Purdey Lee

Butterflies and Flowers

purdeylee — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:26:44 +0000

Oh this sitting was fun!
It is common for parents to have had portraits taken of older siblings and needing some of the newest arrival at the same age. That is what this sitting started off as.
The older siblings had had teddies and dollies surrounding them, so this little princess got butterflies and flowers. It was a reasonably quick paced sitting as the little one wanted to eat (the flowers and butterflies) and go play else where.
For future I have learned that I need to have the surroundings sewn down
For the very last couple of minutes I asked the brother and sister to jump in too, and they loved it.
Such a beautiful family and a very enjoyable sitting.

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Beautiful in Black & White

purdeylee — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:25:59 +0000

There were so many giggles this sitting, that even looking back over the photos makes me smile.
Two beautiful girls, who’s parents wanted to capture them all, in the elegance of black and white.
There was a couple of images that the parents had of the older daughter (as a baby) that they wanted something similar done with the second daughter, now of that same age. With a little bit of a Purdey Lee touch we achieved this, as well as many more memories captured.
The two girls were wonderful and the little giggles and smiles will be remembered for a very long time.

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Big Brother & Baby

purdeylee — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:14:44 +0000

This was a beautiful sitting held at my clients home. Where we played with trains, read some stories and even blew bubbles.
I tried not to make it too formal a sitting, as capturing the children as natural as I could was the main intention.
It was a whole lot of fun, and also very relaxed and I think it shows.

Nothing is the same as Big Brother love, and its there at the youngest of ages.

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Family By the Beach

purdeylee — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:12:01 +0000

The beach was a very familiar place for this family and it showed. The children played and had fun and with very little guidance, and I was there to snap away.
I loved the time of day this sitting took place, the lighting was so perfect to create the sunny contrast and depth to the images.
We finished off this sitting by heading back to their family home and letting loose on the hay bails.
From what I could tell, the kids had a great time and I did too.

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Brother No.5

purdeylee — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:01:57 +0000

I recently went to Melbourne (Vic) to aid my youngest brother with his art assignment. After showing him the ropes of the camera and letting him take him take shot after shot until he knew he had what he needed. He then decided to take me for a walk up a little alleyway. Here he passed me the camera and asked for photos of him. Now I had no idea what his motive was, maybe a fancy facebook photo? But as I am the photographer in the family it is my job to take the photos.

With no planning and very little guidance on either side, my brother leaned against walls and sat on milk crates and I snapped away. These photos were the end product, so fancy facebook photo or photos for a solo album, here they are.

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Peter & Alana

purdeylee — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:48:52 +0000

It was a wedding of class and refinement.

Peter and Alana have a fondness to the Victorian era and that played a big part in the style of the day. It became my task to make sure all the still memories of the day included this stunning elegance.

A beautiful couple wanting to spend the day of celebration with very close friends and family and I felt honored to be apart of it.

May you have many years of happiness ahead Peter and Alana.

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James & Verity

purdeylee — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:43:52 +0000

So I went from having a wedding with only a Bride and Groom, to a wedding with a Bride and Groom and SIX bridesmaids and SIX groomsmen. I found that years of dance teaching came in very handy for guiding the fun loving bridal party into position. There was a whole lot of laughs and giggles throughout the day, as I am sure there will be in the many years ahead.

It was wonderful to work with a bridal party so committed to supporting James and Verity in their union.

Wonderful couple, wonderful wedding.

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Kevin & Kimberly

purdeylee — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:37:02 +0000

I had always said I would never do weddings, on my own, until I was married myself. As I was married in May ’09, I was made to eat my words by August ’09. Kimberly and Kevin approached me to do their wedding in September ’09 and I couldn’t say no. Although I had been a ‘side-kick’ for a handful of different weddings, this was my first entirely on my own, and it couldn’t have been more perfect.

They asked for only; ceremony, family and location shots. So, I had a beautiful couple who were so obviously in love, and a very small intimate ceremony, with no brides-maids or grooms-men. I could focus all my attention on the wonderful couple and capture them as they were.

I wish Kevin and Kimberly many wonderful and treasured years ahead.

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Amy Louise

purdeylee — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:30:01 +0000

Amy Louise Artist Statement:
‘My parents often remind me of a statement I made when I was three: “I’m going to be an artist.” Since then my passion for the arts has continually grown.

Jewellery has become my chosen art form because of its interaction with the human body. It is a statement of both the artist and the person wearing it. I am fascinated by the relationship between simplicity and intricacy. Used together they create a balanced tension that draws you into the piece. I derive simple shapes from nature and combine this with feminine details of pattern and texture.’

—My job as an artist in a different field is to capture all my client wants and works for in a piece, while adding my own knowledge and artistic flare to create eye catching images.

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Julian Foord

purdeylee — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:30:19 +0000

Julian is an international piano performer and teacher. Recently graduated from Australia’s amazing WAAPA (Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts) and returned from a performing experience in Dubai.

Julian is in the process of having Cannonball Creative develop a website, thus explaining the necessity for this sitting.

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