We had a fun afternoon at Shorncliffe pier and the playground. (The kids were all enraptured by the beautiful bride going down the slippery slide!)
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Kate & Tobi - Shorncliffe Pier - 3rd Dec 2011
Kate & Tobi had a very small and intimate wedding, which was simply perfect for them. They are both wonderful down to earth people, who simply wanted to get married without all the fuss!
We had a fun afternoon at Shorncliffe pier and the playground. (The kids were all enraptured by the beautiful bride going down the slippery slide!)
We had a fun afternoon at Shorncliffe pier and the playground. (The kids were all enraptured by the beautiful bride going down the slippery slide!)
Sarah & Kyle - Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens
Sarah & Kyle are a beautiful couple! They are so very generous and caring people, that it radiates from them.
We had the weather from XXXX, (pouring rain, hail, lightning etc....) but they just said "don't worry about it, we'll be fine". So even though our location shot time was cut short, we made up for it with lots of bare feet moments......
It was a simple, emotional and very moving ceremony. Sarah & Kyle's family and friends were an absolute blast, which makes my job just about the best in the world! (And Sarah's cheeky granddad was the icing on the cake!)
We had the weather from XXXX, (pouring rain, hail, lightning etc....) but they just said "don't worry about it, we'll be fine". So even though our location shot time was cut short, we made up for it with lots of bare feet moments......
It was a simple, emotional and very moving ceremony. Sarah & Kyle's family and friends were an absolute blast, which makes my job just about the best in the world! (And Sarah's cheeky granddad was the icing on the cake!)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Nicole & Shane's Family Photos
Japanese Gardens - Queens Park - Ipswich
I have know Nicole for many years. She is my framing guru. Her son Levi is the same age as my youngest son. I photographed them when Levi was 2 - we was very cute and shy then. Now, he is the most cuddle loving boy, who seemed to think that I was the best person to latch onto (I didn't mind one bit - it was so much fun!)
I have know Nicole for many years. She is my framing guru. Her son Levi is the same age as my youngest son. I photographed them when Levi was 2 - we was very cute and shy then. Now, he is the most cuddle loving boy, who seemed to think that I was the best person to latch onto (I didn't mind one bit - it was so much fun!)
Henri Cartier-Bresson Exhibition
I was finally able to go and visit the Henri Cariter-Bresson Exhibition at the Brisbane Art Gallery yesterday.
Before I get going with my thoughts on the exhibit, I would firstly like to say that I did like it. I was inspired to break out of my wedding mould that I have found myself in and to go out and be the photographer that I would like to be. It even gave me inspiration to be a photography curator - how amazing would that be - to work with the most amazing photographers work....... Well, not much call for that in Brisbane...... Oh well.....
So, what I would like to comment on is that at Uni, when we were all told about the amazing photographers in the world and what they were known best for etc... Cartier-Bresson's work (from my memory) was most known for his amazing use of light and dark (chiaroscuro), his use of seeing all around him and using it to the images best possibility (eg reflections in water), and his composure of his subject - whether it be a portrait, street scene or landscape.
I found that many of his work definitely fit into some or all of these categories together. Some of his images made me think of Ansel Adams' amazing ability with exposure and getting details out of the darkest of darks and lightest of lights - in the one image.
For those who do not know much about the technical side of photography, black and white film is able to capture the darks and lights much better than a digital camera. However, to capture the extremes of light and dark, on film, in the 1930's was something not very people were capable of doing, especially within a single frame. Obviously the dark room probably came into it as well, but the initial framework needed to already be in that single negative to be able to give up any detail at all.
The thing that is bugging me however, is that the main all important, DO NOT of photography that we were taught is that if you are photographing people, especially if they are going to be the main focus of your image, then the person at the front MUST be in focus. If they are off to the side and not really that noticable, you can get away with them not being in focus. But for the main focus subject who takes up 2/3rds of the image, they need to be in focus.
I can think of 2 or 3 images at the exhibition that defied this rule. (And it bugs me). They were not especially awe inspiring images, that you go away thinking about the emotional impact that they have. I don't think they were of any important historical figures. They were just normal people - who are framed in an exhibit for one of the most influential photographers in the last 100 years, and they are out of focus.
This is what I have taken away with me as my main thought from an exhibition that I was so excited to go and see.
So I am disappointed. I think it is in myself. I think that it is a few factors - the huge excitment of seeing something that you cannot wait to see and being let down with your too high expectations. I also think that we see so many amazing photographs over the years, that we forget that the photojournalistic style started with Cartier-Bresson, Capa, W.Eugune Smith (my personal favourite!) etc. Also we see all their best work, from over their entire life. As a photographer, I can take 1000 photos of a wedding (I know - there is absolutely nothing in comparison - but I'm looking at the idea - I can take 1000 image and only 10 will be up to my standards of being good enough. With this day of the digital - we are not as careful as we were with film. I used to get 20 to 30 good images from 8 rolls of film. Now, we take so many more images and have less quality...... Well, that's a story for another day.
