Today on the blog I’m lucky enough to share a series of beautiful inspiring images from my gorgeous friend Pamela Bradford who is a child and family photographer based in Melbourne.

I love how Pam sees the world, how she captures quirky, she finds beautiful, and she shows us love!  Her black and whites are a tiny bit retro and they make me melt!  Check out her images and words below – and her awesome tips to inspire us to pick up the camera!

Thank youPam Xx

Q. Aside from your client work, what do you love most love to shoot & what inspires you to pick up the camera?

A. I love to shoot everyday objects in my environment, including my garden, in an abstract fashion, nice and close, thin slivers of focus.

I so need a macro!

Q.Did you have an ‘ah-ha’ moment you could share with us when you were learning photography & how did it change the way you shoot? 

Q. Are you working on any personal projects at the moment? 

A. I’m about to. A friend who owns a vintage clothing store has asked me to produce some styled kitschy images which she plans to frame and sell in her store. It’s something very different for me so I’m really excited. I have a tonne of ideas, and I can’t wait to get started…just need to find the time!

A. Stop using zoom lenses to avoid moving your body! Zoom with your feet instead, choose a long focal length (eg. 135mm or longer) and a wide angle (eg. 35mm or wider) and compare and take note of how each lens affects the overall aesthetics of your image, your subject’s features, straight lines, depth of field, etc. Then armed with that new knowledge, start choosing your lenses based on the look you want to achieve.