by Belinda | Sep 15, 2021 | Business, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Creativity, Fujifilm, Fujifilm X-T2, NZIPP, Portraits, Uncategorized, XF56mm F1.2
Business Photography Christchurch I had a really wonderful photo shoot with Philippa recently. Philippa was after some more relaxed business photography. She didn’t want a boring headshot with a white background. And she didn’t want to look too formal. She wanted to...
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 | Jun 3, 2020 | Art, Autumn photoshoot, Awards, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Creativity, Double Exposures, Fujifilm, Fujifilm X-T2, Landscapes, NZIPP, Sea, Sunset shoot, Travel, XF18-135mm
How to take landscapes on the Fuji film X-T2. Landscape photography is one of the most popular photography styles in the world. Mainly due to the power of the landscape on the human mind. It can be beautiful and ever changing with the weather. In this blog I will...
by Belinda | Apr 23, 2020 | Art, Awards, Christchurch, Creative Photography, Creativity, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm X-T2, Iris Awards, NZIPP, Photography props, Photography Tutorials, Portraits, XF35mm F1.4
An idea for Iris – a Climate Change Shoot Every year I enter the Iris awards and I had an idea for a shoot for several months for the in-camera portrait section of the 2020 awards. The theme was climate change. Next I had to think how to set up my climate...
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...
