SIDE PROJECTS
I've always had great respect for more than just design and typography. I admit my love of photography darkrooms back in the old days was practically non-existent. But as the industry transitioned to digital, I began to find myself deep in tutorials about studio lighting, bracketed exposures, focus stacking and advanced retouching techniques.
Much of the work shown here was simply done to experiment with different lighting setups, capture a special moment or just something I've created digitally using Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop.
Portraiture
Studio based Studio lighting setup (2 x softboxes, 1 x modelling dish) with colur grading, additional effects and post-production.
Illustration
Marvel's Spider-Gwen: Vector drawn and coloured character illustrations.
Diecast Photography
Combining product photography (model is a 1:18 scale diecast), focus stacking, image compositing and post-production treatments.
Digital Art
Digitally created 'acrylic-style' artwork using custom made brushes and a Wacom tablet.
LEGO
Custom made Hulkbuster model (designed using LEGO Bricklink's Studio 2.0 software). Photographed with a single softbox.
Cosplay Portraiture
Batman Cosplay portrait for my son. Studio lighting setup (2 x softboxes, 1 x modelling dish) on a seamless sheet. GCI cape and foreground and background compositing with weather effects.
Diecast Photography
Combining product photography (model is a 1:18 scale diecast), focus stacking, image compositing and post-production treatments.
Illustration
Recreating a classic comic image. Drawn in Illustrator and coloured and treated in Photoshop.
Illustration
Marvel's Miles Morales: Vector drawn and coloured character illustrations.
Automotive Photography
Detail focussed work in natural light.
Automotive Photography
My car shot with natural light on location in Castlereagh NSW.
Automotive Photography
Natural light automotive shoot at Milson's Point. Client: Location Property Group.
Illustration
Playful homage to Shepard Fairey's Obama 'Hope' poster featuring pug Ollie.
Portraiture
Studio based Studio lighting setup (2 x softboxes, 1 x modelling dish) with colur grading, additional effects and post-production.
Automotive Photography
Combining studio lighting, bracketed exposures, image compositing (dash lighting) and post-production treatments.
Portraiture
Studio based (single modelling dish setup) photography with CGI tattoo and gritty post-production techniques.
Illustration
One from a series of twelve graphite illustrations on paper.
Cosplay Portraiture
Infinity War Spider-Man/Iron Spider Cosplay portrait for my son. Studio lighting setup (2 x softboxes, 1 x modelling dish) on a seamless sheet. GCI waldoes and background composite with ember and smoke effects.
Pet Portraiture
Indoor photo of my pug Chloe using a single speedlight.
Portraiture
Indoor photo of my son using a single speedlight.
Automotive Photography
Natural light shoot down on the South Coast.
Automotive Photography
Natural light shoot up at Jellybean Pools, Blue Mountains.
Cosplay Portraiture
Star-Lord Cosplay portrait. Studio lighting setup (2 x softboxes, 1 x modelling dish) on a seamless sheet. Baby Groot, Sony Walkman, belt-buckle, t-shirt graphics and elemental gun colouring done in post. Composite background.
Fantasy Portraiture
Tinkerbell Cosplay portrait. Studio lighting setup (2 x softboxes, 1 x modelling dish) on a seamless sheet. CGI wings and custom brush creation for sparkle effects. Composite background.
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