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2009-08-16T17:25:00.003+10:00

Ok , I'm not the most consistent blogger in the world. I'm still shooting, just been very busy since little Coen turned up in March. Life is very full at the moment.

Meaghan and Anthony's wedding was last week, we had a great time. Beautiful locations and weather made for some great shots around Balmoral and Gunners Barracks, Middle Head. Thank you for letting me be apart of it.

Cheers

Jeff

2009-03-31T16:27:00.002+11:00

My March wedding was Michael and Belinda's. Up in the Blue Mountains, we had a great range of locations, the main one being the Train and Toy Museum. This is a terriffic location and we had a wonderful relaxed shoot here. It was a great wedding, plenty of happy people to shoot and a couple very much in love :)

Jeff

2009-03-30T11:19:00.004+11:00

Coen Lewis Greene was born on Monday, March 23rd at 9:32pm. Bit of a streched out day long saga. He was a little reluctant to pop out but did so naturally in the end. Femia is fine, Coen was 3.28 kgs, 50 cm long, a little smaller than his brothers.

Blake and Myles have been very excited about his arrival. They call Coen "new baby". I think young kids expect babies to be as we think 9 month olds are. They have been surprised by Coen's inability to play with them but are otherwise happy with him. He is a week old now, sleeping and eating well and adapting to his new much busier life.

2009-03-30T11:12:00.002+11:00

Consistent blogging doesn't seem to be one of my greatest strengths. I have quite a few photos to put up. I do fewer weddings these days, aiming for one a month which is a lot less than I used to. My photography business have moved a little more towards portraiture and I'll be putting some more of that work up soon. Now that Blake, my oldest is at school I don't want to give away all my weekends anymore. That being said, I have some empty months this year and if you want me to shoot your wedding please just call.

The other major distraction has been the arrival of Coen Lewis Greene, our third boy, we only do boys here :).

Cheers

Jeff

2009-01-15T12:56:00.003+11:00

The kids have been only known 2 speeds this summer, on or off. I guess thats pretty normal

2009-01-15T12:31:00.005+11:00

News for 2009. A new boy is on the way, all three of them pictured here. The last great shot of Blake's baby teeth which he managed to smash out on Christmas Eve. We suspect some funny business between Santa and the tooth fairy.

Number 3 is due at the end of March and is expected to leave 18-20 years later.

2009-01-15T10:06:00.003+11:00

Merry Christmas and happy New Year everyone. Just emerging from a three week break over the holidays. Lots of fun with the kids. Back to work last Saturday at Peter and Carolyns wedding. Its been a very long time since I have shot a wedding at a house.

They had configured the wedding really well with the ceremony in the front yard and the reception under a marque in the backyard. A very relaxed a fun wedding it was and nice start to the New Year.

2008-11-24T16:31:00.002+11:00

This was another first for me. Kevin and Chris's wedding marked the first time I have covered a father and his son's weddings. Thank you to David and Rebecca who referred me. The wedding was on a beautiful day at the Watermark on Balmoral Beach. A nice venue at a great location. I really enjoyed the wedding, they seem to be living a great life full of travel and love. Thanks for letting me be apart of it.

Jeff

2008-11-24T16:07:00.002+11:00

What fun this wedding was!! I hope I have as much passion for life as Joe when I hit my 70's. Joe and Mary just got married and in their 70's. What a lovely couple, a great story of love. This is why I shoot weddings, love and passion. May all my 09 weddings be as good as this.

Jeff

2008-11-12T19:06:00.002+11:00

Some of my latest work with kids. I really enjoy this style of shooting. I always do it onsite at the clients home. I keep it simple with few distractions and props. At this age you want to keep a very controlled environment for the shoot to get the best results.

cheers

Jeff

2008-10-14T17:02:00.003+11:00

We dodged a bullet this week. Dark skies, pouring rain all morning and a ceremony at Westhead. You cannot get more exposed than that. But James and Jasmine were relaxed and fortune favours the brave... Didn't rain on us at all yet the sky was heavy and even had a sunset at the end of the day.

I really enjoyed the day and we got some great images.

