Just a few images I shot the other evening to document the current state of the build. Steven is outside now working on the roof. Tomorrow the roofers are coming to have a chat and arrange when they'll come in to do the steel work.
(all those huge beams were hoisted up by hand!)
We were originally going to have a skylight above where our bed will be upstairs, so that we could lie in bed and look up at the stars. Sounds very romantic! But actually, when we did a test (by lying on some plywood on the upstairs rafters), it will be a bit too bright and overwhelming in the daylight. And we can see the stars out of the other windows anyway. So that's one less window to bother with. Hopefully that will speed things up!!
Elmer and I are home sick, we both have colds. We've read his favourite tractor book about three million times, and here he is now at my desk to let me know it's time to go again. Yey!
(all those huge beams were hoisted up by hand!)
We were originally going to have a skylight above where our bed will be upstairs, so that we could lie in bed and look up at the stars. Sounds very romantic! But actually, when we did a test (by lying on some plywood on the upstairs rafters), it will be a bit too bright and overwhelming in the daylight. And we can see the stars out of the other windows anyway. So that's one less window to bother with. Hopefully that will speed things up!!
Elmer and I are home sick, we both have colds. We've read his favourite tractor book about three million times, and here he is now at my desk to let me know it's time to go again. Yey!
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One of my last weddings for this summer, Yoel and Nick married at Grandview Gardens in Outram. It was sunny, the leaves were turning their autumn colours, and everything looked lovely bathed in golden light. Yoel and Nick are really chatty, welcoming people, and so too are their families. I would write more, but I want to get this blog post up before Elmer wakes from his nap (ahhh, the peace!). Photographically, with that late summer light, this was one of my favourite weddings from the season...
How cool is this car?? Nick and his dad restored it themselves:
First look. Nick arrived to pick up Yoel and take her to the wedding. Lush!
Waiting for the bride and groom to arrive:
Ahhhh. Lovely. I took some shots of the house build this week that I need to blog. Again we had some amazing afternoon light and it looks great - such a difference from the last images I posted!
How cool is this car?? Nick and his dad restored it themselves:
First look. Nick arrived to pick up Yoel and take her to the wedding. Lush!
Waiting for the bride and groom to arrive:
Ahhhh. Lovely. I took some shots of the house build this week that I need to blog. Again we had some amazing afternoon light and it looks great - such a difference from the last images I posted!
Yoel:
LOVING these photos Sinead, you're very talented - thank you so much!
(04.22.11 @ 07:42 PM)
Sinead Photo:
Thank you Yoel :)
(04.23.11 @ 03:16 PM)
Marilyn Campbell Brisbane:
Beautiful photography Sinead. We attended the wedding and enjoyed every minute. You have captured some beautiful country side in your pictures. Well done and very professional
(04.24.11 @ 07:22 PM)
Marilyn Campbell Brisbane:
Beautiful photography You have captured the happiness of the day beautifully We enjoyed every minute Thak you Sinead.
(04.24.11 @ 07:24 PM)
nikki mcphail:
i loved it. it was the best day ever i would do it again if i could. and im loving the pictures
(04.25.11 @ 11:28 AM)
Tania Robinson:
Wow, Sinead, I'm very favourably impressed with your photos. You seem to be quite open to all those beautiful "decisive moments"... well done!!
(05.12.11 @ 01:16 AM)
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When we passed through Wellington last week on the way home from Taranaki, I managed to visit the Brian Brake Exhibition at the Te Papa Museum. I hadn't heard of Brake before, but I found his work inspirational, especially his early black and white documentary images.
(image from Te Papa website)
New Zealand boasts a lot of very accomplished landscape photographers, so it's great to see portrait and documentary work on this scale.
(image from Te Papa website)New Zealand boasts a lot of very accomplished landscape photographers, so it's great to see portrait and documentary work on this scale.
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I've said before how much I love shooting in Oamaru, so I was delighted to be back there shooting Chenoa and David's wedding recently. These two have been together for ages, and have a really strong, effortless bond with eachother. The vows were beautiful, and they said them under a big Acer tree at Weston Gardens, whilst tens of white butterflies fluttered around on the heather infront of them. Also, despite the non-summer we've had down this way, the sun came out for C & D, and we made the most of it.
