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.
I love the variety of subjects I get to shoot on editorial stories. A recent shoot was for the Women’s Weekly written by Erin O’Dwyer. The story was about Muslim women wearing the Burqa and how European countries have been debating at banning them.
Sally Heppleston who generously wrote a blog article for me was featured in the Sunday Herald Sun on Mother’s Day. One of my acocp session photos of her daughter hope is in the article.
I have worked with the Victorian Institute of Sport for over 10 years, outlasting 3 marketing teams. One of their events I shoot is the annual Awards of Excellence where they announce the Athlete of the Year. This year we decided to get individual shots of as many athletes as possible on their way into the event. Possibly 300+ athletes in about 45minutes. The client was happy with flash on camera but I though it was a perfect opportunity for a fast Strobist setup.
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 was recently asked to shoot an article for the Rolls Royce customer magazine covering an exclusive customer drive day in the Yarra Valley. As well as the fleet of vehicles (worth more than a small nation) for the customers to test drive around the yarra valley, there were jewellery and timepieces on offer to for [...]
I travel often for my clients and sometimes it involves overseas shoots. One of the main things for a photographer to consider and plan for is how to get their equipment through the airports and customs. Preparing for my recent shoot in Shanghai, as well as the job preparation, my head was full with managing [...]
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. [...]
With photography gear, sometimes I suffer from price fatigue where it can just seems normal to spend hundreds of dollars for that little bit of plastic/metal. I did a shoot recently where the weather forecast was for constant rain and I needed protection for my speedlights. I have many accessories for the speedlights, mostly form [...]