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With the onset of spring and hopefully warmer weather, it’s a great time to go back to process some of the images I captured over the colder months.
This photo was taken as the sun was rising and hitting the Brindabella mountains as seen from my backyard.
The whole week was cold but not quite cold enough to get snow here in Canberra but it was cold enough to keep a good dusting of snow as you can see.
Snowcapped Brindabella mountains
I figured if I can edit this photo I may as well record it so you guys can get to see the process and hopefully it will help you to improve not only a landscape photography but also your post processing.
Of course, if you want to learn more about landscape photography and post-processing keep an eye out for my workshops or send me an email.
You ever get that feeling when you are out on location shooting and your studio lights stop doing that flash and POP thing that you have grown to love????
I have and it’s not a nice feeling especially when you have people standing in front of said studio light waiting for the blinding flash…
Lucky for me (ok ok ok not really luck but more planning as I like to be prepared for just about anything and have a backup plan for my backup plan) I have backup lights so I can swap them out for new ones. 🙂
The trick to this little plan is that you have buy replacement bulbs and when they are 200$ each you tend to put it off for as long as you can. So with the splash of 800$ I now can replace my old bulbs and have some spare as a backup plan. 🙂
All I can say due to the cost of each of these bulbs I am glad they last more than a few shots.
I think it goes without saying that my team and I love Gala dinners. 🙂
Once again we had the opportunity to photograph the state iAwards Gala dinners and had the pleasure to photograph the national iAwards and Gala Dinner for AIIA (Australian Information Industry Association) at the MCEC (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center) which included the conference during the day dedicated towards innovation.
National iAwards 2016 – One of the great parts about my job is I get to follow leaders in lots of industries and on the odd occasions I get photos with them.
2015 was a great event and this year did not disappoint, if I was being honest I think this year was better. 🙂
I don’t know about you but where else do you find the industry leaders in the ICT take time out of their busy days to talk about innovation? I must add I was also pleasantly surprised to see that the major supporter again for this year was the Victoria government. Too bad the rest of the country doesn’t follow their lead and start coming up with real plans on expanding our ICT capability through innovation.
National iAwards 2016 – The other two members of our team taking peoples photos before the Gala Dinner.
My teams day started at 8am when we started packing our gear and heading over to the MCEC from our hotel room which I must admit wasn’t that far as we stayed at the Hilton which is effectively the same building as the MCEC so it was a short elevator lift down to level one. 🙂
National iAwards 2016
This year we decided to do things a little different and instead of processing the images after the event one of the team would post process them on site and have them ready for the iAwards organizers to use for social media, while myself and my other photographer covered the different area of the event. In general it seemed to work well with images come from the photographers and moving through post with not many issues which was nice.
National iAwards 2016 – Me photographing the handing our of the the awards
As the day moved through the conference, VIP lunches and into the Gala dinner my team sat back for a bit to take stock of the day so far and I think it is fair to say that not only were we having a blast but the information that was shared with the people that attended the day was outstanding. I think we all had a new appreciation for innovation and some of the amazing things that are happening in the ICT industry across the nation. very very cool.
National iAwards 2016 – Do you think they have enough screens?
The break in the event also meant that it was time to setup the portable studio against the media wall before all the crowds flocked in as we were setting up in the reception and pre-gala drinks area which is nice as we attract a heap of people to get their photos take. 🙂
Last year we had David Huey “Hueys” as the MC, this year we had the please of photographing Shane Jacobson www.shanejacobson.com.au (aka Kenny – The Dunny man) and without sounding a bit biased I can say he is really a great bloke. Not only did I get to photograph him on stage but I followed him around chatting and watching him interact with the people that attended the Gala dinner. He was more than willing an open to make everyone feel at home and was super dooper accommodating to my photographic needs. One of which is a selfie with me. 😉
National iAwards 2016 – Get down low and go, go, go
The night went off without a hitch…. oh… that was until the got to the pointy end where the person that won the $50,000 prize money had already left for the evening as she had a 6am flight. hahahahahahaha Someone in the audience had her number so Shane was trying to get her on the phone to let her know….. but no answer.
National iAwards 2016 – The team
Talking with Shane after we were both bummed that the winner didn’t answer as that would of a hoot to get her on the phone and add to was already was a very entertaining night. Oh well. They did get in touch with her and she did come back for her official photos.
National iAwards 2016
Well we knocked off a bit after midnight, went back to the hotel room to process the media photos for the 6am deadline which only took me until 4am as the post processing during the day saved many hours.
National iAwards 2016 – Having a bit of fun with Shane Jacobson while a video was running in the background.
At the end of what was a 20 hour day it was time to hit the sack and wake up early to pack up and head home. My other photographer go a flight out at 6am so I said good bye to him at 3am so he could get to the airport. 🙂
National iAwards 2016 – Packed house and WOW what a room and setup.
Lets bring on the after party… hahahaha
National iAwards 2016
I have to admit the lighting and the volume that these lights have was fantastic. The give sooooo much feel to the room and for a room this size it was a mighty feat to get them to be so effective without fogging out the entire room.
National iAwards 2016 – After party band
At the end off all that it was time to have a nap and that my friends is the day in the life of a corporate conference and gala event photographer. 🙂
Tonight my team and I sit looking over the heart of Melbourne and admire the view from our room while we chat about what tomorrow will bring and our plan of attack.
For tomorrow we are going to photograph the national iAwards convention and the following Gala event at the Convention Center in Melbourne where they will hand out the national ICT awards to the Australian finalists .
The day for us will start at 8am when we get on location to start setup for the day where we will erect our portable studio to get media shots throughout the day of the convention. We have a full day ahead as we capture the convention and the different rooms and sponsors along with the VIP areas and networking that is the life blood of such an event. The day will finish with us capturing the Gala event where they will hand out the iAwards for this year and close at midnight. We should get back to the hotel room at around 1am where I will have to process the media shots of the day so they are ready for media release by 6am. 🙂
So to say that tomorrow is going to be a big day is kind of an understatement but boy it will be a fantastic and we are all itiching to get into it…. but for now we look out the window and enjoy the quiet before the storm. 🙂
There is lots to say on the subject of the cost to run a photography business so I thought I would share the cost of what I have in front of me.
I am running out of space on my storage and need to buy some more hard drives. Now the problem is I can not put any more storage in my main PC so I will need to purchase an additional storage unit where I can move the images from my main PC to. Doing some investigation the unit to do this will cost me anything from 1,000$ that will hold 8 hard drives or around 1,800$ for one that will hold 12 hard drives. The cost of hard drives is around 500$ each. Yes I can by cheaper drives and a cheaper unit but I value your images more than that so I buy the best equipment to ensure your photos are safe. 🙂
Lets run the figures – If I wanted to buy and fill the 1,000$ unit it would then cost me 4,000$ in drives that makes it a 5,000$ purchase, for the 1,800$ unit it would cost me $7,800. Yay!!!!!!
So when you ask me how much are my photos are, I hope this will gives you some understanding as to why I do not do it for free and why my services do not cost the same as your mate Joe who has a camera and used it once. 🙂
I think I need more hard drive space.
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