Not a lot of my own work to post for January as I was busy GETTING MARRIED. Here are some photo’s from our special day shot by my idol photographers Bobbi & Doug from Twig & Olive Photography all the way from WI. USA.
I’m not going to go into too many details on here, but it was perfect. 46 degrees and a little reception heatstroke for me, but still perfect.
Ceremony: Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery
Reception: Silverton Hotel
Photographer: Twig & Olive Photography (WI. USA)
Flowers: Little Boho Flower Co. (Hayley Ball - Adelaide)
Invitations: Vistaprint (customised by me)
Dress: Made with Love
Flower girl Dress: Dollcake
Cakes: Cakes by Karen (Karen Ford)
Catering: The Old Brewery Broken Hill (Brendan Barlow)
P.S. Pennie “Hall” photography might need to be looking at a name change in the future ;)
October ~ December 2018
Wow these were some very busy months, and this is not even all of it as I’ve posted Xmas Mini Sessions separately (keep scrolling down for those!
November is always my busiest month of the year as everyone is getting in before Xmas and 2018 was no different. I am writing this post in May 2019 and I already have bookings for November, so tip of the day is don’t delay. I WILL book out months before Xmas 2019.
AANNNNDDD thats all my posting for 2018 photos done and dusted! Next post… Jan-March 2019.
Xmas Mini Sessions 2019 followed by Zinc Lakes History Lesson
It’s the most wonderful time of the year :)
I always like to make Christmas Mini Sessions super simple and timeless. Clients are welcome to bring Christmas props if they wish, but simple family photos are perfect for gifts and hang on the wall all year round.
This year’s mini sessions were held at the Zinc Lakes. One of my favourite places, a true oasis here in Broken Hill. There are so many different looking spaces within this beautiful park. I always think to myself that it must have been very well planned in the beginning to survive our harsh climate and is something Zinc Corporation must have been very proud of. Lets be thankful that Perilya are still maintaining it today for the benefit of the community.
Scroll down past my photos for a brief Zinc Lakes history lesson and some old photos of the lakes.
A little history on what we know today as Zinc Lakes:
Albert Morris was convinced that, if protected from blowing sand and grazing, areas around Broken Hill would revegetate from natural seed beds because the plants would have a chance to grow to maturity. An area of 18 acres at Freeman’s Shaft was fenced off with a galvanised iron fence on two sides (to catch blowing sand) and rabbit-proof fences on the others.
A tank was placed on the highest point, from which water could be gravity fed to the plants. The boundaries were planted with “Old Man” Salt Bush which was to provide shelter and catch sand drifts. In early 1937, 3,000 seedling trees were planted. By this time, Morris noted that grasses and other plants had naturally regenerated within the fenced area. Larger trees were planted in what was later called Albert Morris Park.
By 1939, the plantation was a success and expanded to include a citrus orchard, vegetable gardens and a pleasure lake (the Zinc Lake). An ornamental garden was planted between the Zinc Corporation Offices and the Concentrating Mill for employees to relax in.
Sadly, Albert Morris died from a brain tumour in January 1939 (aged 53) before the full completion of the revegetation works could be seen. Imagine how proud he would be to see it being enjoyed by so many families 80 odd years later .
Photos above from Broken Hill Historical Society Facebook page.
Photo 1 - Construction of the lakes
Photo 2 - Zinc Corporation ornamental ‘sunken’ gardens
Photo 3 - Rowing race at Zinc Lakes 1950’s
July ~ September 2018
Here I am again posting these pictures ALMOST 12 months late. My website is always something that gets left to fall behind as work and life continue to be busy. Work life balance is ridiculously difficult and I am usually trying to catch up on things late into the night. Mid year 2019 resolution is to try and get this balance thing right !!!
Anyway, when I look back at all these beautiful memories I have captured for people it gives me all the warm fuzzies and makes it ALL worth it!
Note:
1. Original images are perfectly sharp but these will not appear to be due to being resized for internet to make them easier to load.
2. Some photos are cropped by the website in the thumbnails, so if it looks like I chopped off someone’s head then I probably didn’t. Click on the photo to open the original crop size photo.
3. These are not entire sessions. Just my favs from each.
April ~ June
AND that's half the year GONE!!!!!
Seriously, where does the time go?
This was during my newborn boy streak.. I got to 11 boys in a row!
Luca - Xander - Asaiah - Dawson - Rory - Oliver - Cohen - Harry - Leo - Jack - Henry
So make sure you scroll all the way down to see little Penelope & Everly who were very welcome after so many boys!
