Candid Capers

Reflections

2009-06-29T06:18:00.000-07:00

Forest Lake is a beautiful location and we had a lot of fun by the water. Taylar and her sibblings bought their mum a "gift voucher" for her birthday. What an awesome present. Justine just loves photo's and was in "tears of joy" when she saw them. Like all families time can slip away and the kids are adults before you know it.

Sleepy head

2009-06-29T05:51:00.000-07:00

Well this shoot was hilarious. I just setup and Tabitha decided it was nap-time. I waited a while over a coffee and the phone woke her up (she was not really happy). I did get some great shots and one thing for sure she is the "apple" of her daddy's (and mummy's) eye.

Another Newborn Club member

2009-06-29T05:37:00.000-07:00

Jacinta and Brendan were ecstatic with the arrival of little Gabriel, a gorgeous little boy. I went to their home and photographed them and got some great shots for them to choose from. We got the e-arrival notices out really quickly (details withheld), but it has all of the birth information on them.

Back to my stomping ground

2009-06-29T05:34:00.001-07:00

I do heaps of beach shoots in the Redlands and whilst there are always a lot of people around, I always try to avoid people in the background. The family bought Carol a gift voucher as a present and they were a heap of fun on the day which was just glorious weather.

Bouncing Baby Girl

2009-06-29T05:08:00.000-07:00

Mum and dad came to me for the pregnancy shoot and when little Gabrielle was born, I drove up to Bracken Ridge and did an in-home photo shoot saving precious time for the family. As members of the Newborn Club they will have another shoot soon to complete the first year of Gabrielle's changing features.

And baby makes 5.

2009-06-29T05:05:00.000-07:00

It is not often I do a newborn shoot on the beach but that is what Angie booked. We got some really beautiful family images and some great shots of the kids too.

Something funny?

2009-06-29T05:01:00.000-07:00

This family of 4 were awesome, two littlies and a little bit of red cordial??? Alex was a live-wire which I love when I photograph children. We certainly got smiles. His little brother was enjoying the action and also very cute.

Christening

2009-06-29T04:56:00.000-07:00

Christenings and baby namings are a wonderful celebration and opportunity to be photographed with the whole family. Heather and Chris decided on a private portrait session with the grandparents and family in their own home before the church ceremony.

Sarah and Mark

2009-06-29T04:51:00.000-07:00

A new town, job and beginning inspired me to do an awesome sunset shot. Sarah loved it! Everyone enjoyed the beach and Jess just loved climbing the trees.

Where have I been

2009-06-29T04:46:00.001-07:00

Well I am ashamed of myself. Sorry. I have been so busy I have not been able to keep my blog up to date of late. I have done plenty of portrait shoots and had a massive amount of computer problems which was very frustrating. Luckily I had the necessary back-ups and had my work saved. I also had a very dear Uncle pass away and he was a treasure. I look forward to getting back on track soon. Rhonda

Precious Leila

2009-02-10T03:26:00.000-08:00

I arrived to photograph Leila and proud mum was patiently feeding her. The intimacy of a newborn and mum looking on is a sight that is also precious. A proud father admiring from the distance. I learned that Simon and Sharni also sponsor other children and Leila is their first. It was a lovely morning with many precious moments. .... I am keeping the best as a surprise. This is just a sneak peak. Rhonda

McCulloch Family

2009-01-22T22:52:00.000-08:00

Perfect weather and a lovely family made for a great day shooting. The feedback from the shoot was great especially from the kids. Mum said, "the kids really enjoyed the shoot, they had fun", and that's when the parents have fun too. Obviously some shoots are harder than others. It may be the wind, the sun in the wrong spot, a moody toddler etc, but I have a great bag of tricks to help the kids enjoy the shoot, thus giving people plenty to choose from. Thanks

Henricksen Family

2009-01-19T14:35:00.001-08:00

Congratulations to Lou and Joan for their 50th wedding anniversary and the double celebration of Joan's 80th birthday. The whole family came together for a photo shoot which was really lovely. I set up the equipment in their home while they had a lovely morning tea at Mary's and over about 2 hours photographed the whole family. This is why I love my job, it was relaxed, fun and we got a whole range of photo's so everyone can choose their individual family shots as well as plenty of group shots. Hope you had a great lunch and thanks for allowing me to capture such a fabulous family.

