last couple of days

Busy times.

I had a photo shoot yesterday morning and am processing at the moment. I have another one this afternoon down in Lincoln. This one will be a Part B as Dad couldn't be there first time around. I've got some really great ideas to catch while in their home.

In Lincoln yesterday arvo with the kids and met Kym, who was already down there, to bring the kids home with him. I stayed down for my scrap night at Scrapworkz. (hi Leonie and scrappy girls).

We finished there about 11.30p and Leonie went to Kmart for their toy sale. They shut at midnight last night so this was a great time to get the Chris Kringle stuff without the kids. And they have a great idea for layby this year. Grab their catalogue, check out the goodies, take the catalogue up to the layby counter and order the toys. No need to fill up the trolley. Or ring thru your order, or, even better yet, you can do it on the www. How awesome is that. So I have Christmas all wrapped up, and didn't even break into a sweat.

Processing today, about to go visiting and then pick up Annie from school as it finished at 2.30p and rip down to Lincoln for that other shoot. Scrapping at Sheoak has been cancelled tonight so I'll be processing and scrapping at home tonight.

Camp oven roast lunch on Sunday. Looking forward to that a lot. Yummo.

tiff's alter tree

I've just been chatting to Lou about stuff and I asked if her LO of my Alter Tree was public yet. I was given the thumbs up and here it is. This was Lou's Inspired Blueprints Design Team entry. Lou didnt get the gig but she was an invited to be a DT for a month. Way to go!!

the Back Story....

when Lou stayed on with me after the e2c Retreat back in March we did a bit of touring around. On our way to somewhere else I pulled in to Yallunda Flat which is a picnic show ground, and showed Lou the tree under which I was married to my DH. Lou dutifully took a photo and I had no idea she had this LO in mind. Sneaky thing. Mwah Lou. I am so very flattered and appreciative.

going native

The Kindy had a visit from a bunch of native animals. Sean took quite a shine to this parrot.

Unfortunately I don't know the breed of the parrot but Sean has been talking about it ever since. Oh and the snake he had around his shoulders, patting the crocodile and the wombat was a bit smelly lol. There was a funny lizard (goanna) as well.

Photo courtesy of Mrs H. Thank you.

wanted to hire...

Tiff Firth Photography is wondering if anyone locally has a lens to fit Canon longer than 300mm. I hope to be whale watching shortly and I would love to have a longer zoom if possible. Was wondering if you may consider hiring it for a day??!!

please comment here so I can contact you. Thanks heaps.
tiff

isn't it funny...

...how you run out of bobbin thread right at the crucial moment..... NOT.

Now I'm desperate need of a spool of nylon. Anyone locally still up and have one?.... I just may need to pop in for a late night visit.


Scrapping Emergency!!


ETA

Maryanne's response to my call out for help on FB.

lmao Tiff Firth would have to be the only person I know whos crazy enough to want to drive into town at 11pm in her jammys in this freezing bloody clod weather, just for some nylon thread!!!crazy scrapbook lady


pmsl Mary. That does make me sound a tad deranged.

pretty weeds.

I am a bit anal about my lawn, but of late, since my and Sean's gardening allergy reaction, I've let it slip a bit. So as a result my lawn is a tad untidy atm. These popped up and open overnight. They weren't there yesterday, but there they are in full bloom today. So out I went with camera on tripod and a towel for my knees (the lawn was wet) and I took this. Still yearning a macro, and I think I have found what I desire, now to save my pennies.

I have been scrapping away but nothing to show yet....

june aussie scrap jack

I posted a comment over at Aussie ScrapJack earlier this month with a link to a couple of blogged photos that I thought worked.

To make it easier I'll just make a post with them both in one place.
I jacked Amanda's photo a couple of times

lol. its a tootise thing

Some shots from the Adelaide Zoo last week. Most of them are just snaps as we were under a bit of time pressure but I did put some thought into this one. This Flamingo was asleep and the light was perfect. I just wanted to catch the colour and detail of the feathers.

As I had said in a previous post my Panda shots were a bit disappointing. This is Funi and you can see the reflection of Annie on the glass. Could be looked as arty I guess but it sure wasn't taken that way. I really wanted a shot that showed their eyes. this was the best one for that.

