Sneek Peek – Mick and Jolene

February 28, 2009

This is the sneaky peek at Mick and Jolene’s wedding @ Fortnum’s in Sassafras on Friday. They couldn’t have asked for better luck, with the temperature not as high as expected, and then a few BIG drops of rain during the ceremony to top it all off. 

Special thanks to both Mick and Jolene for allowing Ryan and I to be a part of your wedding day (And the best part was we were both wearing Kilts as well!!)

 

 

 

 

And it’s not often you get to photograph a wedding in Melbourne with 4 scots in the bridal party, but you will have to wait for those ones!!

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Image of the Week (4)

February 27, 2009

Image of the week is a regular blog post running every Friday (hopefully, this is only the forth post… so who knows !) with the aim of showing you something a little different.

This post was supposed to be posted on Friday Morning, but for some reason the scheduling feature on the blog didn’t post it… and I wasn’t here to notice it.

Better late than never – here is this weeks Image.

 

 

And for those that are interested, it was captured by :-

Canon 30D & Canon 60mm/2.8 Macro @ – ISO100 – f/5.6 @ 1/250sec

This weeks image fits in really nice with the current Scottish theme, that seems to be abundantly clear ! And its a nice little detail shot.

So there you have it. Oh, and please feel free to comment

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Crazy Days of Summer

February 25, 2009

As many of you will know, this is currently “Wedding Season” so to speak, and I am flat out shooting weddings almost every weekend. This is normal, business as usual, and its just the way I like it. But the unusual thing is that over the last 10 days or so I have had as many enquiries a day as I usually get in a week !! Thats why I have not written a blog post for a few days, even though I do have a couple of 1/2 done posts waiting for images to complete them.

Now I am not saying all this attention its a bad thing, because its not at all!! In fact its always good to be loved, but things are absolutely crazy at the moment, in fact, beyond crazy!! 

So if you are reading this, and you are thinking of making an enquiry, please DO!! Just let me know your wedding date and location for starters and I can then give you my undivided attention.

What can I say, I LOVE MY JOB !!

 

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Sneek Peek – Luke and Suzie

February 22, 2009

This is supposed to be just a quickie sneek peek at Luke and Suzie’s Wedding from yesterday, but I ended up selecting 6 images from the first 25 mins of shooting…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a sneek peek, with more to come. The wedding was perfect, beautiful weather, beautiful couple, beautiful venue… who could ask for more?

And now you will have to wait for more !!

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Image of the Week (3)

February 20, 2009

Image of the week is a regular blog post running every Friday (hopefully, this is only the third post… so who knows !) with the aim of showing you something a little different.

Here is this weeks Image, shot last night when Ryan (my assistant) and I took a quick trip to Newport Skate Park. 

 

 

 

And for those that are interested, it was captured by :-

Canon 5D & Canon 70-200mm/2.8 IS  @ – ISO100 – f/2.8 @ 1/1250sec 

 

And you are right, its not Wedding Photography, or Portrait Photography… So why did I shoot it? Well, 3 reasons really.

Firstly, my young assistant Ryan has a real passion for Skate photography and its always good to shoot things you love.

Secondly, Skate is not something I regularly shoot, so its good to break out of my comfort zone and…

Thirdly,  I got to play. Shooting a lot of different images in a low pressure environment.

 

So there you have it. Oh, and please feel free to comment

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Guess what I will be wearing…

February 19, 2009

This is a little teaser post and snapshot to give you a hint at what I will be wearing next week to photograph Michael and Jolene’s wedding… !!!

So… Can you guess…?  

 

Edited to add: – If you want to guess, leave a comment, like the others have !!

 

Image shot with a Canon 30D and Sigma 30mm/1.4 EX

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Arlington at Wattle Park

February 17, 2009

I am shooting Luke and Suzie’s wedding at Arlington at Wattle Park this weekend and I have to say this is another wedding I am really looking forward to! (Did someone say whiskey?)

Here are a few showcase shots of the venue to give you an idea of why I love “Arlington”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Animal Abstracts – Giraffe

February 16, 2009

This post is here by popular demand, it seems a few readers want to see more “Giraffe bits” after my second Image of the week post.

And yes, I know, there are some weird people out there. 

To See the Images Read more

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Sneek Peek – Jason & Carmen

February 15, 2009

I have just come home after shooting Jason and Carmen’s wedding at Overnewton Castle and spent the past 45mins downloading all the amazing images shot throughout the day.

Married on Valentines Day, So Romantic !!!

As it is now currently 1am Sunday morning, I think I will share a few images with you and then go to bed.

 

 

 

 

 

In case you cannot tell, I LOVE MY JOB !!

Goodnight.

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Pixxil Photography & Facebook

February 14, 2009

I thought I would throw up a post about my new and rather cute little Facebook Business page. (the link will open in a new tab or window).

So, if you are on Facebook, drop by and take a look.

 

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Image of the week (2)

February 13, 2009

Image of the week is a regular blog post running every Friday (hopefully, this is only the second post… so who knows !) with the aim of showing you something a little different.

Here is this weeks Image, 

 

And for those that are interested, it was captured by :-

Canon 30D & Sigma EX 100-300 f/4 @ 300mm – ISO200 – f/5.6 @ 1/800sec

The image has not been cropped, adjusted or photoshoped in any way, this is how it appeared “straight out of camera” (SOOC).

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Having a Baby…??

February 12, 2009

As many regular readers will know, we here at Pixxil Photography are a large blended family with 6 awesome kids. This is one reason I find children’s portraiture so easy I suppose, with so many opportunities and so much practice !! We do hear all the usual jokes like, “wow, you guys must not own a TV !!” and “Is there something in the water…?” and all those other gems… and after a while, they are not nearly as funny as people think they are… hehe

Anyway…after much discussion, my wife Narelle and I have decided to have another Baby !!

We are not pregnant yet and we haven’t started “trying” yet either, but I thought I would announce it to the world.

So stay tuned for further announcements and also some Pregnancy and Baby photography specials as well, once we have a “bun in the oven” !!

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Overnewton Castle and Valentines day.

February 11, 2009

It’s only 3 more sleeps until I get to photograph Jason and Carmen’s wedding at Overnewton Castle in Keilor and I must say I am more than a little excited.

And not just because the Bride and Groom are such genuinely friendly people, but also Overnewton is one of those locations that is a real joy to attend and I have not been there in a while.

 

 

 

 

Overnewton Castle was built in 2 stages, with the colonial bluestone homestead built in 1849 and then the addition, 10 years later, of the Scottish baronial style wing. With 35 rooms and set among beautiful English gardens, Overnewton is as impressive as it is tranquil. 

So you can easily tell why I love the place so much!

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The Melbourne Zoo – A handful of Primates

February 10, 2009

Apart from working full time as a wedding and portrait photographer, I also have interests in other area’s of photography as well. I suppose it could be fair to say that they are hobbies as I don’t actively derive income from them.

I have blogged about shooting various landscape images, especially using Infrared, and also some Photojournalism work as well, but I also LOVE to Photograph animals (it’s actualy the reason I go into photography in the first place).

So last month I took a little trip to the Melbourne Zoo and spent the day enjoying the animals, the heat and the crowds. Here are just a few of the HUNDREDS of images I captured.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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