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Have I told you about my asparagus?

Been promising to tell you about my asparagus, so stop asking here it is.  And yes I cooked it myself.  I am relatively new to the kitchen so the recipe is written for blokes new to the kitchen as well.  I got inspired by the ingredients I saw at my local market when I was living in Rome last year.  Tough life yes, but that is another story.

You need:

• 8 thin slices prosciutto
• 40 asparagus spears (about 2-3 bunches)
• generous handful of shaved Parmigiano Reggiano, (get a block and shave it yourself)
• 2 lemons
• butter
• non stick frypan
• small splash of olive oil
• salt and pepper
• paper towel.

Method:

Prep:

I prep it all first as it cooks quick.  Snap asparagus spears to remove woody end.  Wash and dry.  Slice lemons in half.  If you are feeling weak, use a juicer to juice the lemons, otherwise, just squeeze em.  Find a knob of butter.  Shave the parmigano reggiano cheese into postage stamp sized bits.  Don't let the crowd (aka my son) in the kitchen amazed at you actually doing something in the kitchen steal bits of parmigano; you will run short.


Cook:

Heat pan to high heat.  Add olive oil.  Fry prosciutto slice by slice.  They shrink and turn into chips!  Remove to paper towel, allow to cool and don't break them.  Add butter to pan on medium heat.  Add asparagus spears and season.  Add lemon juice to make lemon sauce.  Sauté for just a couple of minutes, no more.  Remove from heat and serve.

Serve:

• large white plate
• arrange spears in neat lines.  Iimpossible to do in Rome as no one has tongs!)
• small parmesan stack
• prosciutto chip
• small parmesan stack
• another prosciutto chip
• drizzle stack with lemon butter sauce, put some around the perimeter of each plate.  
• finish with  a round of cracked pepper.

Enjoy!

Sam & Don's Wedding Album

Sam & Don had their wedding late last year, and it was such a beautiful and intimate affair that we had to share their finished album with you all.

The wedding day was just perfect: set on their property at Burbank, on the back verandah overlooking the lake, a small group of Sam & Don's closest friends and family arrived to share their special day.

Don had written the words to a beautiful song detailing the first time he met Sam, and it was sung during the ceremony. Everyone cried - including me!

Family were such an important part of Sam & Don's wedding day, and it was wonderful to have their parents in attendance. There was clearly such a closeness between the couple and their family, and those in attendance were an integral part of the ceremony.


Thank you, Sam & Don, for inviting me to be a part of your precious day together. I am so glad that I could be there to capture the memories you will have for the rest of your lives together.

Melinda

What do you get when you hire a professional photographer for your wedding?

You are planning your wedding and are organizing all the things you need including a photographer.  You have a choice, do you go friend with a camera or professional?  While the option for a friend may be more appealing to your budget, a professional is a better choice.  But what do you get when you hire a professional photographer for your wedding?

The pro wedding photographer is able to deliver photos in all conditions.  Let’s face it, things happen on weddings.  Late makeup broken down cars, wedding dresses malfunction, nervous people, sudden storms or wet weather are just a few.  Long after these dramas are forgotten, you will enjoy the images your pro wedding photographer gave you because they had the experience to cope with dramas.

Pro wedding photographers experienced at photographing weddings use their interpersonal skills to relax people and get great images.  Their images capture moments in a magic way!

The pro wedding photographer offering a complete wedding photography service will take responsibility for production of your album and when you get it, you can enjoy it immediately.  If you have a disc of images and have to take the responsibility of making your own album DIY style, you may never get around to it.

Quality pro wedding photographers typically use the finest materials from their album suppliers.  These materials are not available to the public.

Pro wedding photographers have lots of equipment, back ups and infrastructure.  Did you know your pro wedding photographer has backup cameras, a variety of pro grade lenses which produce better quality images, a digital asset management system to protect and archive your files, pro grade calibrated computer monitors to ensure prints look the same as the screen?

Pro wedding photographers invest in keeping up to date with industry standards and new techniques.  They have typically dedicated many years to photography and happily use this experience when working with you.  Pro wedding photographers are typically active members of the AIPP.

Pro wedding photographers can use their experience to offer helpful hints on wedding day etiquette and procedures.

The quality of work form a pro wedding photographer is far better than DIY amateurs.  We happily accept that building regulations prevent DIY electricians doing electrical work to their homes.  Licensed builders do much better work than the “Do it Yourselfer” working on a weekend building a deck.  Top class chefs produce much better meals than an amateur cook even though they may have used the same basket of ingredients.  Same goes with photography.  The pro wedding photographer uses great technical skill and attention to detail when photographing a wedding, designing the wedding album printing the images.  The end result is breathtaking. 

There is more to photography than pressing the button.  Pro wedding photographers naturally take into account so many things when taking photos including light, image composition and styling, expression, the little details and the end image in mind.  The images below show the stages Reyment Photographics uses in producing a beautiful image.  The initial capture  was done in such a way to enable a beautiful artistic image to be produced.

