Gerty Philosophy
This is what I know for sure:No-one gets to the end of their days and wishes they'd invested less time in their family.
Gerty Photography was created to help my clients fashion a visual expression of their family love.
I believe in service so friendly that every client feels like part of the Gerty family. I love meeting new people, and I know that it's an honour to be invited to be part of your family and life.
I want every client to feel like my favourite client.
Tag Archives: emotion
How You Look? or How You Love? | Brisbane Family and Wedding Photographer
People take photos for a myriad of different reasons. Obviously a lot of the time, it’s to record a certain event or time in your life. But what I love the most about my job is the opportunity to record the emotion, not just the look.
An iPhone can take a pretty good shot and help you remember how you looked that day, what you wore, and who was there. But the photographs you treasure forever show how you felt, the love that was shared, the memories that were made. It gives depth and context to your experiences, and these will be the images you show your children and grand-children.
I definitely agree that there’s a place for “look at the camera and smile” shots, but when I’m editing a session, it’s the images that say something about the moment being shared, between a couple or within a family, that stand out the most.
I scrolled through some recent (and not so recent) sessions to pick out my favourites to share. Usually it really has very little to do with how you look, and everything to do with how you love.
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What Portrait Photography is All About | Brisbane Family Photographer
I have been enthusiastically taking photos for a long time with any camera that was handy. When I first got my SLR some years ago, I went walking around Brisbane CBD taking photos, primarily of buildings & the river views.
I ended up chatting to a homeless man outside McDonald’s for quite a while and hearing his life story. Not surprisingly, it was quite sad; but he was very optimistic, and I think he just enjoyed having someone to talk with. He asked me to take a photo of him playing his harmonica, which I snapped quickly and without much thought to the technical or artistic aspects of image making. He gave me a little beaded crocodile on a key-ring to say thank you, which now hangs on my camera bag. I kept a print of his photo in my bag when I was around the city for a few months, but never saw him again.
Someone else’s experiences with taking photos “out and about” reminded me of this man the other day, and prompted me to re-visit this photo. Essentially, it is one of the first true portraits I ever made. It isn’t anything photographically spectacular, but it reminds me that every image tells a story, and everyone has a story to tell. I will always have fond memories of this day.
Posted in Hot Tips, Love My Camera
Also tagged Family, friends, hints, Philosophy, Portrait, reason, tips, tricks
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Naming Day Celebration | Brisbane Event Photographer
Gerty’s lovely facebook fans will probably have already seen some of these images, but I couldn’t help sharing them here too. It was a gorgeous (albeit very warm!) day for Peyton’s naming day in the park.
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Posted in Event, Family, Portrait
Also tagged beautiful, Decorations, Event, extended family, Family, girl, life, Love, Naming Day, natural, new, outdoor, pink, relaxed
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