Snap Shots

On this episode I spent some time with Tom Putt. What an awesome dude!! He's just recently opened his own gallery at 1/139 Main Street Mornington VIC. Get down there and check it out. Tom now specializes in aerial landscapes and trust me, they are amazing. We had a great chat about his work, how he has made photography work as his profession for the last 20 years and he offers some great insights for anyone looking to take their photography business to the next level, or to get one started. Tom has also been running awesome workshops all over Australia for the last 15 years. You can check out his work here;www.tomputt.comtomputtphoto (on Instagram and facebook)or at the gallery - 1/139 Main Street Mornington VICHope you enjoy!!

My guest today is a good friend of mine Bill Millar, I've known bill for a few years now from when we used to play baseball together. About a year and a half ago Bill started really getting into photography and he has come an amazingly long way in such a short period of time. It was great to catch up with him, we talk about how he got into photography, how he manages his work life balance with photography, his equipment, travel and some of the amazing places he has been.Head on over to his instagram to check out his recent shots from San Fran! @bmillar.auHope you enjoy the chat!

Charlie Brown has been shooting for Skiing resorts all over the world for the last 20 years and boy has he got some stories. From how he got started, how his work took him all over the world to how he broke his back and totally destroyed his knee on the job!Charlie was awesome fun to talk to and he is now running workshops up around Falls Creek and Mount Hotham. Check out his work and details around his workshops on his website and instagram;http://www.mountainside.net.au/@mountainside_cb

I caught up with Brendan Holland on this episode. Brendan is a local of Bright, a small town up in High Country Victoria. Bright is one of my favourite places for photography and just some quiet time out. Brendan knows all of the best landscape locations around. Being only a short drive away from Mount Hotham, Mount Buffalo and Falls Creek, you are spoilt for choice up here. Brendan and his wife also own and operate some gorgeous self contained units if you are looking for some time away. It was great talking to Brendan as he is so passionate about the area and his landscape photography. Check out the Instagram and website of his photos and accommodation below!Insta - @brightmystichttps://www.brightmysticvalley.com.au/

On this episode I had the privilege of spending some time with Mieke Boynton. Mieke is one of Australia's leading landscape and aerial photographers based in High Country Victoria and I can honestly say I haven't spoken to a photographer who is more passionate about what they do than Mieke. The way Mieke captures emotions, stories and interest in her work is unlike anything I've seen before. I had an amazing time talking with her. Mieke will be launching practical workshops early next year so head on over to her website to check out details on those and don't forget to check the below socials;www.miekeboynton.comFacebook & Instagram - Mieke Boynton PhotographyMieke currently has her exhibition "The first 10 years" displayed at the Feathertop Winery in Porepunkah until the 28th of October. If you are in the area I highly recommend you check it out, it will blow you away. The winery is open Friday - Sunday but midweek bookings can be made if you contact Mieke through her website. Mieke also has the followin

On this episode I catch up with the master of light painting Denis Smith. If you don't know what light painting is check Denis out here;Insta - @the_ball_of_lightwww.balloflight.com.auAll of the tools Denis uses he makes himself by hand and sells them to people all over the world. Check out his website above for details on all his amazing products and all the workshops he runs on light painting.I met Denis at the Bright Festival of Photography, where he was one of the many professionals who gave up their weekend to come along and show us amateurs how to create better images. We obviously speak about the annual Bright Festival of Photography and light painting. But we also get pretty deep and we discuss mental illness. I can't thank Denis enough for being so open and honest about the battles he has had with his mental health and how photography helped pull him through the darkest times. While it is still and ongoing battle, Denis is in a much better place now.If you are having any problems with your mental hea

On this episode I speak with Philip Chong & Alexander Chung, two Melbourne based photographers who met a couple of years ago through mutual friends. The guys have just recently started doing photowalks through Melbourne every Sunday which is open and free for anyone that wants to come along, no matter if you shoot with anything from a phone to a DSLR. Its a fantastic way to learn from a couple of great photographers but also a great way to meet like minded people. Philip and Alexander are also putting together some post editing workshops, Philip is a master of Lightroom and Alexander has been a Photoshop Guru for a long time! We also talked about how they met, how they came up with the idea and why they are more than happy to organize the photo walks and share their knowledge without charging people for it which was really refreshing. Check out their socials;@youmelbourne (Insta page for the photo walks and workshops)@philiplapik (Philips insta)@Alexander_martindes (Alexanders Insta)You can also find Phil

