Rebecca Olsen Photography

New website!

rebeccaolsenphotography — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:29:43 +0000

Happy New Year everyone! I trust that you are enjoying your holidays and are feeling refreshed and energetic for the new year.

My new website is finally up and running. Check it out at www.rebecca-olsen.com and tell me what you think!

If you’re receiving this update via e-mail and want to keep receiving them, you’ll need to visit the new site and re-subscribe. You can choose between e-mail and RSS subscriptions (yes, I’ve finally decided to join the 21st century!). This old blog will be deleted very soon, so please update any bookmarks that you may have stored on your browser.

See you all on the new site!!!

Merry Christmas!

rebeccaolsenphotography — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:54:27 +0000

Well it’s that time of year again! A warm “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” to all of my wonderful blog readers out there. My website and blog will be offline for a few weeks (hopefully less!) over the Christmas and New Year period whilst I make some changes and upgrade things. I’ve got a whole new website planned for 2009 that I’m sure you’ll love with tons of information, reader comments, and of course lots and lots of portraits!

Thank you all for making 2008 a great year and I hope to see you all again in 2009. I’ll leave you with one of my favourite images for this year. Enjoy!

Fun Family Session

rebeccaolsenphotography — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:39:41 +0000

I had the pleasure of photographing this family on the banks of the Nepean river. We had a fantastic time, and the kids were so well behaved! Here’s a sneak peak at a few of the portraits we captured together.

Meet Bill, Karen and Sam!

rebeccaolsenphotography — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:19:02 +0000

Meet Bill, Karen and Sam — one of the most fun families I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing. We had such an enjoyable morning roaming around Glenbrook finding some FABULOUS locations, laughing all the way. Thanks guys for making my day. I’m sure you’ll agree that together we created some great portraits for your wall. Here’s a quick sample.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

rebeccaolsenphotography — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:32:56 +0000

I have recently taken the reigns as National Coordinator of a wonderful charity organisation called “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep” (NILMDTS). NILMDTS is an international organisation which originated in the USA and is dedicated to providing free professional photography to families of terminally ill or stillborn babies.

The need is great, but the number of volunteers is few.

For photographers reading this blog, I urge you to carefully consider if you are willing to become involved. If you are, please visit the website http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/pageDisplay.php?page=65 and submit your application online.

If you are not a photographer, but have other skills that you wish to donate, please contact me.

Let’s make a difference.

Trash the Dress – Mountains Style

rebeccaolsenphotography — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:36:14 +0000

When thinking about the Blue Mountains in Autumn, one will often think of the changing colour of the leaves and enjoying a hot cappuccino in one of our many fabulous cafes. You probably won’t think of immersing yourself in the icy cold clear water which runs straight from the Mountain…

Yet Jenna was a trooper and we were blessed with a gorgeous day. I think you’ll agree that it was a successful day of shooting!

Big thanks to Tamee for the make-up. Vist her website at www.tameerenemakeupartist.com

Gorgeous Giarne

rebeccaolsenphotography — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:21:50 +0000

This week’s session with Giarne was just fabulous!! We visited a secret location that I’ve been wanting to use for ages and I knew that she’d be perfect for it. Giarne and her mum Debbie were troopers – it was overcast, cold and they had to put up with me losing my keys and tripping over my equipment. But we all had a great time and came away with some amazing images. Thanks again, girls!

Trash the Dress!

rebeccaolsenphotography — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:47:30 +0000

Ever wondered what to do with your wedding dress after the wedding is over? If you are like me, your gorgeous expensive gown is still in its acid free box, carefully wrapped in tissue paper and stored never to see the light of day again. We all seem to have the naive belief that our daughters will want to wear them for their wedding, as if fashion will stand still…

Instead of leaving the dress in your wardrobe (or heaven forbid, under your bed), what about using it in a portrait shoot with a difference!! Re-live the glamour of your wedding day without the stress. There are no limits to the possibilities – a lake, the bush, a swimming pool, a junk yard. You and your dress can get as dirty (or remain as clean) as you want.

And if you can’t bear to use your own wedding dress, just let me know. I have a steadily growing collection of simple yet stylish wedding gowns that you can borrow for the day.

My new assistant photographer

rebeccaolsenphotography — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:00:12 +0000

My daughter has discovered photography and I’m worried. Now most people reading this blog would wonder what the big deal is. However those people don’t realise that my daughter is just 2 years old. See the problem? It doesn’t matter how careful you try to be, 2 year olds and professional camera equipment just don’t mix well. So I decided that it was time to add another camera to my ever growing collection of photography related gear. Luckily for me, Fisher Price came to the rescue and Jessica is now the proud owner of a “Kid Tough” digital camera.

It all proves that you are never too young (or old!) to pick up a new hobby. Now if I can only get her to hold my reflector and do my retouching…

Just quickly…

rebeccaolsenphotography — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:59:31 +0000

Wow things have been hectic lately. We are in the process of moving from North Richmond to Blaxland, which is in the lower Blue Mountains at the end of the M4. We’re out of the old house now and into the new one, surrounded by boxes, toys, boxes, furniture, and more boxes.

On another note, I have recently discovered that my ISP has tightened their spam e-mail filter. This has resulted in several “real” e-mails getting blocked. If you have tried to e-mail me in the past 2 months and I haven’t replied, please write back! I’m not ignoring you on purpose (I promise!!). I’ve changed the spam settings so hopefully all my true e-mail will get through from now on! My sincere apologies if you have been effected.