Gun’s Up! front + back cover concepts
So I started playing around with design and concepts for the front and back cover of “Gun’s Up!”. Would appreciate your thoughts and feedback on the layout.
I wanted to the cover to show both the people (hence portrait) and the sport (hence action shot), and thought that given the rough and tumble of surf-rowing, a bold, gutsy font would fit it well.
Thoughts?
Front and back cover design. Click on image to view LARGE.
Gun’s Up! Portrait Series: The Bowler Boys – Steve, Shane, Todd and Troy
For some families, rowing is in the blood. The Bowlers is one such clan, an intrinsic part of the WA surf-rowing scene since almost forever.
Steve Bowler sweeps for the Open Men’s crew at City Beach; his eldest son, Shane, takes fourth seat in the crew. Shane’s younger brothers, Todd and Troy, have all crewed vessels along the coast. The love of surf rowing cuts across generations with the Bowlers.
Gun’s Up! Portrait Series: The Cott V Boys – Alex Davies, Jay Parkin, Paul Bossong, Jarrad Dorey and Jeff Burling
I shot the second series of portraits for the Gun’s Up! book on Saturday. The focus, this time, was on the Cott V, a crew who have rowed together for five years straight for Cottesloe SLSC.
“Or Nearest Offer” 2010 needs your prints!
Or Nearest Offer (ONO) is a special auction held by the Advanced Diploma in Photography students of the Central Institute of Technology (aka Central TAFE) to raise funds for their end of year graduate show.
Share on FacebookThe practical approach to portraiture (workshop)
Portraiture is the staple of any photographer’s body of work. We all take portraits of friends, family, colleagues and even strangers!
While it’s not difficult to photograph a portrait, the difference between a passable portrait and a GREAT portrait depends on a number of factors, including the pose, lighting, position and the ability of the photographer to engage the sitter.
Greg Perry and I ran our Practical Portraiture workshop on Sunday 2nd May. With a full house of 10 participants and two portrait sitters (our amazing models), we looked at what photographers need to consider in order to make great portraits. From lenses to lighting, to posing and strobing, the day-long workshop covered a gamut of topics to improve your portrait photography.
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