One last engagement session before I leave for some R&R in Mexico. I will of course be taking my camera with me and look forward to capturing some cool images while I am there.

This photo session was taken on Ephraim Island, my favourite location for an engagement shoot. So many different cool settings, so close together… luv it!!

Andy and Monica are gettting married just down the road at the stunning Allisee waterfront apartment complex, it should be a great spot for a wedding.

I will be back in time for Christmas, till then the blog may be a little quiet, but hopefully I will find a reliable enough internet connection to keep my Facebook account up to date.

Till then everyone…. Stay Safe…

EDITED TO ADD – Andy & Monica wedding photos are here

Andrew and Christie are getting married December 29th 2009. We had such a great time on this shoot, I am really looking forward to photographing their wedding. They are getting married at TSS andare having the reception at the Southport golf club on the gold coast. It is going to be stunning.

Check out the wedding website we are building for the future Mr & Mrs Coombridge. More content will be added to the site as the big day approaches.

Just a super quick post this morning as I am off to Brisbane to pick up my new Drobo. I am paranoid about losing data. My Drobo is going to help me sleep easier, knowing that all my wedding pictures are being continuosly backed up.

I was sitting on the deck yesterday afternoon when a late afternoon rain storm came through, followed by the most amazing rainbow I have seen in a long time.

Have a great weekend everyone and I will catch you all next week.

This is now how I am starting and ending every day, swimming for 20 minutes. I have always loved the water. I never actually realised how much until I spent a year living in land locked Indiana. I love looking at it, being on it, immersing myself in it. There is something so calm and refreshing about being surrounded every day in everyway by H20.

I use to love long showers, they were my happy place, where I got creative, set goals and solved the worlds problems all at once. Now that I have access to a lap pool, I can do all that and get the blood pumping, talk about productive LOL.

For my photographer friends. The first two images are HDR photographs. Each image is five different exposures merged into one using photomatix pro.

This was the gorgeous sky I awoke to this morning. Feeling inspired I grabbed my camera and walked out onto the deck and took this photo. Well, two photos actually, then stitched them together in photoshop to create this panorama.

A little later in the morning I meet with Jeanette and Glenn who came over to talk about their wedding plans, and then decided to book us on the spot. They are getting married on April 18th in the beautiful cascade gardens, then they are holding the reception at the Southport RSL. I can’t wait to take some stunning photos of this wedding. 

So the weekend is off to a good start.  Now it is time to go down and swim some laps in the pool. I have been spending to much time sitting in front of this computer lately and it is starting to show….

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 I was enjoying a swim in the pool yesterday. I must have looked like I was enjoying myself as a flock of seagulls decided to come and join me.  Feeling inspired, I grabbed my camera to see what sort of shots I could come up with. Sea gulls really aren’t very co-operative and my patience soon ran out. But before it did here are a couple of frames I managed to grab.

I much prefer photographing beautiful brides. I am really looking forward to this weekends wedding at Marina Mirage. It should be a great affair. The Bride to be has an unusual talent that should make for some really interesting Bridal shots…

A behind the scenes shot – while I was photographing the birds, Nigel was photographing me photographing the birds….

It was a stormy windy day when Caroline and Michael came to Ephraim Island to have their engagement photos taken.  The rain held off just long enough for us to get some really cool shots that captured the mood of the day.

Dan & Donna are getting married in Coolangatta in 2010. They have two beautiful young children that by then will be old enough to participate in the wedding. So there are sure to be plenty of cute kid shots from this wedding.

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On the South side of Ephraim Island (where our home and studio are located) there is a reserve that is home to all sorts of incredible bird life. When I went for a walk on the weekend, I had my camera on me…. I have to admit I take it pretty much everywhere lol, but I was pleased I did as I managed to capture these two shots.

Much to the disgust of some of my male friends, I don’t like fishing… Feeding the fish on the other hand is becoming an enjoyable pastime each evening after dinner. I am not sure if it is possible to train fish but I am sure each day there are more and more fishies coming for tea…

You will see from the pics that some of my new fishy friends need to work on their table manners a little bit and learn to share.