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October 13, 2010

adelaide wedding

On the weekend I had the distinct pleasure of shooting the wedding of Alexis and Jeffrey, a lovely Malaysian couple who now call Australia home. I first met them in the lead up to my Borneo trip (Malaysia is one of the three countries that make up Borneo) so they were able to offer some […]

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October 4, 2010

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On Sunday I had the pleasure of taking out a super fun couple for an engagement shoot. I’ll be shooting their wedding later in the year so we decided to go on a photo shoot to allow them to feel more relaxed in front of the camera and so they know what to expect from […]

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October 1, 2010

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I own the best camera in the world. And so do you. And so does everyone walking around with a camera built into their mobile phone, or with a point and shoot in their handbag. The best camera is the one that’s with you.

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September 27, 2010

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Okay, so if you’re not a photographer you might want to skip this post. I thought I’d blog about the behind the scenes stuff on my recent Borneo trip, specifically relating to the photos, a subject that might be pretty boring for those of you who aren’t photographers. It’s the sort of stuff I love […]

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September 21, 2010

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There are some opportunities in life that don’t come around twice, and when you have the chance to experience something unique you have to make it happen. There were 2 of these experiences in Borneo, I’ll be blogging about the other one shortly but today’s installment is about 3 days spend in the Danum Valley […]

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September 17, 2010

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Way back in the 80’s and early 90’s, before the internet, before anyone had heard of Bill Gates or that chap that owns Facebook, the school yard conversation topic of World’s Richest Man invariably ended when someone brought up one name. A man who was surrounded in mystery and magic, did he even exist? He […]

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September 13, 2010

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After an amazing three weeks away in Borneo I’ve returned to the real world with a thousand stories and almost 4000 photos to sort through! I’ll be blogging a bunch over the next few weeks so if you’re interested to hear and see my adventures then stay tuned – in the meantime I’ll leave you […]

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August 15, 2010

On Saturday I headed out to Woodstock Wine Estate at McLaren Vale to take some photos for their website. They were hosting a wedding reception that night with guests arriving at 5pm, so I arrived around 4pm to take some shots of the Coterie all decked out but devoid of guests.

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August 9, 2010

Just a quick blog post this week, partly because my weekend consisted of installing catflaps and other manly pursuits rather than taking photos…..

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August 2, 2010

Four important rules for landscape photography: 1 . Shoot at sunrise or sunset, not during the middle of the day 2 . Use a tripod 3 . Use a wide angle lens to capture the whole scene 4 . Be patient and wait for great light

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