Hungry Jacks as ongoing

As I'm shooting for +Hungry Jacks Australia regularly and enjoying the shoots and the team.
I won't post each and every food shot here as it is kinda something you are interested in only if you are involved in that industry. Lets face it, most punters  never consider where the images they stare at above the counter originate from (typically with a bit of drool leaking from the agape backup breathing orofice) and then I've done my job correctly. The images are to appeal to our primal appeal for the burger, and in celebration of that, here are some of the latest hits in burger world. With apologies to vegetarians.

Streetfighers

With apologies to Guy Ritchie.

Like my image of Garth Wood in a previous post, I wanted to shoot a story with palpable energy, almost like a freeze-frame from a movie fight scene.  Flying spit and all. To really involve the viewer in the dark and dangerous world of streetfighting.

Make up by the talented Michelle Dube

My talent of choice is up and coming boxer Paul "Showtime" Fleming and Hussy Hussein

In the oven....

No. Not that, Pat is not pregnant, but the tie in is that a favourite Aussie  brand of desserts, baked goods, cakes and other dietery sins is casting for shooters to work on their package rebranding. Nice gig. They have five or six photogs on their shortlist, I'm one of them. Fingers crossed.
Watch this space...

Nikon D800E

Excited but apprehensive about the potential of this camera. It will be a game changer.

My order is placed. My Phase back is getting nervous.

Toyota- What a Feeling brochure

The weather smiled upon us briefly, but remianed erratic. Sorry to talk weather but these things matter alot in the days leading up with multiple paid forecasts. Sadly a wallaby was struck by the camera car and contrbuted to the roadkill on West Head road.  The effort to save costs by excluding MUA let the results down a bit methinks, but they(client and agency) were chuffed with the images, and extended the usage, I can't complain about that. Enjoyed working with Niccola Philips at Mercer Bell.

Movember

Photographically, I've always enjoyed the portraiture of the era between wars. Subjects seem more self aware and early photography made the notion of having one's picture taken a glamourous status symbol if done to a professional standard. DIY photography was in its infancy of course.

In contrast to this I found some haunting images from the National Archive taken from plate glass negatives captured purely for the purpose of record by the record keepers at Long Bay Gaol.

I was inspired by these beautiful portraits of the inmates from all levels of criminal practices, shot seemingly informally but carrying undeniable gravity.

With that as the base inspiration, the whole Movember thing got me noticing how many twentysomethings actually committed to their facial hair growth art with conviction far beyond the hype that comes round every November.

Considering that Movember is also known as contraception month because the significant partners do not always embrace the facial sprouting with the same enthusiasm, I was impressed that there are gentlemen young enough to not even be sporting a wrinkle, that wholeheartedly subscribe to the moustachioed and bearded code.

This got me onto a concept which I'll revisit later, but as these things go, the plan evolved. I went on to discover some gents from a Newtown barber Hawleywood's that go beyond a few period styling cues and live the look and lifestyle as much as modern times allow. No effort is spared in the details and these blokes don't just live the lifestyle, they carry it off with style.

By the way, only one of the subjects in these portraits is styled to the era, the others are wearing what they arrived in. They live the look full time.

You gotta admire the conviction and the effort in that.

So, after an initial false start due to our talent dudes cancelled on the morning of the shoot (in their defence they work 6 days a week and didn't fancy spending a seventh in a stuffy studio) ...deep breath, exhale...I got my shots of the dudes from Hawleywoods.

Much obliged and grateful to the stylist (Jan Edwards) and MUA (Hilary Ho) for their time, and of course the unique Gentlemen from Hawleywoods who gave their time.

Dad RIP

This is the most personal image I have shot in my life, and it is the way I shall remember him.

I will always be grateful to my wife for telling me to pick up a camera at that moment, as he soothed his pain in the pool.