Nov 9, 2016 | Speaking My Mind
my life isn’t perfect There are messes. There are hard days, hard weeks actually. But in the middle of it all, there is also joy. And I’m savouring those moments because they all too quickly pass us by. To live a perfectly imperfect life means...
Nov 2, 2016 | photography
walter and matilda were coming to visit with grandma and grandpa for the weekend When Grandma asked me if I was available to come to their house and photograph the grandchildren, my immediate response was “Yes!”. Walter (17 months) was still needing a...
Oct 26, 2016 | photography
” alt=”a dark and moody study of a gerbera, with photography by Tasha Chawner” oh my, dark and moody I don’t know whether it’s a reaction to the light and airy portraits I’ve been taking lately, but dark and moody is definitely...
Oct 19, 2016 | live laugh love
This taking stock snuck up on me, so when I looked at my editorial calendar and realised it was time for another taking stock post, I was really pleased. I find these posts make me stop and think, give thanks and be grateful for all that has been happening in my...
Oct 12, 2016 | photography
what is a photo release form? A photo release form is the term I use for a model release form. How are they different? And, what is a model release form? In it’s simplest terms, a model release (or photo release in my case), is a written and signed agreement...
Sep 28, 2016 | live laugh love, photography
Photography is not like painting. There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the...
Aug 24, 2016 | live laugh love
i’ve never been one to share too much of myself online No duck-face selfies. No excessive photos of what I had for lunch. And no moaning about how so-and-so is pissing me off and I wish they would just stop. Those types of shares don’t interest me....
