Giant Mphones Launch, Circular Quay

An amazing sculptural masterpiece of 40,000 cartons of Moove [ flavoured milk drink cartons] was launched at Fleet Park, Circular Quay this week. Not only was this visually impressive but also these giant pair of headphones actually play music. A couple of Tourists visiting Sydney were certainly impressed. It also provided a great photo opportunity and gave an idea of perspective as to how big these giant headphones actually are. These images will be added to my archive of stock photography.

Tetsuya Restaurant

I did a feature a while ago for Indesign on Tetsuya's unique cuisine. Have been going through my archive recently and found this shot  of one of Tetsuya's degustation menu dishes. I  used my multiblitz strobe and bounced the flash with some available room light. I was very pleased with the results.

Andy Warhol Portraits

Have been reading Chase Jarvis's interesting blog post on " How different photographers approach the same subject - 12 Portraits of Andy Warhol".
I was fortunate to have photographed Andy Warhol with his exhibition of self portraits in London back in the 1980's. The portrait below was selected for an exhibition three years ago entitled  "Andy Warhol Other Voices Other Rooms".

Sydney Fashion Behind The Scenes

Just wanted to share a few behind the scenes shots of models at the Lisa Maree show which I covered for a corporate client recently. More images from this show can be seen on my website
My brief was to arrive very early and cover the models getting ready. This involved hair and makeup shots, the models backstage getting their last minute alterations done and then covering the actual show. By the time I had finished all the backstage shots I had hardly any time to get into position for the show itself . Fortunately I had a position reserved . However there is never enough room amongst all the other photographers so the lesson is to always be in position  as early as possible. Another tip is carry a small torch. Coming from backstage and then rushing across to get a position facing the catwalk is not recommended when you have not had time to change your cameras white balance settings and all the lights have gone out as the show is about to start.

Sir Bob Geldof Sydney Visit

Sir Bob Geldof, Danielle Spencer & Jon Stevens were in Sydney to host a charity concert in aid of disaster response . ANZ and Star City presented the Rock and Rebuild charity concert last month at the Lyric Theatre Star City, headlined by international political activist and pop musician, Sir Bob Geldof. Sir Bob  performed past hits along with songs from his new album, How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell. Local music identities Jon Stevens and Danielle Spencer  also performed on the night. 100 per cent of income from ticket sales will be donated to both the Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Fund and The Australian Red Cross to help support communities affected by disasters in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. As a frequent visitor to Australia, New Zealand and Japan, Geldof expressed his commitment to supporting these communities with their rebuild efforts after the recent spate of natural disasters. "To see the extent to which people's lives have been devastated is heart-wrenching," said Sir Bob. "I have experienced the generosity and compassion of the people of Australia, New Zealand and Japan first hand, so it's quite humbling to be invited to lead the Rock and Rebuild effort, and give some support to those nations.". "Long after the cameras shift their focus the people will still be rebuilding their lives. It's important that we keep them in our minds and continue to lend a hand," said Sir Bob.
I went along to do some portraits of Sir Bob Geldof, Danielle Spencer & Jon Stevens and the rest can be seen on my website 

Prince William Portraits

A few portraits I did of Prince William when he was in Sydney.  I thought it was a good time to put these on my blog as the Royal Wedding is only 3 hours away. The rest of my images of  Prince William's Sydney visit can be found under editorial stock imgaes.

Elizabeth Taylor Photograph by William Lovelace

In memory of Elizabeth Taylor I wanted to share a portrait my father William Lovelace did of Elizabeth Taylor giving Richard Burton a haircut. This was when he was a photojournalist on the Daily Express.
The creation of this photograph came about by my father insisting that he needed to create something different from the standard portrait shot which Richard Burton wanted to do. I remember my father telling me that Richard could be extremely difficult and did not always want to cooperate at the best of times.
He told me that Elizabeth was great and would do anything to help him. My father had a great working relationship with Elizabeth Taylor and she would always go out of her way to help him. On this occasion my father suggested to Elizabeth, " How about giving Richard a haircut?". Elizabeth apparently said to my father "What a great idea!". This was one of many assignments my father did for the Daily Express all over
the world. I will talk about more in later blog posts.