Please Help!!

When I came to live in Sri Lanka, I had a wonderful dog that I couldn’t bring with me because in Sri Lanka I lived in a hotel. He would have scared the guests with his giant size and friendly manner, so I gave him to a fellow with a good family. It broke my heart to leave him. Over the years I lost track of the family and couldn’t get updates on my dog. I am still crushed over the experience.

I will never leave an animal behind again. Never!

Unfortunately not everyone can take their animals when migrating. An acquaintance who knew of my Ridgeback, Toby, (surely you’ve seen pictures of him on my FB!) asked me if I could adopt his Toby (yes! same name) who is 1.5 years, a Ridgeback, very pampered and spoiled, never ever has been in a cage, he sleeps in the house and is well mannered and chases butterflies!

Sadly, I can’t adopt his Toby, but I am determined to help him find a good forever home for him.

If you are interested, or know someone who is interested, who would be a great, loving family, who will walk Toby daily, keep him inside like a family member, please contact me at: llbyard@me.com

And yes! – he looks just like my Toby!

If your want to book your wedding shoot or a pre/post shoot, give us a call at: 0777 387734.

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Promises! Promises!

In my LucysBuzz entitled Super Sexy Sri Lanka Wedding! WOW! I promised that I would upload the Pre-Wedding video of Milan and Shenzie. So, today is the day!

I also promised some dish about it. Rather than go into the juicy details, I’ll make it short. After several days of shooting the video with the full retinue, the retinue participants changed! Which meant that all those days of shooting were down the drain. A new storyline had to be developed. The couple maintained their cool, reorganised everything (including dresses) and Lipton came up with a new concept for the video. It meant shooting until the last minute and editing also until the last minute. Thanks to Lipton’s organised efforts, and the cool-as-a-cucumber couple, it all worked out!

The video shows everyone getting ready on the wedding day and it was played for the crowd at the Jaiq Hotel. You’ll see the door of the wedding hall in the last frame – that’s when the bride and groom make their grand entrance into the hall!

Here it is! Watch and share like crazy!

If your want to book your wedding shoot or a pre/post shoot, give us a call at: 0777 387734.

Check out our Sri Lankan wedding photography, travel photography, portrait photography, female
photographers, commercial photography at our website at: http://www.shadetreeSL.com

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A Night Out!

Someone recently asked me what I do besides work. I couldn’t give an answer. Seems like work has swallowed me whole.

And then last night I watched a movie that flashed a series of black and white photos during the credit roll. It hit me like a bus. Black and white! My roots!

I needed to get back to my roots.

When I first learned photography, I processed the film (yes, film) in the bathroom of my old house. I was in my early twenties, and I can still remember the actual photos and when and where I took them and how I processed them. I can’t remember last week, but I can remember that!

So I told my favorite model, good ole Lipton Jayawickrama, we were going on a photo shoot tonight after dark. He wasn’t all that thrilled, but I stomped my foot, pouted and shouted a bit and he finally agreed – all that got us into a really great mood to take photos! But you know, when I pick up the camera I automatically feel great and even Lipton got into it by trying to direct my shooting. Always the director.

Enjoy the start of me getting back to my roots. Share them!

I love the shadow on this!

If your want to book your wedding shoot or be part of my black and white adventure give us a call at: 0777 387734.

Check out our Sri Lankan wedding photography, travel photography, portrait photography, female photographers, commercial photography at our website at: http://www.shadetreeSL.com

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