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.
Photographers love industry events that are social, inspiring and affordable. Whenever I travel somewhere I look at the possibility of creating an event with either myself or somebody I “volunteer” to be the speaker.
This particular job I was working on had a very pressing deadline with local and interstate shoots needed to be done within 5 days while working around already booked jobs. I ended up shooting one of the trucks from Midnight to 5am 2 hours drive out of Brisbane, and having the owner of a major trucking company meet me at 5am to drive the truck along the local freeway.
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.
The Australian Commercial and Media Photographers (ACMP) has launched its new wesbsite.
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 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 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 [...]