Posts Tagged ‘Inverell’

I love a sunburnt country.

January 24, 2010

On a searing summer day, with an orange haze hovering in the sky, I slowly prepared for the afternoon’s session. An early morning phone call had brought the news that a bushfire had passed within around 5km of our location, and our subject had been out all night fighting the fire.

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.

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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?rmp-b2

Sweet 6-month session

November 24, 2009

On Saturday, I headed out to meet a sweet little boy on his half-birthday, and capture some portraits to celebrate hbeing halfway to his first birthday.

Isn’t he a little cutie?

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And my favourite type of family portrait – relaxed and comfortable

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Horsing around…

November 19, 2009

I’m tad behind on blogging, but just wanted to quickly share this sweet image from Ssturday’s session. After a late night on Friday night photographing the Inverell High Year 12 formal at the RSM Club, I repacked my camera bag, loaded up the car, and with the stereo blasting, I headed out to Mt Russell on Saturday afternoon for a family portrait shoot, and after we’d done the various groups, Miss K was desperate for a photo with her beloved horse.

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More to come soon!

I recently met up with Jasmine for a quick portrait mini-session as part of my year 12 student promotion, and knocked out some pretty cool urban-style portraits.

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{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.}

Debbie :: Portrait Session

September 17, 2009

I met up with Debbie on Monday to shoot some portraits, after she’d spent a lovely afternoon being pampered, having her hair & make-up done, and also having a stylist on hand to help her pick some great looks for her session.

We started at one of Inverell’s many lovely parks, and photographed some lovely relaxed, casual portraits.

Isn’t she beautiful?

 

 

 

 

After a quick trip back to the salon, I met a very glamourous Debie at our second location for some fashion-inspired portraits

 

This girl oozes style!

 

Debbie, I had a blast doing your portraits, I’ll be in touch soon with the rest of your photos.

Holding tight, letting go.

August 26, 2009

One of the things I love most about photography is the ability to freeze a moment in time. To distill a memory into tangible form. Something to be looked at, reminisced over, laughter & tears relived. So when a very dear friend of mine announced she was moving away, I was deeply touched to be commissioned to provide her and her family with a series of landscapes to bring with them as they set off on this new adventure. So while they embrace the future, they are still holding on to the gorgeous home where they built a house, built a family, built their dreams.

 

Witha veiw like this, I’m not surprised they want to take as much of it with them as possible:

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One of the essentials in the brief was to capture the old railway line that runs through the base of their property

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And just for fun, I got this shot of a delightful, free-spirited little two-year-old who holds a special place in my heart.

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Not a traditional portrait, by far, but it is very “her”. I also did baby photos for this wild soul almost two year ago now, which I blogged here.

 

Dearest K, you will be greatly missed. I hope these images help to ease the transistion to your new home. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Much love, Rxx

So I lied…

August 20, 2009

…when I said in my initial teaser post from Jon and Ang’s wedding, that one of those images was my favourite wedding image.

 

*This* one is my favourite, with a late aternoon glow, and the beautiful Kings Plains Castle in the background:

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And I’m a bit partial to this one, from earlier in the day, when Ang’s dad came in while the girls were getting ready

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Brand new.

August 10, 2009

One of the loveliest things about shooting a maternity session is the knowledge that I will soon get to meet and photograph a brand new little person. So I was just thrilled to hear from Megan that she had a brand new baby boy!

 

For someone who is supposed to sleep 23 hours a day, he was awfully awake!

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Finally, in the comfort of mummy’s arms, he drifted off

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(notice the new frames/watermarks? More about that later in the week!)

Ang & Jon :: Wedding

July 21, 2009

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of heading out to Kings Plains Castle between Inverell and Glen Innes, to photograph the wedding of Jon & Ang.  Beautiful weather, a great couple, a wonderful, intimate ceremony. All the elements for a perfect wedding.

 

Ang taking in the hub-bub below as she prepares for the ceremony

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An informal portrait of the beautiful bride

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A simple potrait of the newly-married couple

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A fun shot with the bridal party

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I think this one is one of my favourite wedding shots ever!

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Congratulations again, Jon & Ang. Your wedding was absolutely lovely, and it was an honour to be there to capture your special day.

A new chapter…

July 6, 2009

A new baby is always exciting, be they a first baby or a fifth. There is something about the innocence, the freshness, the potential of these new little people that never ceases to amaze me. And there is a special joy in photographing a mother expecting a younger sibling for their children – seeing the excitement on the children’s faces, the shy pride as they let me in on the secret that mummy has a baby in her tummy.

 

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of shooting some maternity portraits for Megan, and little Miss Two wasn’t quite sure of me at first, but it didn’t take long and she was posing for the camera like  pro!

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(as a side note, it’s a good idea to take the camera off high speed action mode before inviting the two year old to “press that button there” – let’s just say it’s a good thing I wasn’t shooting with my film camera!)

 

Megan has a cute little “basketball” belly – so neat and round!

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Big sister showing me where baby is – just in case I wasn’t sure!

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Thanks for having me around Megan, I look forward to meeting the little person hiding in there in a few weeks!