WELCOME…
Hi, I’m Xanthe (pronouced Zan-thee). My photographs and films are about capturing moments, connections and making memories… I adore creating work full of fun, light, colour, laughter and true love.
This space is where you can find my latest work and get to know me a little bit, as I share my life and how I see the world. Please scroll down and take a look. All the details about my Creating Time Capsules e-course can be found here.
If you’d like me to take YOUR photos or film YOUR moments or maybe you have an enquiry or a questions about what you see… please contact me I’d love to hear from you.
POSITIVE MESSAGES
I discovered this quote recently from a very inspiring talk…
Be careful what you think
For what you think becomes what you say…
Be careful what you say
For what you say becomes what you do…
Be careful what you do…
For what you do becomes your character…
Be careful of your character
For your character becomes your destiny.
It’s adapted from this quote.… I’m gonna fly with this as best I can.
{from my post over at shutter sisters today}
TWO FRAMES
A new mama and her baba… there is nothing more beautiful.
FOUR FRAMES
So much kissing between this fabulous couple. Bursting with love BIG time. We hung out just before they flew off to Rome for a romantic weekend, before their wedding next month.
MY WEEK
Another week whizzed by… How is it Friday already?
Here are my adventures on instagram this week… you can follow me here.
CHENELLE & LUKE – PRE-WEDDING SHOOT
Chenelle and Luke are getting married next week. So a couple of weekends ago, we spent the afternoon together, having tea, hanging out in their flat & chatting about their wedding plans. These two adore each other so much, their love was bursting and their excitement to be married and have an amazing wedding was contagious… I couldn’t stop smiling. How wonderful to be young and in love.
They’ve lived in their flat for a couple of years now, and Chenelle had mentioned how much she loved my time capsules and wanted a few memories of their flat to look back on years to come. So we started their story there… Here are a few of my favourites…
We waited to see if the rain would pass, but it didn’t. It had been raining for a week and wasn’t going to stop now, so we bundled up into the car to the park and luckily found some shelter. Even in the pouring rain their spirits couldn’t be dampened. With all this energy and love between them, I can’t wait for their wedding now…
SO EXCITED
Kim told me how much she was enjoying the new Photoshop CS6 and that I should check out the new video editing option, because she thought I would love it… Oh my goodness I love it.
WOW!
Video editing in Photoshop, it’s so good.
I downloaded the trial and have just played around for a little while and still finding my bearings… so far I love what can be done. The editing is simple, very intuitive and now you have the chance to play with footage just like you would a photo… making adjustments, adding layers, incorporating text…. really the possibilities are endless… I can’t wait to find a way to incorporate it into my ecourse.
This is just a test and first play if you like… I took some of this footage when I took these photos, and now I have the potential make my films look like my photos and my blogposts.
A game changer.
PLAYING WITH BLOSSOM
This boy is magic… I can’t wait to see what he becomes.
REFLECTION
On my way home after a shoot last week… I got to take the props back to the boys.
{Lyric bag by Epiphanie}
DIRECTION
I took these yesterday, firstly for the NOWYOU workshop but also because I felt I was moving in all sorts of directions… unsure which way go.
Today as a few creative plans have fallen into place, it feels clearer and even exciting. What a difference a day makes.
THIS WEEK
My view from instagram this week… you can find me here.
