I found a fabulous florist in my new neighbourhood – am loving it here in West Melbourne. I picked up some poppies and these ranunculus. I haven’t shot the poppies yet, those are to come. But this afternoon, I did a quick shoot with these pretty pink and white ranunculus. Just five minutes (actually it…
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I thought this pink cupcake was so love-ly that I just had to photograph it in this table setup. Would you like to join in the RegularRandom crew? Here’s how: Version 1: choose a subject or a scene spend five minutes photographing it – no more! try to not interfere with the subject, instead see…
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While I was in Amsterdam, I spent a couple of hours wondering around the city on my own, and discovered a wonderful handbag store called Smaak Amsterdam and immediately fell in love with about 5 different bags. I was particularly drawn to the yellow bags, although the pink and they grey bags were also fabulous.…
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I picked up these macarons at the train station on my way back from Paris to Amsterdam and shared them with my host the next night after dinner. But of course, I had to give them the RegularRandom treatment first! Love the colours, love the different effects we an get with saturation, love the flavours!…
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Just two minutes for this shoot: Would you like to join in the RegularRandom crew? Here’s how: Version 1: choose a subject or a scene spend five minutes photographing it – no more! try to not interfere with the subject, instead see it from many angles, look through something at it, change the light that’s…
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What a difference a background change makes?! These first two sets of photos are taken in exactly the same location and conditions, but I have merely swapped out the placemat that sits under the vase. Firstly, I used a white placemat, then swapped it for a black one. I have been thinking about adding a…
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If you aren’t connected with me on social media, you may not know that I am currently vacationing in Amsterdam. What a glorious city. I was here four years ago (to the day actually) and have come back for a two week visit. Yesterday, we went to a tulip farm and of course I brought…
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Before the florist last week, I dropped by my usual bakery, The Village Bakery in Brunswick, to pick up some bread. And of course, when I Saw this pretty pink cronut, how could I not bring it home to photograph it?! Next post, I’ll go in closer and play with the editing a little. Would…
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I recently found out that I’m allergic to dahlias – gasp! Such a shame, since as you probably know, I like to pick up a little bouquet every now and again to photograph and dahlias tend to be in prevalent in those. So today, the florist and I decided to put together these delphiniums and…
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The hydrangea bouquets have been drying away quite contentedly in their vases, out of my own sheer laziness and neglect really. They’re still in the water actually – I should really sort that out. Anyway, today I decided to photograph the pink ones, they have really held their colour so beautifully – the original photos…
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I went out with a friend on Australia Day (26 January) for drinks and pizza and a few more drinks, and a stroll around the neighbourhood. It was such a lovely afternoon – perfect temperature, great conversation, really nice. I was home by 8pm, just in time for sunset, so I spent five minutes (actually…
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My friend and I share a love for gin. When he told me about this Aussie gin from the Margaret River in Western Australia, of course I had to try it. I picked up a bottle for him for his birthday and it was delicious – one of my favourites. It has typically Australian botanicals…
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