Sydney Women's Network - Hills Expo - Prize Winner!

I had an absolutely fantastic (but exhausting!) time at the Sydney Women's Network Expo on August 19th. There were many really interesting business exhibits there, and Cindy and Natalie from Sydney Women's Network did a great job pulling everything together. If you didn't attend - make sure you get to the Expo in Penrith on Sept 9th. If The Hills Expo was anything to go by, Penrith will be fantastic!



We gave away a prize at the expo to the lucky Dawn Tan, from World On Web. She was so enthusiastic when she won - I loved it! I'm really happy the portrait package went to someone who showed such positive energy and enthusiasm !




I met up with Dawn and her husband Devan Thursday morning for their portrait session. Our location was the beautiful Cumberland State Forest, in West Pennant Hills. We had lots of fun, and Dawn and Devan made great subjects!

Engagement Session - Kat and Rob

Introducing Kat and Rob, and their gorgeous daughter Arabella. Kat and Rob are getting married in a few weeks, and I'll have the privilege of being their Wedding Photographer. I'm really looking forward to it - Arabella will be part of the ceremony.






Kat and Rob are having their wedding and reception at the Oxford Falls Function Centre - this engagement session was done there too.



Can't wait to see Arabella all dressed up for the wedding - those eyes are gorgeous. And hopefully we'll be able to keep her away from the Tiny Bears for just a few photos. Cuteness will be in abundance I think :)

I just love surprises!

I woke up this morning to find out that someone had purchased one of my photos online! It wasn't a big sale, but it brought a smile to my face anyway. Isn't it fantastic when a total stranger likes your product enough to buy it? Especially when it's something as fun as this!

(now you all know just how long I've been around taking photos...)

Well, anyway, that put me in such a good mood that I've decided to offer even more to the winner of ARTsnic's prize draw! Now I'm giving one lucky Expo Attendee a $340 value prize! Ya gotta be in it to win it, so visit the ARTsnic stand today , from 4-8 pm, at the Sydney Women's Network Hills Business Expo, Castle Grand Community Centre, Castle Hill.

Sydney Women's Network - Hills Expo

I've been very busy lately getting set up for upcoming trade shows. The next one coming up is in less than a week (I'm not ready yet - need my big banner!!!). But I'd love lots of people to stop by my booth!

So....

If you happen to be in the Castle Hill area, please take the time to stop by and see me at the Sydney Womens Network Expo at Castle Grand Community Centre on 19th August , 4-8pm! If you're not in the area, make an effort to come by!

It's a NEW boutique style Expo!

8 REASONS TO ATTEND
-> FREE to attend - everyone is welcome!
-> FREE car parking
-> FREE business advice in the "Business Booth" one-on-one professional advice from marketing, finance to property.
-> FREE business workshops
-> FREE market research - check out what your competitors are doing.
-> FREE trial and sampling of products and services (plus a FREE showbag)
-> FREE and live entertainment
-> FREE cocktail function for all attendees and exhibitors after the event.

One lucky attendee is going to win a FREE Family Portrait Session + an enlargement. Valued at $250, it's the best reason to make sure you're FREE to attend! Just visit ARTsnic at Stand 32, and drop your business card in the box to win! Winner will be notified by email/phone, and will be posted on the ARTsnic website.

You'd be silly not to attend!

Oh ... and did I mention it is FREE????? Who doesn't like FREE?

Sydney Women's Network Hills Expo
Castle Grand Community Centre
Pioneer Room
Castle St, Castle Hill

19th August, 2009
4-8 pm

New Wedding Video!

We've created a new sample wedding video - 6 different couples, from bride and groom getting ready to fun at the reception. Check it out!

First BMX race day

Yesterday I visited the Macarthur BMX track to photograph Race 6 of Series 2 of the Interclub series with Liverpool CC BMX Club.


This was my first real BMX race meet and I was a little surprised at how much activity there was. The track is very tight and the racing is fast!

UPDATE: The pics are up in our gallery! http://www.artsnic.com.au/gallery/MacBMX%20090801/index.html

Slow but good

Ok, so we're a bit slow posting - I'm sure we'll pick up in the coming months!

It's Saturday and we don't have a wedding! Brian's going off and to do some fun stuff (shooting at BMX competitors at Macarthur BMX Track, home to the Macarthur Pirates.), but I'm stuck home with the sniffles! So, I thought I might as well spend a little time updating the blog and posting some wedding photos.

Featured here are some photos from Will and Keina's wedding on June 27, 2009.




Will and Keina were married at the Sebel Resort and Spa in Windsor. It's a fantastic venue, with everything you need in one spot!




The grounds of the resort are lovely - ponds and weeping willows, roses lining the driveway to the chapel - plenty of photo opps and no need to battle traffic!
The chapel at the resort is small but lovely, and was packed with family and friends on the day!



The Sebel wedding co-ordinator Rebecca did a lovely job fitting out the chapel, including a red carpet, beautiful white draping and rose petals lining the aisle.





As I said the grounds are lovely - we only had to walk a few feet from the chapel to a beautiful pond surrounded by gardens and weeping willows - great photo opps even though we had a cloudy day.


Will and Keina looked wonderful together - when two people are so much in love it makes a photographer's job easy :)




After the location photos it was off to the reception - again - just a few steps away! The food was yummy, all the guests seemed very well fed and happy. There was a quick run to empty the dessert table, but the reception staff fixed that up quickly and everyone's sweet tooth was satisfied nicely :)