Category Archives: Hawaii

Glimpses of Hawaii

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Hawaii is never far from my mind but has been in my thoughts since the weekend. I decided that for Travel Tuesday today I wanted to share some of the last photographs I took before leaving the island of Oahu. I wanted to capture some of the details of things I often took for granted of seeing every day during our years living the island life. While I did not capture everything I wish I had on photograph, I am so glad I took the ones that I did. How often do we live or travel somewhere and not take photographs of something simply because we see it all the time? It can be so much fun to just go outside and force yourself to see through brand new eyes and notice all the little things that make a place so beautiful and special.

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In Memory of Michael Bonner

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Having lost my dad too soon in 2008, the concept of death seems never to be too far from my mind. I wonder what would happened to my family if something were to happen to me. Or what we would do if one of my family members dies. I never used to think like this. Life is really so short and precious. It is why I cherish now every day with my family. Why I hope to bestow my appreciation and love on those in my life. Why when someone does leave us too soon, it keeps bringing that focus back to what is really important in life. Still when someone else I knew died unexpectedly I still felt like I didn’t know how to process it. Why do good, caring, and amazing people have to leave us so soon? I do not know if that question will ever be answered for me. Continue reading →

Photography: After the Storm

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I have been looking forward to showing you the photos from my photo shoot, After the Storm for a throwback Thursday post. It was a creative collaboration with my friend and model, Pua in Hawaii. It was a conceptual fashion photo shoot that really spoke to me about the challenges and struggles we go through in life. When we overcome the periods of darkness and the adversity, the healing that comes after the storm. I also wanted to give another shout out to my model for this photo shoot because she brought so much to making it successful. My favourite time to shoot is early in the morning after sunrise and she on top of it being early she put up with the elements. Since we could not plan on a rain shower, I had my husband assisting with a water hose and the water was quite cold. This shoot really makes me miss doing a lot of creative work in my photography field and I aim to be doing more of this in 2014. Here are my favourite photos from my shoot:

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I cannot say enough good things about my sponsor this month, Brittany Ruth. I was so happy to have her join my side bar this month and look forward to sharing more about her blog and her adventures in Europe with you all. As today is my photography post day I wanted to share one that I loved from the Rococo Roamer: Capture Colour Photo Blogging Challenge. Definitely check it out to inspire your upcoming photo shoots! If you take part let Brittany Ruth and I know so we can check out your posts. Theres more…I have a soft spot for all bloggers who visit places I grew up and Brittany has been sharing posts from Naples, Capri, and Pompeii! Want more? Check out her blog and let her know I sent you. 😉

Photography: The Spitting Caves of Hawaii

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For today’s throwback photography post we head to the exquisite Spitting Caves found on Oahu, Hawaii. My model for this shoot was Tasha Woodfall, my make up artist Melissa Hurley, with hair and photography by myself. While the three of us had not all worked together before I had been Tasha’s hair & make up artist on shoots with two different photographers and Melissa and I worked together frequently during our time on the island. We tailgated at the parking lot of a near by Starbucks to do hair and makeup before heading to the Spitting Caves. I had seen this place in photographs before and as one of the sets used on LOST, but this was my first time seeing it for myself. While it is nice to location scout before hand, walking out here was like taking a child to a candy store. My eyes were wide open as my head looked around and my mind thinking of all the shots I wanted to get while we were there. While we did have to work around a few tourists that showed up during our shooting, we pretty much had the location for ourselves. I just adore the way the layers of the rock shone beneath the sun, the colour of the ocean, and the way the water did ‘spit up’ against the caves. It was on my list of places to shoot before I moved and I could not have asked for a better team that morning. I hope you enjoy!

Q: Have you ever been to the Spitting Caves? Have you ever been Cliff Diving?

(I ask because that is one thing I have never done before)

Photography: The Beauty of Makapuu, Hawaii

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For today’s throwback photography post I take you to Makapuu, Hawaii with my beautiful model, Helene. We decided to take to a concept that encompassed the surroundings, the earth, and nature. With a colour scheme from the world around us we chose the wardrobe, picked up the accessories and props, and headed to the great outdoors in Hawaii. Helene was one of my models of the month for my project series in 2010.

Photography: LookBook Hawaii Pt. II

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Today I am a guest poster on: Found Love Now What with a post I have entitled: Beating the Blues to a Happier You. If you have stumbled on my blog through Belinda’s site, thank you and I hope you will enjoy my corner of the Blogosphere. I blog about being an expat, growing up as a Third Culture Kid, and even share my photography from travels to portraits I’ve taken around the world. Today is my Throwback photography post for Thursday and I hope you will enjoy! Cheers!

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For today’s Throwback photography post I take you to the LookBook inspired shoot with model Kristen in Hawaii. Last week we looked at LookBook Hawaii Pt. I and this is the follow up LookBook Hawaii Pt. II at Lanikai beach, on Oahu. Kristen was one of several models that partook in my ‘Model of the Month‘ project in 2010, being the cover girl for April.

You can also see Kristen in Living Dolls, Colour Pop, and Photography and the Lies I Believed

Q: What is your favourite thing to wear to the beach this summer?

Photography: LookBook Hawaii Pt. I

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For today’s Throwback photography post I take you to the LookBook inspired shoot with model Kristen in Hawaii. You might remember her from the title image on my post Photography and the Lies I Believed. Kristen was one of several models that partook in my ‘Model of the Month‘ project in 2010, being the cover girl for April. She also modeled with Alysha, the model of the month for March, showcased in my posts the Living Dolls and Colour Pop. For the LookBook series the clothing came from selected choices from her own wardrobe and we shot in and around her home with my lighting setup from AlienBees. It became a part one of a two part shoot as we met up soon after to shoot at Lanikai beach. My favourite moments of the day were making use of the amazing window light coming into the sun room which I used as backlighting against a monochromatic outfit choice.

Q: Which was your favourite Cover option from the three pictured above?