Mood board done, styling and location sorted, all ready to bring an idea to photo! And then…the rain sets in.
An old bed sheet, new styling and a quick call to my good mate Tav at the Lucky Penny and a new concept is born.
This is how my recent portfolio shoot with Viven’s represented model Boston McCathrion panned out. Hope you enjoy what we came up with!
Ps. This is my first fashion video. Love to know your thoughts in the comments.
Hey Guys,
If you follow me on instagram you’re probably quite aware of my love affair with fog - and in particular, fog in the Black Spur. So when it came time to take the jump into making my fist video, what better place and conditions than a cold winters morning in the Spur.
The series of clips in this short video were all shot on the DJI Mavic Pro in 4k at 60fps.
Feel free to leave me any feedback in the YouTube comments…
Enjoy!
RARE AND RE-DISCOVERED
“Deep beneath Lake Pieman lays some of Australia’s rarest timber species.
Each piece we hand select is unique; and has its own story to tell.
Seamlessly fusing materials, creating a product where architecture meets eyewear.”
SEBASTIAN BLAKE
That is (in brief) the brand story behind the soon to be released eyewear label - Sebastian Blake.
I was recently approached by Melbourne stylist Kirby Hughes to shoot the second component of the Sebastian Blake launch campaign.
After having one half of the campaign shot in Tasmania; the home of Lake Pieman and their unique timber element. The guys from Sebastian Blake wanted to shoot the remainder of the campaign in a way that complemented the more architectural / urban side to their frames.
Working with Kirby, we decided on four locations to shoot the eight different frames. With the locations covering a range backdrops, from clean lines and natural tones to pastels and urban grit.
From a photography standpoint it was important to capture not only full and half body campaign images, but also the finer details of the frames - in particular the uniqueness of the timber used in each.
Here’s a small selection of what we came up with…
Kit:
Canon 5dIV + 24-70 2.8
Canon EOS R + 70-100 2.8
In 1982 the world was first introduced to the New Balance, “Made in USA” 990. Now three decades on - and worn by supermodels and Dads alike - we are witness to the release of its 5th iteration, the 990v5.
The ethos behind New Balance’s “Made in USA”, is to continue a long line of tradition and quality, with the manufacturing of every pair of 990v5 taking place in one of their five New England factories.
A four stage process taking three hours, passing through thirty pairs of hands and using the combination of traditional techniques and modern technology is the story behind every pair.
And the result - a plush suede and mesh silhouette with leather accents, “Made in The USA” branded tongue and of course, the signature “N” appliquéd on the side. A slight twist on a now classic.
To coincide with the launch of the 990v5, one of Australia’s leading sneaker retailers, Hype DC, have travelled to the New Balance factory in Lawrence, MA - and produced the second instalment in the series of their short films “First.Film”. This episode tells the story of process, craftsmanship and people behind this iconic sneaker.
Thanks to Hype DC I was lucky enough to get my hands on an early pair of the 990v5 and it’s make and comfort have not disappointed.
Whether you’re a professional photographer or weekend hobbyist you’ll know the importance of a good edit - and if you take a look at the before and after images below you can see just how powerful good editing software can be!
I recently partnered with Adobe Creative Cloud to cover one of my favourite Lightroom Classic CC tools - the Radial Filter. The Radial Filter essentially allows you to draw a circular shape of any size over your image and make corrections to either everything inside, or outside the selected area.
In this tutorial I give a step by step guide to how I gave a lifeless aerial image a beautiful sunrise glow - and how I used the Radial Filter to do so.
BEFORE
AFTER
Step One: Basic Adjustments & Spot Removal
Increase Warmth, Contrast, Clarity & Vibrance
Decrease Exposure, Shadows, Whites & Blacks
Use ‘Spot Removal’ tool to remove cars
Step Two: Tone Curve Adjustments
Slightly decrease darks & lights
Step Three: Colour Adjustments
Increase Saturation of Orange & Yellow
Increase Luminance of Orange & Yellow
Step Four: Radial Filter (1)
Using Radial Filter select desired area
Invert mask to act on everything inside selection
Increase Warmth, Exposure, Highlights & Saturation to create warm orange glow
Step Five: Radial Filter (2)
Using another Radial Filter select same area as Radial Filter (1)
This will act on everything outside selected area
Decrease Exposure to excentuate sunrise glow
So that’s it! In five basic steps I’ve been able to completely transform my image using Lightroom Classic CC and the Radial Filter. If you aren’t already using Adobe Creative Cloud and would like a free trial click here - or if you have any questions on this tutorial feel free me to drop a note in the comments section below.
Bonus Tip: It’s important to shoot in RAW to be able to pull the most information out of the image when editing. This particular image was shot on the DJI Mavic Pro with uses the .dng RAW file format.
