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Dec 12

John – A Bayside Story

12 December 2024

John was born in 1939. Early in his working life, he was employed in the city as a coppersmith and blacksmith. At that time, vehicle repairs involved hammering and straightening metal panels by hand. Items that were damaged were not simply replaced but restored, requiring practical skill and careful attention...

Sep 09

Awards

The 2024 Nyland Prize

9 September 2024

Reuben Kaye Portrait For The Win! It seems that my portrait of Reuben Kaye has picked up the Nyland Prize.The Nyland Prize, will sits alongside the celebrated Kennedy Prize, is awarded to "photograph that embodies, comments on or celebrates beauty".This is a broad theme, and something like this is not really...

Jul 17

Tips

How to Back Up Your Family Photos Without Losing Your Mind

17 July 2024

We all know how much you treasure those beautiful family portraits, especially after a fun and memorable one. But what happens once you’ve got those digital files? If the answer is, “They sit on my computer until I remember doing something with them,” this guide is for you.We have got...

Jul 17

Tips

What to do with your digital files

17 July 2024

In the digital age, it's easier than ever to take and store countless photos, but what happens after you've received the digital files from your portrait session? Or indeed all your special photos from holidays, special moments etc.Here is an evolving guide that hopefully will provide you with some ways...

Jul 03

Branding

Mietta By Rosemary | Award Winning Cake Shop | Branding Photography

3 July 2024

I have a love affair with cake. If i get a bad cake, it makes me sad. This is why I'm always happy when I'm capturing the branding photography for Mietta by Rosemary.Rosemary Andrews is a bit of a cake queen. As the former head pasty chef of Attica Summer...

Jul 03

Tips

Best School Holiday Games

3 July 2024

School holidays are here, and it can seem challenging to keep the kids entertained. Here is my always-updating list of great games that you can play with the kids, or they can play with each other. Got any you love? Leave a comment below so I can check them out. UNO IS...

Mar 22

Personal Work

Get in the f**king photo.

22 March 2024

When Cal suddenly left us last year, after the screaming of no and the tears my mind went straight to her husband and son. What can i do?Luckily I have a back up of photos so I went and found every photo I had taken of Cal, from the first...

Sep 28

Family Portraits - All

I’m not racist but… Collingwood 😂

28 September 2023

Now don't get me wrong, some of my best friends are Collingwood supporters... it's just... well... I have no idea! I'm not sure what kicked off this whole Collingwood vs. everyone but it is kind of fun to have a "villain" of the AFL. This year it's been the year where I've...

Aug 16

Melbourne Stories

Gracie | Sports Portrait Melbourne

16 August 2023

The FIFA Womens World Cup has taken over Australia in the last couple of weeks and it got me thinking of a shoot i'd been wanting to do for a while and just hadn't got around to it.I put a call out on Facebook looking for a girl who loved...

Aug 11

Awards

2023 Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year Finalist… again!

11 August 2023

For the second year running I've managed to become the bridesmaid in the IRIS Awards Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year awards. It's always a nerve wracking wait to see how images go in competition, especially seeing as the work I enter in the portrait field is always client based...

Jul 31

Awards

2023 Australian Photographic Prize News

31 July 2023

At the recent Australian Photographic prize I managed to nab a few Semi Finalists and a few Commended across six different categories. I'm still pretty obsessed with all forms of photography, while the portrait work tends to be what people see the most from me, the travel, landscape and documentary...

Jul 07

Family Portraits - All

The Michael Family | Family Portrait Winter

7 July 2023

Flash back time... a couple of years ago I was in Launceston for some family portraits, and the plan was to "Get up early and catch the morning light, and maybe some fog" Well, we certainly caught the morning light but there was no fog, instead, we were treated to a...

John – A Bayside Story

The 2024 Nyland Prize

How to Back Up Your Family Photos Without Losing Your Mind

What to do with your digital files

Mietta By Rosemary | Award Winning Cake Shop | Branding Photography

Best School Holiday Games

Get in the f**king photo.

I’m not racist but… Collingwood 😂

Gracie | Sports Portrait Melbourne

2023 Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year Finalist… again!

2023 Australian Photographic Prize News

The Michael Family | Family Portrait Winter

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