Jeff

2008-10-10T13:30:00.002+11:00

This year is going past too fast. A late September wedding and a little late on the posting, sorry everybody. Alison and Andrew's wedding, little church in Ryde, Pyrmont Point and Lauriston House, all great locations. Lots of fun, a beautiful day and a bridal party wanting a good time (when they weren't hungry :-) ). Thank you Kelly for referring Alison and Andrew to me, I really had a good time. Everything went perfectly, its worth putting the planning into the timeline, always pays off.

Jeff

2008-09-01T15:56:00.002+10:00

Nathan and Liz got married last weekend. The reception took place at Oakville House. I love the North West of Sydney and there are plenty of great places for photos. For this wedding we just shot around the venue but there were some nice spots and the light was really nice. Thank you Nathan and Liz for letting us be a part of your special day, we had a great time.

Jeff

2008-09-01T15:35:00.002+10:00

Those of you that have visited my studio in the last year will have seen pictures on my wall of Kris and Anna. They are a favourite couple of mine and so it was with great pleasure to me that Michael, Kris's twin brother, wanted me shoot his Hunter Valley wedding to Jenny.

It was in August and in the middle of my flu but what fun day we had. Took me four days to get over it. Pepper Creek was a great venue with their own chapple and a beautiful reception with an open fire and great food.

Hunter Valley weddings, I've yet to have one that wasn't terrific, are always fun. Blending lovely surroundings with great wine and food, always seems to lead to a great time. I was also familar with the crowd and that makes a wedding that much more fun.

Thank you Anna and Kris, Michael and Jenny

Jeff

2008-08-26T12:56:00.002+10:00

Hi Everyone.

Sorry for my lack of blogging in the last month. I was nailed by the flu and it was as much as I could do as to be up for the weddings I had to shoot. August has been very busy and Amanda and Jonathan's 8/8 wedding was the first. We had plenty of time and wandered around Maquarie st for the photos. Its a great location with lots of cool spots for photos.

First time for me in the Chinese gardens as well. Plenty of great shots to be had in there. Amanda's dress looked beautiful as well and its great to see some colour on a wedding dress.

Jeff

2008-07-28T11:21:00.002+10:00

Last Sunday it was Grant and Laura's turn to get married. Lauriston House was the venue and fortunately the rain held off for us. Laura looked fantastic and we had a great day. Currently they are relaxing up in Cairns. Liberal use of dry ice on the dance floor allowed us to take some wondeful dancing shots. Not enough attention is paid to lighting and atmosphere by many venues and DJ's so it was great to work with affects such as these for a change. We do add our own lights but we can only do so much.

Jeff

2008-07-02T21:02:00.002+10:00

Wonderful wedding this weekend at Curzon Hall, our favourite winter wedding destination. Ian and Kerrie, now sunning themselves in Vanuatu had a great day. The thin about Curzon Hall in winter is that the light is soft and there are so many options. You feel like you can shoot forever.

The top shot here was from Tara, she is coming up to speed nicely, her best shots yet

Busy time coming up with alot of winter weddings this year.

Jeff

2008-07-02T18:47:00.003+10:00

Yesterday it was a shoot for Steven and Jenna who want to give the photos as a present to their Mum. It was a bit blowy but great light as we shot in various locations around Parramatta.

Jeff

2008-06-03T15:49:00.000+10:00

Another family shoot in Parramatta.

Jeff

2008-06-03T15:42:00.001+10:00

We did a portrait session for the Donald family and we shot in Parramatta. This is a great location that works really well. There are lots of great spots in Parramatta to shot and I do most of my portrait work there.

Jeff

2008-06-03T15:26:00.002+10:00

I'm finishing off Richard and Rebecca's alllbum and I'm also making a demonstration album from their wedding. We had such a great time, I wish I could hire thunderstorms for photoshoots :-)

Jeff

2008-06-03T15:14:00.003+10:00

Andrews and Christina's album was one of my favourites this year. We shot in some unique and interesting places in the Rocks. It's increasingly difficult to get access to some of the best locations in Sydney. You need to book or your are just plain not allowed. The Rocks, away from the water, are still availabe and make for a great location.

Jeff

2008-05-26T17:01:00.003+10:00

Anna and Kris's wedding has turned into a lovely magazine album. I dont like to over design an album. It's easy in this digital world to design something that looks cool for 10 minutes only. I want you to love your book for a long time. KISS, let the images do the talking.

