Quality time.

Hello all!

Just a quick update from me in sunny Sydney. Still loving it here, and it's sad to think that those 6 months might end up being shorter than anticipated.

Working in Sydney has given Wayne and I an amazing opportunity for some quality time together exploring and adventuring on glorious weather days here, what a blessing! Some photos of our adventures below.

These were all taken with the fifty one point eight. True. Also credit to the husband for taking a few of me.

With love,
Farrah

 

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She's always singing...

I had a visit the other day from a dear Melbournian friend, she's more like a younger sister that I never had. We shall call her Miss K. She stayed the night with us and we had a little adventure and by adventure I mean shopping, walking around exploring Sydney singing silly songs.
Miss K is getting baptised next week proclaiming her faith to the world in front of her friends and family. A pretty bold move for a pretty amazing lady. I'm very excited for her. It's going to be a priviledge to see her next week making that commitment.

So while walking around I took the 5DMKII out for a play, I miss film already. Is this a good or a bad thing?

I will leave you with this song - so much happiness. Happy Wednesday y'all.

 

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Mamiya m645 with fujicolor 100

Took these photographs a while back when my sister in law visited us here in Melbourne and we showed her around the city. The sun was out and it was a gorgeous day for a fuji film ISO100. A few of these were taken at my boss's beach house as well where we had a 'workshop' day as a team, pretty amazing view from his kitchen! Last photograph was in Sydney now that we are living here :)

The film was developed in Sydney at fotolab. I usually have it processed at Michael's which I think are in my opinion better. The film appears to have static marks which I'm unimpressed with (especially with the Sydney Opera House photograph). You'll see the difference if you look at my previous posts, here and here. What do you think? I can certainly see a difference.

I'm in Melbourne for a day then back to Sydney.

Love to all. x

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A little adventure

Hola hola, bonjour, hello

Yes, I've still been quiet but for a good reason.

So here's the deal...my very nerdy husband was given the opportunity to work in Sydney for a project and of course we decided to take it on. The company I work for has a head office in Sydney so I just transferred. It all happened so quickly within a few weeks. And well, now we're living in Sydney. :) :)

It's so easy for me to stay comfortable in my own little bubble, same job, same house, same everything. I've been feeling  too comfortable, lazy and unmotivated. Lately I've been itching for change which is quite strange because I don't like change very much, I don't think many of us do.
This little Sydney opportunity is a small dose of a good change, and it's exactly what we need.

I'm truly loving Sydney. I'm only a 5 minutes walk to work, I have a gym and a pool in my apartment building, shops are down the road and I literally have a camera store as well as a little cupcake shop right near our apartment...need I say more?

It has been difficult being away from my family as well as my friends and church community. But I'm sure it will pass very quickly and there's so much to look forward to in Sydney. Like being closer to Wayne's family, great Sydney weather, exploring New South Wales, and meeting new people.

Hello, Sydney.

Melbourne, I will miss you.

xoxo

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MIA for a good reason...maybe.

Sorry! I've been MIA due to being ill, crazy work and er...mostly because I'm addicted to this tv show...OH my. Drama + sci fi = best combination ever and throw in a bit of forbidden love...so good.


Will be putting up new photos soon.

I hope everyone is well! xx

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Rustic Chocolate Ganache tart with Strawberries

Emphasis on the word rustic because I rushed and had no time to make the edges look perfect so let's just give it a fancy name.

Oh and Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I've had a very busy week, and I'm sorry for the lack of presence, I'm slowly catching up on reading all your blogs!

This tart is very easy to make. Trust me, baking is not something I'm very good at. Chocolate, strawberries, sweet shortcrust pastry - cannot go wrong here.

Sorry for the bad images, it was late and no lighting :(

This recipe is adapted from the Bake Essential Companion by Alison Thompson.

Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

225g plain (all-purpose) flour
pinch of salt
60g pure icing sugar
110g unsalted butter, diced
2 egg yolks

I like to do this dough by hand, you can still use an electric mixer if you like.

Sift flour onto a work surface or into a large bowl. Add the sugar, salt and butter. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until there are no lumps of butter visible. Make a well in the centre and add the egg yolks, and mix together with your hands until a dough forms.

Wrap the dough in a cling wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before using. You can also freeze up to 1 month.

Chocolate Ganache and Strawberry Tart

1 quantity of above short crust pastry
400g Fresh strawberries

Ganache
400ml pouring cream
350g good quality dark chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons liquid glucose
30g unsalted butter, diced, softened

1. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured work surface, then use it to line a 25cm tart tin. Refrigerate for at least 30 mins.

2. Preheat oven to 170 degrees

3. Blind bake the tart case for 15 mins, then lift out the blind baking weights and bake the case for a further 10 mins, until golden. Set aside to cool.

4. Ganache: Bring the cream to the boil, then pour it over the chocolate, add the glucose and butter, and stir until smooth.

5. Pour the chocolate ganache into the tart case, and chill for 2 hours. Pile the fresh strawberries onto the top of the tart to serve.

Let me know if you try this recipe! Hope it goes well.



While I'm in the mood for all things cooking I thought I'd share with you some new purchases I've made. I found these gorgeous handmade plates and an antique looking spoon and tray to use on photoshoots or perhaps special occasions. Love!

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Mamiya M645 - B&W ISO400

The weather here in Melbourne has been absolutely perfect! I've been out and about trying to soak up as much sun as I can get. I'm feeling much better from being sick last week. I think it was just due to exhaustion so I took a couple of days off on Friday and Monday.

The first day off I spent it with the lovely Bianca from Be and See Creative. It was such a beautiful day to be in the city, we walked around and did all things 'photography' related. We were hunting for prices for the Canon 5DMKII. We're both switching to full frame so it's been great doing all the research together.

I also got the chance to play around with my Mamiya M645 again but this time in B&W, I couldn't resist with such a beautiful day. Thanks to Bianca for being a great model, as well as my husband for also taking a few images of me. Let me know what you think :)

No post-production on these photos. Love the natural film texture.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

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