Empire of the Sun photos
During the filming of Empire of the Sun’s video for Without You i took a few snaps of (Emperor) Luke Steele.
In the tradition of their previous publicity shots, they went through the Debaser illustration process to come out in this fantasy fashion.
One of the shots also made the single artwork cover.
Here’s the video, directed by [...]
Operator Please photos
Some pictures from December 2007 of Operator Please that i neglected to post at the time.
These were press photos, to refresh the previous photos i did.
This time they wanted something a little more sophisticated, less young and ‘cute’.
Some shots were done in the studio, with props i hired from Mitchell Road Auction Centre. [...]
Catcall in a supermarket
Here’s some photos i took of Catcall and Levins (aka Sleater Brockman) the other week.
As i was trying to think of locations Danny North’s Fu*ked Up photo was fresh in my mind so i thought about a supermarket. Max|m supermarket let us take over an aisle for a little while.
The two of them are [...]
Ladyhawke
Here’s some snaps i took a few weeks ago of Pip Brown aka Ladyhawke.
We wandered the streets round the Modular offices looking for interesting backdrops. I just had a short amount of time in her day of doing back-to-back press and radio interviews. It was a typical rush.
I wish i’d coaxed more personality out of [...]
Midnight Juggernauts photos
Here’s some of the finished photos from that shoot with Midnight Juggernauts in Centennial Park.
The band are riding high at the moment with a hectic touring schedule. As well as the North American tour they’re on now with Justice, they’re about to head to Europe and tour with Digitalism across the UK. They also appear [...]
In the woods with Midnight Juggernauts
I did a photo shoot with Midnight Juggernauts on Thursday night. These are a couple of offcuts, i’ll post the proper shots later once they’re approved.
The elements were stacked against us.
We were shooting at night in the pitch black of Centennial Park without a permit.
The band were only available for a short window of time [...]
bluejuice have problems
My first album cover photo!
This is the cover art for bluejuice’s debut album Problems. After being around for 6 years they’re finally releasing their debut album on the 11th August.
You may remember the photo when i first posted it.
I haven’t seen it myself yet, but i believe the rear CD art is the bottom [...]
Operator Please press photos
Back in February i took press shots for Gold Coast band Operator Please.
It was such a fun shoot and the band were a pleasure to spend time with. They’re very young (aged between 16-18) and have that youthful energy and lack of pretention but they’re also very savvy and self aware. Talented musicians too – [...]
Revisiting some old press photos
Before i post some new band press shots i’ve done lately i thought i’d dig up some older ones that i recently found on my hard drive and put on Flickr.
Above is Pinky Tuscadero in 2005 in a photo that never saw teh light of day. Pinky are sadly no longer with us having disbanded [...]
Kid Confucius photos
Here’s some photos of Sydney funk/soul/hiphop outfit Kid Confucius i took last Sunday.
They’re something a little different to the usual indie rock bands i shoot, but that’s a good thing. They’re a great band, recently winning ‘Best Urban Act’ at the Dance Music Awards.
With 8 people it was quite a challenge arranging people, getting [...]
Dappled Cities Fly photos
A couple of weekends ago i spent some time with the lovely lads from Dappled Cities Fly taking new press photos.
They needed photos in anticipation for their new album Granddance, plus they’ve got a new member, Ned Cooke on keys.
We went to a few different locations – upstairs at The Annandale, Museum train station [...]
Ground Components photo shoot
Here’s some promo photos i took of Ground Components a while back. They’re being used in the promotion of their new album, An Eye for a Brow, A Tooth for a Pick. I noticed the one above was used in Rolling Stone and i believe a collage of pics also made it into the [...]
Young and Restless (again)
One could be mistaken for thinking this has become a Young and Restless fansite, i’ve plugged them several times already. Plus a giant picture of lead singer Karina featured prominently in my photo show.
I guess i got their attention because they asked me to take some press shots for them. The weekend before [...]
Shooting The Model School
Several weekends ago i spent a nice afternoon with Brendan Wixted, aka The Model School, taking some snapshots for his press materials.
The previous night i went to see him and his band play to a packed Hopetoun Hotel for the launch of his album. He’s got an Elliot Smith meets Eels sorta vibe. Have a [...]
The Mares photo shoot
I had a bunch of fun on Sunday afternoon photographing equine Sydney band The Mares. It was the second time i’ve taken shots in a proper photo studio, and the first time i’ve ever been paid for taking photos.
Taking the shots was a piece of piss really. The guys were perfect subjects, [...]
