Morning Folks! Toni M here, dropping by for a quick visit. Apologies for the lack of personal posting here on our page. Since the arrival of our beautiful bundle, Hendrix Casper, back in January (Wow time has flown) it's been a little busy on personal / family front.
Hendrix Casper arrived safely in the world on Monday 6th January 2014 at 12:12pm. He was 8 pounds 9oz and 51cm long. He currently weighs around 6kg (not sure what that is in pounds) and is around 65cm. So lots of growing has been going on around here. We've not forgotten about our wonderful clients and followers, and would like to let you know that we'll be back from leave around the beginning of May. For those who have already had dates / times booked in earlier, don't fret we'll still be photographing your gorgeous faces on those dates :-D Hope you're all well and we hope to drop by again soon, Love Toni M
Hi folks, Thanks for all the enquires and session during our holiday mini sessions. This promotion is no longer running.
As the holiday season is starting soon, we'd like to let you all know that we will be on maternity leave from Wednesday 14th December through to the end of January, perhaps the beginning of February.
Yes, that's right Toni M is expecting a little holiday bub. We'll endeavour to update you all as time permits.
Therefore, due to the pending arrival of Toni M's Bub, during the month of February session dates and times are strictly limited. We will checking in with our email and phone messages, but please note it may take up 48 - 72 hours for a reply on session enquires.
Current clients please note that last orders will need to be placed by the evening of Sunday 8th December to ensure delivery for Christmas.
With Love and Warmth,
Toni M and The Team at Toni M Photography x
Toni M Photography :: Fine Art Prints It's October, already? Where did the year? Christmas is almost here and I'd like to share with you all a little something from our *Office Spring Cleaning* For a short time or until sold, I'll be posting a very limited amount of prints to an album on our facebook page which are going for really great price! If you'd like a chance to own some very beautiful fine art images from Toni M Photography, pop over to our page and grab one of these prints, before they run our the door. With Love and warmth, Toni M x *please note these images will not available anywhere else
Massive apologies for the lack of posting here at Toni M Photography. To tie you over until the next post, here are a few pics from a surprise gig I attended last month (Om gosh where did January and February go?)
The Callander Family photos were taken in the wonderful new Glebe Gardens in Launceston, Tasmania. If you have yet to see this beautiful place of greenery, please do check it out. They have free entry over the weekend and a lovely little cafe' for a warm cup of hot chocolate or coffee and light snacks.
I believe in the power of one person's story, can make all the difference, even if it's a small difference. Because that small difference turns into bigger difference, which in turn is a ripple effect in helping spread the word that person's one story.
In the part of the world where I live in, I see many a girl wandering around in the latest 'fashion' with cell phones in their tiny hands; texting, updating their Facebook / twitter accounts, all in the name of "friendship" and keeping up with everyone, in their lives. Life has become so easy at a push of a button, yet we complain. Complain no-one has "liked" out status, or reply to a tweet, an e-mail a text message. How life is treating us "bad, because we don't this or we don't that. How at 12 years old we think our parents still treat us like children, like little girls.
and yet many of us, don't think about how trivial this things actually are.
and how many of us, as girls are unaware of our worldly sisters, living in another part of the world.
The sisters of this part of the world are at a "crossroads" unable to make the choices, we as girls in less poverty stricken countries take for granted, I in turn take for granted. Everyday I take for granted to simplest of choices without a second thought, without a second moment of care.
Yet;
"There are 600 million adolescent girls living in poverty in the developing world. By giving one of these a chance, you start the girl effect. When girls have safe place to meet, education legal protection, health care, and access to training and job skills, they can thrive. And if they thrive, everyone around them thrives, too" From the Girl Effect Donation Page
How can we, as girls, let this go? let other girls, like us, have no choice....
"Out of the world's 130 million out-of-school youth, 70 percent are girls." One girl is 7 in developing countries marries before the age of 18." According to the International centre for research on Women, "a survey in India found that girls who married before age 18 were twice as likely to report being, beaten, slapped, or threatened by their husbands than girls who marry later" Medical complications from pregnancy are the leading cause of death among girls ages 15 - 19 world-wide." - Statistics courtesy of the Girl Effect.
We can make a choice. We can actually stand up, as girls, and let these girls have their say. Let them share there stories and help other girls have the freedom of choices, let them thrive.
By supporting these girls, and giving back their choice, we are giving back their empowerment to make a better world, that we can all be proud to live in.
So I am going to make a choice.
I am going to take action.
I am going to share this post to all. To spread this awesomeness around my circle.
Due to lack of interest, the Father's Day Giveaway will be postponed to a later date.
In the meantime, there is lots going on in the background here at Toni M Photography. Lots of new products in the works, including albums, new A la Cart'e Menu, Packages and lots more.
We do hope you are all well and that "Spring" has bought back a jump in your step.
See you on the otherside of this weekend with more news,
3.Tweet the following or post it to Facebook (and tell us where):
I would like to win the Fathers Day Mini Photo Session Giveaway from Toni M Photography / @tonimphoto at http://www.tonimphoto.blogspot.com/
3. Post in the comments here why you WANT to win this Mini Photo Session.
Terms & Conditions: Each entry requires its own separate comment. (In simple terms: If you want FOUR chances to win, you have to do all four things listed above, and then make four separate comments here telling us how you did them.) Post that you have “liked” the Facebook fan page or Twitter stream, posted to Twitter or Facebook (with a link to where you did it), and / or told us why you would like to win a Mini Photo Session with Toni M Photography – in separate comments to have multiple chances to win! PLEASE NOTE: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified. You have four chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. AEST on TUESDAY 30TH AUGUST 2011. You can enter up to four times total. Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 24-48 hours of the competition's end to claim their prize. *Please note you have to be in Tasmania to enter this draw.....
