Cameras in Fed Square

cameras in Fed Square, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

Everybody thinks they're a photographer. Truth is, it isn't that hard to get a good shot these days, with some of the amazing cameras that have been coming out over the last few years. Many professional photographers are worried that their days are numbered. And they have every reason to be worried. Uncle Bob with his brand new Canikon can sometimes get a totally pro brilliant shot. Sometimes. I see it as incentive to raise the bar a couple of notches. Get the shots that Uncle Bob can't. And get them every time without fail, when it really matters. Uncle Bob will get lucky every now and then. Good on you Uncle Bob!
I've got quite a few lucky shots. The more I practice and refine my craft, the luckier I get.

A little Misunderstanding

Bride: I love cheescake. Can I possibly have a
cheesecake wedding cake?
Caterer: Of course! Your wish is my command!
Catering Apprentice: So, what sort of cake does she want?
Caterer: Cheese!
Catering Apprentice: OK. Cheese it is...

Brilliant photo by anonymous...

Got a front cover on the Geelong Advertiser this weekend. Not that anyone would have known about it since there was no photography credit. Again. Doesn't seem that hard really. 

I guess they figured after they cropped it beyond recognition nobody would want their name on it anyhow.

Hot Wheels!

Recently we have had a couple of hot cars accompanying the brides to the chapel. Above is Fiona with her Chevvy and Louise with her Jensen (which incidentally, colour matched her wedding dress!)

Cover art for Marc Collis

Cover art for Marc, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

2 580 EXII's through brollies to the right of camera. Backlit with a sunset over Melbourne from Kew. First musician shot in a while. For cover art on his new album. I've also shot a couple of music clips for Marc now.

Car

car, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

Wide brown land, with a 45mm Tilt Shift through Rom's windscreen.
On the way back to the reception after the beach.

Rocks

rocks, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

One of about 30 dramatic beach shots that really worked for this wedding. Rom and I used to dread beach weddings, but after dozens of tests and lighting experiments, now we pretty much specialise in them!

rom contemplates life

rom contemplates, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

Rom looks out over the big blue wobbly thing. iPhone shot while scoping out locations for the wedding the next day.We ended up getting a few good shots in this spot. I'll post one later.

muddy shoes

muddy shoes, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

After we visited Bill's final resting place, Rom traipsed his muddy shoes through the hotel. And not just a little bit. He couldn't find his room, so he wandered the corridors for like 5 minutes before he finally found it.
This was after I'd cleaned up the mess a little.

Bill

bill, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

I was in a band in the early '80's, OK it was the late '70's (in my previous life as a musician) and one of the nice guys in the business was our drummer, Bill George. Rom used to take photos of the band back then and he also got to know Bill pretty well. We had a wedding come up in Port Fairy, and Bill lived in a small country town close by, so we thought 'hey let's drop in!' We hadn't seen him in nearly 15 years, and he would have really enjoyed a surprise visit.
Unfortunately we were 2 weeks too late.
Sadly missed by all, especially the lovely Gwen.

Petronas Towers

petronas towers, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

Petronas Towers taken with my iPhone. Quite beautiful at night.

sunset in Samporna

sunset semporna, originally uploaded by brendan.oshea.

Sunset in Samporna shot with my iPhone.
We went diving in Sipadan the next day.
I can't explain how amazing that was. If I had a waterproof housing for my iPhone I would have gone nuts with shots.
Thanks to Scuba Junkies in Samporna!