Julie Powell – Photographer & Graphic Artist
Creating & Capturing Life's Precious Moments
It’s funny how fate works. One of my HMUA artists, Teighan put out a call for some models and Nikki responded. Now Nikki shot with me about five years ago and then life happened and she stopped modelling, had a family etc. She was thinking about getting back into it, we were looking for a…
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I must admit, it’s been a while since I was at Cloudehill Gardens, but it truly is sheer magic in Autumn. Much of Australia is either green all year round, or brown and dry. So to get some bright Autumn colour is something rather exciting and you mostly have to head to higher ground like…
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Walking down the garden path to the studio, had me stop and go grab my camera. Tiny little raindrops on plants from recent rain showers, glittering and calling to me. So I grabbed my camera and spent an hour or so just pottering in the backyard, with my cat for company. The dog? He was…
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Sadly my daughter couldn’t get annual leave while we were there (last minute trip), but that’s OK. We saw her in the morning before she left and was there when she got home. Otherwise, we were free to do what Photographers do…wander and explore. We found some cool old cars on the side of the…
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We recently caught up with my youngest daughter who lives in Ipswich SE Queensland, we hadn’t seen her since our family holiday to Cairns last July. And before that, it has been over two years since we last saw her. She has a new house, a new dog and a new man in her life,…
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Kangaroo Paw is a weird little flower, named for its likeness to Kangaroo Paws (as in the animal). I think they are so pretty and so structural, We have several in our own gardens, but only a few are really abundant. The common red one (which we have) is fairly easy to grow, the yellow…
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I have a bit of a confession to make. I adore flowers and every time I photograph something, that seems to be my current favourite. I like so many different varieties, it’s hard to just pick one. There are a few I am not huge fans of, like carnations, stock and a few others, it…
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When your neighbour has such beautiful roses, it’s hard not to pop in and capture them. They were not at their best this visit, but still so beautiful. I put together a little video as well which is on YouTube… Enjoy… ~ Julz, xo
Read MoreI had a friend come to visit and I was showing her how to use a new lens, I have something similar (Lensbaby Sweet80, she has the 50). The weather was lousy, but we were having so much fun in between the rain showers, laughing at getting wet, capturing raindrops on the treasures in my…
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I spent a lovely morning with the protea in the backyard, now a tremendous storm has just gone through. I haven’t been out there to see the damage yet, but I at least have my photos til next season. I captured these beauties with my 90mm macro. I totally adore this lens, whats not to…
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Julie Powell - Photographer & Graphic Artist 