by Belinda | Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Christchurch, Fujifilm, Fujifilm X-T2, Portraits, XF18-135mm
Fujifilm NZ photowalk in Christchurch 2019 Last year Last year I went on a Fujifilm walk around Christchurch with my daughter Arielle. We both had to take photos of glass. We shot through glass, reflections on glass and glass buildings. I took this amazing photo of...
by Belinda | Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Child Photography, Christchurch, Family Photography, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Portraits
Christchurch Photographer | Christchurch Child Photographer A Cute Photoshoot Otis and his Mum came yesterday for a small photoshoot for a Father’s Day present. The shoot was all hush hush. I found a pair of braces and a flat cap which perfectly suited little...
by Belinda | Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Black and white photography, Child Photography, Christchurch, Family Photography, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Portraits
Christchurch Black and White Photographer Classic black-and-white photography is timeless. I can’t emphasise enough how wonderful monochrome photos are. Here are my top 10 tips on why you should choose black-and-white photography over colour. 1. It is timeless. As I...
by Belinda | Sep 2, 2019 | Art, Arts Centre of Christchurch, Christchurch, NZIPP, Portraits
Christchurch Photographer | Challenging myself with life drawing Today I challenge myself with some life drawing. The Canterbury Westland branch of NZIPP organised a life drawing class at the Art’s Centre of Christchurch. I was so excited to attend today. It’s...
by Belinda | Aug 28, 2019 | Art, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm X-T2, Location scouting, Lyttelton, Ocean, Portraits, Sea, Sunset shoot, Teen shoot, XF56mm F1.2
Teen Photography | Christchurch Photographer A new location Last night I had an amazing photoshoot with Lisa-Quan who is a high school student, hip-hop dancer and loves to pose for social media with her friends. Her Mum suggested Naval Point for the photoshoot. The...
by Belinda | Aug 28, 2019 | Backdrops, Child Photography, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Photography Tutorials, Portraits
It’s easy to paint a photography backdrop! Over winter I made two double sided photography backdrops to challenge myself. One day I was on Facebook when one of those dreaded ads appeared. However this one looked interesting. It was a free backdrop making...
by Belinda | Aug 28, 2019 | Art, Christchurch, Double Exposures, Exhibitions, Portraits, Sea, the Christchurch Women's Photography Collective, Travel
Christchurch Photography Exhibition 26 August to 31 August 2019 A chance meeting! Last year I did my first exhibition at the Art’s Centre of Christchurch. It was a huge experience for me and very enjoyable. While there a lady walked in named Heather and we...
by Belinda | Aug 22, 2019 | Art, Arts Centre of Christchurch, Awards, Child Photography, Exhibitions, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Forest, Fujifilm X-T2, Iris Awards, Landscapes, NZIPP
Tips from my own experience! An exceptional local exhibition Two years ago I attended an exhibition by Johannes van Kan who took photos of the Art’s Centre of Christchurch being restored after the Christchurch Earthquakes. He took amazing black and white photos...
by Belinda | Aug 20, 2019 | Commercial photography, Dance Photography, Double Exposures, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm X-T2, Teen shoot, XF56mm F1.2
A fun commercial dance shoot! I recently did a shoot for Stage Door Dance and Streetwear located in New Regent Street, Christchurch. The owners Gemma and Colette have the cutest wee shop in a very old and historic building. New Regent Street was built in the 1930s...
by Belinda | Aug 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Four Season Colour Analysis – how to tell if you are a Summer, Autumn, Winter or Spring Type Some of you may have already heard of the four different seasons in regards to skin, eye and hair colour. It was a clever person who thought of this colour theory....