So what I'm trying to say is that we usually see 10 to 20 of the best images of a photgrapher. There were 250 of his images! So I'm giving myself a mental kick up the bum and saying, stop being so critical and enjoy the start of the evolution of photojournalism, right before my eyes - a sight that I may not get to see again in my lifetime.
The image that I have posted for you, is one of my many favourites. His use of the reflection was drilled into us at Uni. The idea that you don't need to have the main subject in focus, if there is another just as important focal point.
I will leave my ramblings with one of Cartier-Bresson's quotes, that is written on the wall of the exhibition.
"To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis. "
Henri Cartier-Bresson
The image that I have posted for you, is one of my many favourites. His use of the reflection was drilled into us at Uni. The idea that you don't need to have the main subject in focus, if there is another just as important focal point.
Before I get going with my thoughts on the exhibit, I would firstly like to say that I did like it. I was inspired to break out of my wedding mould that I have found myself in and to go out and be the photographer that I would like to be. It even gave me inspiration to be a photography curator - how amazing would that be - to work with the most amazing photographers work....... Well, not much call for that in Brisbane...... Oh well.....
So, what I would like to comment on is that at Uni, when we were all told about the amazing photographers in the world and what they were known best for etc... Cartier-Bresson's work (from my memory) was most known for his amazing use of light and dark (chiaroscuro), his use of seeing all around him and using it to the images best possibility (eg reflections in water), and his composure of his subject - whether it be a portrait, street scene or landscape.
I found that many of his work definitely fit into some or all of these categories together. Some of his images made me think of Ansel Adams' amazing ability with exposure and getting details out of the darkest of darks and lightest of lights - in the one image.
For those who do not know much about the technical side of photography, black and white film is able to capture the darks and lights much better than a digital camera. However, to capture the extremes of light and dark, on film, in the 1930's was something not very people were capable of doing, especially within a single frame. Obviously the dark room probably came into it as well, but the initial framework needed to already be in that single negative to be able to give up any detail at all.
The thing that is bugging me however, is that the main all important, DO NOT of photography that we were taught is that if you are photographing people, especially if they are going to be the main focus of your image, then the person at the front MUST be in focus. If they are off to the side and not really that noticable, you can get away with them not being in focus. But for the main focus subject who takes up 2/3rds of the image, they need to be in focus.
I can think of 2 or 3 images at the exhibition that defied this rule. (And it bugs me). They were not especially awe inspiring images, that you go away thinking about the emotional impact that they have. I don't think they were of any important historical figures. They were just normal people - who are framed in an exhibit for one of the most influential photographers in the last 100 years, and they are out of focus.
This is what I have taken away with me as my main thought from an exhibition that I was so excited to go and see.
So I am disappointed. I think it is in myself. I think that it is a few factors - the huge excitment of seeing something that you cannot wait to see and being let down with your too high expectations. I also think that we see so many amazing photographs over the years, that we forget that the photojournalistic style started with Cartier-Bresson, Capa, W.Eugune Smith (my personal favourite!) etc. Also we see all their best work, from over their entire life. As a photographer, I can take 1000 photos of a wedding (I know - there is absolutely nothing in comparison - but I'm looking at the idea - I can take 1000 image and only 10 will be up to my standards of being good enough. With this day of the digital - we are not as careful as we were with film. I used to get 20 to 30 good images from 8 rolls of film. Now, we take so many more images and have less quality...... Well, that's a story for another day.
So what I'm trying to say is that we usually see 10 to 20 of the best images of a photgrapher. There were 250 of his images! So I'm giving myself a mental kick up the bum and saying, stop being so critical and enjoy the start of the evolution of photojournalism, right before my eyes - a sight that I may not get to see again in my lifetime.
The image that I have posted for you, is one of my many favourites. His use of the reflection was drilled into us at Uni. The idea that you don't need to have the main subject in focus, if there is another just as important focal point.
I will leave my ramblings with one of Cartier-Bresson's quotes, that is written on the wall of the exhibition.
"To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis. "
Henri Cartier-Bresson
The image that I have posted for you, is one of my many favourites. His use of the reflection was drilled into us at Uni. The idea that you don't need to have the main subject in focus, if there is another just as important focal point.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Katie & Mitchell - Marist College Ashgrove
Katie and Mitchell's wedding was simple, elegant and very special. They are so in love that they were almost bursting at the seems with excitement to just get married. Katie was so serene and confident, that she calmed everyone around her. Mitchell was a little bit nervous, but his groomsmen got him laughing.
The ceremony was a lovely service at the Marist College in Ashgrove.
The small and intimate group of family and friends were so excited for Katie and Mitchell and some tears sneaked out here and there.
After some fantastic location shots at the Marist College afterwards, we quickly dashed back to the reception to warm up. Overall, it was simply a lovely, cosy wedding and I was made to feel very welcome by Katie and Mitchell's family.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
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