Olivia Blackburn Photography

Sara

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 09:12:00 +0000

My gorgeous friend Sara sat for me today as the second installment of my portrait series. Thanks Sara and my lovely assistant Paige (who is also a very talented photographer) for being so wonderful and helping my portrait sessions come to life!

Ben & Sarah

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:26:00 +0000

Two of my loveliest and most genuine friends. Ben from France, Sarah from Sydney both are artists and tattoo enthusiasts who now live in Melbourne.

To the beach

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:40:00 +0000

Today I took a trip to the Great Ocean Road with a couple of gal pals, I've gotta say I'm pretty wrapped that Spring is only a day away...

Apollo

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:52:00 +0000

I'm in Apollo Bay at the moment having some R & R and a good break from daily life in the city. Besides the beautiful scenery of this seaside village I noticed so many beautiful colours, textures and details in ocean life.

As I write this the sweetest true life seaside story about Andre the seal is on the telly.

The Pastry Edition

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:24:00 +0000

A few pastry delights for you to feast your eyes on ... wonderful styling from Joanna at The Visualary . Thank you so much Jo I love working with you, you make everything so beautiful!

Paige

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:30:00 +0000

I recently moved into a one bedroom apartment in the city which has beautiful natural light so naturally, I wanted to test it out.

My lovely friend and aspiring photographer, Paige was kind enough to let me borrow her face to get these photographs.

Muchos muchos muchos gracious also to Joanna from The Visualary for styling and reflector holding help. Xo to you both.

In an Instagram

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:13:00 +0000

Hello stranger. Haven't seen you in a while, which isn't to say I haven't been photographing. The past few months have been busy, working on the other side of the city (hello hour and a half long commute!) has put a halt on my blog but I have been shooting, including a major food photography project (which I will share once the final product is out!). I have also been instagramming. I only got a smart phone earlier this year and was totally against them. Now I have a somewhat love hate relationship with my phone, it's not at all fancy, actually it was the cheapest one in the shop. So with this non fancy phone I've grown to love Instagram. I love that I can whip my 'camera' out and take sneaky photos of people on the street, or record wonderful colour combinations or quickly snap a fleeting moment when the light is just so. Here are a few of my instagram shots, I hope you enjoy them. You can follow me there at /oliviablackburnphotography .

A Tropical Conversation

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:14:00 +0000

It's been a while since my last blog post, I have a new day job which has been taking up a lot of my time. A holiday was in order and I was lucky enough to take a few days off and head north to Port Douglas in tropical north Queensland. Sunshine, oceans swims, gondola rides through the rainforest and lazy afternoons sitting under palm trees. Such bliss to get away from it all to this beautiful tropical paradise.

The Wedding Series - She's a Dreamer & Wore Flowers in her Hair

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:41:00 +0000

Welcome to the final look for The Wedding Series! This one was my fave, Gina from Donovan Floral Design's flower crown creation set the mood for this dreamy, relaxed look which I think suited our stunning model, Elly to a tee. I love the 60s style short lace dress, super comfy but also on point for style and cuteness. Thanks again to Joanna from The Visualary for her styling genius and the wonderful folks over at Little Curio Hire for their beautiful vintage crockery, linen, tableware.

The Wedding Series - Colour Pop!

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:56:00 +0000

Did you see the little sneak preview GIF I made in my last post? That was just a taste of the next look of The Wedding Series!

I love love love colour, so Joanna from The Visualary worked her magic and styled this look for the ladies who like to try something a little different - a retro twist, a yellow wedding dress or a super cute bridesmaid with pompoms in her hair. The look was paired with a pretty pink bouquet from Donovan Floral Design and equally as sweet cupcakes from Mon Delish! Huge thanks also to the wonderful folks over at Little Curio Hire for their beautiful vintage crockery, linen, tableware.

Thanks so much again to the wonderful team who helped with this shoot. Elly ( our amazing model who now has a new love for vanilla cream cupcakes), Jo from The Visualary, Gina from Donovan Floral Design and Michelle from Mon Delish (cupcakes). <3 nbsp="" p="">

Cheers to the weekend!

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:45:00 +0000

The Wedding Series - Bohemian Bride

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sun, 26 May 2013 10:01:00 +0000

The lovely stylist Joanna from The Visualary and I teamed up again to shoot The Wedding Series, a three part wedding shoot, three brides, styled three different ways, all unique and fitting to different tastes and themes.

