Photoshoot and Beyond
When Chris Sebastian contacted me about creating cover art for his debut album ‘The Good Old Days‘, I initially wasn’t sure how the scenario would work. Chris was in Sydney, I was in Melbourne, and his photoshoot was happening in Sydney within the week. I admit, I’m a bit of a control freak… In order […]
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When we were asked to produce some creative product shots for a new client, I thought Challenge accepted! The product was an awesome high end cross country trainer with incredible grip on various surfaces and was to be photographer while not been worn….
Many times it is the set where you shoot that sets the tone for the photo. I think I demonstrated that pretty well when I turned my living room into a warehouse. With a similar Sci-Fi mood in mind, I created a rig to provide a Sci-fi cinematic look for a shoot. Here is what I […]
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A few months ago I began a photography series recreating the iconic X-men group with cosplay artists. My first character was the Dark phoenix. After completing this, I went to look for the second hero. Of course that called for another screening of the…
Short answer: Some Latex, A hat, cardboard and smoke. Hit the jump for the long answer. Be aware that it is mildly NSFW. Inspiration This shoot was a combination of several unrelated factors coming together. Interestingly they fit very well as a complete concept. Factor #1: I’m a big fan of using creative scenery in […]
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I met Sarah and her mom earlier on Facebook. They responded to a previous casting call. We had worked together on a real fun shoot and Sarah, her mom and me were talking about some ideas that would be fun to work on next. Christmas time was coming, so …
Photographer Leo Rosas wanted to create a Halloween inspired golf themed photo. And what better way to make to have Jason Voorhees (from friday the 13th) slash away at an innocent golf player? With the final results quite fitting this weekend, Leo was king enough to share both the lighting setup and the photos before and after […]
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Every photographer knows what it’s like to get an idea for a photograph and then struggle to figure out how to execute the shot that’s in their head. In this case, the idea belonged to photographer Andy Van den Eynde who imagined a heroic band of torch-bearing Gauls venturing into the Belgian forest on a […]
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When I was younger, I used to visit the French Brittany quite a lot. Brittany is the Celtic part of France where many wonderful legends of my childhood lived: King Arthur, Broceliande forest, The Holy Grail,… I wanted to organize a shoot in that location for a really long time and looked for a good location and concept. A few months […]
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When I was younger, I used to visit the French Brittany quite a lot. Brittany is the Celtic part of France where many wonderful legends of my childhood lived: King Arthur, Broceliande forest, The Holy Grail,… I wanted to organize a shoot in that location for a really long time and looked for a good location and concept. A few months […]
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