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This is the next step to what my shoot looked like

This is the next step to what my shoot looked like at the Manuka Pool in Canberra. My dad got up super early to bring his horse from Royalla to Manuka for my silly idea, that I hoped to god would work and everything would come together. The horse came off the truck with legs covered in pooh even though he was squeaky clean when he boarded the truck😣 which caused the shoot to run late!!

People gave up their morning, all to help see my vision come to life! I would not be able to achieve my ideas without people who believe in me.

The final result was achieved in only 20 minutes before the public started arriving at the pool and standing in my shot, and my time was up before I wanted it to be. I felt so deflated when I arrived home from the shoot, feeing as though I hadn’t captured the image I had in my mind.

I’m happy to say I was wrong about that! The shot turned out great, although I didn’t know it. My good friend @gemmabk_art helped convince me it was a magic image worthy of my deep consideration not to discard it . Low and behold the final image has continued to be popular and well over and over again.

#poollife #manukapool #canberrapeople #photographerlife #behindthescenes

Here is my pre-shoot scouting, explaining how I im

Here is my pre-shoot scouting, explaining how I imagine my successful image titled “Jesse and Frankie” in front of Manuka Pool in Canberra.

It all went to plan, except for the timing and the horse poo!!

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#photoshoot #ideaswoman #shootplan #horseshoot #myideas #preplan #photographerslife #canberraphotographer #canberraimage #imaginecanberra #capturecanberra

#artlife #artistsoninstagram #artistquote

#artlife #artistsoninstagram #artistquote

Every year I’m scared, scared of winter!!! ❄️⛈💨Living in Canberra there is no escaping it, but at least we don’t get snow, I’m grateful for that! When I meet a new Canberran I give them my winter survival list:
❄️Electric blanket
❄️Good home heating
❄️Kathmandu puffy jacket
❄️Car port or garage so you don’t need to scratch off the frost on your windscreen every morning!

What would you add to this survival list for winter time???

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#horsesgalore #runninghorse #snowtime #wintervibes #iceland #icelandicnature #nature #horseinnature

It’s a beautiful autumn day in Canberra and Soph

It’s a beautiful autumn day in Canberra and Sophie and I are going for a big walk around the lake with our friends in the sunshine!

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#bohohome #livethelittlethings #bohemianmodern #sodomino #inmydomaine #smmakelifebeautiful #cljsquad #cljmoderncottage #plantsmakepeoplehappy #instagood #bhghome #bohohome #bohemianhome #thatsdarling #bohemia #interiordesign #crumbshome

Spud! Is the gorgeous spotted Appaloosa horse now

Spud! Is the gorgeous spotted Appaloosa horse now available as a limited edition artwork at @popcanberra printed on archival cotton rag paper designed to be a statement piece in your home.

#canberralocals #canberralife #equinephotography #horsesonly #horselover #naturelover #countrystyle #nationscapital #spottedhorse #spotty #spots #horseportrait #horsehead #earthtones #homedecor #homeart #limitededitionart

Feeling the horsey vibes this autum, where the hor

Feeling the horsey vibes this autum, where the horse’s coat starts to thicken in preparation for winter coming. It’s amazing how nature takes care of itself. 🐴

#horsestory #horsesonly #horsebody #horseneck #lovenature #brownvibes #autumnvibes #naturelover #natureallaround #theworld #equinephotography

Last week my little family took a long drive and t

Last week my little family took a long drive and to a small town region of Carcoar in country NSW. The best thing about this region is the gorgeous store I been dying to visit called @tomolly_carcoar. If you know me you know I love home styling and country earthy vibes. This store has all that and more, plus the owner, Belinda is a talented curator and all round creative woman, we chatted for ages and had a great time shopping and admiring all the things, I felt so inspired once I left.

Follow her store on Instagram and you’ll see how gorgeous everything is

#countryliving #countrylife #country #shopgirl #earthystore #homestyling #shoplocal #shopaustralian #smallbusiness #tomolly #tomollycarcoar #carcoar #countrynsw #supportsmallbusiness #ponyrider #shopping

Our 6th wedding anniversary looks a little differe

Our 6th wedding anniversary looks a little different this year with our newborn baby Sophie who arrived 6 weeks ago 👶🏼💛

I was engaged on top of an elephant in Thailand when I said ‘yes’ to my hubby Pete, 🐘and we were married at the top of Mount Stromlo inside the old Observatory in front of our closest family and friends.

At the reception my father and I danced the Tarantella a traditional Italian song and very fast dance, I thought my dad was going to run out of steam he was dancing so hard, plus it’s a very long song but he kept up with me the whole time! Fun memories!

This beautiful portrait was taken for my 40th last year by my friends at 📷The Beautiful Collective

#couplephoto #funtimes #memoriesofus

What’s your favourite form of creative practice?

What’s your favourite form of creative practice?

Horse come in all shapes, colour ways and breeds.

