Sydney Photographer

I took this set of couple portraits a while ago. The couple were celebrating an anniversary and wanted to commemorate the occasion with a photoshoot session at their residence. These photos of the couple were taken in their garden and the "studio shots" were taken on location with my portable studio setup in their lounge room.

I had a photography assignment recently to photograph a Makeup Artist's portfolio. Here are the results of the photoshoot. Photos taken to emphasise the makeup and sometimes the hair.

I wanted to do another self portrait in addition to the "Superman" and the Business Suit self portrait photos. Instead of doing the formal setup with the dress and the studio setup, I wanted to capture the natural light of the environment as well as the spirit of an artist in action. The photo was taken with a 50mm f1.4 lens in my place of accommodation while in Basel, Switzerland.

Next stop - France. We took the leisurely route of catching a ferry from Dover, England to Calais, France then catching a train to Lille then transferring to a TGV for an hour long rise into Paris. I think I've done most of the things I wanted to see and do: seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum, scaled the Eiffel tower, went up to see the gargoyles at Notre Dame, walked around a Parisian Sunday markets. The above is a self portrait of me with the world famous Eiffel Tower in the background. Many tourists were taking the same view I was taking. The difference is that this "Portrait of a Parisian Tourist" is using a D-SLR, most tourists used a compact camera and I also used a portable studio configuration to get a different lighting effect. Since I only had one tripod which I used for the flash strobe, I had Peter (from the London portrait) taking the photo for my portrait.

Family portraits can be taken anywhere. I took my portable studio along with me to Paris, France and took the photo above from Trocadero of my family. You too can take your family portrait anywhere in Sydney, from the comfort of your home to your backyard, your favourite park or your favourite scenic spot.

This photo is of "Kebab Club" located at the intersection of Smithfield Rd. and Elizabeth Drive in Bonnyrigg – located in the South Western Suburbs of Sydney. This photograph was taken on a rainy December night, the haze is a result of shooting through the wet glass. I have a copy of a different version of the same photo with my window rolled down, but it doesn't give the same effect as the photo of the kebab club above. Click on the photo for the larger version.

Interpret the photo whichever way you want. Be it the inspection of oneself, the feeling of being watched or that only you can decide who you are no one else... I just take the photos. This photo was taken as-is. No major photoshopping techniques - only cropping, turning it into black and white then sharpening was used. The photo was taken with just a handheld flash and an SLR. Have a look at the larger version.

I've been getting comments that my self portrait with the superman shirt looks photoshopped. Well, let me tell you: the shirt is real. I used two layers - One black and white as the top layer in photoshop and the second layer colour. I used an eraser to erase a portion to reveal the Superman colours.

After shooting a self portrait of myself in a business suit, I decided to do a mock up of the whole Superman thing since people think I have some resemblance to Dean Cain who starred as Superman in "Lois & Clark" back in the 1990's. The photo was taken using my Nikon D200 with the on-camera speedlight acting as the flash commander for two remotely triggered Nikon SB-800 speedlights (utilising the Nikon CLS system). Uploading the digital photos onto Adobe Photoshop, I made two layers, one colour and grayscale for the layer on top. I used the eraser function to erase the black and white "S" to reveal the blue and red colours.

Sunset photography is all about being at the right place at the right time. Fortunately, my bedroom window is perfectly positioned to view fantastic Summer sunsets. This photo was taken last Thursday afternoon at exactly 19:37, with a Nikon D200 using the D70 kit lens (Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G) at 24mm Programme mode 1/160 sec f/6.3 ISO100.