Author: Patty Beecham

  • Dr Monique Beedles – an introduction to her Business Book Club

    So many books, so little time… There’s such a bewildering array of business books out there, it’s hard to know where to start. You have a pile of ‘to-read’ books cluttering up your office and never have time to read them. Your work life is so busy that you rarely…

  • 5 Things you need to think about when planning a Funeral

    Today I would like to chat about some things that have been on my mind in regards to Funeral Services, and how to make them memorable. The actual planning is something most people don’t give a lot of time to, as they have little idea. Your Funeral Director can help…

  • A drive in the Country – 2010

    It was birthday and hubby and I took a long drive in the beautiful SE Qld countryside, enjoy. Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

  • The Funeral of Jess

    This was a lovely, very sad funeral for a beautiful young woman, who’s favourite colour was purple. “Having watched Patty photograph at a funeral I can certainly recommend her style of work. She is bold yet non-intrusive, appropriately creative with her approach to capturing the memories of such an important…

  • Life Must Go On

    Grieve for me, for I would grieve for you. Then brush away the sorrow and the tears Life is not over, but begins anew, With courage you must greet the coming years. To live forever in the past is wrong; It can only cause you misery and pain. Dwell not…

  • It was my birthday recently, and I was reminded of a wonderful piece, written for my 50th. Enjoy!

    She’s Patricia Anne with an E, But to us she’s just our Patty. But not just I must say she much more than that, She’s a modern woman, A woman for the millennium, Digital and smoke free. No postmodern, politically correct deconstructionist, She’s a diversified, multi cultural, modernist non-delusionalist, Politically,…

  • Funeral Photography – a discussion on a beach

    I met a woman trying to photograph her child on a wild windswept beach last week. I offered to take their photograph, and she was very grateful, adding “my husband died 6 weeks ago, these photos are for our new life”. I mentioned that I was a Funeral Photographer, and…

  • Terry’s Funeral

    Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com Terry’s daughter approached me to photograph her late father’s funeral, and when I delivered the DVD to her the following day, she told me she probably wouldn’t watch it, only look at the photographs. I told her that was okay, but I’d prefer her…

  • Your Story Ep 39: Patty. Funeral Photography, Web Cams and Radio Personality.

    This is an introduction to my interview on Ian Kath’s wonderful podcast site Your Story. I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Ian earlier in 2009, over cafe glasses of water and a delightful West End afternoon. Make sure you check out Ian’s site, and watch his Tango and…

  • I see what you don’t see

    I was speaking to a young friend last weekend about my Funeral Photography. He was trying to get his head around the fact that I wanted to take images, and how passionate I was about doing so. I explained that I viewed my work as a service – I am…