Jeff

2008-05-26T16:28:00.002+10:00

All been a bit quiet on the blog front. Well we are heading into winter and there is less shooting to be done. I have weddings coming up every month through winter and I'll post some photos. This time of year it is all about album production and thats what I have been mostly doing.

I have been doing alot of magazine style albums and coffee table books lately. I'll post some of my favourite pages. These are from Sky and Sean's wedding.

Enjoy

Jeff

2008-03-31T15:47:00.003+11:00

Some of my favourite people shots from Vietnam. Many of these people have had very tough lives yet most them are so positive about their lives.

Jeff

2008-03-31T15:34:00.005+11:00

Blake and Myles are my sons, Blake is 4 and Myles, in two weeks will be two. Both are very used to Dad holding a camera and both can be hard to get natural shots of. This photo of Blake is one of my favourites, I have hundreds of him looking at me and smiling but I like this one because it is real. He is watching the sunrise at Lennox Head and it was a beautiful scene and the light was lovely. I hope he grows up with my appreciation for light.

Jeff

2008-03-31T15:22:00.002+11:00

Little Sophie is 16 months old. She is the daughter of Linda and Matt who's wedding I shot 4 years ago. We did the shoot at their home and we had lots of fun. We just let her be her self and I chased her around the room with the camera. I like the window light the room had. Window light , without direct sun, is a great source of light for photographers.

I expect I'll be shooting quite a few kids this year.

Jeff

2008-03-29T11:07:00.003+11:00

I have been shooting plenty of portraits lately. I really enjoy portrait sessions, especially with kids. Getting the kids to be natural can be a challenge but when you succeed the shots are powerful. A lot of my brides are pregnant at the moment and the babies are popping out fairly regulary. I will be shooting babies all year, which is great, I have plenty of experience at it.

Jeff

2008-03-29T10:54:00.003+11:00

Its been a month since I last posted and the main reason is that I have either been too busy or just plain not here.

Femia and I went to Vietnam for 10 days at the start of the month. It was a wonderful trip, I have always loved travelling in Asia and due to many reasons, marriage, mortgages, kids and this business, I hadn't been back for 14 years.

While it was only 10 days, they were great days. We left the kids with their grandmothers and just the two of us enjoyed our 20th year together anniversary. When we travel we go pretty hard, not the sort to sit on a beach for days on end. We walked, rode bikes, motorbiked, cars, bussed, boated and flew around, often for 10-12 hours per day.

We don't go to too many places, we just make sure we see all we can in the places we go. We will go back, its the best value travel we have ever done. Great things to see, awesome food, friendly people. These are a fe of the panographs I took while there. I'll post some more photos soon.

2008-02-27T07:45:00.003+11:00

William and Karin were married on February 16th. It was my first Chinese Australian and German wedding. I discovered for sure that I have forgotten far too much of my 7th and 8th grade German to claim to be any sort of German speaker anymore.

Pymble Golf Club was the choice for the reception and the photos and that made for a relaxed pace which is always good. Karin continued our trend of beautiful , elegant dresses this year. We photographed the tea ceremony which is always fun. We have done a lot of those in the past year or so.

Thanks for a great day.

Jeff

2008-02-13T14:47:00.005+11:00

Sky and Sean were married at Curzon Hall last Friday. Curzon Hall fortunately is a great venue for any weather. In the end we had no rain but it would not have impacted if we did.

Sky is 7 months pregnant so having it all a one location was a good idea. We had lots of fun and got some great images. A few of these shots are very classical and when combined with the candid, fun and natural shots, Bruce and I got a wonderful collection images from the day.

I'm sure they are having a lot of fun in Fiji as I type. Thanks for a great time Mr and Mrs Lau

Jeff

2008-01-23T19:01:00.001+11:00

One thing about Brides is their ability to endure. They always seem to be able to make the best of their day. Now over the years I have seen Brides cope with most things and last Sunday Rebecca set some new bench marks. She wanted to try anything we thought would look good.

I will need to post some more pictures but you can see her getting wet in two images on this post. One by rain water flowing down a path to the beach. You can see in another image the sort of storm that had just passed over. The other was sea water from breaking waves on the sea wall.

