Solly Family Portrait Session

Cutie pies Emma and Paige stole the show during this morning's studio portrait session. They did very well, especially considering they had just made the trip up from Hamilton. It looks like Emma may have a glittering career ahead of her as a photographer! I hope you all enjoyed your afternoon at the zoo, and that the otters and lions weren't shy.

Full-term Beauty

When I photographed Rebecca last week, she was one day past her due date. I'm so grateful to Baby Alexander that he waited inside his beautiful Mummy's tummy for our photo shoot. Alexander has now made his appearance... congratulations Rebecca and Terry! I can't wait to meet the new arrival!

ImageMe Wedding Album wins Kodak Award

Megan and I photographed Michelle and Pete's elegant wedding at the Alberton back in March. Their wedding album has won a silver award at the recent Kodak Gold awards.

Here is the winning album.

Kathryn and Graeme's wedding

Kathy and Graeme got married on November 8 - election day, and also my birthday! But it's not a bad thing to work on your birthday when you love your job.

Family, children and black mustangs featured on the day. During the ceremony Graeme, Kathy, and Kathy's four beautiful children poured different coloured sands into a hurricane lamp, symbolising the creation of a blended family.

Megan and I set up a photo booth at the reception venue, Duders of Devonport, and the guests became the photographers. The kids particularly enjoyed making people laugh and pushing the button!

Jasmine

This afternoon I had an impromptu mini photo shoot in the garden with my kids, Jasmine (6) and Zachary (5). They were home from school, supposedly sick - but it takes more than a cold to dampen Jazzy's rascalish energy, as this pic shows. That's a buttercup on her tongue.

Congratulations to our Winner!

We have a winner for our competition at the Parent and Child Show! Congratulations to... (drum roll please)

Kar Wei Wong of Birkenhead

Kar Wei has won an ImageMe portrait session and an A2-sized canvas print. We are looking forward to meeting him and his family.

A big thanks to the hundreds of people who entered our competition.

Parent and Child Show

The ImageMe Team (Lisa, Megan, Kate and John) have been having a great time meeting people at the Parent and Child Show. We have one day left of the show... if you are attending, be sure to come and say hi at stand M39 (near the entertainment stage).

Here's a photo of the stand, and of Lisa and Megan there on Friday.

Win an ImageMe portrait session!

We're looking forward to meeting lots of gorgeous kiddies, their Mums, Dads and grandparents, and expectant parents at the Auckland Parent and Child Show. It's on this Friday to Sunday (31 October to 2 November), from 10am to 5pm, at the ASB Showgrounds.

If you are coming to the show, don't forget to visit us at Stand M39. You can enter the draw to win an ImageMe portrait session and a stunning A2-sized canvas print of your choice!

Drinkwater Family Portrait Session

We had a fun shoot with Christine and Warren, and their three gorgeous daughters Jenna, Sarah and Chloe. Cornwall Park in the springtime is stunning, and although it is always busy on a sunny Sunday afternoon, we found some nice quiet spots to take photos.

Wai-Poi Family Portrait Session

It was a special occasion when the Wai-Poi family came together recently for Vi and Geoff's 50th wedding anniversary. Some family members came from Australia to celebrate, including the newest member of the family, little Lachlan. We really enjoyed meeting everyone, and getting the chance to photograph all the precious family members at the Winter Garden, Auckland Domain.

Loomans Family Portrait Session

It was a blustery day at Muriwai (to put it mildly) but nothing could dampen the energy of the Loomans Family - Trish, Brian, Karl and Gage. What an awesome shoot guys! The black sand sticking to our faces afterwards was totally worth it.

Kathy and Graeme's engagement shoot

We had a fun and romantic shoot with Kathy and Graeme at Mairangi Bay. The spot has special significance because Graeme proposed to Kathy here. I'm really looking forward to their wedding on November 8, it promises to be a great family occasion (and I'm starting to think... bride and groom at the polling booth... that could be a great photo opportunity!)

Rylee, Jules and Michael

I first had the pleasure of photographing beautiful little Rylee when she was 5 months old. She's now 15 months old and cuter than ever. We captured some lovely family moments with Rylee's Mum and Dad, Jules and Michael, just before they headed over to Brisbane to live.

Renay and Julian's engagement shoot

It was showery and blowing a gale at North Head, Devonport for our recent engagement shoot with gorgeous couple Renay and Julian. We managed to find some sheltered spots for some romantic shots. Renay and Julian... it was such a pleasure photographing you, I can't wait to photograph your wedding!

Make-over for womenz.co.nz

I recently photographed Jane Taylor's make-over for the website womenz.

For her brand-new super-glamorous look, Jane got a fabulous colour and cut at Headstart Salon in Albany, and her colours, clothes styling and make-up done by Christine Fromont. It was fun to photograph the transformation, and the wonderful end result!

Douglas Family Portrait Session

I had a great time photographing the Douglas Family - Rose and Phil, Aaron, Jamie, Kelly and Hugh - at their lovely home. The boys were a lot of fun, and we got some great action shots while Kelly and Hugh played the drums.