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Amanda — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:00:14 +0000

I have missed this little girl so much. She’s grown up a lot since we were last together. My baby sister isn’t a little girl anymore and it’s kind of hard to accept. I love her so much that it hurts. Being home hurts. - Polaroid Portraits.

The first of the Polaroid Family Portraits were shot on some expired film that unfortunately was well past its prime.

Listening to this is a different kind of hurt…a hurt that twists up your heart it’s so beautiful. It’s great to hear Wally on the radio again. I love me a little Aussie voice from heaven. Listen to Gotye.

Happy Birthday To My Muse

Amanda — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:50:39 +0000

Happy 19th Birthday to my beautiful sister Kelly Bell.

Kel is the sweetest, kind hearted girl I know and my heart aches without her giggles, dimples and smile in my everyday. I would never have imagined that receiving a sister at the age of 15 could have been such a miracle in my life. I don’t know what it’s like to have a sister close to my age but I couldn’t imagine it any other way.

Until I moved to Vancouver, Kelly has always been my photography model and muse. I miss spending weekends with her and our cameras. I’ve really noticed how portraits have almost disappeared from my personal photography because of the oceans between us!

Kel, have a fantastic day with your friends. I love and miss you dearly. There’ll be a bed waiting for you in Vancouver come September!

Love your big sis xxx

The Things We Do For Those We Love

Amanda — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:39:49 +0000

Another weekend gone, oh how quickly you disappear from our grasp, glorious non working days. So, my weekend was spent providing my young sister with at least a year of owing Sean and me big favours. The reason she will need to be spending a year giving us whatever we want, is that at the last minute before a photo shoot (for her final Yr 12 art assessment), she needed us to step in and be models. This delighted The Canadian to the heights of pure euphoria.

It did involve a polaroid but that wasn’t enough to keep me happy. In the end, I found it all rather hilarious, but she is now indebted until we work out a suitable punishment.

Kel and I did do an afternoon photo shoot in the sun, which gave us some good shots. I got to try out the ID UV film I have had sitting in my fridge for a few weeks. I knew it was expired, but I didn’t realise it would be THAT expired. It’s kinda neat though!

Sunday was spent making use of some Ruddbucks to enable the wintery wardrobe to come out of last year’s coma.

I stimulated Myer, Country Road and my local camera store today (who are out of Polaroid 600 film and so am I!!!). These are next on my hit list. That coat is the best winter coat I have ever found. Shame you can’t see it properly in this picture.

Check out my new “What’s On Your Camera Shelf?” feature on Paper Cameras.

I hope your weekend was fabulous and sunny.