2 discoveries from my optometrist trip this morning. 1. I need new glasses 2. The crotch of my bike gear isn't as waterproof as I'd like.
1Jan/120
Hargreaves Photography – looking back over 2011
We'd like to wish our clients, both current and prospective, a very happy new year!
Our wonderful couples, together with their friends and families, made 2011 a fantastic year for Hargreaves Photography, with a record number of weddings and the most amazing trip to Canada to shoot a wedding in the Rockies. We've met some genuinely fabulous people over the year and have been lucky enough to share their wedding days with them.
2012 is on target to be another great year, with wonderful weddings to look forward to and a couple of exciting new projects ready to launch early in the year.
Before our 2012 wedding photography season springs to life, I thought that I'd look back over our 2011 wedding photographs and share some of my favourite images that I've created for our clients over the last year.
No more words, just photographs. I hope you enjoy them........
7Aug/110
Chantelle & Avedis | Pyrmont Point Park
Chantelle & Avedis were married in a beautifully simple ceremony surrounded by close family and friends at the BDM Registry at Chippendale, after which we stopped in at Pymont Point Park for some wedding portraits by stunning Sydney Harbour.
Unusually for me, I hadn't met Chantelle and Avedis in person before their wedding day and we only had around an hour together to make some beautiful images to remember their day by.
We just clicked on the day, and I think we worked well together to produce some striking wedding photographs.
21Jun/110
Baby Portraits – Boys & Their Toys
Every once in a while, I get the opportunity to add a twist to the conventional. Most baby photos, including those that I shoot myself, naturally tend to focus on the baby. Cutesy images with a sleeping baby swaddled up and looking peaceful.
Recently I had the opportunity to shoot some alternative baby photos, images that reflect the interests of the parents as well as their new bundle of joy.
Mitchell's parents are huge V8 racing fans. Mum is a Ford fan and Dad goes for the Holden team, which must make for some lively debate when the race is on! Mitchell is stuck in-between for now. Wearing Ford colours, he lies on top of Dad's prized Mark Skaife Holden Racing wheel.
Lachlan is yet to hear Dad's guitar skills, but if the size of the amp is anything to go by, wherever he is when dad picks up his Gibson guitar, Lachlan is sure to hear it!
12Jun/110
Jury Duty
It's true, I'm behind on blogging my favourite photographs from recent weddings, but I do have a good excuse.
I've spent the last few weeks sitting on a jury at the Sydney Downing Centre, meaning that I have been working into the evenings to make sure that our clients still the same quick turnaround of their wedding images and beautiful albums that we're renowned for.
Now I'm back in the office, it's time to get on top of all those business tasks that I had to put to one side.
If you see a lot of posts over the next day or so, it's not that I've been shooting back to back weddings for the last couple of weeks, I'm just playing catch-up again!
I'm not spamming you, I promise 
27Jan/110
Teresa & Stefan | Wedding on Fairlight Beach, Artichoke Gallery Cafe Reception
I don't think I could ever tire of shooting wedding photographs on Sydney Harbour. I've been exploring the harbour for much of the 14 years that I've lived in Sydney, and just when I think that I've found all the picturesque wedding locations on Sydney Harbour, a couple tells me they have found another location for their wedding with a beautiful harbour setting.
The headland at Freshwater Beach, where Teresa and Stefan were married, provided stunning views of the harbour out to Sydney Heads, Manly Wharf and the amazing bushland views of Sydney Harbour National Park.
An early evening wedding made the most of the beautiful golden light of the setting sun and the pool at Freshwater Beach was perfect for some romantic shots of the new Mr & Mrs Mann.
Teresa & Stefan's reception was held at the very cool Artichoke Gallery Cafe in Manly.
