All posts tagged: Ninon

Let there be light

During our photoshoot at the old Dominion Museum building Theresa noticed the huge stained glass windows.  I’ve posed in these windows before, with limited success (tricky, tricky lighting), but I think this series turned out much better – if only because it makes me laugh. Theresa gave very detailed directions about my face and hands.  She kept telling me to look up toward the light, and then to point “no, don’t just gesture, point!” I stood.  I looked towards the light.  I gestured. I pointed.  I tried very, very hard to keep a straight face.  Theresa said “let their be light!” and there was.

Pretty princesses in yellow

Last week Theresa came to town from Melbourne, and of course we made time to do what we do best together: get dressed to the nines and take pictures. Last time our theme was late Victorian, this time we went yellow: Ninon on me (yay, finally!) and the pet (Oooooh) on Theresa. It was a cold, windy, drizzly, overcast day , so an outdoor photoshoot was out.  Ninon can NOT get wet, and I’m not too sure about the water-fastness of the chintz the pet is made from.  Where to go in Wellington that is indoors, attractive, has good lighting, and where they will let you take pictures? The old Dominion Museum building, now the arts building at Massey University. We got soooooooooooooo many beautiful pictures. I managed to edit an hour and a half of photos down to 250 keepers.  Then I had to edit those down to 90 that I really wanted to show you.  More grueling editing, and I’m at 75 that I really, really want to show you.  By the time …