More Instant Love news today… As I mentioned earlier in the week, Ryan Marshall video extraordinaire shot and produced the book trailer for Instant Love. To coincide with the book trailer relea...
This journey began in late 2009. It began with a rather long email that started as an intimate conversation between friends and turned into a plan to write a book together. And now the day is finally...
Friday brings some images from Impossible PX70 colour film shot in my Polaroid SX70. I’m really liking the colours that you can achieve with this film. The blues and pinks are lovely. The reds ...
It was a beautiful summer evening and the light was perfect- Polaroid perfect. It was the light I’d been chasing for our book. We wandered the path catching pebbles in our shoes and looked out ...
Being a creative person is a life fraught with emotion and wanting. Blessing or a curse? Dreamers, we imagine our lives fulfilled creatively, we see a life that is made up of pieces of a creativity p...
Things I noticed about Paris // The light is soft and makes for beautiful, creamy tones in photographs. All those white buildings help. I love that I could get gorgeous light shining in between them ...
Hello friends! You’ve seen the Polaroids, the Impossible images, and the Fuji shots, but today I wanted to show you some of the behind the scenes fun that was had on the Instant Love Retreat in...
Scituate, MA…one of the loveliest towns I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. A small seaside town not far from Boston and the most Irish town in America. This was from a very short wee...
Hello friends, There are so many good things happening in the online photography community at the moment and I had to share them with you today. >>>> Time Zero is a documentary about a su...
Ciabatta bread in my kitchen; Sean looking through vinyl at East St Records in Seattle; Fallen camelia petals in our neighbourhood; Scituate Harbour, Massachusetts; Stranded for 4 hours at Montreal A...
Are you sick of Paris yet? Montmartre: the place I’ve always been told was me- by friends and stories, songs and memories. Bread makers, buskers, painters, windows full of pastries and a light ...
I have travelled a lot in the last 6 months and I foresee more before the year is out. Travel and shooting has always been my greatest love and as I’ve done my whole life, a big part of travel ...
Essaouira is a seaside town on the west coast of Morocco. It was such a distinct contrast from the hustle and bustle of Marrakech. Where Marrakech feels to be constantly awash in pink hues, Essaouira...
I could have wandered around Paris with my camera for a month at least. My favourite part of our trip was being able to just wander and soak it in. Every corner I turned offered something new and I f...
What is a visit to Paris without a stop in at Ladurée? After discovering the Champs Elysées store was being renovated, we made way to the tea room on Rue Bonaparte for afternoon tea. Dripping with an...
I am so happy to announce that the Instant Love Retreat in Marrakech will be back again next year! Jen and I will be heading back to Peacock Pavilions to teach two back to back workshops. Over the co...
Firstly, welcome back to a newer, fresher Mocking Bird! Thank you for your patience as we cleared out the craziness. I’ve missed this space and am so glad to be back. What can I say about Paris...
Today I want to share a little magic from Peacock Pavilions- the fine establishment where our Instant Love retreat was hosted. Peacock Pavilions is a beautiful oasis in Marrakech owned and run by lov...
One of my favourite memories of my time in Marrakech was the afternoon we did a workshop on portraits. Our days at Peacock Pavilions would start with a delicious breakfast in the main house, followed...
When the opportunity arose for me to teach an instant photography workshop in Morocco, I was of course thrilled and excited, but there was a part of me that was a little apprehensive about going to A...
I awoke to the sounds of strange birds chirping in the terrace of my riad this morning, as the sun streamed through the shutter style windows. There is an orange tree that stands in the middle of the...
This week I will be taking off for one of my biggest adventures of 2012. Come Sunday morning, I will hopefully be sitting somewhere delightful with the Instant Love team ready to take on Marrakech an...
You know when you read a book and it speaks to your heart so clearly that you feel as though it was written specifically for you? I felt that whilst reading every word of Pia Jane Bijkerk‘s My ...
The Shoot By Design Spring session registration is now open. The Spring class runs from Monday March 5 to Friday April 13, 2012. You can find out about the course here, read the testimonials page her...
Dearest Paris, For the longest time I have loved you from afar. You with your style and poise, never once knowing the longing in my glances, never once feeling the depth of my passion, you and I have...
Hello everyone, Let’s kick off the year with some blog talk. I get a lot of emails from people asking me about blogging in general and setting up a photoblog, and a number of the Shoot By Desig...
The woods and I have become kindred spirits. - from a little project I’m working on. I’ll be adding more each week to the set here. Lately I’ve been: enjoying flickr on a daily basi...
One of the best things about living in Canada is the time spent experiencing new things and ones that I dreamt about as a kid. Wandering around a Christmas tree farm, all snuggled up in our winter co...
What do you do when you have a post all lined up for the first one of the year and then your first book arrives on your doorstep? You ditch that post, snap a Polaroid with the only colour film you ha...
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