This just in! 2 of my 6 entries into The 2013 International Loupe Awards, Amateur Competition in the Landscape Category received Bronze Awards! 3 of my other pictures were within 4 points (out of 100) from receiving Bronze medals from the judges too!
Click here to see the award for my image
Seussical is a musical theater remix of the Dr. Seuss stories and features of course the Cat in the hat (played by Meg Day), Horton (played by Malcom Tuck), Mayzie (played by Tanya Boyle), JoJo (played by Duncan McDonald), Gertrude (played by Sally Redman) The Bird Girls (played by Adelie Battam, Claire Duffy & Veronica Alonso), and many other popular characters from the books.
*These promo images were photographed by me under the direction of the director, Kenney Ogilvie who evidently is also a graphic designer, and wanted to edited the pictures to his liking. Not being used to other people editing my pics I reluctantly handed over the original files for him to take care of. I had plenty of other cast portraits to edit anyways so it was definitely a load off my shoulders. As you can see he did a great job too, so I can trust his skills now! 
This was the second musical I had the pleasure of shooting for The Regal’s Musical Society. This time there was a huge cast of around 40 adults and children filling up the stage with charismatic energy. It is a family show with an entertaining story and light-hearted humour, having around 20 children performing really added to a cheery atmosphere.
Kenney Ogilvie (the director) had planned and executed his vision so well. Even making a believer out of me (and no doubt a few others) with his daring all-white stage design. When I initially heard of his plans, I was worried that it would be a bit lackluster, and the actors would really have to perform with conviction to keep the audience engaged. Thankfully the crew knew how to bring it and put on a good show!
The simplistic stage turned out to be sleek, modern and elegant, plus, once lit up by ‘Rod’s sound and lighting services‘, it was a delightful view with a beautiful display of colours and lighting effects against the cast’s colourful and creative clothing designs and the white stage. When the scenes change, the set makes some subtle changes too. On another note, the music production was on point with every show and added to the perfection of the show.
I ended up with over 1200 photos from the shows, only to keep around 400. DVDs for the cast and production team members were also created for their own mementos and perhaps portfolios.
Well done again to Kenney, the production crew, orchestra and the cast for making it a grand spectacle!
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For a more detailed review click here to read what Stage Whispers said
Today’s photo shoot took place at the Zenbu Grappling Dojo and was hosted by Studio 1A by Pania Newport and Christopher Getts (Thanks guys for this amazing opportunity!). The goal was to practice shooting indoor sports and capture the action using various techniques like hi-Speed photography with the on-camera flash to freeze the action, with panning and motion blurring as well.
I was so excited and grateful to do this shoot because of my previous experience practicing judo and keen interest in other martial arts. And also for the chance to meet and photograph the judo champion Mark Brewer and up-comer Oren Janiv with the Zenbu team of black belts training in their element. It is always nice to see the camaraderie and friendly competition between the judoka as man sharpens man.
Mark Brewer, a tall judo athlete with an intimidating physique currently ranking 25th in the world for the 81 kilogram weight division and is also a New Zealand, Australian & Oceania Champion. He recently won the Gold at the Australian International Judo competition and will be representing New Zealand at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow 2014 too “so best of luck to you Mark, I will be cheering for you!”.
Photo Credits
Event Hosts: Studio 1A (Pania Newport and Christopher Getts)
Location: Zenbu Grappling Dojo
Judoka:
Images 1-3 – Mark Brewer and Cousseau
Images 4-7 – Oren Janiv
Images 8-11 – Mark Brewer
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Bumped into Maja Isabella for a few shoots that day, she was always enthusiastic, we had multiple locations and costume changes and experimented with different angles and poses. Got some nice photos. Great to work with you.
