I was asked to take photos at Our Lady of Victories in Camberwell to capture the memories of an important day in the students’ lives. I arrived just after sunrise, the sun bathing the buildings in breathtaking light.
The church is a big part of the education of these children. It is a beautiful building!
I was really honoured to be able to share an important day with this school community.
Ever wonder why professional photographers make such a big deal about prints? Why do they get their knickers in a knot when you go to the local quick 10c place to print off their images? Well, here goes, lets see if I can explain it.
This image looks fine, right? The problem is, it does not print the way it looks on the screen.
When we prepare an image for printing, we decide on which paper we will use. The type of printer and the paper used have a profile. (You get a file that has the profile.) Once we have decided, we load the profile to check for colours that are out of gamut, that is, in simple terms, colours that won’t be replicated correctly on paper with the detail we see it on screen. This is called “soft proofing". The screen shot below is the soft proof for the image on Chromajet Metallic White paper. As you can see, the overall colour is slightly different to the image above. All those red bits, those are the areas that Lightroom indicates will look terrible in the print and needs to be fixed. (In Photoshop those areas are indicated in grey.)
After the fix, the file looks like this.
After | Before |
The difference on screen is slight, but HUGE in printing. THAT is why we take so long to get those prints to you. We want it to be perfect. And we cannot guarantee perfect at the supermarket…
(The gorgeous outfit and hairband is from Fairy Dance, Melbourne.)
I had so much fun working with this gorgeous little girl who turned one not too long ago. It is amazing to see little babies grow up before your eyes and having the honour of capturing the memories for their parents! I just loved her eyes in this photo, how she peeks over the teddy bear.
She is a real little daddy’s girl. I couldn’t help but notice how she held her daddy’s hand when they walk together and had to take a moment to take a photo of it. I suspect fathers always see their girls as being this size, no matter how old they get!
I’ll be posting more from the photo shoots soon. I have the wonderful experience of photographing some of the new catalogue for Fairy Dance. I don’t know who is going to have more fun, me or the kids!
I had the fantastic experience of doing a shoot at Yering Station. The location and the surrounding valleys are just fantastic, especially with the autumn leaves colouring the landscape with warm, rich colours.
I just adored this sculpture!
The ride home was through all this gorgeous countryside.
I had the wonderful honour of sharing Jacqueline and Jarrod’s wedding day with them in Sorrento. Everything about the day was absolutely perfect!
It is easy to see why Jarrod could not keep his eyes off his beautiful bride.
And the girls made me realise I better go see Bridesmaids (the movie)!
I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph a charity fundraiser for motor neurone disease, organised by Elizabeth Jones in memory of her husband Eric. It was a magnificent night!
Liz, her family and friends all worked extremely hard to make the night a success.
Frankie Stevens was a wonderful MC and entertainer on the night. (MySpace page)
You can read more about this wonderfully brave wife and mother: http://cranbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/battle-against-ms-and-cancer-pays-off-for-cranbourne-woman/
If you are interested in donating, you are welcome to do so on the website: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/Climb_Every_Mountain