Horse come in all shapes, colour ways and breeds. One such variety we never owned as a family is the Appaloosa. My dad was the one who bought the horses and spotty horses were never his taste 😆 and they still aren’t! So when I thought about the next series I wanted to create … Appaloosas were at the top of my list. Through this series I got to discover how unusual the formation of spots that can be on these horses. I probably could have extended this series to many more horses with spots 🐴🐴.⁠
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#horsestyle #horsesonly #ponylove #hangingart #horseart #equienart #australianart #spottyhorses #apaloosahorse #horseface #horseportrait #horsesonly #homedecor #sideboardstyling #sideboard #2horses #twohorses #animallover #animalart #wallart #australianowned #australianmade #handmadeart #sustainablelifestyle

Portraiture is a skill just like anything in the a

Portraiture is a skill just like anything in the arts. It takes skill to know how to direct someone, it takes skill to understand how to use the light with the human form, and it’s a skill to take a good portrait and make it great! ⁠
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I’m still working on my skills all the time because portraiture is unpredictable, people are unpredictable so you have to use all your tools in your tool box to make it work and bring out the magic. ⁠
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I took this portrait of Horang many years ago. He is an Iranian immigrant living in Canberra who has a wicked sense of humour. I remember wanting to focus on the shape of his nose as the feature. This image has never won any awards but I still love and feel like it’s quite dynamic.
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Being a photographer specialising in business bran

This portrait was not easy to achieve none of them

This portrait was not easy to achieve none of them are actually, especially when your working with a live animal and delicate florals we used in this arrangement. 🌺
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This is the result of our portrait shoot with Paddy who I named the artwork Osheen 🐴 he is a massive Irish Draught horse owned located in Burra NSW. We had fun trying to get the perfect shot and it took everyone a whole lot of patience to get there. ⁠
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Osheen is part of the BLOOMING series now available through @bluethumb gallery the link is in my bio. The amazing floral headpiece is created by Canberra’s one and only Moxom & Whitney
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#whitehorse #whiteonly #lovewhite #whiteonwhite #ponyfeature #ponytale #ponyandflowers #floraldesign #florals #floralheadpiece #horsehead #horseportrait #horsesonly #equineart #horses #wallart #whiteart #homedecor -#scandistyle #scandiart #australianart #canberrapeople #canberrathings #whitedecor #whiteonewhite #whiteinterior

I highly recommend you listen to the latest episod

I highly recommend you listen to the latest episode of the School of Greatness podcast 1123 with Austin Kleon lots of bombshells about creativity and working in the creative industry.

Once upon a time I had the best photography job yo

Once upon a time I had the best photography job you could have imagined. I got to ride in cool military vehicles, I got to photograph interesting people & very high class events, as well as very dirty events were I would end up with mud all over me! I learned so much about the military world I never knew existed, because I didn’t know anyone in the military before I started this job, but most of all I got to improve my craft in the best training ground I could have imagined, and much more than 3 years of studying photography could ever have taught me.

I had 2 wonderful male mentors in my role as a Defence photographer although I knew it at the time, when they retired I looked back and really understood just how much they nurtured me as a photographer and business women.

Where would I be without my mentors? Probably not confident enough to teach, probably not confident enough to exhibit my work, and probably not confident enough to charge my worth. I will never forget them and always be grateful for them 🙏🏻

#myjob #photographerslife #wheniwasyoung #backthen #photographyjob #defenceaustralia #australiandefenceforce #photographersaustralia #aussiegirl #nikonaustralia #iamaphotographer #photographyalways #mentorshipmatters #mentoring

Running a creative business is probably the most f

Running a creative business is probably the most fun I've had in any job. To be honest, I used to be so scared to be my own boss, because being employed was completely fine with me and it was easy. I loved working with others, doing my job then going home without thinking about it until the next day. ⁠⁠
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But honestly creating a small business is the most creative thing I've done. I feel like every day is creative and free, most of the time. I can create my own environment, choose who I work with and do more things that excite me. Maybe I should have jumped ship a long time ago, but then again, I believe in divine timing. The opportunity for me to leave my corporate photography job came to me when I was 'awake' enough and in 'pain' enough to realize the time was now! ⁠⁠
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#peopleinbusiness #canberrabusiness #canberrawomen #canberralocal #canberraphotographer #canberra #smallbusiness #businessowner #girlboss #girltime #mybusiness #photographybusiness #photographerslife #itsmybusiness #freelancers

Creating content for your social media is not only

Creating content for your social media is not only time-consuming but annoying if you actually have to balance it with the work you are getting paid to do. ⁠⁠
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I have a lot of client work, so to make time to create content for myself means I either shoot it on weekends or in between photo editing and my admin tasks. ⁠⁠
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I have found a way to make it easy for you though! Wanna hear it??⁠⁠
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I'm going to create image packages that you can purchase and use directly for your social media content. You simply download the files and write your own captions to suit your business and client needs.

Yes! I’m loving these deep inky tones in this be

Yes! I’m loving these deep inky tones in this bedroom. Isn’t the colour palette interesting ??

Photo credit below

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GRACE COSTA

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