Take your own engagement photos
One year ago, I asked my partner in crime Rachel to marry me. We were traveling in the Northern Territory of Australia to see the sights of Kakadu National Park. Since we’re both photographers, we decided to take our own engagement photos in August of last year. We ended up […]
Profoto Solo
In my last shoot to test the Profoto B2, I wanted to go it alone. I met up with Sammie to see how easy it would be to move between multiple locations and set up without an assistant. Working alone with the Profoto B2 In this half day shoot, I worked through four […]
Studio Light Outdoors with the Profoto B2
For my third shoot to test the Profoto B2 as a studio light, I went down to Brighton beach to see how well it would work in sunny conditions. Women’s Swimwear Scenario Talent: Chontelle Berryman from Vicious Models Location: Brighton Beach, Australia Time: Morning Conditions: Full sun (sometimes I used the shade) Assistant: Friend (and sometimes talent […]
Profoto B2 Air | Tested
Last week I shared the first of a set of four scenarios that I planned to test the capabilities of the Profoto B2, Air Remotes and OCF modifiers. Today I’ll delve into the second shoot. Women’s Fitness & Portraiture Scenario Talent: Carly from Wink Models Location: Melbourne, Australia Time: Afternoon Conditions: Cloudy with some sun […]
Profoto B2 Hands On
When Profoto launched their new B2 Off-Camera Flash, my friends over at michaels got in touch with me to see if I wanted to take it out for a spin. They know I’m keen to start integrating lighting into natural light situations and hooked me up with the gear to […]
Coastal Run Photo Shoot
Although the Australian continent is massive and mostly dry, from an outsider’s perspective, it seems like a land of coastlines. Most of the Australian population lives near the water. To shoot a fitness/run story along the coast seems very Australian to me. A few weeks ago Profoto announced their HSS system, […]
Reflective Runner | How to
You know when you have an image in your head but you’re not quite sure how to make it happen? That’s what gets me excited (and a bit scared) as a photographer. The Concept I do a lot of my run/fitness photography in natural light. But a lot of the […]
Fitness Test Shoot | Tayla
How do I keep developing, improving my craft, so that I know I can deliver results for clients? Learning, experimentation and practice. One of my favourite ways to solidify my understanding of a photography concept/technique or to try something new is to do a test shoot. Fitness Test Shoot Goals […]
Night Run Photography | How to
Photo above: Copyright lululemon athletica | Photographed by Matt Korinek 1/1000 sec at f/2.0, ISO 3200 Light at night Night photography is both beautiful and rewarding. My friend Paul Zizka is the king of amazing nighttime selfies in the Canadian Rockies (seriously, I have a feeling he might be a […]
Kakadu National Park | Adventurer Photos
It’s been a big year and next year looks to be an even bigger adventure. I only got away for a holiday once this year and boy was it worth it. My fiancée (then girlfriend) Rach and I flew up to experience the Northern Territory of Australia and spend time […]