Maddy Griffin Pt 1

Recently I had the pleasure of shooting with the beautiful Maddy Griffin. Here are some of the shots from the day so far. I worked a bit differently in post trying some news things, still trying to define my niche/style.
The shoot went really well, thanks to Monique Barton on make-up and hair.

I now have two weeks off work so hopefully some productivity stems from that.

Model: Maddy Griffin
Make-up and Hair: Monique Barton
Photographer: Joshua Maxwell de Hoog 

Alexandra: Pt 2

I've been heaps busy with work but here are the final images from my shoot with Alex King a while back. I've been shooting lots so stay tuned for some more photos.

Alexandra King- Pt 1

 Here are the first lot of shots from a shoot I did with Alex King last Saturday. I haven't been very pro-active in posting although I have been shooting a fair bit so I thought I would share some of the stuff I have been up to. I will post the rest of the images tomorrow. Alex was a pleasure to shoot, and someone who deserves to be shot by someone not nearly as amateur as I am. I will be shooting lots more over the next few months so hopefully I can grow in my photography. 

Here is the team. From left, Genevieve: Styling, Monique: Make-up, and Alex: Model.

Make-up: Monique Laura-Alyssa Barton

Styling: Genevieve Walshe

Talent: Alexandra King

Photography: Joshua Maxwell de Hoog

Em

Here are some test shots I did with the beautiful Em Profitt. I am planning on doing something more conceptual with Em as soon as I have the time to plan, and she; model. You never have due respect to a photographer until you try and take photos and realise how much you still have to learn, but I have made slow progress since I first started shooting a few months ago and I can't wait to continue learning.

Edelstein

Here are some photos I took of Edelstein's newest collection. Edelstein is a handmade bow-tie company with a pride for quality and original fabrics.  If you don't yet own one of these bow-ties I recommend you purchase one before the sun goes down.

The model is my older brother Christopher. It was so good to shoot with Christopher, and he required little direction. I spent the day with my family to celebrate Father's Day, and that entailed lamb salads and Cous Cous. (A perfect meal) I have also decided to start taking my photography more seriously. I still have so much to learn and I am passionate about learning fast. This means photo shoots on a more regular basis!

Here are some more photos from the day.
1. Me wearing my Photographer's bow-tie. (A gift from Ksenia But)
2. Zephaniah doing sophistication.
3. Zephaniah modelling for Edelstein. 

Self Portraits

I think self portraits are the most practical way of me learning a little bit more about photography due to my excessive time constraints, slow learning skills and my modelling availability matching with my photography availability. (What a conspiracy)
Here are just a few simple photos taken from a while back but I didn't have the time to upload until tonight.
I'd really like to start doing more conceptual work and maybe have more of a thought process pre-shoot rather than as the shoot unfolds.

Also, I am only a few months away from the completion of my schooling, and I am counting the days as they pass.
I count the days I have completed rather than the days I have left. I think it feels like more of an accomplishment, rather than a project, and the end still comes just as fast. Please come fast.

Zephaniah and Esme

I washed myself today(Seem insignificant? You probably haven't met me), so I thought an out of focus photo of me in the bath would be a good way to celebrate.

Speaking of celebrations, I have absolutely nothing to celebrate about! (Yet) School is becoming tedious. (I don't know why I say 'becoming'. It has always been tedious) But, it is now the crux time of my schooling life. The final year, ninth hole, light at the end of the dark tunnel, whatever you like to call it, school; something that I have grown to dislike, almost more than the time I got my Tazo collection stolen at a swimming carnival, is nearing it's end. Ah, it feels so good to type that.

I am still unsure as to what I want to be doing next year, but I'm okay with that. I don't think I will ever know, and I'm okay with that also. I spent the day with my nephew and niece today, Zephaniah and Esme, and I was okay with that.

Better than okay, even. I gave Zephaniah my old, little 'Point and Shoot' camera for him to take some photos on. A hard, yet overwhelmingly exciting task for a just two year old, and here are my favourite of the results:

Conceptual shoe shot

Hand over lens shot (Crowd favourite)

A self portrait (Start them young)

Meg

'I wonder what stories these trees could tell us if they could talk, surely many as they have lived for so long and seen so much.' 'Do you think a city tree would have better stories than a tree out in the country?' 'I think it would have more but the tree in the country would have better ones, it'd be more perceptive as movement is not as common, it would be better at story telling, and that's what it's about.'

This is just a little of what I remember from a conversation I had with Meg whilst exploring. We found a walking track alongside a river lined with purple flowers and footed with irregular stones. It was quiet, not just because we were the only ones there, but because the sound of the river dulled all other noise. I thought more than I spoke, something almost rare with people I know as well as I do Meg. The banks were lush and the river was over it's limit, submerging the flora which was endemically Australian. Tall gums, with a smell of Ecalypt mixed with that of the rain just fallen.

It was nice to find a place so desolate, yet beautiful. It's like it was something waiting to be found, yet the coordinates were never given. A present that hadn't yet reached its destination and we were the lucky kids to   enjoy it on its way through. But nature is a present that never gets old. Enjoy it, seek it, feel it. 

Jenny

We live in a consumer world. We can see this is many ways: through our consumption of food, cigarettes,  information, advertising and the like. And sadly, our time can also be consumed with bad things, not saying that the above are bad things, but all can be abused.  My time is usually consumed with school-work (which is definitely a bad thing and I really should be doing now) but this week started with a day off school due to teacher's curriculum day in which I was able to shoot my friend; and talented model Jenny. Here are my favourite photos of the day. Jenny was a pleasure to work with and I get all too excited when I get the chance to spend the day taking photos.
There is still so much I have to learn when it comes to photography but I am learning new tips every time I shoot so hopefully my photos will resemble that.