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Hi there! I'm Natt - a Sydney based wedding and portrait photographer. This space is for me to share my passion for photography, my latest work as well as bits and pieces of my life. I'd love to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment or drop me an email. Thanks for stopping by!
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mike & joyce: wedding

Saturday, 31 January 2009
Just a quick update today. Thought I'd post some images from a wedding I was second shooting for Jenny.







I like candid stuff like this. Father of the bride helping his daughter fix her veil =)





Oh I just adore these vintage coloured roses!























This shot is so funny. I asked this groomsman to squat and this is his interpretation of my request - complete with the imaginary cigarette and newspaper =)










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peter's 40th birthday

Wednesday, 28 January 2009
A few months back I got a missed call on my phone. I googled the unidentified number, not expecting anything to turn up, but it did appear on a web page relating to the Rabbitohs. I was chatting to my friend at the time and joked how funny it was that out of all people, the rugby team mistakenly dialled my number. After all, I'm not a sports photographer and I'm one of those non sporty chicks without a single sporty bone in my body (unless you count my on and off attempts at the gym) so what could I possibly have to do with a rugby team?

"Maybe they want to talk to you?", my friend pointed out. Unlikely, I thought, but of course I couldn't just assume that it was a wrong number. I returned the call and to my surprise I had been referred to cover Peter Holmes a Court's 4oth birthday party!

Kids, the moral of this story is - if the Rabbitohs office call you, you call them back. They don't make mistakes =)

BTW Don't forget to check out more photos in the slideshow at the end of the post.

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Peter's birthday was held at his farm a couple of hours out of Sydney. It was a relaxing event for the adults and a fun affair for the kids. We had a great time running around the place capturing all the activities that were going on through out the day.

We arrived at the farm a little ahead of schedule and had the pleasure of touring around the property with the lovely little miss Maddie.







I'm a fan of daybeds =)





Love these funky chickens.







The guests soon arrived and mingled on the lawn with drinks and nibblies.













The kids enjoyed themsleves with ball games, petting zoo, a jumping castle and quad bikes.

















The highlight of the day was the quadbike. How? Keep looking.











Peter jumped in to save the bike! I couldn't believe my eyes. It all happened so fast!









Now that was something you don't usually see at a birthday party! Once all the quadbike excitement was over, everyone took it easy with lunch and hanging out by the fire.











An open fire nearby.









Of course, it isn't a b'day without the cake, so go on, click it and enjoy the slideshow =)





Thank you to Peter and his family for having us along to capture all the great memories of this celebration of an important milestone.

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I've just watched the slideshow and it is soooo cool! Very good mood, nice people, everybody having fun and you captured it perfectly! A little bit of inspiration what I need to organize for my husband's 30th bday! Thanks! :) (29 January 2009 00:43)  

@blendeblondie: have fun planning the b'day...just don't run the quad bike into a pond ok? =) (29 January 2009 11:55)  

Holly sh*t Batman! What an amazing honour! And here you were saying that I always have the best news, girl you have been holding out on me! Well done Natt, the photos are just gorgeous, I'm sure they will love them and continue to use your services. I'm so very excited for you! (can't you tell?) Now, where was my buddy Russ? LOL! (29 January 2009 21:07)  

P.S. How fitting that they have Rabbits! (29 January 2009 21:10)  

Wow...! Love all of them! Lovely shots:) (03 February 2009 13:16)  

bye bye claudia: portrait

Friday, 23 January 2009
Photographs are one of the best ways of remembering the people that we love. Isn't that why most of us have photos on our desks and walls? Just one glance can remind us of the good times we spent together, the personalities instilled in the frame, the laughter and the bond we shared. For this reason, photographs make a very memorable and meaningful going away present.

That's what this shoot was all about. Claudia was leaving the country for a few years and as a farewell gift, her girlfriends asked me to do a portrait session of the five of them together. I'm also making an album out of this shoot so there is a concept behind some of the photos which will only make sense to me and the girls =) Let's meet them shall we?

This is Claudia. I am seriously a big fan of fluffy grass things and I just love how her purple shirt compliments the soft purplish tips of the grass.







This is Elaine.





Here's Lisa.





Tina.





And Sririn.







My eyes are always wandering and looking for good spots wherever I go. It ain't so good for when you're driving but that's how I found this spot. This wasn't the planned part of the shoot but I just love these walls and thought getting the girls to warm up might be a good idea.





I personally love seeing people laughing in my photos. I feel people are at their best, happiest and most truly themselves when they're genuinely laughing about something.





Check out this pink wall, I am just so in love with it. It'd be perfect if the window on the left wasn't there at all but this gorgeous pink wall just goes so well with the colours that the girls were wearing. The whole colour palette of this photo makes me think of a sundae or a pink cupcake with sprinkles on top.







Ok here comes the part that you won't really understand. I can't explain why they were doing some of these things as I don't want to ruin the surprise that's in the album for Claudia =)









No, they're not cheesy. It was a deliberate exaggeration.









This was quite a lenghty shoot so I suggested a wardrobe change. The black dresses give a more grown up and sophisticated look. The girls have known each other since they were in highschool so in a way, going from the colour tops with the fun shots to these next few photos with their black dresses on is a little reflective of how they have grown together - from being highschool girls to becoming women (mind you they all still look really young!)













Well a farewell photo shoot wouldn't be complete without a little bubbly and what other location could be more perfect for this than at the beach?







For me, the beach is not always associated with a bright sunny day or a beautiful sunset. I quite like the mood presented here by the sunless beach near evening time. It gives the photo a light and comfortable feel making it less of a "goodbye my friend" and more of a "have fun on your new adventure and we'll be seeing you soon".



















Claudia, Elaine, Lisa, Tina and Sririn: I have to thank you for your energy, props and wardrobe change (and the cupcakes you left in my car...delish!). It was a long day and I know you were all wasted by the end of it but I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I did taking them =)

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Amazing photos! Love the backgrounds and the mood that your photos convey! If I ever get anyone other than you to take Dan and my photos... shoot me as I've obviously lost my mind :P (23 January 2009 16:38)  

hahah...ok i'll shoot you...with my camera =) (23 January 2009 16:40)  

These photos are awesome, thanks for shooting us!! It was such a fun day and you've totally captured our happiness and friendship! I especially like the one of us in the trees :) (23 January 2009 19:37)  

i like this!!! pretty colours, love the balloons, and the contrast at the end in the black is sweet :)

p.s. hi tina :P (23 January 2009 22:03)  

I love these photos! Oh, they are so living!! Congrats on the nice work!! (24 January 2009 02:10)  

Nice photos! I like the colour and how dynamic it looks (24 January 2009 22:14)  

Nattsta, great shots. There's a slight resemblance of Sex&theCity in these shots. (26 January 2009 10:47)  

The photos look amazing!! I was really nervous about this before the day but you made it lots of fun. Thanks for being so lovely and professional on the day! (26 January 2009 11:27)  

yay these are up! what a great set of photos natt. the black is very SATC ;) looks like the girls had a lot of fun ! (28 January 2009 00:03)  

website & email outage

Sunday, 18 January 2009
Hey everybody, my website, blog and email were down since Saturday morning until now. Please resend your emails if you have not received any response from me. Thanks! =)

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