If I am to be honest, before the workshop I didn’t really know too much about Jasmine Star.
At the time, I knew that she was a ‘rockstar’ photographer from America, had a cute dog named Polo … and that’s about it. So when Matt surprised me by booking me into the workshop I wasn’t nearly as excited as my friend Lacey.
Lacey LOVES Jasmine Star, you could even say that she is a blog stalker :) So when Cathy Crawley put out a model call for the workshop I suggested to Lacey that she put her name forward. A few days later I got a phone call from Lacey who was over the moon!
Jasmine and Cathy had picked Lacey, and her husband Evan, to be one of the ‘real couples’ for the workshop!
It was so much fun having Evan and Lacey join us in Sydney on Monday and they did such a great job being models! Having been in front of my camera a total of 2 times (once for their engagement shoot, and again for their wedding) I think Evan did particularly well :) It takes a special guy to agree to fly his wife down to Sydney and be subjected to being the ’subject’ for 20+ photographers.
Lacey is such a sweetie and I’m so lucky to be able to call her one of my best friends. She is one of those people who is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside! The week I went to hospital, Lacey cooked me dinner and brought over sliced mango … yes, all cut up into little pieces ready for me to eat.
When one of the other photographers attending the workshop asked me if I ‘felt weird’ about one of my brides being picked to be photographed by the one-and-only Jasmine Star, I was a bit taken back. It hadn’t even crossed my mind that it would be at all weird.
I honestly was (and still am) 100% totally stoked for Lacey! Gosh! Who wouldn’t want to see one of their favourite people all dressed up getting photographed by one of the best photographers in the world! If anything, I’d say that I’m a little worried that she won’t want to hang around me any more … you know, now that she is a famous model and all!
Here are some of my photos of the wonderful (and now famous) Evan and Lacey from the workshop! Plus, there’s a sneak peek of their actual wedding photos at the end.
Katie.
P.S. Lacey – I think you are covered for good photos of yourself for a while…. :)
Evan and Lacey working it for the cameras -
Now, that’s not daunting is it?
Evan working it for Jasmine -
Jasmine showing Lacey how it’s done -
How stunning is Lacey?!
Details -
They are such a gorgeous couple aren’t they?
This is my favourite photo from the workshop -
Here are a few photos from Evan and Lacey’s real wedding!
Yes – it has been about 6 months, but we have been holding off on posting them until our new branding is sorted. Unfortunately that’s taking a little longer than planned… so here’s a sneak peek for you!
Random fact – Evan and Lacey were married in the same church that Matt and I got married in… :)
I loved her flowers! -
One of my favourite photos that Matt took on the day (though there are so many good ones …
I also love this shot –
You’ll have to come back to see more once we’ve got our new branding finished… hopefully not long now! :)
Well, as Matt has mentioned in previous posts – the end of the last year wasn’t super great for me. A few days before Christmas I collapsed from exhaustion and ended up in hospital :( I am currently still on forced sick leave for another two weeks but luckily I was still able to attend the Jasmine Star Workshop in Sydney on Monday and Tuesday this week!
This was the first workshop I’ve ever attended – so I really didn’t know what to expect… but I sure wasn’t disappointed! Photographer friend, Cathy Crawley, did an amazing job organising the whole workshop and making sure every detail was just perfect.
The workshop was held at the beautiful Cruise Bar Sydney. What an amazing location! It had amazing views over Sydney Harbour and of the Sydney Opera House. I highly doubt there could have been a better location to hold the workshop in the whole of Australia!
Matt and I were lucky enough to attend both days of the workshop. The first day I attended the workshop as an attendee. I sat in the back row (with the naughty kids) taking lots of notes. On the second day I helped out more behind the scenes by dressing models, doing hair, fixing flower arrangements and making sure the beautiful couture gowns by Catherine Colubriale didn’t get dirty.
All the models including Lacey & Evan, Kristie, Allana & Karim, and Kara were extremely gorgeous and they did so well handling the pressure of having 30 cameras pointed in their face.
I know that each and every person that attended the workshop would have taken away something different. For me the workshop couldn’t have come at a more perfect time in my life. Listening to Jasmine speak I came to realise that I have been working SOOOO SO HARD but putting all my effort and emphasis into the WRONG areas of our business. Attending the workshop has refreshed me, inspired me and I have come away from the workshop with a clearer goal and idea of which direction we should head with our business. I couldn’t have asked for a better start to 2010!
Meeting other photographers at the workshop was a real plus, and I know I’ve come away with some new friends.
As for Jasmine and JD … They are the sweetest, most down to earth people you could ever meet. Over the two days Matt and I came to appreciate them for who they are as people, not because of what they do. I really feel blessed to have met them both.
Here are some photos from the workshop. I will be posting some more later!
