Bud Tingwell

It was with great sadness that I read today of the passing of one of Australia's most interesting actors; Charles "Bud" Tingwell. My best wishes go out to his family and friends at this time. He was an amazing talent and lived a rich 86 years.

I was particularly saddened to hear of the news as I was talking with Bud and his manager Jo for the last two months about organising a photoshoot with him. We were down to working out a date that was good for all of us and for me to get down to Melbourne.

Just goes to show that you should take advantage of everything life gives you and live life to the fullest and don't put things off.

Rest In Peace Bud.

"Perri" - Photoshoot

A few weeks ago I caught up with a friend of mine, Perri, to discuss some photoshoot ideas. Today we had a really fun afternoon bringing some of them to life. We took lots of great photos in some really fun locations around town.

A lot of her time was spent upside down as we both realised when looking through the photos afterwards. Her friend Kate came along to help which was fantastic as she provided some awesome ideas that I think turned out really well.

We have another shoot planned for next weekend to complete more of our long list of ideas. So stay tuned.

"Grace" - Wednesday Evening Photoshoot

Late today I met up with Grace  to do another photshoot. It's always great fun taking photos of Grace, shes photogenic and has fun.

This time we chose a few different locations around town, and we managed to sneak up to Mt Stromlo before closing to get some great sunset shots.

"Jemma" - Photoshoot

Jemma, a friend of mine was interested in showing off some of her tattoos in a "Suicide Girl" style photoshoot. We had been planning it for a while and it kept getting postponed due to both our work commitments. We finally manged to settle on a date/time however nature had it in for us and decided to rain heavily for most of the day. We braved the weather and went out in one of the dry spells and managed to get a couple of great photos.

Photos to come.

"Josie" - Photoshoot

This afternoon I had a photoshoot with my wonderful friend, Josie. We had been wanting to do a shoot for ages and finally got around to doing it. I have been so busy with theatre lately that I haven't had much spare time.

We went to some of my regular photo spots; Lake G, Glebe Park, Stromlo and The National Museum. I finally got to take a few photos using a picture frame as a prop as well. They worked pretty well.

It was a great way to spend the afternoon and we managed to get a lot of great photos!. Thanks Josie.

Josie leaning against the red wall at the National Museum.

A moment of dancing caught through a window.

"Maddy" - Impromtu Photoshoot #1

I was talking to my friend Maddy the other day and she thought of the interesting idea to do some "Impromptu photoshoots". Basically the idea is this: Either of us can decide to do a photoshoot at any time and, if we are both free, we will choose a spot and go take some photos.

Today we did such a shoot. I messaged her in the afternoon and we met up in Glebe Park to take some photos. We then ended up going for a drive to Belconnen to take a few more near the lake. It was a lot of fun and we managed to get some great photos.

"Clare" - Headshots

Today I took some simple headshot photographs for my friend Clare. This was the first time I have taken photos with the express purpose to get headshots. Clare was very happy with how they all turned out and will be using them in her portfolio for theatre work.

"Grace" - Photoshoot

A smiling Grace on top of Mt Ainslie

I did a bit of post processing on this photo to make it look a bit different. I think it works really well.

A photo using my 430EX off to camera right pointing up.

Today I had another photoshoot with one of my favourite people, Grace. This time we went to a few different places and it was also my first attempt at taking photos with remote flash. As always, she looked fantastic. Here are three of the photos.

"Lila" - Photoshoot

Today I had a fun afternoon shooting with my friend Lila. We took photos at the Carillion and Glebe Park. (A location that is becoming a favourite of mine).

Lila looked great wearing a stunning silk dress that she will be wearing to a wedding soon.

I will post more of the photos soon.

"Grace and Maddy" - Photoshoot

Today I had another photoshoot with Grace. This time, Maddy, her friend from overseas joined us. We took photos in Glebe Park, various spots around Civic and at the Museum of Australia.

The girls did a great job posing on such a hot day, we managed to get some great photos.