Life

Life, it can really get away from you.

It's been over six months since I last updated my blog post.

2011 for me seems to be a transitional period from undergraduate student to postgraduate student. From student, to worker. From dependant to independent.

I have partaken in a personal challenge for myself, a 365 day drawing challenge, a drawing for every day of the year. I am in the middle of a huge period of change, and I am enjoying every minute of it.

I will endeavour to upload and share more of what is happening lately, including a blog of my drawing challenge either in this blog - as the best of my drawing challenge, or a separate blog with all of my works. Keep a lookout.

Emma Julie

Photography: Miss Amy Elizabeth Rodd

A few months back a friend of mine asked if I was interested in a creative collaboration - a photo shoot for a business logo.

My business logo is now in it's last stages of being designed, and I am so excited to see the finished product.

To my absolute delight, my beautiful friend, Emma Julie, has gone above and beyond what I wanted. Soon I will be able to share with the world the wonderful design skills she has produced for my photography and illustration business Miss Amy Elizabeth.

Not only have I had the privilege of working with her, she has since been scooped up by one of the biggest Norwegian design firms in the world.

I'm sharing a few photos I took of her last year, the trade for the business logo, which has now turned into a corporate design. I must say I got the much better part of the deal.

Thank you so much Emma, I can't wait to show everyone what wonderful work you have created for me.

Photography: Miss Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Photography: Miss Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Photography: Miss Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Doctor Xena

A friend of mine that I grew up officially graduated as a doctor last month.

We used to sleep in the cuby house and watch Xena at dinner time, fighting over who was Xena and who was Gabrielle. Now, whenever I look at Xena, I think of her.

I took a few photos of her before her graduation ball, which I am sharing on this blog. I think she looked beautiful.

My friend Xena, the beautiful doctor.

I'm really proud of her.

Photograph: Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Photograph: Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Photograph: Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Results & Sneak Peek

A couple of days ago, I received the results for my honours degree.

Bachelor of Visual Arts Honours with Distinction.

I thought I would also share a sneak peek from my latest maternity shoot.

Photography: Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Photography: Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Enjoy.

Insight

Every now and then, while in the middle of my artistic endeavours, something clicks.

In May of 2008 I realised I wanted to be a portrait photographer.

I was in the middle of a studio shoot, a daunting prospect at the time.

During the shoot, I found out how fun photography could be. I saw in the model, everything I wanted to be myself. In two ways, she changed my life. She showed me what I could aspire to become, both socially, and career-wise.

I knew then that I wanted to be a photographer. And I knew I wouldn't let anyone tell me that I wasn't going to 'make it' as an artist anymore. I would become the happy, independent woman I could be, just like the young woman in front of me.

Sometimes we meet people in life that make us want to better ourselves. This lady is one of the most beautiful people I have ever met, still to this day. I still look back on this shoot and smile. It was one of the biggest turning points in my career as an artist, finding out how much I could enjoy photography, and wanting to become a photographer.

Behind the Scenes

Photography: Amy Elizabeth Rodd

Identity

Creating my artistic identity.

An invigorating and intimidating experience.

A place to document my thoughts, musings, inspiration, and projects.

Photography: Amy Elizabeth Rodd