Black and White for mood……….

Beauty is easy to capture.

The models I work with are all of course extremely beautiful women who embody grace and style.

But without fail you can’t beat Black and White for mood…………

Ekala Hunter – World Supermodel Finalist.

Old and new……..

A recent visit to the vibrant melting pot that is Hong Kong allowed me to quickly capture a few of the sights……..

South of the Border………

For those not familiar with Australia, the sunny Gold Coast sits right on the border with another state.

Yes, the beaches are as dramatic and spectacular as here on the coast.

I took a little drive this morning to this beautiful spot, just south of the border…………..

Just sit and gaze…………

I am really am spoiled !

The Gold Coast is brimming with great natural locations for photography.

I really don’t have to travel far to shoot everything from family portraits to High End Fashion.

But the every now and again, I find myself setting my tripod up, putting filters on the camera and settling in to capture a nice scene and then not taking an image.

Sometimes the scene in front of me makes just sit and gaze……………..

cast adrift………..

Wood, of all description washes up on the beaches of the Gold Coast.

Large planks, poles, even whole trees occasionally, however this small piece just looked at home after being cast adrift……………….

Calling the spirits……….

Around the southern end of the Gold Coast, there is a small outcrop of rocks that is sacred to the local indigenous population.

One of the elders has a daily ritual of playing the didgeredoo, his way of calling the spirits…………….

Reflection……….

A sensational morning for photography…..or just a walk along the beach.

A great time for reflection………..

 

Natural light………

Shooting fashion articles in the middle of a sunny day outdoors presents a whole gambit of issues for a photographer to overcome.

We like to help promote local venues with our shoots to encourage more shoppers to the area and therefore using dingy covered alleys or inside storage sheds doesn’t work.

The retailers are happy for us to use their shops until they get busy, which of course is as soon as we set up a light stand….natural curiosity!

Whilst shooting this article we had one look to go and the sun was blazing down, our make up artist lives right next to the shopping precinct so we used this little corner of her house and took advantage of

beautiful diffused natural light……………

Shoreline cascade……..

Several of the headlands along the Gold Coast have accessible rocky outcrops that provide beautiful foregrounds when capturing seascapes.

This one at the southern end of the coast gets exposed to quite large waves and the natural run-off produces a stunning shoreline cascade………….

Supermodel in the making………..

Just a quick edit from a shoot with Ekala, one of the finalists in the World Supermodel competition.

I will share more later, but here is a glimpse of a supermodel in the making………..