During the course of several photoshoots I started to compile a few basic rules behind the confusing and misunderstood role of an Art Director. I write them knowing I have not always followed them, in […]
Photoshoot Part 7: Praying For Rain
Something doesn’t feel wrong. Which feels wrong. There’s too much sun, the talent look like they stepped straight out of the storyboard, the photographer is taking stunning shots, the location is more beautiful than expected. […]
Photoshoot Part 6: Autumn Shade
As the leaves turn brown, these are the days of our lives. Wait, did you get that shot? The one with the snake near his leg. And get those chickens out of the background, that […]
My Life As A Hotel Room
It’s not easy being a hotel room. No one ever stays long enough to make friends with. There was that one guy who stared into his computer screen each evening as if searching for the […]
Photoshoot Part 5: Think Calm Blue Ocean
Captain’s Log: It’s the fifth day at sea and we still haven’t seen land. The crew are getting restless and I am starting to fear mutiny. Once the rum runs out, our last vestige of […]
Photoshoot Part 4: Architectural Jazz
Lights, camera …. architecture. The crew travelled over to Substation, one of those beautiful old buildings (formerly a tram depot) that had been stripped down and reformed into a contemporary studio space. We quickly forced […]
Photoshoot Part 3: BrisVegas … or BrisneyLand?
Arriving in sunny Brisbane was certainly a nice change from the icy cool grandma hands of Melbourne weather I’d just experienced. We jumped in the back of a hired convertible, attached our clip on ponytails […]
Photoshoot Part 1: In the beginning …
The gods were angry on the morning of my departure from Singapore. The hard rain machine-gunned the taxi as I arrived at Terminal 3, a crumpled ticket to Melbourne in hand that hinted at a […]
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