We had a ball, Rebecca and Richard did too hopefully :-) We have so many fun images. Bruce, my second shooter got some great ones as well.

The rain didn't get us other than when we were in the cars. Wollongong has some great locations and the day was just a blast. Rebecca was my off road, all weather super model for the day. Well done Bec, I hope you like what you see when you return.

Jeff

2008-01-22T18:39:00.000+11:00

It was fortunate for Ruth and Paul that they had the run of the Hydromajestic for their wedding. Because my ability to hold off the rain deserted me on Saturday. The Hydro is great for photos though and we had a wonderful interior shoot.

Ruth was pretty relaxed and was ready very early so the girls decided to play poker while they waited. I always enjoy my Blue Mountains weddings and this one was no exception. They have exchanged the wet and cold of Medlow Bath for Hawaii so I'm sure they are having a great time.

Thank you for a great time.

Jeff

2008-01-10T19:32:00.001+11:00

Sky and Sean are getting married next month. Curzon Hall will be the venue, always a great place for a wedding, should be a fun shoot.

Jeff

2008-01-10T19:25:00.001+11:00

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year everyone

Some of my favourite images from Spring 07. Two weeks off over Christmas and now its back to weddings for January and February. It's hard to pick my favourites and there are many more that should be there. These are my favourites from the shoot section of a wedding. I'll post my favourite candids and ceremony shoots next week.

Jeff

2007-12-05T20:55:00.000+11:00

Trent and Amanda's wedding was the last of the year. Again we beat the weather, I'm starting to have a feeling that I can make rain hold off , LOL. I have not been rained on all year during a shoot yet we have been threatened with it every second week all year. I make no claims, just dumb luck.

We walked around towards Shelly beach from Manly, a place I have shot many times before yet I always seem to be able to find a fresh angle, that's always the sign of a good location.

Tara and I were made to feel welcome, not the first time I have met some of this crowd. Referral weddings are often the best for that reason. I think we got some great shots and somewhat different to Andrew and Brigette's wedding which was in the same location and the same group of people.

Thanks for letting us be there, it is always a privilage.

Jeff

2007-11-20T09:15:00.000+11:00

Ben and Kellie's wedding last week was one of the few we do each year that was afloat. The weather was kind to us and the showers disappeared. It was beautiful out on the water and we cruised around for about an hour why they got married.

I love shooting on piers, some might say I'm obsessed with shooting on piers. The reception was at Passandena's on Pittwater and we did the shoot at Taylors Point. It is a very small area but good for a shoot due to the range of options avaliable.

We got a lot of great shots and we all had some fun for the time we were there. I'm looking forward to Ben and Kellie seeing their shots.

Jeff

2007-11-09T21:04:00.001+11:00

Last weekend it was Anita and Aarons turn. This was a different shoot for me , we really scoped out Glenbrook and came up with a shoot that involved a bus stop , an embankment and the train station. I'm really happy with the results, different and unique. Locations don't always have to be high profile.

The rain held off and the day turned out perfectly for everyone. I was very happy that Anita and Aaron let us be apart of their special day. I hope they are having a great honeymoon.

Jeff

2007-11-05T17:24:00.001+11:00

Kristine and Ted's wedding, the second leg of a busy weekend. They allowed plenty of time for their photos so we headed into the Rocks and took some great shots. What I love about the Rocks is the ability to do such varied shoot everytime. I could shoot every wedding in there for a year and no two would look the same.

Kristine and Ted are enjoying the Bahamas at the moment. My couples constantly test my over developed travel bug with great destinations on their honeymoon. Maybe its time for me to renew my vows and have a second honeymoon.

See you both at the end of the month and thanks for a terriffic day.

Jeff

2007-11-02T11:03:00.000+11:00

The busiest weekend of the year kicked off with Lina and Dean's wedding. I was really looking forward to this wedding as it had a lot of really strong photo opportunities and I also really like Dean and Lina, they have been very good to me.

Lina, being Vietnamese, had a tea ceremony first and this requires traditional dress initially. I have photographed this manu times but never with the hat before and I thought she looked great.

