When I started as a photographer, there was a big gap between the work I was doing and the work I found satisfying as a photographer. These days, the work I am doing is almost always photographically very satisfying. Despite this, I still am always on the look out for interesting subjects.
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. [...]
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 [...]
I have been interviewing ACMP photographers across the country for a video series that will be available through the acmp’s new website and youtube. The intention of the series is to remind people that even though camera technology is making capturing quality images easier, that doesn’t make up for the world of talent and experience [...]
In my never ending search for the perfect case, I have been using the Think Tank Airport Airstream for the last few weeks for transporting my camera kit around the country. Needing a larger case for the Speedlights than my old filter case, I have tried the Think Tank Urban Disguise 60, then opted for the [...]
I work closely with all my clients and when I travel I often let my clients know where I will be just in case they have any requirements where I am heading. With my latest trip to Perth with Nikon, I organized with Mercedes Trucks to shoot one of there customers for their 2010 calendar. [...]
Yesterday I did my best to give 2 entertaining and informative talks with lighting demonstrations about how I use the Nikon CLS speedlight system for almost everything I shoot, from individual portraits to Road Trains. The first was at WA tafe to about 60 students of their 3 year course Photography course and the second [...]
I am shooting the Mercedes Trucks calendar at the moment where each month a different client is featured. The latest truck to shoot was for Viking Express, they run trucks across the country and have B triples that they run from Adelaide to Perth (but aren’t legal on Victorian roads). I wanted to shoot the [...]
I can often have as many as 10 jobs on the go at any one time with some lasting many weeks. It can be difficult and tedious to keep track of expenses and I used to list the expenses within iCal on the days of the shoots. I found a very user friendly, comprehensive and [...]