We’ve just returned from our trip to Sydney where we photographed Courtney and Jason for their engagement shoot. Can’t wait to share the photos!
Our 4th wedding anniversary is in a couple of days (December 3) so while in Sydney we lived it up at the Sebel Pier One, and Katie was wined and dined at Wildfires. We also spent a day and half at Courtney’s parent’s horse farm a little south of Sydney and had such a wonderful time with all the family.
Last night we were suffering a bit of excitement deprivation so we spontaneously recorded this video. I mean, what else is there to do on a boring Monday night in Toowoomba? ;)
A bit of background … Katie absolutely loves Glee but Matt, not so much. But, there’s one song he just can’t get enough of :)
Happy 1st of December everyone! And remember, don’t stop believing … and life is better when you don’t take yourself too seriously :)
While visiting America in April/May of this year I attended the NAB2009 convention (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas. NAB is video nerd heaven, it’s similar to WPPI but a hundred times bigger ’cause it brings together the entire video production community.
In the week leading up to NAB2009, a few studios were approached with the brief to create a short, interesting ad for Cinevate to be played at their NAB booth.
Other studios involved were Mind|Castle Studios, StillMotion, Ray Roman Films and Joe Simon Productions.
Due to limited resources and time, my ad was very simple in its concept and execution. You might recognise the star of my ad. Some of the other ads were elaborate to say the least!
It was so awesome to see the different concepts that everyone came up with from the same brief.
This post features the ads from some of the studios involved in the project.
Back in February Katie and I travelled to New Zealand to film a music video for Lydia Cole. Well, the video has now been officially released so we can safely show it here on our blog.
Thanks to Lydia for believing in us enough to fly us over to your home country, and thanks for your hospitality as well. A highlight of the trip (for me anyway) was the opportunity to film in Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios. As a big Crowded House fan it was a real buzz!
We had a fantastic time in New Zealand and we definitely want to go back again one day. Next time we’d love to visit the south island.
Please visit Lydia’s website – www.lydiacole.com – and buy her music, it is truly gorgeous.
Matt and I met Candice at the filming of the Easterfest Promo Video last year.
Candice is a strong supporter of STOP THE TRAFFIC and through her music Candice is helping to raise awareness for the horrifying reality of human trafficking.
Matt and I traveled down to Ballina to photograph Candice for her debut album “NEW DAY”.
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For my 2nd visit to LA on this trip I stayed at a hotel near Venice Beach. I took a bunch of photos and couldn’t pick only a few to show so I’m blogging a whole lot of them.
The Venice Beach freakshow was definitely out in force but my favourite shots are from the skateboarding and all the dogs, so many dogs out for a walk.
At the moment I’m in the Austin airport on my way to Nashville. I’ll post some Austin photos soon. I was in Austin for Re:Frame, a wedding film-makers conference.
I’m still having a great time on my trip, still missing Katie lots – if someone offered me a flight home to Australia right now I’d probably take it :)
The last time I wrote I was sitting in the Vegas airport because my flight to LA was delayed. Turns out the flight was cancelled and the only next flight I could get was at 9:30pm that night – a 7 hour wait.
So I decided to stay another night in Vegas and try to catch the Beatles “Love” show that I missed. I scored a cheap room at The Venetian at the last minute thanks to priceline.com. It’s possibly the fanciest place I’ve ever stayed.
This day was the day I officially became a bad husband. I felt so guilty that Katie wasn’t traveling with me. A night at The Venetian and the Beatles “Love” show! Are you kidding me!?! The show was right across the street at The Mirage so everything worked out pretty well indeed. As a huge Beatles fan it was a dream come true to catch the “Love” show. I really never thought I would ever get the chance. The show itself was absolutely amazing! Koo-koo-ka-choo!
Here are some photos from my final day in Vegas. I’m currently sitting in LAX waiting for my flight to Austin, Texas. Stay tuned for some cool photos from my time at Venice Beach.
Currently I’m sitting in the Las Vegas airport waiting to fly to LA. My flight is delayed so that’s given me some time to write this post and blog some more photos from Vegas.
Last night was my last night in Vegas so I spent some time wandering the strip shooting some photos and video. No videos to share as yet, but here’s some photos from last night and some shot during the day:
*It was just announced over the PA that the flight is delayed until 3:30pm … 3 hours to kill. Maybe I’ll have some video to share after all.
Trees
Big Hilton Sign
Small Hilton Sign
Monorail Station
Paris Las Vegas – this place is wild. It is fully decked out as if it was Paris, France – complete with fake blue sky ceiling.
Ceiling
The Eiffel Tower – or is it?
The View from the Eiffel Tower
The Strip
Bellagio
Leaving the Hilton this morning
Airport Gambling
Airport - This is my view for the next 3 hours or so
