by admin | April 18, 2013 | Wedding photography
Ian ‘Wilko’ Wilkinson, a Brisbane wedding photographer, has been a friend, colleague and mentor to me now for many years. I first met Wilko when I was working for a creative software company and it was he who first dragged me along to shoot a wedding. The idea of choosing photography as a career had never even crossed my mind until that day. From memory, the shoot was about a 90 minute drive from Brisbane and I think he may have invited me along just so he had come company for the drive. The results however, I think, surprised us both. I absolutely loved every moment of the day and Wilko told me I was the best assistant he had ever had. For all I knew, he may well say this to everyone who ever assists him, however it was enough for the cogs in my mind to start turning and working a path to truly turning this into a career… and loving every minute!
It has been a number of years since I have assisted Wilko on a wedding, so when he said he was shooting at Mavis’s Kitchen, practically in my backyard, I jumped at the opportunity to tag along.
Kylie is also a photographer, so it was no surprise that she chose Ian Wilkinson to capture every aspect of the day. Ian and I were capturing the entire day digitally. Ted Hagemeijer from ‘In The Booth’ was working hard entertaining the guests with his photobooth. And as a special treat, Wilko organised Alex Kennison to capture tintypes using old-school, wet plate collodion techniques that date back to the 1850’s. We are pretty sure this is the first wedding to combine the modern digital capture with techniques from the 1800’s. Alex had converted his Tarago into a mobile darkroom so that he could prepare the plates and process them as soon as each image was captured. It was a real treat to watch and a great crowd-pleaser!
Kylie and Andrew, I hope you had an amazing day… you certainly won’t have any shortage of imagery to remember it by.
RW
by admin | March 19, 2013 | Wedding photography
It has been a long time since I have attended a wedding that was as casual and relaxed throughout the entire day as Rebecca and Garth’s Yamba wedding was last weekend. Weddings are beautiful, joyous events, but often when something unexpected occurs that puts a chink in the iron-clad plan that was months and months in the making, a certain level of stress creeps over everyone involved. Not in this case. Every part of the day was so relaxed that you could be excused for forgetting it was in fact Rebecca and Garth’s wedding day… I even had to pull Garth’s dad away from his fishing to get some photos with the boys.
Thank you for making my job that much easier guys. The fourteen hour day really seemed to pass in virtually no time at all.
RW
by admin | February 8, 2013 | Wedding photography
It’s no surprise that so many couples choose a Byron Bay wedding. With her pristine beaches and stunning scenery, Byron Bay certainly has a lot to offer. Karen and Graeme both love the beach and first met when Karen enrolled in Graeme’s Surf School, so a Byron wedding and an Hawaiian honeymoon seemed the perfect choice!
The wedding ceremony was gorgeous and a real family affair. Graeme’s boys Lenny and Bowie were the best men and the couple’s daughter Lily was the gorgeous little flowergirl. Throughout the day we experienced bright, bright sunshine, sun showers and strong winds during the location shoot at the Byron Bay Lighthouse, but it all made for a beautiful day that was capped off with an absolutely spectacular sunset!
Here are just a few of the images from your day guys. I hope you are having a ball in Hawaii!
by admin | January 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Planning a wedding in 2013? We have put together a mini-mag full of friendly advice to help you plan your big day. Our free wedding magazine is available as a download simply by clicking the link below.
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by admin | January 14, 2013 | Portrait Photography, Wedding photography
January is always a very busy time of year for me as I catch up with finalising album layouts, edit up our recent weddings and start planning for the wedding season ahead. It often means many, many, many hours at my desk and it is always a welcome break when I can schedule some shooting time away from the computer! So, while it was a productive week, I was more than happy to finish the week with the engagement session of Rebecca and Garth, shot in Bangalow – our home town.
Rebecca and Garth are in the region for a few days while they finalise all the arrangements for their beautiful Yamba wedding to be held in March. We kept the afternoon very relaxed and simply took a casual stroll along the train tracks in Bangalow. There are a couple of locations I see everyday and until now hadn’t had the opportunity to shoot in. It was great to be able to use these locations and we all had an enjoyable afternoon, getting to know one another and making images that I hope they will love. Here’s a preview of what turned out to be a fantastic afternoon. I can’t wait until the wedding!
RW