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{Field Of Dreams} !!

You know as a father,  children are the most rewarding gift.  I am not saying that they are easy work, which at times they are not but all other times they just melt your heart.  I already know I am the biggest softie in the world and this little princess (Adelaide) knows how to work...

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April 19, 2010 - 10:23 am

Tarlie - How divine is Miss Adelaide? Fabulous shots Darren!

April 18, 2010 - 5:36 pm

Mary - She is GORGEOUS!! I can’t believe how big she is getting, beautiful photographs….. precious memories

April 7, 2010 - 2:10 pm

elena w - Adelaide is darling! enjoy her tons! (I bet you guys do :)
beautiful location, light and awesome images of her! it is very cool when you get a chance to shoot with the ones you look up to, as a professional. …I look forward to the day when I will be able to shoot with the one artist whose work inspired me to start my journey. Very cool!

April 7, 2010 - 12:09 am

shalonda - its okay d daddy cheeks is a sucker for his girls too, ha! as for princess a….well she couldnt be more perfect! beautifully done d

April 5, 2010 - 3:20 pm

Jules - No 11 and 14 are my favourites xx

April 3, 2010 - 7:15 am

Katie - (Not sure if my comment saved…) Anyway, these images are so precious. I really love your use of light and texture.

April 3, 2010 - 7:14 am

Katie - Oh how precious! She’s adorable, and I love your use of light and texture in these shots.

April 1, 2010 - 11:54 am

Darren from CkMetroPhotos - Hi guys thank you all very much for your comments, Yes Jonathan has some beautiful work and you know what he is a great guy. I will be sure to pass on your well wishes to him and his partner however I suspect that he is reading the blog (hahah) Embarrassed/excited by the attention :) thank you

April 1, 2010 - 11:51 am

Jilly - I just love the shots such variety and such passion you show in your work Darren i can really see that congratulations. i also went and had a look at your friends wesbite WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW – he has such a distinct photo/commercial style Jonathan’s work is well BRILLIANT !

April 1, 2010 - 8:06 am

Peter - Darren these are simply beautiful congratulations your work is brilliant. I went for a visit to Jonathan’s site Dude…. they are some seriously brilliant photos please pass this on to him for me. His commercial work is ohh soo cool, you are so lucky to have someone with such experience to share ideas with very cool.

March 31, 2010 - 10:56 pm

liz - Oh Darren!!! What delightful images!!! LOVE that 3rd one down. Screams “childhood” and innocence to me. Just beautiful. You really worked the light to your advantage!

March 31, 2010 - 9:46 pm

Jonas Burman - Beuatifull pictures as allways Darren. Once again you show your creative side by taking a chair outsie to a field(?) of flowers. I like it. Happy easter!

Ps. I’m still corious by your postproduction ;)

March 31, 2010 - 8:49 pm

Rowena - i could squeeze her from here! what a little doll! xo

March 31, 2010 - 4:28 pm

Dan Proud - lovely shots Darren, great prop too.

I checked out Jonathan’s website, he’s got some awesome commercial & industrial stuff! Legend.

March 31, 2010 - 12:46 pm

Kasey M Williams - Naawww Daz, she is a PRINCESS, an absoult doll. Beautiful photos too might i add. Well done

March 31, 2010 - 12:46 pm

Kellee - What a little cutie!! Gorgeous pics…and those eyes. Well captured :)

March 31, 2010 - 11:29 am

ittybittyandpretty - she is so very very pretty. the clothing and the setting are just perfect. you always seem to find the best place to take photos. hope you are all well and things are going to plan…

happy easter, my love to your girls
xxrosey

March 31, 2010 - 10:07 am

Josie - Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous there are no other words to describe these fab photos. I have to say you and rene can really make a cute kid!!! happy happy easter egg hunting!! love to all.

