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Gentleman Photographer - Brisbane Australia

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Change we can believe in. #brisbaneanyday #federalelection #australiavotes2016 (at Camp Hill, Queensland)

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This is by no means a new topic, but a recent poster in the Fstoppers Wedding Photography group lamented that they felt they were stuck in a creative rut, and it got me thinking about the problem of trying to be experimental within an industry. Chances are if you’re shooting for a client, they have a preconceived idea of what you're going to provide, even if that’s just a ballpark “these kinds of colors, this kind of emotion.” If you rocked up to a wedding with the awesome idea of only shooting macros of toes, you’re going to have a hard sell when it comes time to deliver the finished product; they’d need to be really good foot shots.

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There have been several posts on Fstoppers over the years extolling the virtues of the pre-shoot location scout. Knowing your location in advance not only helps to keep the crushing dread of a possible creative block to a minimum, but your confidence and decisiveness carries across to your clients. They start to see you as a god of light, a master of scene. But sometimes, location scouts don’t go as planned: sometimes, it rains, sometimes, you don’t plan for a gigantic Buddhist festival to be taking place, and sometimes, you accidentally bring a two year-old.

My latest article for the Fstoppers site.

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I’m probably not going to be winning any friends by sticking up for the undercutters, but I just don’t think that they’re hurting you as much as you think they are. In fact, I think they might actually be helping you.

My first post as a staff writer for Fstoppers.com :-D

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One of the most emotional moments of my photography career... Cherie and Damos wedding in a little community veggie garden was so spot on and so true that it gets you y'know... #itsjustdustinmyeye (at Oaklands Street Community Garden)

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Have you ever seen the 2002 film "Drumline"? Me neither, but I bet it's not as rad as Nadia and Christos' awesome, dance floor, drum circle was..! #drum #weddinginspo #party (at Nicosia, Cyprus)

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Arrived in Hong Kong #travelwithatwoyearold #planeface #oohitsallsticky (at Hong Kong International Airport)

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Little Frog #alicemynard #littleandbrave #letthekids #dangergirl (at Nottingham, United Kingdom)

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You're not my father and I'll never join you! #alicemynard #letthekids (at Montrose Beach)

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Hey hey late night saxamaphone guy, do you know any Chris de Burgh? Of course you do. #Fuji #x100t #Fujix100t #singapore (at Singapore)

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Exploring the world with @lizziemynard and #alicemynard (not pictured) (at Raffles Place, Singapore)

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This was humanity’s first encounter with the Martian fighting machines and for a while things looked bleak. There was running and screaming and even plans to build vast underground cities but soon enough the invaders would succumb to the simplest of bacteria and we could build our world anew. From these ashes one man would come to look upon the now silent shell of a Martian war machine – still balanced on it’s three legs – and think to himself “I could sit my camera on that.”

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Wake up sleepy head, it's time for an adventure. (at Camp Hill QLD)

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Just posted a review/comparison of the new Olympus Pen-F vs my last Olympus pen.

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So you’ve just bought a new lens. It’s sharper than a diamond, faster than a cheetah and can see in the dark like a hungry owl; it’s a thing of beauty, and you’re looking forward to a long and happy life together. Then it hits you, to use the lens you’ll need to go outside – probably – and there’s a lot of dangerous things outside… sharp things, dusty things, wet things and greasy things. Dangers coming at you from every angle, what are you going to do…? Protect yourself…

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Dance like nobody's watching... But i'll be watching... Oh yeah! #dance_like_nobodys_watchin #cathilip #mrandmrsdostal 📷 - #robandlizzie (at AHU AHU Beach Villas)

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There's a moment that happens when a couples eyes meet and their brains are screaming "Oh shit! Here we go!" but then a smile starts. It starts in the eyes but then explodes across their face so fast the shockwave hits everyone. Rippling out like dominos it smashes into my camera lens, floods into my eye and makes my feet wanna dance. That moment rocks my fuckin' socks. #groundzero #momentsovermountains #mrandmrsdostal #catholic (at AHU AHU Beach Villas)