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.
I photographed another inspiring subject for my Gratis project today.
Dr Lachlan Fraser is a resident of Marysville and survived the devastating bushfires of February 2009. He was instrumental in re-establishing medical services for the community and a tireless creater of projects that brought the community together.
Angel Flight pilot Shaun Aisen may not be alive if it was not for suffering food poisoning.
“I had taken medication to treat a bout of food poisoning when stomach cancer was first detected,” explains Shaun, who pilots about 80 flights a year for Angel Flight – a charity to help people travel to medical facilities anywhere in Australia.
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 lucky enough recently to do a shoot in Shanghai at the Peninsula Hotel that was part of a global campaign for NEC. There are different elements I speak about in separate posts, but firstly I was not sure what I would be faced with when I was shooting there and I wanted to [...]
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. [...]