The Mustangs were fantastic as well, old American cars, while not very inspiring to drive, a great to photograph. Dean and Lina also blew me away by parting harder than most couples at their wedding, something I got no hint of from our previous meetings.

Great fun indeed

Jeff

2007-10-23T22:48:00.000+10:00

Last night I was invited by one of my brides Sarah Jane to cover a charity event for Breast Cancer Week. I was certainly happy to do so and it was a really good night, hopefully the first of many. Sarah and her boss, Sharon, owner of two salons called the Art of Hair, put the fund raiser together in three weeks and over 80 girls paid to be pampered for the evening. Lots of companies gave their time and product and good money was raised to help Breast Cancer research. Well done ladies, it was a great night for a worthy cause.

Jeff

2007-10-16T17:18:00.001+10:00

Scott and Katrina's wedding was at Angelos at Cabrita. The third wedding I have done here. I like that everything is so close and it makes for a relaxed day. Katrina could not take the smile off her face and Scott was not far behind. Tara and I had a really good day and I think the photos reflect the good times.

Much of Katrina's family was down from Queensland and I think that was one of the reasons for a fairly informal wedding. I'm always happy for something different and Scott and the boys with no jackets was a nice change. I'll post some more photos later as I edit them.

2007-10-03T20:57:00.001+10:00

Kris and Anna, who are currently putting in some well earned RR in the Whitsundays, got married on the weekend. Tara and I had some fun with video light as you can see in the bottom image. The weather was perfect and we did the main shoot at Nielson Park, Vaucluse.

Anna had a stunning ivory dress with amazing fine detail. The standard of dresses so far this seaon has been really high. I hope for more of the same.

Now that I have an assistant I will really be able to push the creative edge. Its fun to introduce new work all the time. I hope all my weddings this year are as good as Kris's and Anna's. I cannot wait to show them the images.

Jeff

2007-10-03T19:07:00.000+10:00

Last week I mentioned Tara. She has just joined me as my assistant and this week we are starting to gain momentum as a team. She is making some really good contributions yet she has been giving me some attitude. I wanted a picture for the blog and this is as good as it gets at the moment. I'll see if I can do better next time.

"Talk to the hand!!"

2007-09-26T13:14:00.000+10:00

On Sunday it was Raquel and Shane's turn. A referral from a lovely couple Sean and Jessica from a couple of years ago. It was an early start as it was a daytime wedding and it was day one for Tara, my new assistant. Whenever I need a second shooter I use Bruce, who has always shot for me. But lately I have been wanting to try some new things during the wedding so an assistant is what I needed. Tara was lucky in that she contacted me at the very moment I had made up my mind to hire someone.

So thank you to Raquel and Shane for a fun day and letting her train on your wedding and for feeding her as well. It was a beautiful day and Raquel had a stunning highly detailed ivory dress. Shane, the bloke by the rolla door, was in for a treat. Now, as a photographer who is a fan of the "urban" look, amoung others, I like the look of the rolla door in these photos. Many may have questioned why I might use such things but I love the texture and lighting that it creates, especially for B&W.

2007-09-24T12:00:00.000+10:00

Kristine and Ted E-session was this last Saturday. They will be getting married next month in North Sydney, followed by photos at the Rocks and reception at Villa Rosa. We spent a couple of hours checking out photo locations and taking some pictures for a signing print for the wedding.

I always like to go to the locations with the clients where possible. It helps them get comfortable and also get a good understanding of where we will shoot, the types of photos and how it all fits into the timing of the day.

2007-09-24T11:49:00.000+10:00

Let the season begin. The winter of album building is over and the summer of shooting begins. Expect weekly efforts on the blog for the next few months.

The first wedding of the season was Kelly and Semisi. A lovely Tongan couple who had their wedding at a newish golf club out west called Twin Creeks. A nice spot. What I like most about September weddings (April is the same) is that it is generally warm yet we get to use the best of the light.

That was certainly the case this weekend. After hanging out with them its not hard to see why Tonga has gone so well in the RWC. I hope all my weddings are like this this year.

2007-08-13T17:03:00.000+10:00

Lina and Dean will be getting marrried in October and this was there E-session. We shot in Parramatta which has great locations for all shorts of shooting.

