A PERSONAL BRANDING PHOTOSHOOT IN CANBERRA HOTEL
When my client Natalie Rayner contacted me to create her personal branding photos for her new events business I was quite inspired because she is the first event coordinator I’ve ever worked for. I was keen the think up some ideas that would help describe her business in Canberra. When I think about events I […]
WHAT DOES A LIFESTYLE PHOTOSHOOT LOOK LIKE?
It was freezing the day Teegan, Laurie, and Lauren from The Sisterhood Collective came to Canberra for their lifestyle photo shoot. None of them live in the ACT so they braved the cold to have me photograph them for the second time this year, but why they chose winter, I do not know! But these […]
UNLOCK YOUR CREATIVITY – WHERE TO FIND IDEAS FOR YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?
Do you often find yourself wanting to make new photos for your portfolio or just for fun but are stuck for ideas on what to photograph? The creative process can be challenging at times, and even the most imaginative of us sometimes hit a roadblock. Following a recent podcast episode on the Photo Diaries Podcast […]
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERSONAL BRANDING AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOS
With more and more small businesses being launched by the day, personal brands are being built alongside that. So it makes sense then that we are also seeing the rise of personal branding photography. Take one look at a business coach’s Instagram profile you’ll see their face dotted throughout their feed and all throughout their […]
5 EASY STEPS TO START SELLING IMAGES ON STOCK LIBRARIES
Remember that selling your images on a stock library is a great way to earn extra cash, but it can take time to see the dollars come through. From what I’ve sold so far, the average image is paying 90c, but each image is different and each stock library pays different commissions. I feel it’s […]
A LIGHTBULB MOMENT AFTER PHOTOGRAPHER SAW RED
So here’s how it happened- On a hot summer’s day while camping with my little family, I was struck by the boy across the campsite from us. His flaming fabulously cut red hair and burned-hot red skin reached me from across the way. I thought to myself ‘he would make a great shot for the […]
PROMOTING YOUR BRAND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE POWER OF IMAGERY CHAT
Alright friends, here is a chat I want you to listen to. Darby Lyndon a Brand Strategist and Branding coach interviewed me on her podcast Brand Chats, and we talked all about ways you can promote your brand using the power of imagery. I go through my 3 part system of starting your own Image […]
BRIGHT AND COLOUR PERSONAL BRANDING PHOTOS
Dog alert!!! It’s not often I get to have a dog on the photo shoot, but Annie’s therapy poodle named Moose was very happy to model for us in her home office space this month. So Annie Crowe is a multi-faceted businesswoman who is a Neurodiversity and Accessibility coach, a Podcaster, a passionate Advocate and […]
NEW PHOTOS FOR URBAN SKETCH ARTIST
This is Bobby Graham, an urban sketch artist, educator, author, and publisher in Canberra. An elegant and intelligent woman I’m pleased to also call my friend as well as my client. She is one hell of a talented woman, Bobby travels around town documenting her daily life in rough line sketches. From the barrister making […]
HOW TO STOP THE PHOTO SHORTAGE IN YOUR BUSINESS
It takes a lot of images to keep up with all the marketing in your business right now. From daily social media posts, general business marketing, and adding images to your digital assets like your worksheets, opt-ins, welcome packs, etc. If you are not a photographer like me, where the heck do you source professional […]
SEE MY PHOTO COMPETITION SUBMISSIONS
I still find it hard to ask a stranger to take their photo. In this case, it took me approx 45 mins to work up the courage after staring at this young boy across the campsite. I was starring because of his amazing colouring, the hair, the skin, and the sunburn on his face, all […]
HOW TO BECOME A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER
Do you look at other photographers’ work and think ” how did they get so good at photography?’ I wish I could make work at that level! I used to think like that and now I realize, each photographer just puts in the work, they do the 10,000 hours, they practice and they learn from […]
THREE WOMEN IN BUSINESS RECENT BRANDING SHOOT
Laurie, Lauren, and Teegan, three gorgeous business women come from all over Australia, from the far west, to the north of Australia, and met up for this photo shoot in the Nation’s Captial so I could be their photographer. How lucky for me! During this shoot, I wanted to capture the sisterhood nature, the closeness […]
A MOODY & ELEGANT BRANDING SHOOT, CANBERRA PHOTOGRAPHER
The request from Olivia for her new branding photos for her photography business was dark and moody, with lots of shadows and nothing bright and airy. Well, that was a challenge for me who never usually works in the darkness. I had to push myself to change my usual way of capturing a portrait in […]
COMPANY MARKETING PHOTOSHOOT – THE SEED CYCLE
I was recently commissioned to create an entire image library for The Seed Cycle’s future marketing. The brand is expanding rapidly, so Mel Kovacevic’s team and I pulled out all the stops on this shoot. Hair and make-up for the gorgeous ladies who were selected to represent the brand. We had healthy food galore, we […]
