CHLOE {AND CREATING THE MOOD}

About a month ago I decided to try something a little bit different. Something to challenge myself and to work in a completely different way. A little test, if you will. I always find that they’re a great way to discover a new way of working, a way to see something differently and this was no exception. This shoot came together extremely quickly with the help of my good friend, and makeup artist extraordinaire Natalie Biller.

I’ve been umming and aahing about whether to post these on the blog, they are markedly different from the weddings and lovely couples that I get to shoot, but in the end, while they may look a little different, at the heart of it they showcase who I am just as much as everything else. The create a mood and tell a story. The story in this case isn’t the story of a wedding day, but rather it’s all about a particular moment in time and the feel was inspired by one of my favourite bands, Elbow and their song Mirrorball.

“You make the moon a mirrorball,
The streets an empty stage.
The city’s sirens, violins,
Everything has changed.”

For my film geek friends this was all shot on Polaroid 600SE with Fujifilm FP-100C

TEDxSydney

I had the awesome privilege of shooting TEDxSydney this year with a few other photogs and a photo of mine was featured in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, which was ridiculously exciting. But while shooting it was indeed exciting it was seeing and listening to all the speakers that was truly wonderful. It all seems like a wonderful jumble of theories, discussions and thoughts that I dare say will be inspiring me in the months to come. I really do wish it was a bi-annual event, because I can barely wait for the next one!

The highlight for me had to be Paul Kelly, I’ve been a huge Paul Kelly fan since…well…for as long as I can remember. So getting to hear his story, hearing him sing and actually being there to photograph him was amazing. I can honestly say that I found it difficult to concentrate on the photographing while he was singing.

I could really go on and on about TED and the wonderful role that it plays in educating, inspiring and illuminating with their seminars and website, but I’ll just leave you to enjoy the photos from the day and please check out both the site for TEDxSydney and TED. I dare you not to get lost in their talks and not to come out of the site inspired and wanting to help make the world a better place.

CASS {A PORTRAIT}

The light in Echuca was just awesome, glorious even. I think I could have sat in that field all day, and just taken it in. The sound, the smell, it’s not something that I will soon forget.

With Marlene, her grandmother’s name, tattooed on her arm and wearing the dress that her grandmother was married in, Cass made a stunning subject.

Thank you, Cass, for running through tall grass and being so amazing. Thank you to everyone else who was there and thank you Echuca for that glorious light!