I met up with Chenoa, her sister and her mother the week before the wedding. We chatted about the details and style of her day. I was so pleased when Chenoa's sister said that for Chenoa, the romantic element of the day was key - when she was young, she had an obsession with Anne of Green Gables, and then Pride and Prejudice. I remember watching Anne of Green Gables when I was home sick from primary school, and of course Pride and Prejudice has a huge influence on our ideas of romance today. It was so cool to have this kind of inspiration behind the photoshoot that we did.
Oh and considering this, I absolutely love Chenoa's dress. It's so floaty and feminine, and well.. very modern day-Elizabeth Bennett.
See the flowers? Chenoa's florist used to work in Paris, and this bouquet was incredible.
David came to meet her so that they could walk up the aisle together.
LOVE this building, and the warm glow it captures in the afternoon.
Oamaru stone!
(I know, don't you just want to plunge your face into those strawberries??)
I'll have a bit more time for catching up on blogging now, since I just did my last wedding of this season on Saturday, and mum and dad went home this morning :( I'm looking forward to a couple of months of gardening (I'm OLD and BORING), planning the interior of our new house (!!!!), and spending quality time with Elmer. Actually I'm going to have to spend more quality time with Elmer since his chief babysitters just left!! I have a beautiful winter wedding in July and then I'm jetting off to the UK again for the European summer. Quite exciting really.
I met up with Chenoa, her sister and her mother the week before the wedding. We chatted about the details and style of her day. I was so pleased when Chenoa's sister said that for Chenoa, the romantic element of the day was key - when she was young, she had an obsession with Anne of Green Gables, and then Pride and Prejudice. I remember watching Anne of Green Gables when I was home sick from primary school, and of course Pride and Prejudice has a huge influence on our ideas of romance today. It was so cool to have this kind of inspiration behind the photoshoot that we did.
Oh and considering this, I absolutely love Chenoa's dress. It's so floaty and feminine, and well.. very modern day-Elizabeth Bennett.
See the flowers? Chenoa's florist used to work in Paris, and this bouquet was incredible.
David came to meet her so that they could walk up the aisle together.
LOVE this building, and the warm glow it captures in the afternoon.
Oamaru stone!
(I know, don't you just want to plunge your face into those strawberries??)
I'll have a bit more time for catching up on blogging now, since I just did my last wedding of this season on Saturday, and mum and dad went home this morning :( I'm looking forward to a couple of months of gardening (I'm OLD and BORING), planning the interior of our new house (!!!!), and spending quality time with Elmer. Actually I'm going to have to spend more quality time with Elmer since his chief babysitters just left!! I have a beautiful winter wedding in July and then I'm jetting off to the UK again for the European summer. Quite exciting really.
Liana:
ooh so lovely!! and you went back to that very cool building with the amazing light!! Matthew yelled I like them!! when he saw the strawberries...and yes I wanted to plunge my face into them
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We've had such a busy few weeks with my parents here. Elmer's had a couple of plane rides, been on a bus (a rarity for us in NZ!), stayed in a few different holiday homes, thrown stones in Lakes, been for long, boring walks, climbed stairs, fallen over a couple of times, eaten all sorts of exotic food, read tons of books, been licked by strange dogs, visited Wanaka, Hawea, New Plymouth, Wellington, Oamaru, Queenstown and Arrowtown! Busy baby.
Before the haircut:
And after!
Mostly he's just loved spending quality time with his grandparents. Baby and grandparents alike are very much in love.
Before the haircut:
And after!
Mostly he's just loved spending quality time with his grandparents. Baby and grandparents alike are very much in love.
Liana:
oooh Elmer what a nice time you have had. It all looks so relaxing ahhhh. I get the haircut now, needed to see the before and after...no more comb over ha!
Sinead Photo:
No more comb over! He's too trendy for that.
(04.18.11 @ 09:37 PM)
Roisin McGivern:
Amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing photos!!!
(04.19.11 @ 12:16 AM)
Phil Taylor:
As always, incredible photo's. But as I'm a geek and huge Apple fan, the photo with the laptop is incredible.
On a side note, we got our photo's in the mail today. Thank you so much. We really enjoyed our day and you have captured our memories.
All the best.
(04.19.11 @ 01:18 AM)
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ooh not long and the roof will be on and we can all drink beer! hey loving the colour of the sky! actually took some shots like this the other day. It was moody but with a bit of red and some light peeking through..good wee lesson for me..are you proud!!
(04.29.11 @ 12:44 AM)House and sky look fabulous. Well done! But poor Elmer......tell him there's another flap-book on its way to help him (and you!) feel better. M x
(04.29.11 @ 11:20 AM)