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 | 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...
by Belinda | Sep 4, 2019 | Backdrops, Child Photography, Christchurch, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm, Fujifilm X-T2, Photography props, Portraits, Sewing, XF56mm F1.2
Make Your Own Photography Props Using up Old Curtains One day I was up at Kaikoura in the garage when my husband Stu and I found a box, high up on a shelf left by the previous owners. Stu took it down and we found some old curtains inside. They were dark glossy purple...
by Belinda | Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Backdrops, Black and white photography, Child Photography, Christchurch, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Food Photography, Fujifilm, Fujifilm X-T2, Lyttelton, Photography props, Portraits, XF18-135mm
Fujifilm X Series NZ The Fujifilm X Series New Zealand Facebook page put out a photographic challenge every month. For the month of July the theme was portraiture. I had been on an amazing trip up the gondola with two of my children and walked back down the other side...
by Belinda | Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Child Photography, Christchurch, Fine Art Child Portraits, Fine Art Portraiture, Fujifilm X-T2, Photography props, Portraits, XF56mm F1.2
Make Your Own Golden Crown Photography Prop An Inspiring Golden Dress Last year I bought a beautiful golden dress from Dollcake. Dollcake which is an amazing Australian company who make boutique dresses for children. The dress arrived and I was extremely excited it...