2007-07-30T10:52:00.000+10:00

Second set of images from Andrew and Christina's wedding.

2007-07-30T10:35:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone.

Its been a month since my last post and that reflects the time of year. Winter is not as busy behind the camera and much busier on the computer designing albums.

It was great to be able to pick up a camera again yesterday and shoot Andrew and Christina's wedding. The church was St Andrews at Gladesville and reception at the always wonderful Curzon Hall.

Andrew and Christina love the Belgian Beer Cafe in The Rocks and thats where we started the shoot. The cafe had no problems with us rolling in and shooting which was great. When wandered around the The Rocks for 1/2 hour doing some more shots and it was not a typical Rocks shoot. I shot in places I had never shot before because we were at the southern end of the Rocks and the results were fantastic and I think I delivered some fairly original work .

I'll post up a few more shots than normal and hopefully Andrew and Christina can see them during their 4 week holiday in the Greece ( Yes I'm jealous) I should start to offer honeymoon coverage :-). The wife and kids might miss me.

2007-06-26T15:44:00.000+10:00

Andrew and Christina will be getting married next month. We did a little pre wedding shoot while we checked out locations. This is the perfect time of year for shooting B&W images. I prefer B&W much of the time. I have done some all B&W presentations of weddings in the past and they can look really good.

2007-06-19T10:19:00.000+10:00

Colleen and David were married last weekend. The last couple of weekends have been very wet yet we still managed to dodge the rain most of the day which was great. Colleen and David were both very relaxed about the weather and we ended up with some great photos.

2007-06-04T16:09:00.001+10:00

We're back. Three weeks seems like forever and it is the sign of a good holiday. The kids kept waking me up at dawn which is a good thing. We would go for walks on the beach and take photos. Dawn is my favourite time for photos and I have taken a few that I'm happy with.

Basically we spent most of our time on the coast between Sydney and Brisbane and we camped half of the time. Lots of bike riding, some camel riding and swimming as well. The weather was amazing for May, most days 25c or more.

Back into weddings now and lots of albums to build.

Cheers

Jeff

2007-05-10T23:19:00.000+10:00

I think it is important as a photographer to try and step out of the comfort zone occasionally. I entered a landscape print in the Australian Professional Photographic Awards this year and it attained a silver award.

As I was taking it I was thinking it would be great to have a bride and groom in the shot. Though my passion for shooting these days is people I still enjoy landscape whenever I can.

Jeff

2007-05-08T22:09:00.000+10:00

Nicole and Glen were my latest victims :-) Great locations all over Rose Bay and Bondi Beach. One of the best things about shooting this time of year is that we get to use the best light. All the way up to sunset and past. We photographers can be pretty fussy about our light, but producing great shots under all conditions is what we are paid to do.

3 weeks holidays for them and me as well now. I cannot wait to get away with my family and maybe turn the camera on them for a little while.

See you all in June.

Jeff

2007-05-07T16:11:00.000+10:00

Michael and Katrina flew in from London and got married in their hometown with friends and family. The shoot was fun, just the two of them and we wandered around the Quay taking lots of photos before the wonderful experience of eating at Aria.

Jeff

2007-04-26T16:13:00.000+10:00

Michelle and Jeff, and 350 friends and family, used Sydney Uni as the venue for the reception at their wedding. It made for wonderful photos with all the great architecture. There was a service at Newington College and a tea ceremony at the Uni.

A small bridal party made life easy and we were able to capture alot of cool images of the couple. I have shot several times at the uni this was the best light we had there. Good light beats good location everytime. I know we photographers can be a little obsessive and picky about our lighting conditions but seeing light is what we do.

Jeff

2007-04-10T11:49:00.000+10:00

Easter Saturday and it was Melissa and Grants turn to get married. The weather did not play ball though and we had to move indoors from the intended location of Blues Point. There was a rainbow just above the bridge which would be a fairly unique shot I think. I rained on and off a few times but once at the venue we managed to dodge it fairly effectively. Although not to plan I think everyone enjoyed the day as they are a great couple.

I hope they are having a relaxed time in Fiji as I type this.

Jeff

2007-04-03T19:02:00.000+10:00

This week it was off to the Hunter Valley. I always enjoy weddings in the Hunter and Kelly's and Heaths promised to be fun. I had already photographed Heath's sisters wedding and its nice to see people I know when I'm working.