Part one of The Wedding Series trio is the bohemian bride. We're in love with her pretty flower crown, dusty pink roses and floaty frock.

Special thanks to Michelle from Mon Delish for making the amazing cupcakes, Gina from Donovan Floral Design for her beautiful blooms, Elly our stunning model, my dear friend Annie for loaning us her gorgeous wedding dress and of course Joanna for her incredible styling. A huge huge merci beau coup the wonderful folks over at Little Curio Hire for supplying their beautiful vintage crockery, linen, tableware and making our shoot ever so pretty. Xoxo to you all.

Mystery Film Rolls Pick n' Mix

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:56:00 +0000

A few rolls of film from my Diana mini camera had been gathering dust until I finally had the funds to get them developed. There were a couple that I couldn't remember what was on them, which, for me is the beauty of film. Sometimes I like not knowing how an photo will turn out as I savour each shutter click for something special then I get a nice surprise when I get a roll developed!

I remembered a photo walk around Melbourne I did a months ago with these guys, a beach outing, a trip to Nelson airport and a few holiday snaps from a long lost New Zealand summer.

Behind the Scenes !

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:49:00 +0000

A wee sneaky peek of the behind the scenes at our wedding editorial shoot today, Jo from The Visualary & our wonderful model Elly sure worked hard!

C is for Cookie

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:20:00 +0000

So I know this isn't a food blog, it's a photography one, but one not combine the two? I took a little time out to smell the cookie dough today and baked these oatmeal, cranberry and dark chocolate cookies. Here's the recipe for anyone who wants to make them (just substitute the white chocolate for dark :) )

Duitsland!

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:32:00 +0000

I hope you're having a cosy weekend. It's getting chilly here in Melbourne so I've sorted through some of my prints and decided to share these few from my trip to Köln in Germany last year. So many delicious baked goods were had...

It's Lovely O'Lovely

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:07:00 +0000

I've always wanted to do a 60's styled shoot so when the opportunity arose to take some pictures for O'Lovely, I decided to draw inspirations from my favourite era. I was inspired by this image which lead to the shoot having a story of two girls running away from home.

Many thanks to Laura & Shakira for their amazing modelling, Jo from The Visualary for her beautiful styling, Mel from Milk and Miel for providing beautiful analogue photos which you can see on her blog and my dear friend Fran for hooking this up & being a great help on the day!

Be chic this weekend

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:12:00 +0000

Oh my goodness, it's Friday! Which means tomorrow I'll be taking my sassy little self down to the Big Hearted Business Conference with photography buddy Mel from Lomography and Milk and Miel . I can't wait to meet other creatives and ask the panel a tonne of questions I've been storing in my notebook. Oh and did I mention the free flowing Chandon party afterwards? Have a delightful weekend everyone, see you on the other side!

Tea for two...

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:39:00 +0000

Just finished a very inspiring meeting with stylist extraordinaire Jo from The Visualary . Love a good creative collab over a cuppa!

I heart you NZ

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:21:00 +0000

I just got back from a trip to New Zealand for a friend's wedding. When I go home, I usually spend most of my time in Christchurch or Kaiteriteri but this time I was lucky enough to venture north to Tauranga & Mount Maunganui. What a beautiful part of the world this is. I heart you NZ.

Instax Influx!

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:23:00 +0000

A big shipment of Instax Mini film has just arrived in the post! Fun!

Day Dreams of Paris

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:17:00 +0000

I had a Parisian summer last year and took a plethora of cameras with me, including my treasured Diana Mini Jiyu . I've finally gotten around to scanning some of the images in from this gem of a camera so here's a wee taste of the city of lights, pastry and love.

Oh Paris you're so dreamy . . .

je t'aime le weekend

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:24:00 +0000

Have a delightful weekend xo

Summer Treat

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:37:00 +0000

Sago, mango, coconut milk, lychees, pineapple, lime juice & mint. The perfect summer treat to eat al fresco with a pina colada.

Thanks to my mate Meisy for making this yummy dessert & also to Charlie for having a birthday so we could eat it.

Summer Days

noreply@blogger.com (livvy) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:21:00 +0000

It's been scorching hot here in Melbourne for the past few days and to me, hot means beach so today me and my pal drove over to Edithvale for a swim and some sun. We loved the little beach boxes that lined the shore and the water was so crisp and clear, what a perfect way to spend the day.