Since I have a lack of subjects and I’m attempting to keep sane in my hometown, I decided to post up images that are a bit more personal. This involves my loved ones and friends. I find that I’m doing more event photography than anything else right now and I’ve already been asked to cover 2 engagement parties! I’m not even a professional! Hmm.. so I’m hoping I don’t disappoint anyone down the track, even though I enjoy covering functions, it’s not my forte but they all know that.
The next series is dedicated to my brother and his fiancé. James and Evie are about to be married in 2 months (October 2010) and it seems as though I’ve recorded their progression via images. I never realized it but I guess I’m just around them a lot.
This is them sitting in their engagement party whilst the speeches were underway. Evie's originally from Brazil and so her family from Brazil sent a short video greeting congratulating them on their engagement. (I didn't understand a bit because it was all in Portugese, but it was nevertheless touching).
Ashton is one of my cousin's sons. He was highly amused with the helium balloons and was entertained for an hour or so with it.
James & Evie (and their friend James) engaged in a conversation
Their engagement cake was a cluster of cupcakes that was towering in the centre of the room.
They were celebrating Evie's 22nd at a Thai restaurant and (typically) James included a large piece of granny underwear as part of her present. She pulled it out as she unwrapped her present which sent them into a crazy spiral of laughter.
They were walking down Paddington, Oxford street where all the boutiques were. This was at the end of a long, wet day of looking for wedding suits and dresses. We managed to find at table at Max Brenner (which is my most favourite place in the world ie. chocolate land). I remember earlier this year when I took the photography class, my teacher asked why I liked this image. I said because it looked fashion photography-esque. She then began dissecting it into little segments as to why it wasn't a good photo. That was also the reason as to why I started pulling back in photography. I started seeing things from a more technical point of view... I felt that after taking that class, creativity became a bit too calculated... too technical... too structured. And that was my unfolding...
