Pics Pics Pics.

Well here is a treat for me and I hope for you. Yes, portrait shoots two weekends in a row. This is how life should be, out there just doing it, making pictures.

This time around I had the good luck to stumble across two enthusiastic young ladies whose mum was willing to put there faces on the line for the camera. So every one, here is Mary and Rongorua.







Portraits can be a daunting prospect for some. Most would rather a gun be pointed in there direction than a camera. Having said that, I do believe everyone has a great picture within them, its just a matter of bringing it out. One important attribute any photographer needs to have when photographing people is to be able to relate and relax there subjects. It seems that's not as much of an issue with children but as you move up the age scale the tendency to shy away form the camera increases.

I do worry about how the effect of so many digital cameras floating around these days have on peoples perceptions of them selves. With so many bad pics floating around people only ever see themselves in unfaltering images with not much thought into how those pics were taken. When they reluctantly get dragged in to portrait session with a pro, the photographers job of making the unwilling subject relax is almost an impossible task.

Another problem with a camera in every ones pocket is people get so used to looking a bad pictures that they become accepted as the norm so when portraits or even weddings need to be photographed, its uncle Bob or cousin Steve who is talked in to taking the pics because he has a flash camera. Well I have to point out here that its always the person behind the lens no the camera itself that makes the difference.

So get out there and give a pro a try. Your may be supprised how great you really look.

Well the school ball season has come and gone and so it was off down the road to photograph Tasha before she rocked the night away under bright lights and loud music. (pic below)

A week later while driving home I spotted an orchard on the side of the state highway with row upon row of fruit trees in full bloom capped with masses of pink flowers. My first thought was of Tasha, her ball gown and these beautiful pink blossoms. So off we went and managed to capture some great pics before the rain set in.

The camera really seems to love Tash so expect many more pictures of her here in the future.