Live A Year in Europe for Free!

Well we did it, we lived in Europe throughout 2009 for free!

Today it is a steamy hot typical Brisbane February day.  How different it is to this time last year; then we were in Lyon France, more than two weeks into the experiene of a life time.  It was nesessary to rug up in all our layers of warm clothes, before we ventured out in freezing temperatures.

One funny memory is our attempt to have a picnic... in the snow.  In such an idyllic setting we quickly found plastic knives, frozen butter and a french baguette don't work so well so we retreated to the warmth of the car.  Oh well, it was a laugh all the same.

A year ago today, we were shopping in my local market in Lyon for rabbit, a lovely casserole was for dinner.  Beans, mushrooms and mashed potato accompanied the rabbit perfectly!

Tonight, back in Brisbane, we will escape the heat by relaxing on our back deck, rissoles on the BBQ and a couple of yummy salads is the plan.

Read more about how we lived in Europe for free in ABC’s national magazine, "Life Etc".  Here is the link!

Valentine's Day Engagements - Congratulations to You

Did you know that Valentine's Day is THE day most proposals are made!

So guys, get down on that knee, hold the had of the one you love and propose to her!  And girls, say yes!

For all those romantics out there who proposed on Valentine's Day 2010, our congratulations to you.  To all the other romantics, hope you had a special day.

Reyment Photographics has a fabulous gift valued at $215 for newly engaged couples who book their wedding photography with us, see here for details.  So lets talk about your wedding plans over a champagne, we can't wait to see your shiny, new engagement ring!

A "Model" Subject

Danica was after some images for her modelling portfolio, and boy did we have a great time photographing her! She was the perfect subject, posing just right for some amazing images, encompassing many different styles including bridal-wear, swimwear, lingerie and formalwear.

John and Melinda took Danica all around South-East Queensland, from a driveway in Tenneriffe, to the University of Queensland's Great Court... from some shots in the Reyment Photographics outdoor studio at Coorparoo, to Mt Tambourine's rainforests and Coolangatta's beautiful beaches.

What a day! But it's not too hard to see that we captured some incredible images along the way.

Family Portrait for Rob and Dale

Just got back to the studio a few moments ago after a fun family portrait session with Rob and Dale and their two wonderful little ones Alissa and Lachlan.  How good it was to see Rob and Dale again, I had photographed their wedding many years ago one September day in 2001 at Mt Tamborine.  Their wedding was at the Eagle Heights Hotel, a place with splendid panorama views of the Gold Coast.

By coincidence, their wedding day was also the 2001 AFL Grand Final Day and was the day the Brisbane Lions won their first flag.  I remember guests were excited for two reasons, Rob and Dale's wedding celebrations and news of the Lions' victory over Essendon.

Alissa is a proud 2.5 year old and Lachlan is 7 months.  Full of smiles, Lachlan is a real charmer while Alissa is the perfect big sister.  We look forward to welcoming Rob and Dale to the Reyment Photographics studio to view their photos very soon.

My First Display Album

A large heavy box was jammed at the back of the wardrobe, the light film of dust on top of it revealing it had not been moved in many years.  Wiggling it free from its resting place, I wondered what was hidden inside.  As I lifted the lid carefully, I found what I had deposited in it all those years ago... my first wedding display album I used to showcase my work way back in the mid 1990's.

Moments shared with couples came flooding back as I flicked through the pages.  A smile lit my face when I saw an image of my sister-in-law on her wedding day in the album.  Julie was a beautiful bride, her wedding was memorable, I remember taking the photo in front of me.  The album was made from material totaly different to what we use today, one option  people were able to select back then was a gold foil embossing around each image.  Styles are different today.

Finding this album made me all sentimental, I remembered the pride I had showing it to prospective clients, I had started on my journey as a wedding photographer.

Do you have a photo album in a cupboard that you have not looked at in many years?  Go and find it, turn the pages carefully and remember the moments, if possible, ring the person in the photo and tell them what you have found.  Photos take us back to those times in a second.  Touching an old album is wonderful; there are no obsolete technology problems to navigate, just images to enjoy.

Reyment Photographics Celebrates 15 Years in 2010!

Help us celebrate through 2010 as we celebrate our 15th birthday.  

Reyment Photographics began all those years ago with a dream and a passion to photograph special moments in life.  From humble beginnings in our home studio in our front enclosed verandah to today operating from our Old Cleveland Road Coorparoo Studio, we continue to strive to provide our clients with stunning wedding photos and an amazing photography experience.

So what has changed in the last 15 years, especially with wedding photography?  We will be taking a retrospective look at where it all began for us, what the styles of photography were and technology (or lack of!) used.  What equipment were we using, what were we giving our clients, how much has changed?  

Make sure you subscribe to our blog to keep up to date and join in our 15th birthday celebrations.