Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Lisa Luyten - Photographer...







Yep that's right, I am proclaiming myself officially a photographer.  A part time professional photographer.  Is that too premature? Well possibly but you know what if you try and don't succeed you at least tried.  I now have a facebook fan page too and I am definitely going to do more work.  Above are photos from my most recent shoot, and I am very chuffed by them.  Yeah me!

The next step is to advertise for a model, make up artist and stylist for a shoot.  Baby steps still though, just need to keep taking photos, that is the only way to improve.

Wish me luck and cross your fingers....

Ps at least you know I have been busy in my gross misconduct of severly failing to keep this poor blog update, I promise to be better.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Bella

My wittle puppy, at 14 weeks enjoying the sunshine

What a busy life!

Me, well not really. Yes and no.  Quite different to living in London - dinners out, birthday drinks, random drinks, random events, bands, quick catch ups, concerts, theatre, birthday dinners, celebrity sightings, opera, ballet, parades; all in any one week and any day of the week. 

Even a run home was an adventure; through St James's park, wave to the Queen at Buckingham palace, up Pall Mall, across Regent street or near Leceister Square, past Oxford street, up Tottenham court road to either Warren street station or if I had the energy just that bit further to Euston station - toot toot. 

Here, well Monday night, Anne is over for a walk and dinner - we're well fed here, Mark has all his tools and has gone cook book crazy.  Then Tuesdays is quiet night, or gym night...though the gym, well lets not talk about the gym, it makes me grumpy

Wednesday night can get busy, usually its pub night, or if Dad is home he is over for more of Marks fabulous cookery, and of course my amazing desserts.  Seriously nobody does Tiramisu like me (ummm. ok maybe Cristina....but she is Italian). At the moment its puppy school night.  Thursday is usually quiet, again meant to be gym night, but alas we've usually been up to something.  Fridays, footy night, night with Matt, Emma and Scott or lazy take away night (again this doesn't help my paunch), but lately its been going out to dinner night. 

Saturday nights...zzzzzzzzz, well pretty quiet unusually so, for us....

BUT that will change when the weather is warmer. Fortunately we don't have long to wait, it is July, almost August, September will bring the warmer days and then....well it will be warm right through till at least the end of April.  So I will gloat here now that I will enjoy and do very much enjoy the warm and sunshine that I will be blessed with...for 7 months of the year.  This is to make up for the very different lifestyle that I now lead, by choice and I am glad that I am being kept busy. 

Its only been 4 months back, I am allowed to grieve a little, mainly for those dear that I leave behind, but sadly I was always going to leave them. Boo hoo.  Anyway, as I say, its not bad...its just different.

The Orange Country - Holland

Cafe in Arnhem

Autumn leaves on the water, Amsterdam

Bicycles...yep Amsterdam

Monday, July 05, 2010

What I lack for with words....its here in pictures...

Norton Summit

Mist through the trees, near Norton Summit

Norton Summit

Norton Summitt, must say this is a fav...

Cyclists on the road up to Mt Lofty, Adelaide

PS All photos are for sale, prices on application

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Quote me...

"No matter what behaviour you are seeking to change, no matter what particular goal or action you are directing your efforts towards, you need to start by developing a strong willingness or wish to do it. You need to generate great enthusiasm."

The Art of Happiness - A handbook for Living, HH Dalai Lama & Howard C Cutler.

Early one morning....

Magill Estate Winery...the only shot I got like this before the sun poured over the hill top

Vines, whilst waiting for the sunrise..

Thursday, June 24, 2010

I am a fur mummy...

Bella at 10 weeks old

Egypt - Day 6

God of Croc.... Komobo

Edfu Temple

Us with Granite Horus

Sunlight streaming into the Colonnade at Edfu

Lisa at Karnak Temple

Ramses II at Karnak

The sacred lake, rather man made though

Mark cracking up at me...walking like an Egyptian

Row of Rams...get it Ramses...no seriously.

Sunset arriving at Luxor Temple...2km from Karnak

Ramses II Statues at Luxor Temple

Colonnade at night...Luxor

Row of Sphinxes between Karnak & Luxor

Monday, June 14, 2010

Egypt - Day 5

Our felucca in the morning

The sails

Egyptian Flag behing the felcucca

Birds, watching while we enjoyed lunch

Enjoying the ride

Swim time in the Nile!

This was about 500m inland...great photo material

Us wandering on the banks of the Nile before dinner

Fire side music before....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz