A Passion for the Creative

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“Welcome to Splendour and Rouge. I like to think of this blog as a coffee table book of my favourite things. I have a passion for anything creative; photography, art, fashion and graphic design. I am inspired by traveling and currently live in the USA away from my home country of Australia. I was raised  in a small village in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. I moved to a capital city to follow my creative destiny, finishing a degree in art and working as a make-up artist and graphic designer…”

Website: http://www.splendourandrouge.com/

Seattle Portrait, Lifestyle and Wedding Photographer – Rachel K Sumner

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“I am a 26 year old world traveler, art lover, and silly soul. I’ve hiked 500 miles across Spain, lived on a school bus and waltzed my way through life- some times elegantly. I shoot child and family portraits, musicians, engagements and weddings. My love of photography goes hand in hand with my love of stories.

Life is meant to be captured and re-shared. No matter how monumentally joyous the occasion or how painful the circumstance, there is always, ALWAYS, something beautiful to be told.”

Website: www.rachelksumnerblog.com

Photography and Personal Photo Projects | Douglas Stockdale

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Photography and Personal Photo Projects | Douglas Stockdale

Singular Images is where I share my  random thoughts, usually about photography and personal photo projects, by Douglas Stockdale. A person can only look at one singular image at a time.

I visually explore ideas, thoughts and feelings, with photographic projects in an attempt to create a broader contextual meaning. More about my work can be found at my web site www.douglasstockdale.com

My latest book, Douglas Stockdale Ciociaria, will be a hardcover photobook published by Edizioni Punctum (Rome, Italy) in the Fall of 2011. Other photobooks in print are In Passing (self published, Blurb) and Sharpening Photographs for Print on Demand Publishing (self published, Blurb).

Photographic Projects:

Ciociaria a region in central Italy without a defined border or known history

Insomnia: Hotel Noir www.insomniahotelnoir.wordpress.com

Milan Fashion Week www.milanfashionweek.wordpress.com

Chinese Picture Postcards www.chinesepicturepostcards.wordpress.com

Also publisher of:

The PhotoBook www.thephotobook.wordpress.com providing photographic book reviews, and a contributing photobook critic for photo-eye web-magazine.

Managing Editor of The Photo Exchange www.thephotoexchange.wordpress.com A group that meets monthly at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, CA.

Where Fun and Fashion Meet | Alexa Miller Photography

Where Fun and Fashion Meet | Alexa Miller Photography

Alexa Miller is an adventure seeking, fun-loving, sun-loving, snow-loving photographer who calls places like Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, New York, and Montana home. Her images of surfers, snowboarders and models can be seen world-wide in a plethora of action sports magazines like CameraArts, Fitness, Men’s Journal, Ski, Skiiing, Sunset, Surfer, Transworld Snowboarding and more.

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The Moment Photo – Terree O Neal Yeagle

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The Moment Photo

“Through the lens is how I love to see the world! When I recall the times of my life, I see them in the photographs I’ve made. The camera is an extension of me, traveling with me everywhere. I’ve documented my life, my family, my friend’s lives, and the lives and loves of countless clients for 17 years. I been enriched by people I’ve worked for and learned much about our beautiful world and this wonderful life. My aim is simple; do my best each and every day. When I begin a job in the studio or on location I do warm ups in my head so that I can reach the best parts of myself and create imagery that moves people, that wows them, that offers them a way to remember the joy of the moment. I love working in my corner of the world with my daughter Autumn, and hope the brightness our photographs bring makes life even sweeter!”

Vancouver Fashion and Beauty Photographer Lloyd Barnes

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Lloyd Barnes is an emerging Vancouver based photographer who specializes in portrait, fashion and beauty photography. He works both in the studio and on location, and especially loves to incorporate the beauty of Vancouver to complement the beauty of the models who he works with.

“I am a freelance photographer located in the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada. I’m passionate about photography and will work with you to get that shot that makes you go “wow!”. Anything from portrait to glamour and fashion, and edgy conceptual shoots. I’m open to ideas and love collaborative work. My goal is to get that shot that will blow you away!”

Shooting Strangers in Orchard Road by Danny Santos II

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Danny Santos II is a weekend photographer who likes to shoot strangers in the streets of Singapore. He’s been shooting street for about 2 years now. By trade a graphic designer, he’s been working in the creatives industry for over 10 years.

“I shoot strangers in the streets of Singapore.

I’m a weekend photographer, and I’ve been taking photos of strangers in Orchard Road since mid June 2008 (about the same time I moved from the Philippines to Singapore). This is my photography blog where I’ll be talking about my experiences so far in shooting strangers. This site also shows some of my favorite shots I’ve gotten in Orchard Road. I’ve been trying to create an overall image of the beauty and energy of Orchard Road through the different characters and scenarios found in this busy street of Singapore … and, more importantly, have fun in the process.

Why I shoot in the streets…”>>read more about Fashion Street Photography by Danny Santos II