It is a privilege to work where the people regularly let me into their lives for a few hours. I had a deeply touching shoot recently photographing the Burnet family from Melbourne who are the Very Special Kids Piggy Bank Appeal Family for 2010. Their two boys have a terminal condition and the story of them finding out is absolutely heartbreaking.
In the past I used custom painted canvas backgrounds for portrait shoots. I worked with some talented artists who had a great understanding of how different textures appeared when shot out of focus as a background. When using these canvases, numerous stands were required: stands for the canvas background; and stands for multiple flashes, all taking up more space, more time and budget.
The pregnancy test was barely dry. Already, I could not contain my excitement. In that moment, life was already different and in nine more months, absolutely everything would never be the same again. At that moment, I never realised just how true that sentiment would turn out be.
I am fortunate to work with the organization the Australian Community of Child Photographers (The ACOCP). I have been featured in a magazine article about our work. I invite you to read the article, click here;
One of my favourite clients is Box Hill Institute. I have worked closely with them for years to get the best value out of my time it is not uncommon to shoot 3000+ frames over a day. They have a great presence in the global market of education and have an insatiable need for imagery [...]
I am very lucky to work in an industry that provides such an exciting and rewarding career, I also think that in being in this industry, it is important to contribute to the wider community in some way. One way I contribute is by donating my skills to an association called the ACOCP (Australian Community [...]
For the Christmas edition of the Australian Women’s Weekly I was asked to shoot a special man for a feature series called the Gift of Life. I love these types of jobs. Here is the article by Sue Corrigan; Courage saves a child – Dr Rob Carson and Nicholas Rossi If it weren’t for the [...]
I was shooting a conference in Adelaide and the client wanted a group shot of all the delegates. The original plan was to do the shot outside at a nearby park, but time was running short so the request was made to setup a shot as close as possible to the conference room, in 15minutes. [...]
One of my favourite aspects of being a Photographer is how on an assignment I can visit a subject for a few hours where they often completely open up and leave with a deep insight into who they are and what they do. Recently, I shot a very interesting person for the Australian Womens Weekly. [...]
I have an up coming shoot around the country and I thought it would be a great opportunity to organize casual social nights with members of our association (The Australian Commercial and Media Photographers) within my role as the current ACMP President. It grew into me touring my presentation that I delivered at PMA about [...]