickly knew this is what I wanted to do. So was born Tummy To Toddler.

I take my photos mainly of pregnancy, newborns and toddlers but am also happy to shoot other more specialty shots as well. I am also a mother so naturally my children get to share the limelight :)

Anyway......I will put a few of my pics up now...add more as time goes on...and I learn how to do it all...... :)

~My Princess Isabella~

~Master Dante~

~Miss Krista~