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Saturday, 24 March 2012 12:14

Wake Me When It's Over

I'm rereading Susan Sontag's "On Photography" and Cinematic Storytelling as I'm working on some more ideas for The Naked Punt video project and a subsequent blog and conference presentation on social video creation. Like photography the aim is to tell a story - to capture attention, engage you the viewer and generate an action - ie to Like, comment, share and influence the further narrative.  Today's marketing content mandate - If it doesn't spread it's dead.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012 08:01

Sans Souci Sunrise #2343

 
Saturday, 10 March 2012 03:07

Harold Tooth and The Naked Punt

It's not often I get a change to shoot someone as famous as The Naked Punts host Harold Tooth   I grabbed this intimate family shot of Harold and his ex wife Tilly Blackwidow
I've written before about event photography - in particular planning is critical for wedding photography or corporate shoots (and when you're being paid) BUT, there are also times when you decide to take your camera along just to capture the moment and hopefully get some interesting shots - SNAPPYS - Social Not Actually Planned Photography You Shoot. Case in point is our small annual Xmas poker game with a few mates, beers, a pizza or ten and combined with some good old fashioned mate sledging.  So, last night I grabbed the camera and just shot as the evening unfolded. With any type of event you know ahead that there's a basic storyline or timeline that will be followed. Arrival and introductions (introduce the characters) Food Game commencement, rounds and player eliminations The Finale  The Award Ceremony My thoughts are to wrap these individual images into a storyline and then create a single composite image - a bit like creating a cartoon strip.   With any set of images you want to create a common consistent style across the images so you're not confusing your viewers - in many ways it's similar to writing styles - that you don't go from a chatty and conversational tone of voice to suddenly prim and proper.   For this shoot I want to move fast so I keep my equipment and setups very simple - also  so any of the lads can pick up the camera and shoot. Canon 7D with 15mm-85mm kit lens  1 x 580…
Saturday, 03 December 2011 09:37

Now It's Your Turn

Saturday, OK I'm all coffee'd up for the morning and back into the studio to begin some more testing - first thing audio recording; then some video then stills.  http://www.clivevideo.com Now it's your turn.       Just write a 15 second script in the comments below and the most liked scripts during the week will be shortlisted and filmed. Can be anything as long as you'd be happy for your mum to see it.
Thursday, 01 December 2011 11:16

Fine Art - When The River Flows

I've been experimenting with the styles of Dave Hill, Josh Rossil, Jill Greenberg. Jim Fiscus and Joey L with my own combination of HDR surrealist technical and black and whites.   The attempt of your digital photos to look like older photos, paintings or fine art but still retain that photography essence. BUT, with any photo you want to get beyond the technical concerns and try and see what story is being told - to create an emotional response from your viewer that they - you - want to share.   Was aiming for that classic black and white high contrast shot. Going for classic black and white style here   Special thanks model: Lisa - Twisted Betties.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 08:35

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Monday, 12 September 2011 05:33

wedding photographer sydney prices

Wedding photography shoots are fast paced, they're long days; there's a high level of expectation - people are under a lot of pressure and things will inevitably go wrong - everyone is also aware of the Bridezilla stories - the nightmare client. A professional photographer will seek to minimise risks, be adapt to change and at the end of the day deliver results.  As the photographer you're shooting photos your clients will treasure for a lifetime so it's fundamentally important to get it more than just right - you want perfect.   The question then comes down to bang for buck, both from the photographers and the clients point of view. From a photographers point of view unless you're James Packer or a charity then there's very little point spending thousands of dollars on equipment; putting yourself under pressure and putting in tens of hours of post production energy if you and the client are not getting value and results. This blog entry aims to capture some of the initial thoughts and considerations going into wedding photography from an initial photography equipment and skills element to wedding photography marketing, pricing models and quoting through to the day - production and post production - to final delivery (CD. web, prints). Where to begin? In business 101 we learn that for every business there are only three basic fundamental parameters that influence customer purchasing behaviour - your service, your product, and your price.  Pick 1 or 2 of the 3 but you can't…