More information on the Mildura Bridal expo has come to light. To be held on 14th February, Valentines Day, at Mildura Settlers Club, the show kicks off at 11am and runs through to 4pm.
There will be two fashion parades, 1st models hit the catwalk at 11:25am and a second afternoon parade will start around 2:30pm. There will be live music from a number of wedding entertainers, plus all the usual, printers, accommodation, honeymoon travel, dresses, flowers, reception venues, bridal gowns, cakes, designers, Limousines and a whole bunch of wedding photographers, all eager to help you with your wedding planing.
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I guess you’d have to say that becoming a country music performer was almost a done deal from the day Kiera Smith was born. following her mum Gayle, around the various country music venues of Australia, before Kiera hit the stage first at the tender age of three. Mums recording career, radio success and endless music festival appearances all influencing Kiera’s vocational future.
Successfully performing in numerous talent quests all over Australia and collecting a swag of trophies and awards including Victorian Champion of Champions Award, in both Junior and Senior sections. Which in turn lead to an invitation to compete in Entertainer of the Year Awards held on Norfolk Island, where Kiera was awarded an encouragement award by famous Australian country singer Bill Chambers, who by the way is Kasey Chambers dad. Kasey will be performing at Perry Sand Hills on March 6th, more details at Arts Mildura Website.
With performing all over the place, plus TV gigs from a young age and now teaching the next generation of country music aspirants, I have no idea how she finds time to fit anything else into her life but she does. Kiera is now focusing on her next challenge, being accepted into the Australian Country Music College, where if successful Kiera will be tutored by the cream of Australia’s country music community.
Way to go Kiera….
Kiera Smith chills out in excitations garden studio during her recent promotional photoshoot.
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I’ve mentioned Artback Gallery and Cafe at Wentworth a couple of times and always meant to show you guys a couple of pictures of the premises but you know how it is…. never before managed to get around to it.
Great place to hold smaller weddings and private functions, or to just sit around and have a cup of coffee and some yummy cakes. Not to mention immersing yourself into the artworks hanging in the gallery.
Say g’day to Steve, Anne and the crew there and tell em we told you about them…. Hopefully that won’t increase the price on to many items… Totally joking!!!!
Above the cafe and gallery at Artback is this lovely function room.
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If you’re getting married in the not to distant future, you really must make a point of visiting the Mildura Bridal Expo to be held at the Settlers Club on 14th February… Hey that’s Valentines day! What a clever idea to have a Bridal Expo on Valentines day, I would never have thunked of that.
I hear a rumor that the girls have something really special for those couples booking their wedding with excitations on the day. You’ll have to be there to find out what it is. My lips are sealed!
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
excitations has been photographing a number of muscians lately. I’m not sure how it happens but we seem to shoot in batches. One week we’ll shoot nothing but babies the next its only families. Lately it’s been musicians. the photo below is from a set we did with the young and lovely Joelene, who has been sing her heart out in a recording studio for the last couple of weeks.
We shot a whole bunch of setups with Joelene both in the studio and on location. The image below was created at the mildura arts centre ,using their beautiful Steinway as a backdrop. Thanks so much guys for allowing us to shoot in your gallery.
Shot in the mildura arts centre galley using only available light. Luckily for us tthere was a perfectly positioned down light providing exquisit lighting for Joelene's face. We coulod have rocked up with a whole truck load of strobes and light shapers to produce a fabulous result, however, that's probably not a good look in a public gallery. Besides Joelene is georgeous without any extra lighting.
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Yep I know we all hate price increases but there are some on the horizon, probably due late February. I’m not going to bore you with all the stuff trying to justify these increases because you don’t care and we can’t continue to absorb them. Much of our price structure has remained constant for just over ten years, with some items even getting cheaper.
We have three choices, put some of our pricing up to reflect the true cost of production, discontinue those lines and services not making a profit or worse still costing us money or doing what most photographers seem to do, cut corners in product quality and finishing areas. I’m not knocking the latter, I just don’t see the point in being just another photographer producing cheap and cheerful pictures when there is already truck loads of photographers filling that market already.
Bottom line is if you have photos that you have been meaning to order for a while but just haven’t gotten around to it. Now might be a good time to give Robyn a shout on 03 5025 3368 and organize placing your order.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Why, because I heard a strong rumor that we’re going to have a few goodies as in the free kind which will only be announced through our Twitter account. Can’t say anymore,. Just click on the little birdie on the right hand side of our page and you’re in..
Have a goodie,
cya tomorrow.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Couple of weeks ago we had three dogs in the excitations studio. Talk about keeping on your toes, but we had lots of fun with Isabella, Robert and Pierre. That’s Pierre pictured below, or is it Robert? Apart from shooting in the studio we ventured out into the garden area to photograph with Mum and Dad. Mum and Dad were easy to work with but the kids, well lets just say there are a whole lot of things around the excitations farm that are really interesting to you if you’re a dog.
Are we finished yet? This pose says it all. After a long hard photo session being on your very best behavior, a Pug just has to have a rest.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Katie has this wonderful blog, really creative and will certainly bring a smile to your face today. Visit Katie Sokoler’s blog here
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
A quick pic from the performance tonight of Cosmo Cosmolino at Mildura Homestead. Part of the continuing series of events for the Murray River International Music Festival.
I promise I haven't got a thing for cellists, but Helen Mountford from the quintet Cosmo Cosmolino looked just so good with the last rays of setting sun filtering through the surrounding trees and onto her face and hair.
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