Dragancaor Creative

Another year, another FANTASTIC Balingup Medieval Carnivale!!!
Absolutely love those guys; the huge amounts of work they put in to their event every year shows through in the thousands of smiling faces that enjoy it. Well done & HUZZAH to the committee, the volunteers, & everyone involved who makes that event such a pleasure to work at.

If you're looking for the photographs we took, you'll find them over at Balingup Medieval Carnivale's official page. We'll be sending more through to them in batches like these over the coming days & weeks so give their page a follow & keep your eyes out for those!

Also, the dates for next year's event have been confirmed!! Update your calendars as Balingup Medieval Carniale 2020 - Official is set for 22nd & 23rd August 2020!

The Leave I have been on is being extended slightly. Since Christmas Eve we've had three deaths to deal with, on top of a bunch of other stuff, & it's just a little too much to deal with while still being able to give 100% at work.
I need some time to process all this grief.

If you need to get in touch urgently please email me as I will still be checking that, but I will not be reading/replying to things on social media. Non-urgent emails will be read when I can, but may take a little while.

You can still book me in advance, but I wont be shooting or processing for the next couple of weeks.

Thank you for your patience & support Xx

Wishing you a very, merry Christmas, & a safe & happy holiday season. May your next year start with a smile & continue on to be wonderful

I love that sometimes even my more serious photo jobs get to have a silly side. 😄

Are you following Swan SES' Countdown to Christmas? They're posting a fun/interesting fact from their year in review each day until Christmas.

In this countdown to Christmas, Swan SES had to say,
6 TYPES OF CALLOUTS!

This year our volunteers have attended 144 callouts. Those have been made up of 6 different categories – storm, search, fire support, flood, car vs house, & chainsaw.

85 of our callouts were Storm damage, which is what we’re best known for (have raincoat, will travel).

We have also attended 30 Land searches, supporting WA Police, including one as far away as Albany.

We work alongside our local BFS, VFES, & FRS crews & have joined them 18 times this year for Fire Support taskings.

We have attended 7 Flood related jobs, 3 Car vs Houses, & have brandished our chainsaws once.



Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA | City of Swan | Shire of Chittering | Western Australia Police Force | Bullsbrook Volunteer Fire and Emergency Service | East Swan Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | West Swan Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | West Gidgegannup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | East Gidgegannup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | Muchea Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | Midland FRS | Kiara FRS | Ellenbrook FRS | Malaga FRS | Swan Communications Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | Upper Chittering Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | Lower Chittering Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | Bindoon Bush Fire Brigade | Chittering Isb | Wannamal BFB | Bureau of Meteorology

Thank you to those of you who have bought Greeting Cards this year!! You guys are awesome!

HEY, GUYS! This Sunday is the annual Zig Zag Festival 2018 - Imagine - !! And this year it's bigger than ever, with a bunch of the fun happening up Haynes street in the evening!!!

There are FIVE stages of entertainment this year, plus craft & market stalls, a bunch of awesome food trucks, the always popular free kids art activities, & the much loved parade ^_^
If you have never been, now's your chance!! It's a heap of fun for all ages, & is absolutely family friendly

Just over four years ago this gorgeous couple married at the beautiful Caversham House. Sadly, the bride's dream garden photos were a wash out - with a massive storm on their big day making it too dangerous to shoot in the gardens. While they were really happy with the indoor photos we took on the day, the gardens very much felt like "the one that got away" for all of us.

Yesterday, we made it happen! ^_^

Breaking out their original wedding attire & accessories wasn't all that was needed. The hair stylist who did Tegan's hair on their big day is currently holidaying in Perth from London, her makeup was done by the same woman who did it for their wedding, & they had their original wedding photographer too (that's me! haha). It was a great big team effort!

The only difference was the weather was perfect!

We had a wonderful, relaxed shoot in the gardens at Caversham House & 4 years of marriage hasn't dulled these two in the slightest! They love each other fiercely, & that shines through in all their photos.
Bj & Tegan are a beautiful couple, & an entirely fantastic couple of people.

Here's to many more years, you two

When you work weekends but have a completely fantastic time doing so 😉 Congratulations to Zig Zag Community Arts Inc. for yet another amazing event

One of the most uplifting things to hear in this line of work is, "My friend recommended you." As a small business, balancing the cost of advertising with getting that advertising seen while keeping pricing down is a tricky thing (read: almost impossible). When you guys mention to other people that you like what I do, or that I did well on a job for you, that's worth more to me than tea (which is a lot!). But the biggest thing about a referral, is it shows me how happy you are with what I did for you.
So thank you to those awesome folks who have spread the word about what I do. You're amazing

Epic wedding was epic!!
There were so many beautifully personal touches, & they let their personalities shine through to enhance traditions.
Father of the Year Award most certainly goes to Michelle's Dad for not just walking her down the aisle, but ensuring her dress was perfectly laid out & without bracken.

Today I have the utmost honour in photographing the wedding of two brilliant, creatively talented & special people. 💖

I met Michelle & Daniel when they stepped up to help me by modelling for my WW1 project (the RSL WA & Legacy Australia fundraiser) at the beginning of 2015. Their photos formed part of my "Promise" tryptich. Their chemistry on set was phenomenal & the photos were a breeze to capture. So when they asked me to be their photographer for the most important day of their lives together I was over the moon!

The weather is perfect, the light looks divine outside, the couple are madly in love, & today's chapter in their story is going to be absolutely beautiful 💖

These guys & girls really are the absolute bees knees! I had so much fun taking these photos on Wednesday night!