Photography portraiture

Experimental Lighting: coloured gels and hand held torches were used to achieve the effects, combine with a long exposure time.

Lighting Ratio 1:3- This pic of Nath from Melbourne Blackbooks Art Crew uses traditional lighting techniques which include highlights with tone, open shadows with soft edges and a triangle of light on the cheek.

Hard Lighting- I used a spotlight which was directed through a small gap in a board placed above the models position. Got some really strong contrast with intense highlights and black shadows. Thanks Henrietta.

Soft Lighting- Using the Ring Light to create this low contrast and diffused self portrait.

I thought it was due time to post some of the photographic work from this semester. These images were for an assignment requiring the use of studio lighting. I found it an interesting exercise, although frustrating at times.

Artist's book project

These are some of the images that will be used for part of my artists book project. The photographs were taken by my father while he served in the army during the Vietnam war. At this point of the project I'm thinking of printing the war era images onto transparent paper, and then juxtaposing these images over images that I took myself when I holidayed in Vietnam in 2008.

Sustainable work practice project

Approx 40 cm x 60 cm, mixed media (mdf, acrylic paint, found objects). A fun project to work on, this one had me using materials and techniques that were new to me. Quite happy with the results.

Work in progress

Oil on stretched linen, approximately 20cm x 20cm. This is the first time I've ever painted on linen, and I'm finding it to be a fantastic support. Rabbitskin glue was used to primed the linen. No ground was put down as I want to try and utilise the colour of the linen as part of the tonal process. Also I kind of like a bit of the canvas texture showing through in parts. Painted from life, I'm pretty happy with how the metallic effect of the gold box is coming along.

Mixed Media work

This was an interesting project to work on, due to the different materials combined to create the work. The support is masonite sealed and primed with bondcrete. Then paper was pasted to the board, and finally painted over in sections with acrylic paints. The paper used came from wrapping paper.

New work

'Cheesekake', ink and acrylic on paper, selected for display at St Georges restaurant

Self Portrait

Hand coloured, digital photograph 2010