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Today, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd). Was sworn in as the nation's 26th Governor-General. Congratulations.
Today's events reminds me of the opportunity I had to photograph the former Governor General Dame Quentin Bryce at the Ethnic Business Awards. These were held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney in 2009.
I really love this black & white candid portrait. I love it because it's such a wonderfully natural and spontaneous photograph of Quentin.
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.
Welcome to the relaunch of my "Personal Photography" section being on my website. ABOUT TIME!!
Every week I will blogging about some off my past personal projects and previous entries in some of Australia's leading photographic art competitions.
As well as new stuff of course !!
So the inaugural image is one of most my memorable. It was a fun creative shoot at my previous studio in Balmain which was just around the corner from my current studio in Mansfield street Rozelle. And yes it was real bathtub; yes they had pants on; and no they did not reuse the 10 kgs of coffee beans and yes we had a great time shooting it.
I captured this image in 2008, the first of four concurrent entries that were finalists in the same competition. More to come!! Titled "Bath Time - They love their coffee so much they bathe in it" I shot the image for the Sydney Morning Herald's "Shoot The Chef Photographic Competition", which runs in October during the Good Food Month. The subjects were Alberto and Antonio Locano of Bertoni Casalinga who serve awesome coffee and traditional home style Italian food at their cafes in Balmain, Balmoral Beach and the Sydney CBD.
I'm always on the lookout for new quirky photography subjects and art projects. If you have an idea just drop me line and we'll chat.
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.
During the recent summer holidays I took a friend of mine who enjoys architecture to see an old favourite Sydney icon. The Rose Seidler House at Wahroonga in Northern Sydney. It's always a great challenge photographing a previous subject. Trying to fined that new angle of a building that you have photographed previously is creatively rewarding. I like to just sit down and observe. Ideas can come through the light falling on the house, the reflections and shadows.
It was designed by late Harry Seidler. It was built in 1948-50 for his parents Rose and Max, who lived there until 1967. I first photographed this modernist house way back in 2006 for the Historic Houses Trust of NSW. For more information about the house and see my photograph they used to best feature the house follow the link below.
If your require information or advice about your next architectural project please contact the studio, I'd happily have a chat to you about how I can help you with your professional photography needs.
What a great day in sun at Balmoral beach in Sydney. i had the pleasure of photographing the lovely Cameron family. Here are a couple of favourite images from the photo shoot. I love shooting a mix of styles during a family portrait shoot. Especially special candid moments this selection.
Well here's a quick blog entry from last nights event photography shoot for Thomson Reuters. It was the launch of their new programme called Elektron. The event was held at the sydney's iconic Four Seasons Hotel in the The rocks. There was some great cocktail food and drinks along with some interesting lighting and staging effects.
The product launch also had the very charismatic Peter FitzSimons. He's an Australian journalist and author, based in Sydney. Peter is also a former radio presenter and
national representative rugby union player.
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