Heath turned up in a helicopter which is a first for me ( and Heath). The day was magnificent and it was a relaxed wedding with a small bridal party and Heaths two kids, Oscar and Renee, kept us entertained.

2007-03-06T19:34:00.000+11:00

Welcome to March. Last week we shot Ben and Sarah's wedding. We had one of those classic Sydney thunderstorms during the day but we had enough time to work around it. Sarah in her white and black dress looked amazing. Its always good too see something a little different.

Cheers Jeff

2007-02-06T16:23:00.000+11:00

Its been house keeping for the last couple of weeks as we prepare for autumn season. We have changed the way we do our online galleries so that they look better and run faster.

We also have some great new products for 2007. Its award season soon so I will be posting my entries in the next couple of weeks. So hard to choose.

Cheers Jeff

2007-01-08T21:24:00.000+11:00

Happy New Year

Well Christmas was fun, as you can imagine, with a three year old and a 9 month old. We spent it with relatives in Jindabyne and we had snow!!! Light and melting for sure but as close to a white Christmas as NSW gets I'd reckon.

This panorama was taken on Christmas day when the sun came out causing the ground to steam.

Still plenty of available dates in 2007 so give us a call.

Cheers

Jeff

2006-12-19T22:06:00.000+11:00

Last wedding for the year. Matt and Megan and such a great couple to end the year with. A really relaxed wedding as they always seem to be when out a Windsor. We had some fun with the photos, driving golf carts all over Riverside Oaks, one of the best venues in Sydney, but I'm partial to golf course venues. Have a Merry Christmas and party hard over New Year.

Cheers

Jeff

2006-12-12T21:19:00.000+11:00

Gayla and Shane got married on the Sunday. I thought the parisols and the colours made the bridesmaids look sensational. There were some great performances during the reception as well from a family that likes its dancing bigtime. My first visit to the Waterview in Bicentenial Park, great venue. Only one more wedding before christmas holidays.

2006-12-12T21:04:00.000+11:00

The next wedding that weekend was booked two weeks before as well. An amazing coincidence and it was or around Balmain. A lovely church and we dodged the rain as well. Kieran and Alex worked really well with me even though we had only met 4 days before.

2006-12-12T20:54:00.000+11:00

Busy times, 3 weddings on the first weekend in December and I'm only getting to it now. Alastair and Fiona booked me only two weeks before the wedding. Cabarita foe the reception and inner west for the ceremony. I found I great old door near Broadway that made for a great shot.
As you can see their little daughter had no chance of avoiding red hair :)

2006-11-17T19:28:00.000+11:00

Charlie and Georgia's wedding was on Sunday and was easily the noisiest wedding I have been to. There were a lot of nice touches all the way along like when the groomsmen walked up the isle to collect the bridesmaids as they approached. A fun and tiring day.

Jeff

2006-11-17T18:51:00.000+11:00

David and Rebecca got married this weekend. Any girl that gets her man a Ferrari as a surprise is seriously cool if you ask me. That he had to give it back after a couple of hours had him in tears but we wont tell Rebecca about that.

Jeff

2006-11-09T21:34:00.000+11:00

This week it was Andrew and Brigette's turn and they had choosen a beautiful setting, St Pats at Manly. It really looked like the rain was going to get us but it stayed away enough to get in 2 hours of shooting along the water. New record for me for the number of photos taken at a wedding. Too many to choose from.

2006-10-30T18:12:00.000+11:00

Matt and Kim were married on Saturday. We did the main photo shoot at Pyrmont Park and the reception was at Le Montage. It was a fun day and a real family affair for the bridesmaids and groomsmen who were married and their daughters were flower girls. General opinion seemed to be that it was about time considering Matt and Kim had been together for 10 years. I thought I was slow taking 7 years to marry Femia, its seems not :-)

2006-10-18T23:30:00.000+10:00

This weekend we did the pre wedding shoot for Georgia and Charlie. We spent some time around Pyrmont and the rocks taking photos and planning their wedding day photos. they have allowed a lot of time for photos which will make the day nice and relaxed, at least by wedding day standards anyway :-)

2006-10-10T17:16:00.000+10:00

This weeks wedding was one with a family I whose company I have anjoyed at more than one wedding of late. First time ever at a wedding that we decided on the location while driving past in the limo. The light was perfect on the river and we took some wonderful shots. It was nice of Nigel and Amanda to let me travel in the car with them. I'm sure I talked too much :-).

