Chuck Close Quote

"I always thought that inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. You sign onto a process and see where it takes you. You don't have to invent the wheel every day. Today you'll do what you did yesterday and tomorrow you'll do what you did today. Eventually you'll get somewhere. Every great idea I ever had grew out of work itself. If you’re going to wait a around for the clouds to open up and lightning to strike you in the brain you’re not going to make an awful lot of work."

- Chuck Close

Henry David Thoreau Quote

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

- Henry David Thoreau

HAN A/W 13 | Portraits Preview

Cheeky preview of HAN's latest AW13 "Portraits"
Video by Jake Jelicich
Photographed by Brock McFadzean
Featuring Angus Low & Zoë M Penman
Hair+MU by Hannah Rawlins | Charlene Allimant

Norman Jean Roy Quote

“A great portrait needs to first grab you and then let you sit in there and continue to draw you in. [Whereas] with a lot of fashion photography, it really hits you hard and then it slowly fades away."

- Norman Jean Roy

Walker Evans Quote

"First of all, I tell them (students) that art can't be taught, but that it can be stimulated and a few barriers can be kicked down by a talented teacher, and an atmosphere can be created which is an opening into artistic action. But the thing itself is such a secret and so unapproachable. And you can't put talent into anybody."

- Walker Evans

Eryk Fitkau Quote

"A photograph does not speak, it does not smell, it makes no sound, it does not move, it is just a two dimensional piece of paper, but a good photograph can do at least one if not all of the above!"

- Eryk Fitkau

Peter Coulson Quote

"Real beauty is on the inside, be the best you can be and if you do it a lot you will get better, do on to others, pay it forward, and in the words of Natascha... believe and achieve.”

- Peter Coulson

Ansel Adams Quote

“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”

- Ansel Adams

Imperfection is Beauty by Marilyn Monroe

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

- Marilyn Monroe

I recently had the opportunity to work with Damien Bredberg on a campaign for SP Lager. We travelled up to Papua New Guinea in October of 2012 for a week shooting

Acknowledgements:
Photographer: Damien Bredberg
Assistant: Brock McFadzean
Agency: GPYR

Some Behind the Scenes Images from the job.

Flying over Australia. Next stop PNG!

On the shore of Nusa Island at Sunset — in Kavieng, New Ireland.

Crossing the channel during the afternoon before heading back to the mainland.

Some beautiful clouds during the passing of an afternoon storm whilst out on the channel

The afternoon light looking as I looked out at the ocean.

One of the last days working in PNG

Island Life

A quick shot of Keith in the back of the car. We were waiting to organise transport and delivery of the pool table for the shoot.

The Resident Albatross on Nusa Island

Another Resident Bird

On of the locations on the another island.

Early morning start for a big day of shooting ahead!

The boys doing a little bit of fishing.

Nice visibility in the ocean!

One of our last meals for the trip.

Diane Arbus Quote

"It's important to take bad pictures. It's the bad ones that have to do with what you've never done before. They can make you recognize something you hadn't seen in a way that will make you recognize it when you see it again."

- Diane Arbus

Photographers are Violent People Quote

Photographers are violent people. First they frame you, then they shoot you, then they hang you on the wall. But if you're real good they will scrapbook you!

- Unknown

Philippe Halsman Quote

"...In other artforms the artist can start from nothing - an empty canvas, a lump of clay - then follow his imagination. The photographer, however, must first point his camera at concrete reality before he can photograph what is in his mind. No other artform can create an image with greater ease. The difficulty lies in creating an image with a uniqueness of beauty that will make it a work of art. "

- Philippe Halsman

Mark Seliger Quote

"A great photograph needs no explanation."

- Mark Seliger

Richard Avedon Quote II

"You can only get beyond the surface by working with the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good one is full of clues."

- Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon Quote

"I've worked out of a series of no's. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses or narrative. And all these no's force me to the "yes." I have a white background. I have the person I'm interested in and the thing that happens between us."

- Richard Avedon - 1994

Peter Coulson Studio Techniques Masterclass

I recently had the opportunity to attend Peter Coulson's recent Studio Techniques Masterclass in his studio in Melbourne. It was a pleasure to work with Natascha Verkaik again in Peter's personal studio environment. Peter once again covered many aspects of his photography; including how you can effectively use different light modifiers and manipulate the position of the light direction. He demonstrated how you can use softboxes, beauty dishes and a large parabolic umbrella effectively within the studio environment.

Here is a selection of my images from the day.

Marianne Williamson Quote

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

- Marianne Williamson