The Wedding Network | Sky High Glamour Styled Shoot | Aloft Perth Rooftop | 8 August 2017 {Perth Wedding & Event Photographer}

I really should have blogged this beautiful shoot long ago, but you know how it is, work and life get busy, and before you know it, another year has passed (I know, I know!).  But with my wedding season kicking off again next weekend, and the anniversary of this shoot falling right about now, I thought today would be as good as any to share it with you!

Held on the rooftop at Aloft Perth, one of the cities newest hotels, and overlooking the Swan River, we had the perfect venue for a stylish and sophisticated urban shoot, to showcase the work of a number of Perth's top wedding vendors for The Wedding Network.  Although being August, and being on the rooftop of a hotel, it was pretty damn windy - but it's amazing what you can do with a wad of blu-tac and a number of hands to hold things down between shots! 

And that light, we really couldn't have been blessed with more beautiful Winter light.  It reflected the soft pink tones of the styling, and picked up the eastern sky at dusk beautifully.  All cred to the amazing creatives who took part, for both their vision and the hard work that went into pulling such a beautiful styled shoot together on the day. 

It was a pleasure to be able to record it for you, and I think the results speak for themselves. 

The Wedding Network (co-ordination), Lace Petals and Hearts (stylist), Aloft Perth (venue), Event Artillery (furniture), A La Table (tableware), Synapse Event Lighting (lighting), Floral State (flowers), Bridal Select Cakes (cake), Hair For All Occasions (hair styling), Renata Jonev Makeup Artistry (makeup artist), Squiddly Ink (place cards), Creative Edge Weddings (crystals and geod rocks), Through The White Door (gowns), Linneys (jewellery), Chiara Fragomeni (model) 

Shaun + Miriam | Quindanning Country Wedding | 27 February 2016 {WA Rural Wedding Photographer}

It was a cracking hot day for Shaun and Miriam's rustic country wedding, held on a beautiful local property in Quindanning WA, in late February 2016.  But that was no deterrent for these two, or for their family and friends, many of whom came all the way from chilly Ireland to celebrate.

Held on-farm in the historic region of Quindanning, this wedding had all the elements of a great Aussie shindig, from the dusty bush setting, to the rustic, purpose built bar, tubs of beer on ice, a rather obliging dog with a go-pro mounted to her collar, and some sweeping sunlit views across a stunning summer landscape.

And the light!  There is nothing quite like the warm, golden, late afternoon light of an Australian summer, so although it was a little hot, harsh and shadowy earlier in the day, it was totally worth waiting for the incredible backlighting we were blessed with during our bridal portraits later in the day.

Congratulations Shaun and Miriam, it was a fabulous day, and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it with you all!

A Portrait of Harvest | Personal Project | November 2015 {Avon Valley Documentary Photographer}

I've just spent a month working on an exciting personal project, documenting the story of harvest, from paddock to bin, while I drove a grain truck for my brother on our family farm.

This was a special opportunity for me on a number of levels, but mostly because I was able to return to my farmy roots, and at the same time, have oodles of time to record the story of a unique and ever changing season on a farm in the Wheatbelt of WA.

All shot on a Fuji XPro1 mirrorless camera, with the 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 and 35mm F1.4 lenses, this is a collection of spontaneous, opportunistic 'grab shots' which were taken while I was working, often as I pulled into a paddock or sat in line waiting to deliver my load of grain at the CBH bins. 

In most cases I didn't have the luxury of waiting for the best light, or taking time to position someone better for a portrait, or even to shoot on anything but aperture priority mode, because, well, I was meant to be working, which for the most part includes holding the steering wheel in a truck! Which is why you'll see lots of loosely composed images, and shots taken through the windscreen, bugs, dust and all.  But as many of you will know, I kinda like to shoot like that anyway, so really, I was completely in my element on this one!

Following are some of my favourites.  But there are so many more, so I suggest you settle in and enjoy them all in slideshow format, because that's where you'll see plenty more of the farm, my fellow truckies, and the friendly staff at CBH Avon Yard, who so kindly allowed me to poke around with my camera for an entire month!