Interview and portrait tips in Digital Photography magazine
About 6 months ago i got an email from writer/photographer Lisa Perkovic asking if i’d be interested in talking to her about my work for a story in Digital Photographer magazine. I’m always happy to talk photography, so over email i answered some of her questions, and now they’re in print in the current issue [...]
Yael Stone
Moving on from Elana Stone, here’s some pictures i did with her sister, actress Yael Stone for a feature in Time Out Sydney. She was preparing for her role in As You Like It at the Belvoir theatre, so we just bounced around the rehearsal room grabbing the odd prop and making some fun pictures.
Elana Stone
From back in May 2009, some pictures i did with Elana Stone that i’ve not published before. One conceptual set-up (although don’t ask me to explain the concept) and one simple and raw. The first shot we did in her parent’s basement with props left over from a play her sister (Yael Stone) was in. [...]
An afternoon with Carmen
Sad news today that Sydney (via New Zealand) transgender icon Carmen Rupe passed away aged 75. I met her several times over the years while photographing for Time Out. The most memorable was an afternoon i spent with her and writer Angus Fontaine in her small Surry Hills apartment. She spoke at length about her [...]
Lanie Lane
Here’s some press shots i did with the delightful Lanie Lane back in August. These were all shot at Gardel’s Bar.
Photographing Robin Williams and George Miller
I had a very brief opportunity last week to photograph Robin Williams and director George Miller, who were in town promoting Happy Feet 2 and gave an interview to Time Out. It was one of those 1 minute shoots in a hotel bar type deals, with Robin and George on a production line from AAP [...]
David and Margaret At The Movies
Watching Margaget Pomeranz and David Stratton‘s nostalgic look back at their 25 years together on screen reminded me to post these pictures i did of them for a feature in Time Out Sydney.
Miranda July doesn’t give up
Several weeks ago, while Miranda July was in town to premiere her film The Future at the Sydney Film Festival i took a few pictures of her for a story in Time Out. It was one of those typical “you have 20 minutes for an interview and photo in the hotel room” type deals. I [...]
Sydney Swan Adam Goodes
Here’s some picture’s i did with Sydney Swans AFL star Adam Goodes. They were for a feature in Time Out Sydney.
Levins: hotdog connoiseur, photobomber extraordinaire
Here’s a picture i did with Levins at his new restaurant The Dip for Time Out Sydney. The Dip’s signature is Lev’s Dawg, a hot-dog which he proudly holds here. Among his many talents, Levins is a master in the art of the photobomb. A photobomb is defined by Urban Dictionary as “an otherwise normal photo [...]
Daniel Henshall from Snowtown
A few weeks ago i photographed actor Daniel Henshall who plays notorious South Australian serial killer John Bunting in the coming film Snowtown. It was to accompany an interview in Time Out Sydney. It was just a quick shoot in the film publicists office so i knew the background wouldn’t be particularly inspiring. I took [...]
Sparkadia Drum Cover
Last week a picture i took of Alex from Sparkadia graced the cover of Drum Media. It’s great to work with Alex again, we’ve a long history as i’m pretty sure i took their first ever press shots back in 2005 when they were still called The Spark. The picture they ran inside with the [...]
Adriano Zumbo Time Out Cover
A new issue of Time Out Sydney is on newstands now featuring a cover shoot i did with renowned patissier Adriano Zumbo. He was a pleasure to shoot and up for anything. A suggestive question of “how many macarons do you think you could fit in your mouth?” lead to the cover shot. A question [...]
Splendour Studio – Day 3
Here’s the third and final day of my FasterLouder Splendour Studio photos. One of the highlights was a chance photo opp with jónsi. Although we’d requested a photo with him, we’d been knocked back and he wasn’t on our official schedule. But i saw him wandering backstage, doing a photo with Harpers Bazaar. So i [...]
FBi Final Fling portraits
On Saturday night i took some pictures at FBi Radio‘s Final Fling concert at the Metro. Rather than shoot it traditional event coverage style, I set up a paper roll and light to do some portraits. My buddy Will helped me set up. He has a photo show opening this week at Mart Gallery. Jinja [...]
Photographing the Premier
Time Out Sydney interviewed New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally in the most recent issue, which is accompanied by a photo i did with her. It was a bit chaotic coming together. Prior to the shoot i was told we’d have to do the photo in her office. Pretty boring, but at least i could [...]
Photographing The Medics
Something from the archives today with a look at a shoot with young Cairns band The Medics that i did in June 2009. I’ve been lucky enough to shoot stills on a Foxtel project that’s profiling various indigenous artists, and that’s what took me to the Dreaming Festival last year for several things, including this photo with [...]
Leeanna Walsman
I took a few snaps of actress Leeanna Walsman after an interview for Time Out the other week. It was in the corridor of the Sydney Theatre Company, where Leanna is appearing in Stockholm.
Hugo Weaving
Here’s some snaps of the superb actor Hugo Weaving. It was a last minute affair, i only found out i was getting a photo opp with him 20 minutes before the shoot. They were taken in a minute i had in a hotel room while he was on a junket for Wolfman. No time for [...]
Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother
Having photographed Wolfmother countless times onstage it was nice to get the opportunity to photograph frontman Andrew Stockdale face to face. It was for a feature in Time Out Sydney on various Modular artists. The shots on white were taken at my place with an idea for a composite cover with other artists. That didn’t [...]
Anthony LaPaglia at Coluzzi
While i’m posting photos of men in coffee shops, here’s Anthony LaPaglia at Bar Coluzzi in Darlinghurst. He’s a latté man. This was shot in July while he was promoting Balibo.
Cloud Control out-takes
Back in August i had Cloud Control in the studio, and after doing some band photos i thought it would be fun to experiment a little at the end of the session. I singled out lead singer Alister and asked the make up artist to draw a lightning bolt over his face, like David Bowie’s [...]
Griffin Theatre 30th Anniversary
These are some portraits i took of various people involved with the Griffin Theatre Company over the past 30 years. I was commissioned by Foxtel who were filming a video piece at the same time. The shoot coincided with the day Griffin were throwing a street party for the 30th anniversary and kickstarting a fundraising [...]