Studio Portrait 1 Lightroom Preset Pack
The Studio Portrait 1 Lightroom and Photoshop ACR preset works well for portraits photographed with studio lighting. The edit gives images a subtle magazine-like feel with it’s understated colour toning, especially when shot against a neutral backdrop. This works well for both corporate headshots and lifestyle portraits.
There are 2 versions of the Studio Portrait preset - a standard, and a warm version. There is also a one click contrast boost tool.
Brave New World // Stell Magazine - Editorial shot in Futuro House
I loved working on this kickass shoot with our fantastic team, headed by our art director Helen. Helen approached me with an idea of shooting in the iconic Futuro House (a spaceship house designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, currently residing in a courtyard at UC). How could I say no to a shoot in a space ship??!
Team credits:
Art Director: Helen Cheung
Hair: Lisa Simons
Make up: Lorraine Lorzano
Model: Mary Bilal
Stylist: Deejay Jukic
Photographer: Jenny Wu
Publication: Stell Magazine
Full 6 page spread and outtakes below! Behind the scenes images at the bottom of the post.
Sarah and Kaya: Stromlo Observatory Engagement
A couple of weekends back Sarah, Kaya, and I explored Mount Stromlo for their engagement shoot. I could not have asked for a more beautiful Autumn day with clear skies and beautiful soft light at sunset. The old observatory and nearby buildings are some of my favourite places to visit and shoot, and we found a little forest a few hundred meters away just as the sun went down.
We also did some fun photos with their 2 dachshunds around a nearby park beforehand. Challenging to get them both looking at the camera at the same time! Such frenetic energy!
Can't wait for their wedding later in the year.
Session edited with my Life//style Lightroom preset
Portrait of an artist- Alec Morris
A couple of weeks ago I took some photos of a friend of mine- portrait photographer extraordinaire and all round great guy Alec Morris. Here's a little bit about his work:
"Alec’s work centres around documentary portraiture and fashion; on the one hand inspired by a good story and the power of the portrait, and on the other the creative freedom of building an image from the ground up. Some of his recent projects include an essay on femininity and womanhood in Central Java, and a study of education initiatives for remote and at-risk communities in Western Australia. He is also the photographer behind Forty-Two Cakes, and the current CSIRO Artist-in-Residence."
See his work at alecmorris.photo , and his work for Forty-Two Cakes at @fortytwocakes.
Portrait of a photographer: Sam Broomby
Sam Broomby is an incredibly talented photographer currently based in Canberra (but will be Montreal based as of next year). He has a compelling and evocative photographic style and is a constant source of inspiration for me.
Sam kindly agreed for me to take his portrait last weekend. We spoke about the past and the future I was grateful that he allowed me to capture some of the raw emotions in these portraits.
See his work at www.samuelbroomby.com
Portrait Session: Samantha
Had the pleasure of hanging out with Samantha last week and shooting some simple 2 flash back lit portraits. The unforgiving Canberra weather has encouraged me to start shooting with artificial light, and I wanted to see whether I could create that soft enveloping quality of light that I like with only 2 speedlights and 1 umbrella. Hope you like the set!
Portraits in abandoned spaces // Megan
There's something poetic about abandoned buildings. Often there's enough left behind to give you clues about what it was like in the past, and without realising it you naturally fill the space with your imagination.
This vacant nursery is just beautiful to photograph portraits in. The ivy creeping over the windows have grown through little cracks in the wood, so a little bit of the outside has made it's way indoors; and on a nice day the light filtering through all the windows is soft and glowy. On the day of the shoot, it was rainy and so dark I wasn't sure whether I was going to get any decent images (hello Canberra winter!)- but after looking at the back of my camera, with images shot wide open at 1.6, it was like my camera could see what my eye could not. Check it out!
Model: Megan Dawson