by Belinda | Jun 4, 2020 | Actor Headshots, Art, Black and white photography, Child Photography, Creative Photography, Creativity, Double Exposures, Family Photography, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm X-T2, Portraits, Teen shoot, XF56mm F1.2
Yesterday Chloe came to see me for a very special photo shoot shoot. It was to create a present for her dad‘s 50th birthday. We decided to do a mix of silhouettes and double exposures. I also added in a small studio shoot with some black and white photos of Chloe so...
by Belinda | Apr 13, 2020 | Art, Backdrops, Child Photography, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Creativity, Family Photography, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm, Fujifilm X-T2, Portraits, Preschool portraits, School holiday activities, XF56mm F1.2
Hazel and Cass Photography in my studio Last year I started painting interesting backdrops for my studio. This was to add a unique look to my photos. Before I unleashed my new backdrops on my clients I wanted to try them out with a model. Who better to model than...
by Belinda | Apr 11, 2020 | Art, Black and white photography, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Creativity, Double Exposures, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm X-T2, Lockdown, Portraits, XF18-135mm
Covid-19 why oh why? So there is this whole Covid-19 thing and I had to think how to take dark portraits to represent it. New Zealand has the most amazing Prime Minister who has closed down the country very early on to avoid a massive fast spread of this dangerous...
by Belinda | Jan 30, 2020 | Art, Child Photography, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Creativity, Dance Photography, Double Exposures, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Forest, Fujifilm X-T2, Landscapes, Location scouting, Portraits, School holiday activities, Travel, Waterfalls, XF56mm F1.2
A Real Adventure This week I went on a tramp to a beautiful waterfall. It is largely untouched by crazy Instagramers so I am not revealing the name here to leave it a sanctuary for local people. It takes a long time to drive there and four farm gates later you are...
by Belinda | Nov 11, 2019 | Backdrops, Child Photography, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm X-T2, Portraits, XF56mm F1.2
Children’s Fine Art Photoshoot | Child Photographer Christchurch The other day my friend Heather came to get some plants out of my garden. I have a very large garden and she has just moved into a new house and wanted to get some plants to make the garden better....
by Belinda | Nov 6, 2019 | Autumn photoshoot, Backdrops, Child Photography, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Photography props
Finding Great Photography Props A Special Chair One year ago I went to the Infocus Conference run by NZIPP. I came back from Wellington on a Tuesday morning feeling extremely tired and almost hallucinating due to being up so late and being so busy for five days in a...