Melinda and Michael

One of the last weddings I shot last year was Melinda and Michael’s lovely ceremony at St Pauls in East Brisbane.

When I met this couple, I knew it was going to be a very chilled wedding.

I was right.

I get the feeling that nothing much fazes these two… not even the bridal car getting a flat tyre on the way to the church.

Nope. Not even…

“sorry we’re late dad… we got a flat…!”

After the ceremony we headed down to Kangaroo Point for some photos before making our way to the Polo Club for the reception.

What a lovely relaxed day this was.  Congratulations to you both!

Janai and Joel

Janai and Joel exchanged vows at the beautiful St Stephen’s cathederal last month in a very romantic ceremony that involved a seriously cute bridesmaid, a fun bridal party, a loving family and a most FANTASTIC pair of shoes…

I knew when I saw these shoes that I was in for a great day…!

The afternoon continued into the evening at one of my favorite reception venues – Customs House.

Congratulations Janai and Joel!

innamorato di venezia #3

this is a view of the fish markets from the other side of the canale grande.

I think I need to go back for a visit.

soon…

{this is a limited edition print on my etsy site incase you were interested in having one of these for your very own }

Sneaky peek – Viviane and Michael

So on account of trying to run a productive photography business on dial-up speed internet at the moment (thanks heaps Telstra) I shall make this post very brief.

Brief… but seriously cute.

Viviane and Micheal were brilliant fun to photograph.

Can you tell?

megan and matt

this lovely lady -

…married this equally lovely man earlier this month…

… at a very romantic ceremony at Spicer’s Hidden Vale in Grandchester.

{bonsai trees as table centrepieces.  very cool.}

what a lovely day spent frolicking in the countryside with a sweet sweet couple!

Congratulations to you both.

doing what you love

ok so this is a very random post from me… no beautiful brides, handsome grooms or gorgeous fotoartista girls, not even a flower or seedpod.

Just a guy riding a motorbike.

(albeit the most exquisitely designed and possibly the most artfully crafted machines I’ve ever seen)

Perhaps this isn’t for everyone… bikes may not be your thing and this bike in particular may not be your style… but this clip totally resonates with me not purely because of my longstanding love affair with my own motorbike (a particularly beautiful moto-guzzi 850T for those interested) but because the pure LOVE and passion this guys has for what he does.

check it out

Shinya Kimura from Adam Richards on Vimeo.

Perhaps I’m posting this as another way to express the love I have for what I do… the joy it brings me and the way I am mesmerised by the beauty of the people I get to photograph.

or perhaps I just wanted to have a clip of a super cool japanese guy riding a most exquisite machine on my blog

enjoy.

FOTOARTISTA – Genevieve

this beautiful woman is Genevieve…

not only an amazing lady in her own right, but a sassy sixty-something mother and grandmother…

these photos tell the story of a wonderfully soft yet powerfully feminine woman.

As with most of my fotoartista clients, Genevieve assured me that she looked terrible in photos and I would have my work cut out for me…

What can I say…? except I believe a little bit of magic happens in my studio during these shoots

Genevieve you are beautiful.

charles and tracey

this beautiful lady

married this handsome fellow late last month.

Tracey and Charles make a lovely lovely couple as you can see

there were two tea ceremonies to start off the day

(with just a couple of tears)

and then lots of smiles during the lovely midday wedding at the Stamford Plaza.

congratulations to you both

FOTOARTISTA – Sarah Collyer

This is the delightful and uber talented Sarah Collyer from last week’s Random Portrait.  She is busy recording her second LP and needed some album cover shots.  I suggested a FOTOARTISTA type shoot which was a winner I’d say…

I can’t tell you how much I love doing these shoots… (I think you can tell…)

…and I absolutely ADORE photographing Sarah… you can probably see why

Go check out Sarah’s website… go see her sing (next gig at the Jazz club on the 18th of November) and keep an eye out for her album due out next Feb… you won’t be sorry!

A big thank you to the AMAZING Debbie from Canary Hair and Beauty for the brilliant styling once again.

Lisa and Josh

This gorgeous wee lass called Lisa,

married this handsome man called Josh last month,

in a rather stunning ceremony at Mirra, Fortitude Valley.

It was indeed a beautiful celebration of love.