March 31, 2010 - 8:32 am

Kathy - Wow, Daz! She is getting more beautiful every day – the photos are VERY special and I love the red tutu! Give Sarena my love, too. xx

March 31, 2010 - 7:58 am

Amanda - Gosh isn’t she growing !! – I just love these photos Darren. I also visited your freinds website – WOW BONO FROM U2 are you kidding me !! anyway beautiful photos and congratulations to you.

March 31, 2010 - 7:43 am

Cathy - Fantastic photos Darren, and such a beautiful little subject! How precious she is.. growing up so fast. Your photographer catch-up sounds amazing – sounds like you enjoyed it a lot.

March 31, 2010 - 7:33 am

Jacqui - OMG OMG OMG if these are not the most beautiful photos I have ever seen, they are stunning !! – It makes it easier when it is your own I think Darren ! Glad you had a great time and jonathans website is extraordinary congrats

March 31, 2010 - 5:40 am

Anita - Beautiful beautiful beautiful these are totally beautiful I have seen nothing like them before. Superb work

March 30, 2010 - 10:49 pm

Chuck - She’s beautiful! It’s not hard to see why she’s got you under her control…

{F.A.M.I.L.Y }

I met the most fantastic family today !  Poor Toni (mum) had booked and we had to reschedule due to all the rain we were having a while back and the date had to get pushed out. Thank you Toni for being sooooo patient ! – Allow me to introduce this amazing warm family…  You...

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April 7, 2010 - 2:02 pm

elena w - wow! have been missing a LOT of good stuff! awesome family shots. love the one you open the post with :)

March 29, 2010 - 3:00 pm

Jessica - Wow Aunty Toni these are amazing! You look STUNNING!!!! What a beautiful family!!! Love u all… Great job Darren xx

March 29, 2010 - 8:14 am

janelle - Great family photos they all look so lovely and natural Great job.

March 29, 2010 - 7:36 am

Tanya P - Darren great shots, cant wait to get some done myself awesome !

March 28, 2010 - 5:25 pm

Toni - Hi Darren – was very excited to see our family photo’s – they look fantastic! Thanks for making it so relaxing & easy for us. Can’t wait to see the rest. You are very talented!! Toni

March 28, 2010 - 2:59 pm

sam K - Darren these are beautiful what a great looking family and the location looks awesome well done to everyone

March 28, 2010 - 1:09 pm

shalonda - fab work as usual d…love the tat shot!

March 28, 2010 - 12:13 pm

samantha - OMG these are great photos, my mum would love this sort of thing I will give you a call monday Darren I just love your work brilliant job. Sam

March 28, 2010 - 10:57 am

JACKSON - Hey Darren great shots mate love your work i bet they are going to love these photos good one mate.

March 28, 2010 - 10:48 am

Beverly - such a wonderful looking family I adore the colours that you have used, looks like you had a great time and the photos are superb I am sure that are going to love them well done Darren I am a big fan of your work.

March 28, 2010 - 8:20 am

Julie - Beautiful looking family Darren you can see the love, I love the colour tones you have used here looks like an awesome location brilliant work I am sure the family will love them

{Julia + Wade} ~ Sketches Resort

When Loren (my partner in crime) and I were asked to do the wedding of Julia and Wade, we were both very excited.  We all decided to meet at Sketches some months back to check out what the place looked like and on the day it was so overcast you could hardly see 10 foot...

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March 29, 2010 - 7:38 pm

Paul - Just fantastic photos, love it. Julia & Wade will be rapt.

March 29, 2010 - 6:51 pm

Wade and Julia - Dearest Darren. Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH!!!! for your amazing work on our wedding day. We love what you and Loren captured during the day, the images are stunning. Your fresh and modern approach to your photography was exactly what we were looking for. The feedback to us from our family and friends is overwhelming, they love them as much as we do!! You certainly have a gift and your photos will provide us with amazing memories forever. Cheers mate, job well done!!

March 29, 2010 - 3:24 am

beverly - these are gorgeous, D! i LOVE that last image – the one in B&W. and th elighting on the balloon shot is DIVINE!

