Peek Through My Window {Part 3} & more.

Picking up where I left off with q&a's.. My head is spinning with phototalk today so I'm running with anything that does not involve a camera :)


Ok I want to know who does your brows these days?

Hilarious! Really, my eyebrow obsessed days are overrrr. I used to pay obscene amounts for "brow work" ;p but these days I hope for slow traffic lights to give me a minute to get the tweezers out! Well not quite but something like that. Thanks for making me think they're worthy though :)

Was the children's book for Ava (mentioned last year) ever written/pubished?

It was written and illustrated beautifully but Tiffany and I are still in the process of fine tuning. It's a big thing to organise decent publishing that doesn't cost the Earth..I really want it to be available to anyone, anywhere - no easy feat :) Still, I'm so committed to seeing it in print - the test run version is gorgeous! I am so grateful to Barb Uil and Tiffany Ard for turning an idea into something beautiful, I really can't wait to share it.

Do you picture Ava as an almost 5 year old or will she always be 3 and a half in your mind?

A hard question. I see her as 3.5. I can't really imagine her any other way. As Ivy gets past the age Ava was I guess I will see what Ava might have been like. I don't like to ponder how she might have looked or what she might be doing now, there is so much to miss already I'd rather not add new things to the list. To see other children at the age she should be makes my heart hurt.

What laundry detergent do you buy?

Don't mind Kate, she's a little bit odd. But just in case anyone else needs to know - OMO.

How did you get your start in photography?

Okay, I included this photography one because I wanted to add a bit to the previous answer I gave to a similar question.

Around the time I bought my first DSLR, I was in McDonalds one day and Ava began babbling to a man sitting near us. After a few minutes he introduced himself as a photographer.. Long story short, he asked me to assist at a wedding a few weeks later and sick with nerves, I did. Somehow, I shot the whole thing on manual, I didn't even know AV was an option..plus I ran out of memory too soon but I did it and I learnt a lot from that one day. It really was a chance meeting that inspired me so much. Thanks Dean :)

Can I buy Ivy from you?

Sure, I'm currently running a Buy One Get One Free promo..you'll also get my oldest child, Luca. He's 9 and, just like Ivy, is suffering Gastric Flu this week. That won't be a problem will it?

Do you ever travel to the United States? If you do come to the States, would you consider doing photo shoots while you are here?

Reasonably often actually...I'll be over quite soon but not shooting this time unfortunately.. I will definately try to work it in for the trip after though - remember my husband doesn't let a day go by without mentioning a move to the States! This won't be our last trip :)


Other things for today:

Eye Candy..

I've had a few questions from people who aren't sure whether they should do Explore or Evolve. Basically, if you do not know how to use your camera on manual, or you want to develop your creativity beyond happy snaps, start with Explore. It's a workshop designed to help get started with the basics of taking good images and enhancing in Photoshop..

If you're quite confident with what you're doing in regards to your camera and Photoshop but still feel you have room to improve or want to develop your creativity, along with those going into business, Evolve is ideal.

Obviously, I've not done this before but I'm working hard to make sure both courses are good value with lots of information and insight - I expect the forum will be a great place for people to ask anything I might not have covered. I hope this helps anyone who's not sure which workshop to do.

And finally, a couple of images of Whitney who Kate and I thoroughly enjoyed shooting on Saturday.




Can't resist a quirky leg shot.





Sheye xx