Bentley Magazine Location Portrait Shoot - McMahons Point Sydney

Yesterday on a perfect Sydney summer's day beside Sydney Harbour. We were shooting an editorial portrait for Bentley Magazine.  The portrait and artical will appear in the March edition of the magazine.  The charismatic Bentley Continental is almost as iconic as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. The proud owners are Michael Pallier with his beautiful wife Lulu. Michael is the Managing Director of  Sydney Sotheby's International Realty at Double Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

CONTINENTAL GT V8 S

From the glorious roar as it explodes into life to the rich purr emitted at rest by its charismatic 4.0 litre V8 engine, the sporty new Continental GT V8 S comes with an agility you’ll feel around every hairpin.

The new front bumper incorporates an inverted aerofoil-like design, instantly evoking the passion and drama of the racetrack, while a new and innovative lip-style spoiler adorns the rear, providing greater bite in every turn. To herald these changes, a dynamic and newly designed Bentley ‘B’ fender vent is located behind each front wheel.

Inside, a redesigned three-spoke steering wheel with paddle-shift gear selectors creates a more intense handling experience. While, the flowing lines of straight-flute upholstery tightly wrap the seats, conveying purposeful movement, even when the car is still.

Corporate Portraits Sydney - With a stunning harbour view.

I love my job. I have the opportunity to leave the studio in Rozelle next to Balmain and enjoy this magnificent city we call Sydney. How? By coming to your place of work and setting up your own photography studio in one of your boardrooms. How easy is that for you!! The benefit is less time away from the office.

I have a fantastic regular client called Seyfarth Shaw, a Chicago based global law firm whom I photograph their key personnel. I have been photographing their Partners and Lawyers since they established their Sydney and Melbourne Offices last year. Chifley Tower is home to the Sydney office, actually level 42. As high as you can go and what a view of Sydney Harbour the staff enjoy! As you can see from my trusty iPhone pics the portrait studio set up, doesn’t involve heaps of space. Approximately 3.5 meters square. There are also no power cords for people to trip over and the photography set up is very tidy and professional. If we need to move furniture around, to create more space we move it back just as you left it.

Corporate headshots don’t hurt btw. They’re actually fun and have become so important for marketing yourself and your business in social media and business proposals. You can also select your favourite shots straight away by viewing them on the iPad. And don’t worry our retouching is very natural; you will look confident and professional. But most importantly, you wont look like a wax dummy and people will actually recognise you when you meet them in person. First impressions are very important. Be natural and be yourself. 

My corporate photography couldn’t be any easier or more professional for my clients. For more examples of my commercial photography follow the link. http://mackintoshphotography.com.au/commercial/

I'd love to chat to you about how I can help you with your next professional photography shoot.

Mackintosh Photography Sydney Family Portraits

The school holidays are a great time to have the family professionally photographed. Everyone is more relaxed and our photography studio has more photography sessions available during the week. 

Megan and Paul thought that too, when I photographed their family during the holidays. Megan's parents were also visiting the family from New York, so what a perfect time to update the family portrait! Extended family photo shoots are great fun and so meaningful. Its wonderful getting mum and dad, all the kids and off course the grandparents involved too. 

I love photographing kids with their parents having a fun time. Its so rewarding and priceless, helping my clients preserve their family's legacy.

I selected a great photography location near the studio in Rozelle. The park is at Birchgrove with stunning Sydney Harbour Views, the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney skyline. The park itself is right on the harbours' edge. You can even get you feet wet. Its such a wonderful place, lots of Sydney's famous sandstone, gum trees, the odd fisherman, and a large grassed area for the kids to run around on.

So for the next school holidays in winter, if you love candid, spontaneous and natural photo's of your children. Call the studio today and ask us about our winter special Offer.

Editorial Style Corporate Portraits - Walsh Bay

Pier 8/9 Walsh Bay Sydney was the place for a fun corporate shoot last week at Atomic. Cool name too. They're a hip digital marketing agency with a mission to deliver outstanding digital strategy. I love shooting in creative spaces and Atomic had an awesome space to photograph and design from. 

They recently merged with a couple of other advertising/strategy firms in Sydney and needed new branding and business portraits of the new team members and key staff. Some companies don't get the group photos cause they can be a challenge, but I got some great shots of everyone together.

There's always a bit of extra pressure shooting for an advertising agency. Their photographic brief was simple…. haha! Make the portraits creative and relaxed, with blurry backgrounds etc. Easier said than done sometimes but we achieved it in the allocated time we had. I'm a big fan of Black & White photography and portraits. Consider possibly having a mix of black & white images for your next photography shoot. 

Often for corporate shoots like this I’ll bring along an experienced photographic assistant as they help make the day run smoothly, ultimately it means the client is happier. And so am I. 

Enjoy the photos.

Sydney Harbour Wedding - At Balmain & Luna Park.

In the middle of the silly season between Christmas and New Year, Linda and Wayne tied the knot in Sydney. The ceremony was performed locally on the Balmain peninsula, near my photography studio, under a majestic Morton Bay Fig Tree.

The couple and their guests enjoyed perfect wedding weather as they took a classic Sydney Harbour Ferry ride to Luna Park. While the guests enjoyed drinks and canapés at Aqua Dining above North Sydney Olympic Pool, the bride and groom had some fun inside Luna Park with the clowns and stilt walkers. The evening reception sparkled with a stunning harbour backdrop, providing a memorable finish to a wonderful day.

Congratulations to Linda & Wayne.