March 25, 2010 - 4:49 am

Jonas Burman - I really like your pictures Darren. I think it’s wonderfull the way you are able to capture the emotion of the moment. In this session I’m especially trilled by the picture with the hands spelling “LOVE”. Very creative!

Jonas

March 23, 2010 - 8:06 am

lisa jones - I have looked at soo many wedding photos over the years and i have got to say how refreshing it is to see these beautiful images, your whole gallery is simply beautiful. I can not wait to book an appointment time with you love your work Darren

March 23, 2010 - 7:54 am

John - your conversions particularly the black and whites are simply superb !! – I Love them – Aweseome work

March 23, 2010 - 3:29 am

shalonda - okay seriously d do you remember my last wedding comment? well you did it again dont think i missed the fact that that ring shot had some pretty fab PEAR bokeh! you little smartie pants. and as usual the pp’ing is stunning.

March 22, 2010 - 5:34 pm

Jessica Barry - I love all of your photos Darren you manage to connect with the people that you photography and that really shows in your work beautiful images well done.

March 22, 2010 - 12:56 pm

Melissa - ohhh now seriously these are totally beautiful you do such a great job Darren and the photos are amazing there are no other ways to describe them !! – Well Done to everyone

March 22, 2010 - 10:32 am

Sue - OMG…… Exceptional photos your work is breathtaking the couple will most certainly have to LOVE these, thank you for sharing such beautiful work congratulations to the happy couple they look so great together.

March 22, 2010 - 8:31 am

jackson - Stunning couple and stunning photos well done to everyone

March 22, 2010 - 7:46 am

Christine Pobke - Wow, love the preview! Beautiful images of a stunning couple, Darren! :)

March 22, 2010 - 7:37 am

Helen and Rob - WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW that is all I can say I adore these photos, I can not pick a favourite as they are all so individual and unique. Totally brilliant work Darren these photos are just….. well beautiful

March 21, 2010 - 8:18 pm

Rowena - Beautiful photos darren, such precious memories for Julia and Wade – i think the LOVE pic with the hands is very CUTE! xo

March 21, 2010 - 8:10 pm

Bev and Joe - These are truly special images, congratulations on some of the most beautiful images I have ever seen, your work is truly beautiful congratulations to the happy couple you guys look amazing how could you not just love these congratulations.

March 21, 2010 - 6:38 pm

Curtis & Mel - Darren these photos are absolutely stunning! You did such an amazing job. You managed to perfectly capture all the fun and laughter we experienced. It was a great day and one that we were so proud to be able to share with our great friends Julia & Wade. Congratulations guys! You have fabulous photos to look back on for the rest of your lives…..What a special gift you have Darren.

March 21, 2010 - 11:33 am

Julie - Darren these photos are amazing the couple look stunning I would love to have photos like this

March 21, 2010 - 10:31 am

tanya - Darren, these are just amazing. I am totally in love with your wedding work and images. It looks like the wedding was a lot of fun with lots of laughter and love. Congratulations to the happy couple I am sure that they will ADORE these shots. Once again Brilliant work.

{Rebecca + Michael} – Wedding Day

Well it has been a very busy week indeed and with Rebecca and Michael’s wedding approaching, the rain was a bit of a concern as it had been raining all week.  The day of the wedding come and there was no rain,  things were a little windy but needless to say it was not rainingRebecca...

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March 19, 2010 - 3:10 am

shalonda - wow wow wow you know d you were born to be a wedding photog bc i dont know any other man who would catch all of those perfect little details ; )

March 18, 2010 - 2:14 pm

Erin Cutts - Love the vail shots…beautiful!

March 15, 2010 - 9:02 pm

Christine - Awesome shots, Darren! :) Love the processing and the details you’ve captured!

March 15, 2010 - 2:20 pm

MelissaB - What a beautiful looking bride and I LOVE THAT DRESS !!!! love the little bits of detail that you caught congratulations and beautiful images.

