Gift cards!

Birthday cards are now in stock at Swaddle, Inverell’s newest baby & children’s store. Baby cards are soon to follow. I’m so excited! Make sure you head down and see Abby, and take a look.

My favourites:

day fifteen

day seventeen

day six

And my most popular photos as decided my my photography group.

day fourteen

day twenty-two

day twenty-one

A whole month down! I can’t believe how quickly this year is going already. 1/12th of the way through my project… I’m excited for what is coming!

Text messages back and forth, a constant eye on the RFS website, and by 2pm, we decided we would go ahead. I jumped in the car, and headed for Bingara. The haze from the smoke hung low and heavy over the mountains. The further I drove from Inverell, the heavier the smoke got. I drove past scorched earth, covered with nothing but ash and blackened trees. Reaching my destination, I realised it was merely the colour that changed – from scorched earth covered in nothing but dust and a few spindles of dried grass. Like many areas in rural NSW, the drought is clinging on tenaciously around the Northern New England region, sucking any and all moisture from the ground.

As the heat beat down upon as, we blitzed through the shoot, creating images destined to become stock images in a commercial photo library, before dashing back to the shelter of the farmhouse, and a very cold glass of water. Never have I been so glad for air-conditioning, as I packed my bags and turned the car towards home.

This is the outlook from the farm where we were shooting between Bingara and Warialda.

And this landscape is a more personal image, shot closer to Delungra. This is an image for me, and my mum, shot very near the property she grew up on. It is alot more heavily processed than most of my images, but isn’t that what personal shots are all about?

day twelve.

day seventeen

day fifteen

day twenty

More photos of the week that was, along with my daily ramblings and other personal photographic projects can be found over on the personal blog at http://rachelmeszaros.com.au/explore.

This week’s favourites:
day six :: mummy’s little helper

day eight :: daydreaming

day ten :: playing at creche

black & white film :: {explore} texture

black & white film :: {explore} relationships

I would like to thank all my wonderful clients who have helped make 2009 so great, and I look forward to catching up with you, and photographing you & your family in 2010.

I would also like to take this opportunity to publicly thank my husband, without whom none of this would be possible. And our two little boys, who are so very patient with mummy, when the phone rings, or emails need answering. Just yesterday, Master 3 was walking around talking on the phone. “Who was that, sweetheart?” “Oh, never mind, mummy, just someone to take photos of.” Thank you, tiny boy, for bringing me back to earth!

And so, with the memory of that conversation leaving me with a smile, I bid farewell to 2009, and look forward to the challenges that 2010 will bring. Rachel Meszaros Photography will officially be closed between December 21 and January 4. However, feel free to leave an email or voicemail, and I will get back to you when I get a moment.

Merry Christmas, and may God bless you and your family this holiday season.

xxR

Isn’t he a little cutie?

And my favourite type of family portrait – relaxed and comfortable

More to come soon!

More year 12 mini-sessions

… our littlest boy has turned one

… we had a mini-break in Brisbane (photo along the Brisbane River in Kangaroo Point)

…and our big boy started preschool *sob*

{as an aside, if you are in year 12 & are interested in a mini-session, the next round is happening on October 7, in various locations around Inverell. Email me at rachel[at]rachelmeszaros.com.au for more info or to make a booking. Year 11 students, I’m now taking a waiting list for early next year! These sessions are lots of fun, and I also offer gift vouchers if you are looking for the perfect gift for a student finishing year 12.}