2006-09-18T19:20:00.000+10:00

Kirrily and Oscar had a great wedding on September 16th. It is the second McDermott wedding in in 10 months and they both were great fun. I wish I was off to Mexico for a month Honeymoon. We had good weather and that allowed us nice light for photos late in the day around Parramatta. There are soo many good locations for shooting in the area.

2006-08-22T09:49:00.000+10:00

Last Saturdays wedding was Renee and Rhys and it was alot of fun. Perfect weather for an evening on the harbour. Really good venue ( The Pontoon) and only one person got sea sick. It definitely feels like spring is upon us now.

2006-07-31T21:31:00.000+10:00

This week I took some photos for some good friends of ours. They had family in from OS and we visited Balmoral Beach for a late Sunday shoot. We were very lucky to have a pod of
dolphins drop in for a visit as well.

2006-07-23T15:46:00.000+10:00

Today it was into the rocks to shoot some pre wedding photos with a great couple Rhys and Renee. It was a bright sunny day but we were after some great textured black and white prints to frame. So we kept to the shade and sandstone walls and had a fun shoot.

2006-07-21T19:23:00.000+10:00

Peter and Pam got married on the 15th of July. It was a fun wedding on a day that threatened us with rain but never really delivered. I tried but couldn't take the smile of their faces all day long. Peter was happy because he discovered I accept Krispy Kreme donuts as currency :-)

2006-07-21T09:04:00.000+10:00

Ok, back to blogging. I have been slack in a blogging sense over the last 1/2 year. From now on every shoot and wedding will appear in my blog. Life has been busy lately with only enough time to keep my clients happy and look after my young family.

Little Myles arrived 3 months ago and while keeping us deprived of sleep, he has also given us alot of joy. Blake loves his new brother.

Jeff

2005-11-30T17:47:00.000+11:00

Maria and Rob were married on November 26th. Fortunately the rain left and we had a busy, sunny day with some great locations and a fun bridal party. Congratulations and enjoy your Honeymoon Mr and Mrs Walker.

Cheers

Jeff

2005-11-11T19:45:00.000+11:00

I will try and get some more work up. I have been shooting every weekend and my clients work comes first of course, let alone other fun stuff. I'm planning some good personal shoots this summer. I cannot wait to show you.

Jeff

2005-11-11T19:34:00.000+11:00

Congratulations Michelle and Attila, they were married last weekend near Windsor. I love shooting out that way, there are lots of great locations. We had lots of fun and there were some great cars and bikes to shoot, not to mention great people. I'm not sure if he was reinacting his proposal or practicing for the gater removal in the 2nd of these shots.

A fun day all round.

Jeff

2005-10-14T10:25:00.000+10:00

Damian and Kristine also got married in October. We had very little time after the ceremony so we shot around the church in Parramatta and the river. They are now having 8 weeks holiday in Europe. Now that will be fun, its been 13 years now since we were living over there, seems like a lifetime ago. I tried to get into their luggage but as Femia tells me, I must lose some weight.

Jeff

2005-10-05T14:39:00.000+10:00

Sean and Michelle got married over the long weekend. We had a fun day with plenty of great photo opportunities. We even shot at night in the cellar, it was great. They had a fun group of bridesmaids and groomsmen and the most energetic pageboy I have ever met.

Congratulations Mr and Mrs White.

2005-10-04T17:23:00.000+10:00

Dennis and Karen were married on Swans Grand Final Day. They had a really unique experience with some sign writing happening during the photo shoot at Coogee Beach. It was fun in deed and we got some interesting images.

Jeff

2005-10-04T17:18:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone

My name is Jeff Greene and Vivid Images is my photography business. I have set up this blog to alllow people to see some of their images before they see all of them. It is nice to jump online while away and see a couple of images from their wedding. Its also a place where I will display some of my personal work as well.

I hope you enjoy.

Jeff