March 15, 2010 - 10:49 am

Dan Proud - sensational shots Darren!

March 15, 2010 - 10:48 am

BETHANY - I JUST STUMBLED ACROSS YOUR WEBSITE AND HAVE GOT TO SAY I LOVE THE WORK YOU DO THESE ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND I AM SURE THAT THE HAPPY COUPLE WILL BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS WELL DONE

March 15, 2010 - 7:45 am

Beth and Rod - STUNNING STUNNING wedding photos Darren, congratulations to you how could you not be happy with these, they are beautiful, the couple look so happy together looks like you all had such a wonderful time.

March 14, 2010 - 10:22 pm

Julie - Darren your photos continue to amaze me I just love your work and these wedding photos the happy couple should be thrilled with fantastic work

March 14, 2010 - 8:45 pm

julia - OMG I want to get married again these are just wonderful these photos are totally awesome. loving the colours

March 14, 2010 - 7:41 pm

Tess - Darren these photos are simply beautiful I just love to see what you create next

March 14, 2010 - 6:44 pm

tanya - ohhhhh these are simply amazing the bride looks so beautiful and the colours in the photos are just brilliant, I bet they are going to be happy with these congratulations to them

March 14, 2010 - 6:31 pm

leah - totally beautiful photos darren you do such a wonderful job the bride looks just beautiful love the creativity and I love coming back and visiting congratulations to the happy couple

March 14, 2010 - 6:19 pm

jess and allan - What a stunning bride and groom and some seriously amazing shots, i wish you had done my wedding Darren. I love the lounge shots in the forest and the car ones – nice looking car. congratulations to the happy couple !

March 14, 2010 - 5:54 pm

AnitaJ - Ohhh Boy Darren these wedding images are to die for they are amazing, you are so creative and have such talent, truly a unique approach. The bride looks stunning once again congratulations to all.

{Baby Layla} !

I made a house call recently to some wonderful 1st time parents Tara and Dale to meet and photograph baby Layla, who is just over 2 weeks of age and a bundle of total cuteness !! – She made us all work for the photos,  you see this little sweetheart decided on several occasions to...

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March 18, 2010 - 1:03 pm

Kellee - Guitars & amps seriously make the best props don’t they! Great shots

March 8, 2010 - 3:22 pm

julie - WOW WOW WOW darren these are just so wonderful what a sweet sweet baby and family this is such beautiful work congrats

March 8, 2010 - 10:40 am

amanda - I just stumbled across your website after looking for a photographer to shoot my baby girls, I love your work so creative and different great stuff indeed.

March 8, 2010 - 9:08 am

admin - Dan – No I shoot with only Canon

March 8, 2010 - 9:03 am

Dan Proud - love the props, awesome! are you shooting with a Nikon?

March 8, 2010 - 8:55 am

bella - such wonderful baby photos I have photo envy !! I wish i would have done some of these when my bub come along, beautiful work and what a great looking family.

March 8, 2010 - 7:51 am

Jayne - Well if this is not the best looking baby i have ever seen, Darren these photos are simply beautiful and i love the fact that they are so individual and different that anything I have seen congratulations and best wishes.

March 8, 2010 - 6:01 am

hudson - Brilliant work love the guitar reference very classic and individual what a good looking little bub

March 8, 2010 - 5:48 am

tina - OMG these could not get any better, I am sure the proud parents are just going to LOVE these images well done

March 7, 2010 - 9:57 pm

itty-bittyandpretty - i feel like smooching that last photo!! how cute and perfect photos daz.
xx

March 7, 2010 - 3:58 pm

Suzie - OMG Darren if these are not the sweetest new born images eva !! – I love everyone of them they are so different, perfect work Darren I am sure the parents are going to be just over the moon. Congratulations.

March 7, 2010 - 12:47 pm

Jess - ohhh these are simply perfect i love the first shot brilliant work indeed.

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