Wedding in Italy

It's not everyday we get to shoot weddings in exotic overseas locations. However,this week I had the pleasure of working with Mark Gibson of Moving Presentations on a wedding in Italy.

We travelled about 40 hours to arrive in the scenic Lake Como region, not far from Milan. It is an absolutely beautiful area of the world. It was my first trip to Italy and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I am now writing this, sitting in a small pub in Prague where we have a couple of days R&R before heading back to Sydney.


Here are a few pictures just to prove I am not making it all up.



With brothers, David & Steve Hughes from David Hughes Photography based in the the UK.




Mark working hard with the steadicam.




Setting up the camera for a Timelapse shot of the clouds.

It's a girl!

I don't normally post personal notes on this blog but due to the many enquiries from our clients keen to know the latest news I have decided to post a short message.

Also, when you have a new addition to the family it's hard not to tell the world. It is such an amazing feeling to have a baby.My wife and I have been fortunate to have 3 beautiful children.

Our latest arrived on the 20th March, just before Easter. We now have two girls and one boy and couldn't be happier.

My good friend Kate from über photography (one of the best photography teams in Australia) came over and took some great pics of the new bub and family.

For weddings and/or portraits you can't go past über photography.

New Flyer

My poor blog is probably starting to feel abit neglected. The last month or so has been hectic with shooting, editing and wedding expos.

I had a brochure made up to hand out to couples at the last expo we attended. I'm pretty happy with how it looks. Thanks to Steve and Mel for allowing me to use their picture.

I think it looks great but would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement.

Importance of Editing!

It's been a very hectic month or two. Lots of shooting, lots of editing... and still lots of editing to do!!!

Fortunately, August is one of the slowest months and this gives us a chance to catch up on the editing and administration side of the business.

I was browsing the web recently and come upon an interesting article. It basically talked about editing and how crucial it is to the final product. It posed the question, what is more important, good shooting or good editing? Well, of course the easy answer is that both are important. That is true however, I agree with the author in that even with great shots, the story can still get lost and disjointed if the editing is not up to par.

If I had the choice of average camera work and great editing over great camera work and average editing I would place more importance on the editing.

It is the editing that can connect different events of the day, the emotion, the drama and the fun. Rather than just editing from beginning of the day to the end of the day, we try to link the common parts that occur during a wedding day. For example, the father watching his daughter getting ready, father walking his daughter down the aisle, the father give a speech about his pride and joy, the father and daughter sharing a dance. These are all special moments that when linked together during editing can have enormous effect on the viewer and make the video much more meaningful.

This is just one example, however the day is full of these small but important moments and it is up to the editor to find them and put them all together to tell the story of the bride and groom. I strongly believe every couple is unique and so is their story.

Although it takes alot more time to edit, the final wedding video should reflect this
uniqueness and represent the bride and groom in a way that suits their personalities.

Hopefully I have succeeded in doing this for todays highlight clip. This is Tanya and Trent's highlights edit. They are a fantastic couple and if you ever get a chance to chat with Tanya, bring a seat because you will be there for awhile...she loves to talk!!!!

Great friends Wedding!

Here is a wedding I have looked forward to editing for awhile. The groom, Steve, I have known since he was born. His family and mine grew up together and he really is like another brother to me.

It was a busy day as I was wearing two hats, MC and sometime cameraman. Dave from DnM Video Productions shot most of the day and did a fantastic job as usual.

Mel looks stunning and Steve looks great too. Here is the trailer.