Our favorite person in Adelaide.

:oD

meerkat on sentry duty. so cute. so alert.

this was taken in the morning on the way over. I love this!!!

thank you...

...Sandra Crowther. You are wonderful.
t
x

color room #12

wow wee. where did that last 3 months go. palette 12 already.

color room

Dusty Cocoa
Light Orange
Slate Grey
Definate Beige




hmmm. autumn tones. lovely.

the last couple of days....

.... have been busy with one thing and another. I have been scrapping but I can't show it at all. Not even sneaks....sigh. I've got my pics organised for the Camera Club meeting on Monday night next week, I've started tweaking the panda shots. I'm a bit disappointed with them as that day was chilly so they were mostly inside their glassed in sound proofed enclosures. Wang Wang (the male) ambled out for very quick stroll and went back in. Funi had just gone inside when we got there. Might have something to do with the really large primary school group that left just before we got there. (could you imagine the noise??!!)

I've been prepping for my talk to the photography class which I did this morning. I was so relieved to know one of my besties son would be there. A familiar face. I think it went really well. I gave them my bio (which ended up taking most of the lesson) showed them one my clients' canvas and a photo book that was very kindly lent to me as examples and went thru a quick slide show of my images. I've been asked to come back next term so it must have all come across ok. Next time I'll do it all a bit differently so we can see more shots and hear less talk ;o)

Had a bit of a giggle last night. I helped out with the mini minis training. Basically mini minis is the young boys who are at a bit of a loose end while their older brothers are training in minis and colts and sisters are at Netball training. Some of those little chaps can really boot the ball. There was only one Dad there last night so I help out, which means I mostly ran after all the wayward footies. ;op

Annie has an extra gym training tonight to brush up her routines so she and the other girls who competed in Lincoln can show their gym group the different apparatus and the set routine on them. We have a number of kids really keen to go to Pirie for the comp coming up there but their parents aren't sure and don't know what to expect before they commit. So we thought we'd have the girl and the young chap demo their stuff. It will on next Tuesday at the Gym Hall between the first and second group taking the floor.

Been doing other stuff but it's far too boring to put here.......

Mikkara camera walk.

The camera club had a day @ Mikkara Station on Sunday.There was a plethora of photographic opportunities to be had as well as the seeing koalas there.

jonquils. I would dearly love a macro lens. (dream on baby I tell myself)

love this. so Aussie.

all that's left of a building.

beautiful light coming in thru the window. camera was hand held and the flash did not fire.

now that's where I left it.

 plenty of rocks for the stone wall fences.

tiff firth photography

I'm booked in for shoulder surgery in the beginning of August which will see me out of action for about 6 weeks. If you are thinking of scheduling your photographic appointment please let me know so we can work out a time to suit both of us. Spring sessions are filling very fast.

I hope to start back into in mid September.

leave a comment here, FaceBook or email me to arrange your time.

thank you.
tiff

soft and cuddly?????

NOT!!

Check out the claws on this little Aussie icon. They are rippas. And I never knew they had split heels.

If you didn't see the claws then Koalas do look rather soft and cuddly

They do camouflage well too don't they.

word of mouth

I had an amazingly uplifting email drop into my inbox last night. Totally unsolicited and unexpected. By golly, it made me feel good about myself. I don't search for justification with my photography, and I have no idea where this journey will take me, but I certainly will enjoy the ride. Having someone say something so nice is, well, just plain good for my ego.  ;oD

If I may add here, I don't and won't do wedding photography. Its just not what I want to do. I get my kicks with kids and families.

