I was looking through my old photos today and found my ones from the James Blunt concert at the Royal Theatre back in May 2008. This was my first international act I had shot for BMA Magazine, borrowing a 70-200mm lens from my friend Lisa.
Olivia - Photoshoot
This afternoon I had a photoshoot with Olivia. She is the sister of one of my favourite people to photograph; Grace.
Even though they are sisters, they defiantely have different styles and it was great fun taking photos in the backsteets of civic with her.
When I was photographing Liv, she reminded me very much of "Twiggy", the famous model from the 60's.
"Josie" Photoshoot 2
This afternoon after work, Josie and I did another photoshoot. It's been a couple of months since our last one - way to long. Even with the short amount of time we had to shoot before the light vanished, we got some great shots involving a few diferent outfits, ranging from a lovely blue dress that belonged to her grandmother to a leotard and even a hoodie.
The hoodie was a last minute addition as it was getting rather chilly towards the end and we both decided it would be fun to get some photos with that as well. They turned out beautifully.
We are planning another photoshoot soon of a more edgy nature which I am looking foward to.
And finally, a nice quirky one;
"Grace" - Winter Shoot
This morning I woke early to meet up with Grace to do another photoshoot. It was foggy and chilly but the sun was shining so it turned out to be a great morning. We shot in a few new locations and managed to get some fantastic shots again. Not hard with somebody as photogenic as Grace though!!
"Lila" - Winter Photoshoot
Today I had a full day shoot with the lovely Lila again.
She needed some headshots for work and thought we should also spend the day taking photos. We went to various places around the centre of Canberra, including: Lennox Gardens, Yarralumla, Government House driveway, Old Parliament House and the Botanical Gardens.
The theme of this particular photoshoot was jackets, scarves, belts and hats. Jackets being particularly fitting, considering it was a rather overcast, chilly day that was interrupted by rain from time to time. Even so, we managed to get some great photos as usual.
The Presets - AIS Arena
Tonight I was lucky enough to see The Presets (Julian Hamilton & Kim Moyes) perform once again in Canberra. Last time I got to shoot them was at Foreshore at the start of the year.
This particular gig was originally going to be held at the ANU Bar, but due to the massive amount of interest, it was moved to the AIS Arena and made an "All-Ages Gig". This allowed for many more people to fit in, and the event almost sold out again.
There were so many people there, it was crazy. Everybody looked like they were having a great time though. The guys were fantastic, I stayed on and sat in the chairs after I had finished taking photos and watched the rest of the show.
Julian Hamilton
Kim Moyes - Concentrating hard.
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.
Little Birdy @ ANU Bar
Tonight I got to take photos of one of my favorite bands. Last time I saw Little Birdy play was at "The Venue" back in June 2007. They are currently touring to promote their new album; "Confetti". I love this album, the music is a great mixture of their usual style and also has a real soul, 50's, Motown sort of feel to it. They played at the ANU to a full crowd that eagerly awaited hearing the new music being played live.
I really enjoyed the gig, they are always fantastic live, with the band beingfull of energy, especially lead singer/guitarist; Katy Steele.
"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.
"The Basics" @ Transit Bar
Tonight I went to see one of my favourite bands; "The Basics", perform at "Transit Bar". It's been almost 2 years since they performed here and it was great to hear some new music from their new album. (Still in the recording process, so hopefully out before the end of the year).
I had spoken to Wally (Drums/Vocals) a few weeks ago about doing a photoshoot after the gig and they were more than happy to muck around for 5 minutes in a stairwell after the show. Thanks heaps Wally, Kris and Tim! - It was a lot of fun.
Wally of "The Basics"