Take 15 enthusiastic photographers, 8 models, 1 make up artist, studio strobes, theatre lights, speedlights, reflectors, softboxes, umbrellas and a historic port city and you have the makings of a photographic extravaganza known as...
Brad McMillan, owner of Pure Fitness Gym in Canning Vale, is also a competitive bodybuilder. I had the opportunity to photograph Brad just after Saturday's State competition (thanks Dean!), and to mix things up a bit, Brad brought his wife Loretta and kids, Portia and...
You may remember a show on the telly some time ago, hosted by Rolf Harris, where two portrait artists were asked to paint the same subject. Each artist's unique vision led to the creation of often dramatically different portraits of the same sitter. The same...
Photographs taken by participants in the "Effective Outdoor Portraiture" workshop are now available: http://www.flickr.com/groups/effectiveoutdoorportraiture/ Big thanks to Greg Perry for a superb workshop, and our models Sophie L. and Frank I. who soldiered on through the 6 hours workshop + shoot!...
Thanks to Ben of Team Digital, a set of new Flash Light Shapers will premiere at the Light Magic workshop in mid-October. Perhaps a little explanation is in order to those of you scratching your heads (I may be getting ahead of the story in my...
You couldn't have asked for better weather on Sunday for the "Effective Outdoor Portraiture" workshop, part of my Workshops in a SNAP! Spring Programme of photography workshops. Clear blue skies and glorious sunlight brought the crowds into Fremantle, but we managed to head to the West...
I've signed up two models for this weekend's "Effective Outdoor Portraiture" workshop at Up On High Studio, Fremantle. Sophie L and Frank I are about as different as chalk and cheese, and not only because she's a gal and he's a bloke. Sophie is tall, svelte,...
More and more, retail outlets, restaurants and cafes are seeing the wisdom of converting available spaces within the establishment into "art spaces" - for the exhibition of creative works by local artists. The exhibitions provide a drawcard for the establishment and help adorn walls which...
Greg Perry presented "Wedding Photography Essentials" as part of the Spring Workshops Programme on Sunday. That man is amazing! I've never known a workshop presenter who is so generous with his material, time and advise. Of course, he's presenting as part of my Workshops in a...
Having returned from the the outback of South Australia, I must admit that this is the first time that I've experienced the vastness of this continent, and it is both inspiring and alienating. Our trip began in the lush and verdant hills and vales of the...