Credits for Maja Isabella’s Day of the Dead pics:
Image 1
Event producer: Alex Ron
Look Styled By: Samantha Barakat
Model: Maja Isabella
Designer: Jane Douglas
Make Up Artist: Simone Aspinall Makeup
Location: Studio 1A
Images 2-5
Event producer: Alex Ron
Look Styled By:
Model: Maja Isabella
Designer:
Make Up Artist: Simone Aspinall Makeup
Location: Studio 1A
I briefly got the chance to work with Tanya Hinchcliffe, she was popular amongst the photographers so I waited to get my chance to shoot with her, we ended up doing a Day of the Dead couples photo shoot, but there wasn’t enough time, because she had to do a costume change. Hope to work with you again the future.
Credits for Tanya Hinchcliffe’s Day of the Dead images:
Image 1-2
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Tanya Hinchcliffe
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: By Bekka
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Model/Stylist: Darren Johns
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: Sofia Leigh
Location: Studio 1A
Had a fun time shooting with Nadine Groat, on our first encounter we experimented with different angles and poses and props till we got it just perfect at the end. We met again toward the end of the day for a shoot with Mystique Rose which turned out fantastic as well. I’m very happy with the images from the time spent with her. Hope to work with you again the future.
Credits for Nadine Groat’s Day of the Dead images:
Image 1-3
Event producer: Alex Ron
Look Styled By: Caressa Sengstock
Model: Nadine Groat
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: Simone Aspinall
Location: Studio 1A
Image 4-6
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Nadine Groat
Designer/Look Styled By: Caressa Sengstock
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: Simone Aspinall Makeup
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Model: Mystique Rose
Designer/Look Styled By: Mystique Rose and Maple Rose
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: Simone Aspinall
Location: Studio 1A
It was great to meet with Maddy May, we both wanted to do a shoot with a prop skull and hadn’t worked with each other yet, so we made it happen, she was versatile in the poses and had some great ideas for the shots, but it was a pretty short shoot . Hope to work with you again the future!
Credits for Maddy May’s Day of the Dead images:
Image 1
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Maddy May
Look Styled By: By Bekka
Hair Stylist: By Bekka
Make Up Artist: By Bekka
Location: Studio 1A
I briefly got the chance to work with Ashlelectric X, she was versatile in the poses and had some great ideas for the shots. Hope to work with you again the future.
Credits for Ashlelectric X’s Day of the Dead images:
Image 1
Event producer: Alex Ron
Look Styled By: Caressa Sengstock
Model: Ashlelectric X
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: Emma Davis
Location: Studio 1A
Darren Johns brought a nice dynamic to the themed shoot, he was brave as this was his first shoot, and pretty laid-back and friendly, he improvises and takes direction well. Good luck in your future Darren!
Credits for Darren John’s Day of the Dead images:
Image 1-2
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Darren Johns
Makeup: Sofia Leigh
Stylist: Darren Johns
Designer: Jane Douglas
Location: Studio 1A
Image 3-4
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Tanya Hinchcliffe
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: By Bekka
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Model/Stylist: Darren Johns
Hair Stylist: Steven McGuire-Dupak
Make Up Artist: Sofia Leigh
Location: Studio 1A
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I also had the pleasure to meet and shoot with Hannah Yeadon for a couple of costume changes, she was comfortable to work with and required minimal direction! I am really happy the shots with her, many keepers here. Thanks Hannah and everyone involved with the designs. Looking forward to working with you in the future!
Credits for Hannah Yeadon’s Day of the Dead images:
Images 1 & 2
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Hanna Y. IKON Model
Look Styled By: Bekka Handley / By Bekka
Hair Stylist: Bekka Handley / By Bekka
Make Up Artist: Bekka Handley / By Bekka
Gold laced bolero jacket by Clarence Cruz
Location: Studio 1A
Images 3 & 5
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Hanna Y. IKON Model
Look Styled By: Bekka Handley / By Bekka and Caressa Sengstock
Hair Stylist: Bekka Handley / By Bekka
Make Up Artist: Bekka Handley / By Bekka
Location: Studio 1A
Images 6-10
Event producer: Alex Ron
Model: Hanna Y. IKON Model
Look Styled By:
Hair Stylist:
Make Up Artist:
Location: Studio 1A
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