All my favourites in one little good vibes package

.... If you haven't seen it already, this is my new collection of a whole bunch of weddings we've shot over the last year and a bit.

I don't know why but there is just something about watching two minutes of smiles and laughing that just makes you feel so good!
I'm super proud of all these piccies and I love all the brides and grooms who Ali and I have worked with since setting up cat brown photography.
If you feel good watching this please share it - maybe you'll give someone else a smile by passing it on :)

x Cat

Weight-lifting advice

I hardly slept last night because I was feeling a tad overwhelmed!


I have just moved into my new office digs, and from the outside it looks very professional ... but on the inside (and definitely inside me at the moment!) it's feeling totally the opposite...painting to be done, stuff everywhere and mostly a pile of photo work to do. Where are my one hundred oopa loompas to help me when I need them!


Ordering coffee early this morning, James (who owns the fabulous cafe 1874 downstairs), made the mistake of asking me how I was...


CAT:: (In a high pitched slightly desperate voice)
'James. I am sooo busy, too busy, I have albums, photoshoots, editing and requests for more work and hellloooooo my office is only half set up with boxes and half painted chairs and $@%$ EVERYWHERE! I'm feeling swallowed up!'


James listened and didn't say anything.
Then he served the next customer.
In about a minute as he was running a pile of fresh muffins and coffee to someone sitting outside he stopped by me and whispered in my ear:


JAMES:: (whispery and kind of Yoda-ish)
'Cat, just write absolutely everything you need to do down and then start with ONE thing.
Do that ONE thing then cross it off. Then do the next ONE things. That's all'.


Such simple advice - but such perfect advice!


I find it such a strange irony that the MORE we have to do, sometimes the LESS we manage to do because we're trying to do everything at the same time.


Ever since bumping into James this morning, I've felt so much better.  My work load and the unfinished space hasn't actually changed thaaaaat much (I have written the list and have managed to knock off two items so far) but his one tip has made me feel like actually it's do-able.
A weight has lifted off my shoulders.


My coffee was good too ;) Total double rainbow. Thanks buddy you rock!


cat brown photography upstairs @ the PBC .... work in progress!

a pile of mags which pretty much sums up how I was feeling this morning!

work chaos!

the only tidy area in the entire room!

me looking strangely like Justin Bieber (shame) and the super cool retro magazine holder that my clever mum restored for me and gave me as a happy new office present! Awwwww thanks mum :)

Lead interior stylist Rustyroo ::  hard at work checking out the carpet...

Box Brownie Love

I love getting a little bit obsessed about things....and my new obsession is the box brownie camera.
So boxie, so perfect!
I have TWO so far..... so it's a very very small collection so far, but I want to build an entire wall of them!
This one is my beautiful 1956 Brownie Flash II.....oh little boxie I love you!
I promise to let you all know how my wall is growing!

x Cat

my first box brownie.....little flashie I love you!