Photography: August 2024
01/08/24
Sometimes projects take a long time to come together, and sometimes you get to share little bits and pieces of those projects as their own individual things, this is one of those occasions.
I took the drone out to Dumaresq Dam to capture some B-Roll for a video project currently in production, it will be a long time before that video see’s the light of day and I doubt more than a few seconds of this footage will make its way into the project. Can’t let it go to waste right?
11/08/24
It’s time to venture back to the Armidale Farmers Markets for the first time since February, I thought I would mix things up by taking my 24mm. In the end I don't think it lended itself to outdoor setting in the same way it does the Markets in the Mall in town, though I do like the way it worked with the vintage vehicles that were on show.
22/08/24
With the final of the three case study videos made in collaboration with Southern New England Land Care well in production, I was invited out to one of the farms belonging to UNE to film a sheep muster. It was felt we had plenty of footage covering the local Black Angus Cattle but they only tell a small part of the local agriculture story, New England is well known for it’s Sheep after all. And what a blast it was, every film shoot I have gone to for this project has been a lot of fun, but there was always that mix of filming interviewing and agriculture in one round, this on the other hand the interviews had been filmed weeks ago so I could focus on just the mustering experience. Only about 15 seconds (if that) of footage from this video made it into the actual project, as always, I can’t let good footage go to waste!
23/08/24
It had been a a long long time since I last attented a light festival, I think the previous one was White Night in Melbourne well over a decade go, so I was incredibly surprised when Armidale Regional Council announced we would be having a lighting festival of our own. I ended up going with a group of other photographers and ended up having a most excellent night, even if the burger truck ran out of burgers while I was in line. Sadly I didn’t manage to capture much in terms of photos, but I did manage to capture a lot of footage of the event. I figured with all of the lights the Helios 44-2 would be the best lens choice given its reputation as a bokeh beast. While I wouldn’t say I made a cohesive piece of film out of the event, I do think I managed to capture the events general feeling of disorientation and sensory overwhelming.
25/08/24
I try to make it to the local markets in the mall every month in order to do street photography, but this month was a little different as I was there to help my photography students capture portraits for a photobook. Thankfully it was 2 hours before any students actually showed up which gave me plenty of time to take some photos for myself.
Once the markets were finished I also made my way down to The Hippy Shop to check out the grand opening of its new location, and while I was there I had the oppertunity to take some portraits, along with some more casual shots, of its owner Priya and her son.,
