Mystery Film Rolls Pick n' Mix

A few rolls of film from my Diana mini camera had been gathering dust until I finally had the funds to get them developed. There were a couple that I couldn't remember what was on them, which, for...

Behind the Scenes !

A wee sneaky peek of the behind the scenes at our wedding editorial shoot today, Jo from The Visualary & our wonderful model Ellie sure worked hard!

Bearded Iris Studio

I'm so pleased to bring you some pictures from Bearded Iris Studio's look book shot on a wonderfully sunny day in Richmond's backstreets. What a wonderful team we had to photograph Nico Wildson's...

C is for Cookie

So I know this isn't a food blog, it's a photography one, but one not combine the two? I took a little time out to smell the cookie dough today and baked these oatmeal, cranberry and dark chocolate...

Duitsland!

I hope you're having a cosy weekend. It's getting chilly here in Melbourne so I've sorted through some of my prints and decided to share these few from my trip to Köln in Germany last year. So many...

It's Lovely O'Lovely

I've always wanted to do a 60's styled shoot so when the opportunity arose to take some pictures for O'Lovely, I decided to draw inspirations from my favourite era. I was inspired by this image...

Be chic this weekend

Oh my goodness, it's Friday! Which means tomorrow I'll be taking my sassy little self down to the Big Hearted Business Conference with photography buddy Mel from Lomography and Milk and Miel . I...

Tea for two...

Just finished a very inspiring meeting with stylist extraordinaire Jo from The Visualary . Love a good creative collab over a cuppa!

I heart you NZ

I just got back from a trip to New Zealand for a friend's wedding. When I go home, I usually spend most of my time in Christchurch or Kaiteriteri but this time I was lucky enough to venture north...

Instax Influx!

A big shipment of Instax Mini film has just arrived in the post! Fun!

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Day Dreams of Paris

I had a Parisian summer last year and took a plethora of cameras with me, including my treasured Diana Mini Jiyu . I've finally gotten around to scanning some of the images in from this gem of a...

je t'aime le weekend

Have a delightful weekend xo

Summer Treat

Sago, mango, coconut milk, lychees, pineapple, lime juice & mint. The perfect summer treat to eat al fresco with a pina colada. Thanks to my mate Meisy for making this yummy dessert & also to...

Summer Days

It's been scorching hot here in Melbourne for the past few days and to me, hot means beach so today me and my pal drove over to Edithvale for a swim and some sun. We loved the little beach boxes...

Weekend!

Have a happy weekend ya'll :) Babushka101 from Olivia Blackburn on Vimeo.

Have a sweet as V-day everyone ♥

Matsuri means Festival

If you know me, you'll know that I lived in Japan for a couple of years and as a result I'm in love with all things Japanese - yukatas (summer kimono), tako yaki (grilled octopus balls) and taiko...

Today's photo shoot was brought to you by the letter C for Champagne

Dusty Roads, Guitars and Gum Boots

I recently did a shoot for singer songwriter Chanelle Davis' new album cover and for her New Zealand tour with fellow kiwi songstress Kerryn Fields. We were lucky enough to have stylist, Joanna...

The Black & White Of It

I'm a huge fan of black and white photographs. I love their ability to make a subject uncomplicated allowing you to really focus on it's simplicity or the small details that seem to stand out more...

I Heart Blogshop

Me and Mel (of Milk and Miel fame), recently took a 'business trip' to Sydney to attend Blogging and Photoshop workshop, BlogShop. The 2 day workshop was hosted by my blogging idol Bri Emery of...

wildflowers, seashells and ocean swims

Well, it's the first post for 2013. While I've been a bit slack with posting in 2012 I thought I'd kick off the new year with a post of my summer holiday in New Zealand. Each year when I was a kid...

Portuguese Polaroids

I recently took a trip to Portugal and found the tiles the most appealing part of the trip. Here are some I fancied.

Fruity Times in the City

Some more photos from the 110 film, mainly of fruit. I like the colours & the sunlight.

Up the Pink

Pink is a funny colour. Its cliche, feminine, flowery and frilly. It may not be edgy or strong but I love it. Embrace the pink ladies! I hope you like this one, it was taken with a 2 year old 110...

Chanelle 2012

Ive been a busy little bee these past few weeks, but in light of all the business (haha!) Im pleased to present...my latest shoot with none other than Chanelle Davis! Chanelle is a musician from NZ...

On the Street with Diana

The lovely and talented Mel of Milk & Miel loaned me her sweet little Diana Mini camera to take on a mini street safari. We climbed metro stairs, jumped over puddles, dodged bicycles & marvelled at...

Outdoor Cinema

Striped deck chairs, wooly hats & city skylines at the outdoor cinema. We drank sangria, covered ourselves in blankets, donned our freezing heads in hats (this is Melbourne Summer) & relived our...

Fancy Free and Festival Pretty

Step away from the cliche uniform of denim cut offs, crop top, fake daisy chains from Sportsgirl these festival-goers dressed to the beat of their own drum this summer at Falls Festival in...