I was asked to photograph a series of Bollywood performances by students from Dance Masala (Brisbane's Best Bollywood Dance Classes) in the Queen Street Mall. There were a variety of performances - from young children through to teenagers and … [Read more]
Holi Headshots
Posted on March 16, 2014 //
I took nearly 1,000 shots at the Brisbane Holi Festival (organised by the Gujarati Association of Queensland and held at Sunnybank) - including nearly 200 headshots. I loved these headshots because of the vibrant colours and the simple joy and fun … [Read more]
Holi – Festival of Colour (Brisbane) – Mar 2014
Posted on March 15, 2014 //
"Holi", the popular Hindu spring festival, is one of India's most important holidays. It is known as the festival of colours, (and sometimes festival of love) and is famous as a carnival of colours - where everyone plays, chases and colours each … [Read more]
Canon Photo 5 Competition – September 2013
Posted on September 28, 2013 //
Photo5 is a unique photography competition run by Canon each year where five everyday items in a simple brown box inspire a stunning variety of imaginative images. Along with the everyday items (designed to provide inspiration), there separate … [Read more]
Southside Photo Bugs Meetup – Dogs (& Owners) – July 2013
Posted on July 28, 2013 //
Today's Southside Photo Bugs meetup was an combined event with the Brisbane Dogs meetup - and provided a great photo opportunity for Owners, Photographers and the Dogs themselves of course. It is often said never work with Children or Pets... but … [Read more]
Brisbane MakerCamp – July 2013
Posted on July 27, 2013 //
Today I popped in to the Brisbane MakerCamp (at HackerSpaceBrisbane) and (of course) couldn't help taking a few photos. MakerCamp is a showcase of inventions, creations,arts,craftsmanship and anything that you can make yourself. It is in the … [Read more]
Remember Forever Photo Club – Mt Coot-tha – July 2013
Posted on July 13, 2013 //
This months Camera Club event started off at the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens (an awesome place to spend a few hours taking photos) before heading up to Mt Coot-tha lookout for the sunset. The theme at the botanical gardens was "macro" - but … [Read more]
Photoshoot – Mt Gravatt Fog – June 2013
Posted on June 24, 2013 //
I recently rushed up to Mt Gravatt on a particularly foggy morning - hoping to catch some spectacular city views as the fog dispersed. Well... that didn't happen... the fog hung around for ages and by the time it had lifted from the mountain had … [Read more]
Mt Cootha Sunset & Timelapse
Posted on June 1, 2013 //
Mt Cootha is one of the favourite tourist spots in Brisbane as it provides a panoramic view over the city - with a good (if somewhat distant) vantage of the CBD. I've intended for a while to go and get some decent sunrise and sunset shots... but it … [Read more]
How to Photograph Fire Twirlers
Posted on May 19, 2013 //
If you've not tried it before, photographing Fire Twirlers, Fire Breathers and other types of fire performers can be a little tricky. For maximum effect, most performances of this type are done in low light (if not completely dark) areas so apart … [Read more]