Field Family

2009-01-13T18:09:00.000-08:00

A day at the beach... beautiful one day, perfect the next. I had fun trying to coax the kids with ideas to get them involved and in the process got some great shots. Thanks guys, can't wait to see you.

Hubbard Family - the handsome Tahj

2009-01-13T17:15:00.000-08:00

Hi, back again after the Xmas rush and relax.... trying to combine the two was fun and games.
Xmas always reminds me just how important family is.... and how quickly everyone grows. I was also honored to meet the lovely Hubbard family. As always I trekked off to a beautiful Brisbane suburb and did my thing. Tahj was very obliging and cute. See you soon.

Brown Family Portraits

2008-11-25T03:38:00.000-08:00

Late afternoon we went to a lovely spot on the Brisbane coastline for a shoot. The sun was still a little high in the sky, so we did some great portraits in the shade until the light faded enough to do some even better romantic shots of the parents and fun ones of the family. They have an enormous beautiful canvas of the kids with a boat and loads of other shots including dad with his bike, we even included the dog, so all in all I believe everyone was really happy.

Tasker Family Photos

2008-11-24T15:47:00.000-08:00

With17 new family photos to grace their walls and albums, the Tasker family just couldn't decide on which ones to leave out and of course I am happy that they loved them. Karen wrote in her customer survey "Rhonda worked well with the kids ... and the selection was made easy by the great process Rhonda uses". That's also what is different about Candid Capers, you get to purchase (your choice of images in the size you want). Thanks You were impressed with the photos and I was just as impressed with you rocking up on Harley's! Thanks Karen, Geoff and family for a great fun day.

Goodlife 12 Week Challenge

2008-11-20T02:54:00.000-08:00

Personal trainer Julie K. from Goodlife, Cleveland has just completed the 12 week challenge with her trainees to support them. Well look at the results. Not only an awesome trainer, but certainly listens to her own advice. The shoot was one of the easiest, but hardest I have had to do because being for a competition, I had to photograph everyone straight on (with no posing), so that the differences could be seen in the final image. Being a professional photographer, I found photographing someone straight on very difficult, but Julie looks super in the after shots anyway.

Haberfeld Family Beach Shoot

2008-11-16T21:01:00.000-08:00

We were booked in at 4pm and the sky was a beautiful black in the distance. The focus was to photograph the 4 children again as I had previously done 3 years earlier. Boy how they had grown. Even after 3 years everyone looked somewhat different. The storm decided that I wouldn't get long, however the lighting was just magical and I got quite a few fab shots in the 15 minutes we had at the beach. My shoots are flexible, and have a 100% guarantee, and the family decided to continue the shoot at the home. It was very dark because of the storm but I already had fabulous shots of everyone together, so it was just for a few individual shots. Thanks everyone, it was so great to catch up with you.

Mougenot Family Photography

2008-11-16T20:36:00.000-08:00

WM was lucky enough to win a portrait session through the "All Pampering" expo. Many families have a need to update their portraits, but time and life get in the way. So a big congratulations to you for making the time.

Ah the beginnings

2008-10-21T05:25:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone.. thanks for checking in. I am hoping I keep this up, or is it just another thing I have to do?? Ah the computer age? It did seem ever so simple at one stage, I am almost at the stage I love even washing the dishes again after having a dishwasher for 20 years. A bit like computers really, does it really simplify our lives. As this is new to me, I will be short and sweet to start, just to make sure it works! cheers Rhonda