During a wonderful break in Melbourne recently, I had the pleasure of having a lovely photo session with the awesome Targett Family in the beautiful St. Kilda Botanical Gardens. If you haven't yet seen these beautiful gardens and you're off to Melbourne, please take the time out to do so. Even at this time of the year, it's full of life with it's green red and yellow colours. Here is a sneak peek from their session. More to come soon.
* Please note the colouring in Blogger is still off. Hmmm might need to investigate some more on this?
Portrait and Family Photographer :: Launceston, Tasmania. The Hastings Family were one of our winners of the Mother's Day 2011 Mini Photo Session Giveaway. Here is a sneak peek from their session.
*Please note I'm note sure what's up with the colouring in blgger at the moment. These are way more colourful in my computer's photo browser
Yes WINNERS! Due to only 2 entries Toni M Photography is giving both our entrants a Mother's Day Mini Session EACH Congratulations to Nicole Hastings aka Astrogirl529 who wrote: "I want to win a photo session because my husband and I aren't in any of our recent family photos together." and Marcella Glachan aka Anonymous who wrote: "Hi I am desperate to have some family pictures taken as I am scared of the camera unless it is used by a professional like Toni. Flynn will have no family history if we dont do anything about it soon xxx " Congratulations again to Nicole and Marcella, please contact Toni to organise your Mother's Day Mini Photo Session....
As part of our Mother's Day Mini Photo Sessions for 2011, we are giving away One Mother's Day Photo Session to One Lucky Blog Reader! To Enter: 1. Follow Toni M Photography on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Launceston-Australia/Toni-M-Photography/167571343289995 2. Follow Toni M Photography on Twitter: twitter.com/tonimphoto. Tweet the following or post it to Facebook (and tell us where): I would like to win the Mothers Day Mini Photo Session Giveaway from Toni M Photography / @tonimphoto at http://www.tonimphoto.blogspot.com/ 4. Post in the comments here why you WANT to win this Mini Photo Session. *Updated: Mother's Day Mini Photo Session may only be used between Friday 22nd April and Sunday 1st May 2011 (During our 2011 Mother's Day Promotion) Terms & Conditions: Each entry requires its own separate comment. (In simple terms: If you want FOUR chances to win, you have to do all four things listed above, and then make four separate comments here telling us how you did them.) Post that you have “liked” the Facebook fan page or Twitter stream, posted to Twitter or Facebook (with a link to where you did it), and / or told us why you would like to win a Mini Photo Session with Toni M Photography – in separate comments to have multiple chances to win! PLEASE NOTE: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified. You have four chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. AEST on Friday, Friday April 22nd. You can enter up to four times total. Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 24-48 hours of the competition's end to claim their prize.
Today I thought about deleting my facebook account. and my twitter account. and my My Space. and any other social media context I am connected too. Do you want to know why? Well, here goes. After reading many a blog entry regarding digital detoxing, creative business and saying good bye to social media, I felt the urge / pull towards deleting all of these media outlets. Since I joined "most" of the social medias on the internet, my personal, social and business life have basically gone down the toilet. That's not to say that I don't enjoy being online and "connecting" with all the beautiful peoples I've met. I do. What I am saying is that every other aspect of life that I once enjoyed, has gone wayward. If I am not texting someone, I am facebooking them. If I am not twittering random "stuff" I am lost in updating myspace and other media. What happened to being about ringing someone and just chatting over the phone. Or meeting them for coffee or something? I mean, right now, what am I doing / logged into? I am writing this post, while replying to a text, thinking about a status update (for the business) all this and people wonder why we can't slow down and just take a moment. For the most part I've been ok with all of my online activities. But in saying that, my head is always here, somewhere. There isn't a day that I am not logged into something, sometime. And I will be honest it's become all too natural thing I do with my daily routine. Which isn't what I wanted at all. Life shouldn't be lived out online 24 hours, 7 days a week. As much as I love being able to connect and "meet" people online, I think I prefer to do it face to face. I know that there are many advantages in having online connections, and using these to their full potenial business wise, but I sometimes feel that there is a lack "personal" connections with some people and how things are done. For example, people I've gone to school with, seeking me out and wanting to add me. I do the right thing and say yes, but there is never anything else after that. What's up with that? Or the people who prefer to say hi or "like" something you've said, but don't reply to texts or call any more. What's up with that? and trust I've been guilty of doing the same thing. I am also aware that these days online connections and social media are becoming the norm for businesses. I'm just not sure it's for me and my business. I guess for me its hard to find the right balance of what is meant for "Personal" friends and "business" friends and / or clients. But at the same time I feel that perhaps there is a need for this social media for business connections. Do you see where I am at? I guess I am leaning more towards getting rid of all these social media connections and sticking to what I know best. This space and this blog. I like it here. I feel comfortable here and where I can be me and share all that is going on in my world. So if you'd like to join me here, please do. I mean what's the point of starting my lovely creative beautiful business, if I don't have time to do anything creative to share with you. Which is why I think it is time. Time to delete and creat more. For now, though I am going to be taking a sabbatical from my "business" facebook, myspace and twitter accounts. So if you are one of my "friends" and would like to contact me, please feel free to call, text or e-mail me. I'll be happy to reply ;o) and on that note, see you on the otherside with lots more updates and photo posts. Love Toni M xo P.S. Thanks to Susannah Conway, Marisa and Pixie Campbell; for the massive kick up the butt I needed to get this far. All you beauties Rock xox
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