Sunday Fun {Canberra Child Photographer}

Here is a sneak peek for the lovely family i met today.  It was such a wonderful session with two of the most gorgeous girls…Amelia 19 months and the lovely Zoe 9 years.

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Precious Little Mia {Canberra Newborn Photographer}

Little Mia was born at 31 weeks.  She is a very special little girl.  She only recently came home to be with her amazing parents.  She was due two weeks ago but was born two months ago…

She has so much energy and did not want to sleep at all during our session, she is so strong and so very beautiful… Finally, as i was about to leave – she shut her eyes…

Mum and Dad – thank you for sharing your little miracle with me.

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Things I Love Thursday {Canberra Photographer}

“Things I Love Thursday” is a new idea i borrowed from another photographer and thought it was a fabulous idea – i am basically going to capture a number of images of things i love each week. So come and visit each Thursday and leave me a comment and let me know what things you love.  Subscribe to my blog, so when i post something new you’ll be notified.

My gorgeous Lomo LC-A + Camera.  I can tell you how much i love this little guy…I will be posting images from him very soon.  The rules of owning a Lomo camera as advised by the Lomographic Society International are as follows -

(1) Take your camera everywhere you go.

(2) Use it anytime, day and night

(3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it…

(4) Try the shot from the hip

(5) Approach the objects of our Lomographic desire as closely as possible

(6) Don’t Think – Shoot

(7) Be Fast

(8) You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film (the love of film photography)

(9) Afterward either

(10) Don’t worry about any rules

My fun little Lomo Fish Eye – My husband bought him for me and i love him, and my husband.

My Converse All-Stars – If i could wear these everywhere, with everything, i would.

Audrey Hepburn – need i say more.  Belgian born actress of Irish/Dutch parentage.  Small parts in English films lead to rapid stardom in Hollywood.  She was also well known for her charitable work for the UN Children’s fund. Major films include Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady and my favourite Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

“The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde – This year i made a promise to myself that i would start reading the classics.  I must say i am enjoying this book very much.

Fresh Cut Flowers - I love the look, the feel and the smell fresh flowers bring to a room.

So don’t forget to come and visit each Thursday and leave me a comment and let me know what things you love.

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Posie La Threat – My Roller Derby Diary {Canberra Photographer}

Welcome to Posie La Threat’s diary.

Well it has been about 20 years since i last had a pair of skates on…(a white pair with red wheels).  I spent all my Friday nights at the roller rink – at a place called “Skates Alive”!  Last October i went to my first Roller Derby bout, and since that night i have been obsessed with all things derby. The day after the bout i went and searched the internet and purchased my derby skates – old style quad skates.   Since that day i have been making some fabulous new friends and trying to find places to skate, Stromlo bike track, car parks, high-school basketball courts and skating the lake – bridge to bridge – hills and all.  I have had some spectacular falls and hilarious situations, but i will not give up! I attended my first of four, 3 hour boot camp sessions on Sunday. We went through quite a bit at the first session – learning the derby stance, falling safely, correctly stopping (T-stops and Plow stops), general fitness, strength and endurance training.  At the last boot camp session we  have what is called a “white star assessment”. This assesses your skills in:

1. falls – one knee, two knee and 4 point falls stops – keeping fists clenched

2. t-stop and plow-stops derby stance

3. cross over turns and weaving

4. Jumps

5. lateral movement – moving efficiently from one side of the track to the other.

6. endurance – 5 minutes around the track sprinting, focusing on form (stance, cross-overs) and basically trying to do as many laps as possible within 5 minutes

7. jumps

If i pass the white star assessment I can officially start training with the league. Will I get in? I hope so…

Following are some FAQ about Flat Track Roller Derby that i found on the “Women’s Flat Track Derby Association“

What is flat track roller derby? Flat track roller derby is a fast-paced contact team sport that requires speed, strategy, and athleticism. The flat track version of the sport evolved in 2001, and has quickly grown to encompass more than 400 leagues worldwide.

I bet you throw a lot of elbows, right?  Not unless a skater wants to spend some quality time in the penalty box! To keep the game play safe and competitive, there are rules governing how and when players can make contact with each other. Throwing elbows, pushing or tripping opposing skaters, and “clothes-lining” opponents by linking arms with your teammate are among the prohibited actions that can send skaters to the penalty box. Like other sports, more serious offenses like fighting or intentional tripping can get a skater kicked out of the game.

So what are you allowed to do? There are still plenty of ways a blocker can send her opponent into the suicide seats! The legal contact zone is between the shoulders and the mid-thigh. While it is legal for a skater to initiate a block with her back or booty, it is illegal to hit an opposing skater in the back. How do teams score points? The skaters wearing a helmet cover with a star on it are the jammers. After making it through the pack of blockers once, the jammer begins scoring points for each opposing blocker she passes legally and in bounds. She can also score points on opponents who are in the penalty box and can get a fifth point if she laps the opposing jammer. Blockers are trying to stop the opposing team’s jammer while helping their own jammer get through.

Why don’t jammers score on the first pass? The first pass is used to establish “lead jammer.” Lead jammer the first jammer to make it through the pack by passing her opponents legally and in bounds. The lead jammer gains the strategic power to end the two-minute jam early. The lead jammer is not always the first jammer out, and it is possible to have no lead jammer if both commit a foul while trying to clear the pack. If there is no lead, the jam lasts the full two minutes.

Keep Checking back on my derby updates and hopefully many derby photos.  The next derby post will give you an introduction to roller derby game play and rules.

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