Moving Ahead

In celebration of my business cards arriving, I have edited this long-awaited photo (by me anyway). 

I am quite excited for their arrival and upon receiving it at my workplace, I danced around the space and squealed excitedly, forgetting all the customers that were there.

xoxo

Thia

The Golden Girl

 

Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of photographing a good friend of mine Carissa.

It was a miserable rainy day and we had cancelled our original plans of going to the pier.

Although I am still kicking myself for not having a back up plan we still had fun taking photos in her apartment. 

We used mostly window light and she had the perfect L-shaped window positioning in her living room.

I took about 700 photos that day!

I still have a lot of photos to edit and it is difficult to decide which to edit as they were all so wonderful

Expect plenty more photos to pop up here.

 I am so very very grateful to have had the opportunity to photograph someone as fun, beautiful and as confident as her.

So thank you Carissa! 

Thank you for putting up with me when I put you in weird and awkward poses!

And thank you for teaching me karate at the end of the day!

I hope to do a lot more photo shoots with you.

xox

Thia

Valentine

Happy Valentines day to all of you out there. 

Just wanted to share another photo from my January photo shoot. 

I am aiming to gain more experience in photographing couples so if anyone is interested... 

I hope you had as great a day as I did! 

Love, Thia

BE EXCITED ABOUT LIFE AND LIFE WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT YOU!

Today I am feeling inspired.

The one person I can thank for that is Jana Williams.

Who is she?

A new found favourite

Photographer - Youtuber - Person

Ironically, it was not her "Stay Inspired" youtube series

but her blog post that inspired me today.

I have been doing 2 full 8 hour shifts these past two days and unlike yesterday, 

I was not at all motivated to come home and go to the gym or go for a run. 

However, I felt a little spark of motivation and inspiration from reading two of her 

blog post which I will link shortly. 

She has made me see life and photography and this whole journey of creating

a business out of something that I truly love in a different way. 

She quoted Dr Wayne Dryer that "You become what you think about all day long" 

When I thought about it, it made sense! 

It clicked with something that I had been thinking about a lot lately. 

Mind over Matter. 

Each time I go for a run, I get better. 

It wasn't just because I was getting a lot fitter, I doubt much physical changes has occurred.

I realised it was because my will was stronger. 

So today, after reading her post about affirmation

I got up after initially deciding to laze around so I am not too "tired" for tomorrow

and went for a 30 minutes run, meanwhile chanting two things that I had read on Jana's blog. 

"I accept and expect abundance"

and 

"Be excited about life and life will be excited about you"

I went further and kept challenging myself to take the steeper roads and longer track.

I had decided from then on that I don't need any negativity in my life. 

I will just be excited and so excitement will come. 

I will accept life as it comes and focus on the better side of it. 

I have decided to adopt a new way of thinking, to work towards my goals and realise my dreams.

Jana did not only inspire me to run but to do better in all aspects of my life. 

For once I did not procrastinate and it felt wonderful.  

As you can see, I created my very own logo!

I am in love with it and just head over heels excited. 

I am putting this whole photography thing on a fast track. 

I even booked another shoot this weekend with one lovely lady. 

All the while, editing the photos that I have somehow neglected over the past two weeks. 

p.s. I know the photo is irrelevant to the post, but I just finished editing it.. with my new "watermark" 

I'm Inspired.

Love, Thia

First Photo Shoot of the Year!

I have been bursting to share photos from this shoot and since I don't think I can wait much longer, I have decided share with you ONE photo that I have edited and I am completely satisfied with. This photo is intended to be part of my portfolio but I believe it was such a beautiful and captivating image that I decided to print and frame it to give to my friend (who is the model for this photo) as her birthday present! 

The photo now sits proudly by the fireplace, awaiting to be wrapped and each time I pass it; I would take a quick glance and smile. It is something that I am truly happy with and proud of. Perhaps its the effect of having your photographs on prints, not many people print photos these days, not the people around me anyway. It is just the most satisfying feeling, to see a physical copy of something that is always there to remind you that you are beautiful.