I just made my new website live!

*does happy dance*

Check it out! www.amandakirk.co.nz

xx Amanda

Day with Steph!

Steph agreed to be a model for me – how could I resist! I’ve been sick for the past couple of days so only got to start editing this afternoon – but here’s a look in to what I captured during my time with the beautiful Steph!

 

Hello spring, I’ve missed you.

Tomorrow I’m planning to shoot a model in the cherry blossoms, she asked me what she should wear and I told her to ‘dress like spring’. Although I love the idea of being snuggled up on the couch with a good book, a hot chocolate and the rain pounding down on the roof. It just doesn’t do it for me. So I have to say, I’m rather excited about spring! So here’s my 5 reasons why spring rocks:

1. Everyone is in a WAY better mood.
   Not sure if you’ve noticed but I certainly have – the weather is getting better, people are getting warmer, people are generally in a better mood.
2. Daylight saving starts.
   I’m all for more daylight hours; it means more time to exercise, walk the dog, SHOOT PHOTOS. Love it.
3. Asparagus and Strawberries.
   It’s the time of year when the seasonal fruit and vegetables start to come out!! I love asparagus and strawberries and mostly all of the summer fruits and vegetables.
4. More opportunities to shoot outside!
   The light in spring is beautiful; crisp and golden.
5. The sky is blue in the morning.
   I love looking out the window next to my bed when I wake up to be greeted by a pretty blue sky!

Speaking of the window next to my bed, this morning when I woke up I found, sitting beneath the window my kitty Floss playing with the power cord for my hair straightners!!

Here’s a picture I snapped of little miss innocent sitting next to the power cord in question, after I told her off.

30 Days Of Me – Day 4

Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have

There are so many things I wish I didn’t do.  I wish I didn’t drink so much coke, rub my eyes, go to bed with my make up on, constantly check my phone.

I wish I didn’t constantly crave meat.

I’m a vegetarian but not by choice – I started developing food allergies and decided to cut a lot of things from my diet. So I don’t eat beef, pork, chicken or lamb. Pretty much if it’s ever had a pulse I won’t eat it. The more I think about meat it repulses me and when I was a meat eater I couldn’t bring myself to make the connection that the piece of meat the tray at the supermarket was slaughtered for my consumption…I thought of it like any other consumer product. I’m not saying that everyone should be a vegetarian, but personally I can no longer eat meat myself.

but I still CRAVE meat….I wish I didn’t. So.  badly.

I want a burger, I want a pie, I want a freaking piece of steak.

I won’t – but that doesn’t stop me wanting it.

30 Days of Me – Day 3

Day 03- A picture of you and your friends

The beauty of generally hanging out behind the camera is that photos of myself and my friends are few and far between. So I’m not going to post a pic of my friends and I, mostly because my friends are a part of me that are special and I don’t want to plaster their pictures all over the internet.

but since this is WAY more interesting with a picture, here’s a pic of two of my really close friends – I see them every day and love them with all my heart.

30 Days of Me – Day 2

Day 02- The meaning behind your Blog name

I’ve tried to type this sentence about five times now. I’ve always loved Alice in Wonderland, and Alice, beautiful as she is attends a rather defining teaparty. My blog is called Teaparty, the address is girl at a teaparty. I guess in my mind I think of myself as Alice – my life is my rather defining teaparty.

There’s more to the story – I typed it up and read it. twice.

But internet – I can’t tell you. It’s like opening up a piece of my soul that I can’t take back again.

So for now, we’ll leave it at that.

30 Days of Me – Day 1

Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

Picture by Pauline Stockhausen

The recent picture of me was taken today at a run down house, abandoned and unloved. North of Auckland. In my wedding dress because I’ve been dying to ‘trash the dress’ since before my wedding day.

15 “Interesting” facts about me

1. My hair is almost black but I dye it blonde because my skin is so pastey and I look like some kind of weird vampire lover if it’s my natural colour.
2. I got married when I was 22.
3. I am an only child. Trust me, it explains a lot.
4. I moved away from my hometown, but I still miss my friends.
5. Every now and then I cut off all my long hair and then let it grow again.
6. I have a Maltese/ Papillion dog, and I love her.
7. I have always wanted a pony.
8. Most of my favorite foods I can’t eat.
9. I grew up in the countryside.
10. I want to be a professional photographer.
11. I love to turn the radio up and sing at the top of my lungs in my car. It’s the ultimate expression of cool.
12. I watch too much TV.
13. I like to bake, mostly cupcakes but I like to bake in general. I’m not as in to cooking as I am into baking.
14. I have food allergies – the only meat I can eat right now is chicken and even that’s pushing it so I’m almost vegan, not quite but almost.
15. I hate shows like Family Guy and Jackass – I don’t think glorifying stupidity is necessary in society.