With Tania's kind permission I have popped the email here

Hi Tiff,

my name is Tania and I am Brigette Siebert's cousin who now lives in Melbourne. I have seen your photo's on Brig's FB page and of course then followed to see your other photo's and then today I saw your blog post about getting your Diploma.. I just wanted to say congratulations and yes you are a professional! I have an Advanced Diploma from PSC (Photography Studies College) in Melbourne where I studied part time for 5 years (its not far from being a Bachelor at RMIT, but just not quite) and I have to say your photo's are just as good, IF NOT BETTER, than most graduates from both PSC and RMIT.. I am telling you now that you knock them dead in the water. What you might not know in say theory or logarithms (?? yes i had to study math!), you certainly make up for in pure talent.. you have the eye and your photo's are gorgeous, don't doubt that you are a professional, you are and you can hold yourself up there with the best of them.
Keep on doing what you are doing and enjoying what you are doing. I too have a Canon 50D and am looking at getting a macro! I love macro work.. I have to scan my negs and put some macro stuff that I have done before on my page.

I have to say the one thing my teachers always taught me was to enjoy what you are doing.. many of them started out in the wedding industry to make money and in the end they hate picking up their camera and never did anything for fun anymore.. so don't make it about making money, make it about having fun and enjoying people who enjoy your photo's. I get the biggest kick out of other people (my friends and family) loving my photo's rather than making money.


I have done some weddings, assisted at professional ones, and I don't like it.. I only do them for friends now and only if they have the guts to ask me, considering they know I don't like doing them! ha ha... anyway... you have a niche market in the country, I love your family shots on the land, they are just divine and really show the family as they are.. I think you should consider entering competitions with your shots, and even the APPA's (although it cost a lot to do that, sucks! I had to do it as a student)..

Anyway I just wanted you know have some feedback from a total stranger!! ha ha, don't be freaked out too much.. we might even be related.. !

Have a great week
Cheers Tania.

winter sunshine

today was just pure magical.

Laura, her son, my kids and I went for a Camera Club walk at Mikarra Station (I'm still working on those Koala shots).

We left there mid arvo to go to the beach to catch the 'golden hour' of light for our seascape section coming up. What beautiful winter light. It was actually warm today and it was just a pleasure to be out in it.

Laura made magic with her 9 stop filter and I watched and learned a lot. I have a couple of these fading filters coming from Amazon so until they arrive I can only dream.

Of course I took some shots of the kids mucking around in that glorious light.

I have come home so motivated and enriched. Laura and I have plans afoot to really get our teeth stuck in the golden hours of light very soon.  (dawn, dusk). and with no kids. WAHU

public speaking...

is so not my thing. I talk quickly as it is and I know I can sometimes run words into another. If I can concentrate carefully I can slow it down and articulate the words properly. I do really watch people's faces when I speak to them. If they get that furrowed look on their brow or that blank expression in their eyes, I stop, take a deep breath and say 'Let me start again". Its a conscious effort to slow down and doesn't come naturally. ( A bit like my life I guess).

So its with a bit of trepidation that I've said yes to speak to a Photography class at our local school. Their teacher invited me as a 'contempary photographer in the community'. PMSL. That sounds so bloody official doesn't it. I feel very flattered to be asked and I'm not really sure what I'll talk about yet... and I've only got to Tuesday to figure that out.

cummins show champion exhibit

My answer to the colour challenge over at E2C.This being yellow, orange, cream and grey. This was perfect colour combo for the stuff I collected from the show a couple of years ago, and it being next in my album of LOs to do. The ticket in the top left corner came out a bit orange but irl its more yellow than orange.
I've also smudged the contact details on the show book. That person is no longer Secretary and I don't have permission to broadcast it out there anyway.

I kept it pretty plain and very simple except for the corner. Yes Sandra, I quilled. (gasp). lol

remember this is your time

A LO in answer to the fabric challenge  over at e2c blog. I used 4 different types. Can you spot them all??

Journaling says: You had the best day ever at the Cummins Show. You had the biggest smile all day. And you even had a go at whip cracking. Somehow I don't think being in a dress helped with that much.

the color room #11-sun room

Tangerine Orange R- 249 G-162 B-69 HEX-f9a245


Purely Pink R- 223 G- 132 B-167 HEX-df84a7

Purely Pink R- 255 G- 255 B-255 HEX-ffffff

Fresh Green R-209 G- 228 B-120 HEX-d1e478
(the numbers are the colour codes)

I am so loving the bright fresh colours in The Color Room. It breathes spring....even tho we are in the beginning of winter here.