Their wedding blogged here (click this link) …

and now … I’m now so happy to introduce, the cutest, happiest little surfer-to-be in town…!!

Hugs to you three, what a beautiful family you are.

More of this beautiful baby boy soon.

I took a test on Cass’ lovely desk (I’m in Brussels!) and really like the result.
The first image is the hipstamatic, the second using camera+ and processed in photoshop, the third using camera+, cropping and processing in Instagram using Valencia. I think Hipstamatic is the winner with its soft warm tones and wide angle.

I really wish apple give let app developers access to exposure controls though. I’d love to be able to set the exposure manually and avoid horribly slow shutter speeds (blurry kids).

These two are taken with camera+ and processed in Instagram.

If you don’t have an iphone nor photoshop, billiant breaking news just in (thanks David!). PicMonkey is the perfect tool for those who want to process their images but do not want to invest time and money in photoshop. I am SO impressed. It has a ton of functionality presented in such a simple way. I was not impressed until I discovered you can “fade” effects just like we do with layers in photoshop. Give it a go!

Here is a before/after (poloroid frame on the after).

Loved this session, couldn’t stop smiling editing them, so beautiful.

Bestie sessions are also possible by the way. Grab your best friend and her family and get wonderful pics of your adored family AND friends

I love how records of daily life are so easy to capture.

Iphone photography has taken off due to the fab quality and fab apps so I’ll be trying to learn as much as I can and will share when I can. Check out this site for app sales and reviews. http://www.iphoneography.com/

There are a few camera apps around, camera+, pro camera and best camera are also supposed to be good. I’m using camera+. The red square is your focus point which you can drag anywhere in the screen. If the area you would like to focus on is different to that which you would like to expose for, click the red cross on the corner of the square and a circle will appear. Drag this circle to where you would like to expose. For instance, if you subject is looking too dark, drag the exposure point to a darker area and the camera will expose for that point making the entire image lighter. It also has a stabiliser in case of low light shooting, a timer in case you would like to jump into the photo and burst mode so you don’t miss the action shots.

Apart from playing with my new toy, we’ve been camping. No phone, no electricity, no fridges, no showers…. just a few smelly long drops. Sooo much fun, adorable gangs of kids going from tent to tent, everyday a long day at the beach bar one, crayfish and scallops were shared, cooked marshmallows a regular treat, sparklers a huge treat, pipis for a fun breakfast, star gazing (caught the end of a shooting star), being told to get out of the water as there was a shark (very) near by, returning home along the stunning coastal coromandel town route.

If that is your idea of a holiday in hell, perhaps you’d be better suited to glamping? I spent the day with the fantastic Good Magazine team out at Bethel’s Beach (Wainamu Luxury Tents) for their glamping feature. Incredibly beautiful canvas tent, wooden floor, wooden double bed, outdoor hot bath and shower, on the back of Bethel’s beach. The mag is packed with lovely pics of the day including my first cover, squeal

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I wish you all had (or have for those ongoing on the other side of the world) the most fabulous loving wonderful Christmas day.

xoxo

Thanks very much to Joelle Taylor for fabulous hair and makeup.