Masterchef Final 2015- Who will win?

A few weeks back I spent the day in the kitchen with the Top 6 of Masterchef for Womans Day. Now it is down to 2 , and tonight Billie and Georgia will fight it out for the Crown of Masterchef 2015. I have been glued to the whole series and the quality of food this series is amazing and quite inspiring and I am really looking forward to the finale!

Who is going to win? I don’t know…..do I have to take sides??? Good luck to both Billie and Georgia! you both Rock!

Enjoy the finalé food peeps!

Shoot- HMU- Julian Jones, Styling-Lou Petch, Assistant – Celeste Jane

Jackson Gallagher

Jackson Gallagher

Last week I got to spend a day in the life of Jackson Gallagher aka Josh Barrett from Home and Away at his beautiful family home tucked upon a hill in amongst the olive trees near Daylesford, Victoria.

With lots of laughs, some home made paleo cupcakes and two great horses for Jackson to strut his riding skills and for me to chase after, with camera in hand, we had a really great day.

With a gorgeous clean ambient light being thrown upon the stables tin walls, it was a perfect spot to grab some great portraits of Jackson, and great shots he gave me!

Im loving this image of Jackson with his denim on denim “Levi Ad” look and all the great tones that are coming through.

You can check the full shoot out in this weeks New Idea Magazine and check another shot of Jackson out here on my instagram. A massive Thanks to Jackson and his Mum Claire and the crew- Hair and Make up – Julian Jones, Stylist- Louise Petch and Assistant – Ben Mulligan

1st Cover for 2015!

Happy 2015!

Theres not a better way to start the year off than with a Cover!

This bright and fun shoot was for New Idea and it gets 2015 rolling off with a bang!

We had such a laugh with all the Reality TV Stars on set, many giggles and a good dance off or 2.

It was amazing to see all the women take their gorgeous figures and get on that set with great pride.

Being happy in your own body is so important and getting in front of camera in your bikini for a magazine is no easy feat, so hats off to all you ladies…

You were fabulous and you look great!

Thanks to the awesome crew- Stevie, Danica, Julian, Kath, Jamie, Rosie and Ben

Check the full story out in this weeks New Idea!

Asher Keddie takes out the Gold Logie

Congratulations Asher!

On the lead up to the night of nights, I had the pleasure of shooting Asher Keddie for TV WEEK for her nomination for the Gold Logie.

It was a crazy hot day, and the crew were melting away as Asher, in her professionalism came onto set looking as gorgeous as ever, bringing her charismatic energy and worked her magic to produce a beautiful set of images.

I love this particular shot, with every element coming together from Ashers striking pose to to the simplity of the compositon and the pop of red from this beautiful Carla Zampatti dress against the white floorboards.

Thanks to Asher and the crew for a really great…..hot and successful day!

A little Bit of Blue

I love driving along and seeing something that catches my eye, a little moment where everything has just fallen into place. You pull over, run back, and shoot a few frames.

You can pass the same building a hundred times, and then one day, the light is perfect, the sky is perfect and the lines are magical.

Postcards from the streets of Melbourne

Hamish wins the Gold Logie

Congratulations Hamish!

Every year, I swan a little black dress to glam it up for TV’s night of nights…The TV WEEK Logie Awards. This year we saw the likes of Tony Bennet, Flo Rida and many a gorgeous dress float down the carpet.
From the fishtail dresses to the stylish suits, Australia’s most popular faces of TV, excitedly swarm into Crown Casino to find out who takes out the prize for categories such as Most Outstanding Actress, and Best Documentary.
This year the award of the night, the Gold Logie went to the talented Hamish Blake.
With TV WEEK, I had the pleasure of snapping Hamish prior to the big night for his nomination shoot, alongside Asher Keddie, Carrie Bickmore, and Adam Hills. I love a studio filled with so much excitement and Logie Fever. Thanks to everyone for a very fun day.

Photo of the Month – Catching a moment

This month it’s all about a moment. Sitting on top of a hill over Angkor Wat, waiting for the sunset to magically glow as the stories had promised, I found the people around me more interesting than the sunset itself, which was sadly disappointing.

Turning my camera around on the crowd, I watched as everyone waited in anticipation. Behind me, were these two boys, who in unison, raised their arms and tried to cup the sun in their hands. At that second, I shot one single frame and the moment was over.

Sometimes ‘catching a moment’ is a feeling that something is going to happen, and preparing yourself, and other times, like this moment, it’s just special that you are lucky enough to witness and document it.

Photo of the month-phone photography

This month is all about phone photography. It has become very controversial on some photography platforms, such as in the competition field. Its accountability is questioned in the professional world, as to whether it is of high enough standard and credible.

Personally, I still feel, as it has been for many years, that it is the eye of the photographer, and not his/her tools that makes a great photo.

The phone camera definitely has a place in my life, its handy, it allows a very accessible camera to shoot in certain situations that sometimes, when pulling out my SLR with a big lens does not, and of course, a lot of fun with its instant creative looks. Accept its boundaries and snap away. I’m excited to see what the future has install.

This is a little series I shot at sunset, great colours, great movement and I bet too, if it was on a wall, and I didn’t let you know, you may not have even picked it was shot on my iphone.

Its Block-tastic!

Australia’s television screens have been lit up over the past few months, especially the past two weeks, with Channel 9’s renovation series ‘The Block’.
It’s created such a frenzy that over 25,000 people came to view the completed houses on the first inspection day.
Shooting for OK! Magazine, I got to spend the morning with two of the contestants Josh and Jenna at their newly bought and yet to be renovated home. Along with their two gorgeous dogs, Josh and Jenna were a dream to shoot, and you can check the spread out in this weeks issue.
Congratulations go to Josh and Jenna, who just sold their house for a whopping and fantastic price of $1 million.