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E-Shoot: Julia & Greg

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

This couple is one of the best couples I’ve met in a long time! They’re clearly so in love and its a real treat to be able to photograph this emotion when its so blantant. What was just as great, was the Greg was just as keen as Julia was to do the shoot, if not more! Its certainly a little different to what I’m used to.

Not only are they in love, but they’re also fun! Lots of fun! They were quite ready to nibble ears, smooch, give piggy-backs, roll about on the (slightly damp) grass, smooch, step in a little mud, smooch some more, and laughed all the while doing so. And wow can Julia laugh! Its infectuous and loud, and occasionally a little snorty, which of course sets her off laughing even harder! They’re so perfectly suited for one another, if gives the rest of us hope that there is a love out there for us that is filled with fun, laughter, and a silent sixth sense of union between two people.

We took a short trip out to some fields near our local stable and spent some time in the gorgeous sun (which made us give a huge sigh of relief since it had been raining right up until yesterday!). There was quite a bit of walking involved, but we did get to pet some sweet, sweet horses along the way!

However, photographing this couple was somewhat tricky. Julia has had quite a few ops in her life since she was born to correct a few deformities with her one arm and hand (not to mention she’s missing her wedding-ring finger!), and understandably is quite sensitive about it showing in photographs. For me, however, its just another example of what an amazing and strong person she is, and how amazing her partner is. They’re both so strong for each other and its just beautiful. Simply beautiful. She’s certainly an insipiration for me.

Here are just a few shots so far, hope you like them!

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Completed = crossed out

Personal Growth:

1. Go to a movie alone
2. Do volunteer work
3. Get published (letter/story/photograph)
4. Plant a tree
5. Buy a worm farm (or "shares" in a worm farm)
6. Try a new restaurant
7. Take each member of my immediate family out to lunch (0/3)
8. Read a biography
9. Write a novel
10. Finish a YOU magazine crossword
11. Frame & hang 10 photos I've shot (0/10)
12. Get MagMark bookmarks made
13. Get professional photos taken of myself
14. Make my bed every day for the next 2 weeks (14/14)
15. Train myself to do the splits
16. Go shopping alone 5 times (2/5)
17. Get Gizmo's lumps removed - not recommended by vet
18. Travel out of South Africa
19. Get car fixed (bonnet, dent, rattling)

Online:

20. Go one day a week without Facebook for 3 months (0/12)
21. Get 5 new blog followers (let me know if you're following my blog so I can count you) (5/5)
22. Get three people to start a blog (0/3)
23. Sort my blog links in catagories - in progress
24. Re-evaluate bracketed items in this list when individually completed
25. Get 3 other people to do a 101 in 1001 list. (1/3) - let me know if this has inspired you so I can mark off a notch here! *in progress: penmagedragon*

Health/Diet:

26. Go to the dentist
27. Use body cream every night for a month (0/31)
28. Donate blood (this is a scary one for me!)
29. Get two other people to donate blood (0/2)
30. Incorporate three new meals into my diet (2/3) - fish/calamari, Cottage Pie, ?
31. Make an emergency kit
32. Learn CPR
33. Stretch (ie yoga-style) every day for a month (0/30)
34. Take my pill every day for 60 days (60/60)
35. Try a new food (ie snails)
36. Stop drinking fizzy drinks for 30 days (0/30)
37. Go to the gynecologist once a year (0/2)
38. Try the fruit of a Delicious Monster
39. Go to every gym class for a month (12/12)
40. Find out my blood type

Hobbies:

41. Get my Sexpo photo printed on canvas
42. Do some fabric painting
43. Take three images in a series (0/3)
44. Get three images printed on canvas for my lounge (0/3)
45. Bring our bonsai back to life
46. Buy a bigger pot for my Delicious Monster - Birthday Gift '09
47. Get fish tank looking and running great
48. Shoot a sunrise
49. Keep my bedroom floor tidy for 2 whole weeks! (2/14)
50. Complete a scrapbook

Random/Fun:

51. Ride a luge pipe
52. Watch Forest Gump
53. Fly in a helicopter
54. Ride in a hot air balloon
55. Write to a celeb (and try get an autographed photo)
56. Walk into an elevator and don’t turn around, just face the other people
57. Win a competition
58. Get birds to visit the garden regularly -17/05/2009
59. Build a puzzle
60. Take my dogs to the beach (and take pics)
61. Get a professional massage
62. Get canvases and do rat painting art
63. Go to Build-A-Bear and build a bear

Financial:

64. Keep a list of expenses for 30 days (0/30) - in progress
65. Save R3000 (R0)

Social:

66. Go to a strip club
67. Throw a party for someone - 02/01/2010
68. Go wine tasting
69. Go grape stomping
70. Do a Township Tour
71. Go camping
72. Host a board game night
73. Go cherry picking
74. Go to a Summer concert - 14/02/2010
75. Throw another cocktail party
76. Do a girl's night out with cocktails
77. Go gambling
78. Go to a Lesbian Bar/Club

Learning:

79. Learn to shoot a gun
80. Learn to pole dance
81. Learn to belly dance
82. Learn to make three new dishes (0/3)
83. Learn the harmonica
84. Learn how to change a tire

Work:

85. Shoot 5 weddings (1/5)
86. Get business cards printed
87. Get portfolio book printed
88. Photograph at an animal shelter
89. Take a photography course
90. Shoot a wedding for free
91. Redo my dad's website
92. Buy new camara equipment (lens/body/memory card/etc)
93. Advertise my business (paid advertising)
94. Host a stand at a wedding expo
95. Backup my computer data
96. Get to work on time every day for a week (5/5)

Love:

97. Initiate romance once for every 3 five times (2/5)
98. Make love 5 times a week for 1 month (0/4)
99. Have sex blindfolded
100. Be naughty in a public place
101. Get engaged

Start Date: May 02, 2009
End Date: January 28, 2012
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