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Blackcurrant Photography - Perth, Western Australia. Blog, portraiture, gifts, souvenirs and fine art photography.
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Blackcurrant is - Vivacious, Impassioned, Alternative, Unforgettable. Photography for the individual you are. I'm Kell, welcome to my site. Here you will find examples of my work, links to where you can buy it and my blog where I observe, ponder and post the gorgeous things I capture. Located in Perth, Australia, I specialise in portraiture of couples and individuals as well as beautiful images of Australia's native plants. Enjoy your time here!
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Vanilla ‘Spice Garden’ cupcakes

Oh, it’s been such a long time since I did a baking post! And this is a perfect way to celebrate post #200! Mum came up to to see me a couple of weeks ago for Mothers’ Day and one of our ...

21 may 12

Texture exploration

A drizzly Saturday made way for a lovely golden hour. Brief, but just enough light to make the everyday plants on the lawn take on that air of interest and mystique that comes late in theafternoon, j...

06 may 12

Something for Kate – Autumn light portraits

At the end of April I was very fortunate to have my friend Kate assist me with a style shoot for marketing my wildflower photo jewellery. I took lots of close ups that could be used in the jewellery ...

05 may 12

The end of the good news.

Last night I farewelled a very old friend. Not with tears, but with smiles, laughter, and a respectful nod to the many memories we had made together. We had drifted apart in recent years, and it was ...

28 apr 12

Not so instant instagrams.

I’m not exactly what you’d call a purist, after all, I use a digital camera almost daily and these days only use film when I’m feeling nostalgic, want a particular effect, or to rem...

19 apr 12

An artist’s garden

Regular readers would know that I’ve spent the last 9-12mths steadily decorating my backyard to make it a nicer place to spend time. I do have some limitations, being in a rental, but for the m...

07 apr 12

Confessions of a closet extrovert

Somewhere over the course of the last 10-12 years, I ended up here: Bad hair and a photobombing cat. Which is a little interesting, seeing as I used to be here: Dressed up for Rocky Horror - 2001 Tha...

05 apr 12

Film and filter fun

I recently processed a roll of expired Fuji Realia colour negative film which I started using in November 2011 with my Nikon F90x camera and 50mm f1.8 lens. It’d been quite a while since I sho...

27 mar 12

Site maintenance

Hi lovely readers, Just a quick note to let you know that I’m making some changes to my archived posts pre January 2011. This means that the associated photos will be offline for a while. This ...

18 mar 12

This one time, at band camp*…

I originally wrote this for my friend’s daughter, Anya who was a bit nervous about going on camp. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to publish it before she left. She’s back now and the g...

12 mar 12

Sunset in a flower

Not far from my home is a little reserve full of banksia trees growing in a limestone soil. It probably gets ignored a lot of the time being beside a busy main road, as it’s mainly just scrubb...

09 mar 12

Fruit ball truffles

I just wanted to share this as it’s such a yummy little snack. When I was about 10 or 11, the canteen at my school went on a bit of a health kick. Far from being boring, we had some really del...

21 feb 12

Summer wildflowers – Western Australia

Western Australia is well known for its spectacular wildflowers during spring, thousands flock from all over the world to see them. However, there are many types of wildflowers that also bloom during...

19 feb 12

January notes, Australia Day, and some new products.

February already! Thanks so much for joining me in January. Wow, what a huge month. Here’s what I blogged about: Icebergs and vivid dreams My memories of 1992 (20 years ago! *sob*) Yellow flowe...

02 feb 12

Snapshot of my life – 1992

Twenty years has gone so fast… There was a bit of a convoluted journey to this blog post. I just seen the Muppets. Then I got pondering whether Jason Segal was this generation’s Jim Carre...

24 jan 12

I dream of icebergs

No, really, I do! It’s not just me complaining about the weather. It’s happened a couple of times now. I’ve dreamt I’m on a boat… which is odd as in real life I’m ...

22 jan 12

A splash of yellow

A happy yet tiring week is drawing to an end, thus this post will be short. A wonderful Twitter friend, Anthony, managed to rescue all 481GB of files on my external hard drive, making me eternally re...

19 jan 12

A little light reading.

I don’t often make New Year resolutions because I make it a habit not to make promises I may not be able to keep. This one was important though. A lifelong bookworm, I was finding that I was sp...

13 jan 12

A peek at my garden

Sharing a few bits of the quirky and colourful additions to my garden. All of these were taken in December 2011 and January 2012 except for the ones with the pink flowers. They were taken in Septembe...

11 jan 12

Let’s get out of here!

January is off to a dramatic start, 2nd year in a row …hope that’s not going to become habit! On Wednesday, I evacuated our house due to bushfire. Bushfire. Me. In the Perth suburbs…...

06 jan 12

12 months of Blackcurrant. Farewell 2011.

Try as I might to deny it, December 30th has snuck up on me. Seeing as the 31st sees me working in my other job, I thought today’s the day to do my wrap up post before it gets as stale as last ...

01 jan 12

DIY camera bag

Sometimes I just want to grab my camera and go. Maybe to a cafe, the park or out with a friend. I don’t always want to take my big bulky Lowepro bag and all my camera gear. Before, if I didn...

27 dec 11

Boxing Day Sale

Good morning! I hope today is magical, however you’re celebrating. Time to share those gifts you’ve been meticulously choosing for loved ones. Then, tomorrow, one of my favourite parts o...

24 dec 11

Beetle baby shower (babies not included)

I accidentally gatecrashed a baby shower this morning. Whilst watering my pot plants I noticed some black things all over my Birdsnest Banksia. I freaked out at first, thinking they were spiders, but...

23 dec 11

What’s out of character for you? Building a timeline.

I try not to add too much content that strays from the photography and handmade nature of the blog, but sometimes I just feel the need to share my thoughts on things going on in the media etc. Or to ...

20 dec 11

Summer portrait session – Jo & Nova

Nova & Jo with their seriously cool umbrella. I wasn’t even sure this photoshoot was going to happen. I’d looked at the long term forecast about 2 weeks before. 30c+ days and then an ...

12 dec 11

It’s not just pushing buttons

I was given my first digital slr camera (a Nikon D70) back in ~2005. I’d been using film slrs for ~8 years before that so I thought it was pretty simple. Use the camera in manual mode, meter, b...

11 dec 11

Tip for better snapshots

Welcome to December! The crazy season is upon us with parties, catch-ups and those special family gatherings. Perhaps you’re going away somewhere special over the holidays? Whatever your situat...

01 dec 11

Important cut off dates for Christmas shopping

Christmas is now under 1 month away! That’s scary and exciting all at the same time. For Etsy and Blackcurrant website customers – Please note that due to my suppliers closing for the Chr...

27 nov 11

Hey Perth, we’re having a pop-up shop!

We would like to invite you to a garage sale with a twist! Kell from Blackcurrant Photography, in conjunction with Danika (Nika) from Artemiss Creations would like to invite you to a special pre-Chri...

22 nov 11

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