On this episode I catch up with Rose Andrew. Rose is a drone photography master! I learnt so much on this podcast as I have zero experience with drones. There's so much involved so if you are looking into drones I think you will get a lot out of this podcast. Rose also runs an instagram and facebook that acts as a drone community and has just recently released a collaborative book of drone work from all over Australia which is called "an Aerial Anthology". There is some amazing work in this book so I encourage you to check it out! All the links are belowInstagram@ohmymelb (Rose's personal Insta)@droneswagger (Drone community instagram)Facebook - Australian Drone Photographerhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/131531777480898/The Bookhttp://www.blurb.com/b/8864076-australian-drone-photographer

On this episode I catch up with a good friend of mine, Fran from Bell'Acqua Photography. Fran is a landscape and travel photographer. We have a great chat about how Fran goes about selling her prints, how she relays emotion through her images, how she connects with her subjects when she travels and some amazing commissioned work that has recently come about.Check out Fran's work here;www,bellacquaphotography.comInsta - bellacqua.photographyFacebook - bell'acqua PhotographyEnjoy!

On this weeks episode I caught up with Matt Krumins, a Melbourne based photographer who is a ripper dude, full of energy and loves teaching people the art of photography. He runs a heap of different workshops of which I've experienced an Astro workshop with him that was awesome. Matt will be running some of the workshops in early October at the Bright Festival of Photography which is an awesome weekend away. Check out Matts work and details about the Bright Festival below;Website - www.mattkruminsphotography.com.auInstagram - matt_krumins_workshopsInstagram - matt_krumins_galleryFacebook - mattkruminsphotographyBright Festival of Photographywww.bfopaustralia.com

On this episode of the podcast I catch up with Chris Smith. Chris is a portrait photographer that has an uncanny knack for connecting with his subjects and capturing real emotion and real stories in his imagery. We have a fantastic chat about how he got started, how he connects with his subjects to help them feel comfortable in front of the camera and also touched on some great advice and strategies for models to avoid bad experiences with creepy photographers. Chris has an exhibit coming up from the 26th Sept - 30th Oct at the Rokeby Gallery in Collingwood and will also be speaking at Michael Camera's in Melbourne CBD on the 13th of October at 3pm.Check out his work at;INSTA_christopherrobert_christopherrobertweddingsWEBSITEwww.christopherrobert.com.au

On this episode I caught up with one of my best mates in Bali. Paul run a crossfit gym back in NSW and uses photography for his business content and his passion for landscape photography serves as a past time and stress relief. We had a chat about how investing in a DSLR and learning photography has helped him elevate the quality of his content on his website and social media, all his travel and landscape shooting and editing - how far is too far?Hope you enjoy!

Today I caught up with Mick Russell, a professional videographer and photographer who based himself southeast of Melbourne.We had a fantastic talk about how he managed the transition from working full time for someone else to working full time for himself, his video/still kit, the crossovers from the film age to the digital age and some cool photo techniques like light painting.I really enjoyed catching up with Mick and hope you all enjoy the chat as much as I did.

My guest on Episode 2 was Patrick Burgan, check him out on instagram;@patricksflicksPatrick is a landscape photographer who is making a shift into portraits as of late. We spoke about juggling full time with work photography, about motivation and making friends within the photography world. Patrick gave some great advice on equipment when just starting out which was awesome.We also touched on some darker topics which I really appreciate Patrick's openness and honesty on. Photography helped Pat through some pretty touch times a few years ago and I really think have an artistic outlet, be it photography, painting, music, writing or anything else is really healthy for us humans on a mental level.We also spoke about bullying and abuse through social media in the photography world which I know is more common than it should be. If you've ever experienced this or negative comments on your work I hope you can get some good stuff out of episode 2!

Here it is! The first episode of Snap Shots. I am stoked to have been able to catch up with Adam Dyson for it as well! Adam is an amazing photographer loosely based here in Melbourne. We had a great chat about how he got started in the industry, what he loves doing, we spoke about a recent major equipment change he has made an also a super interesting lifestyle change he as also made, which to be honest I'm a little jealous about as I think it sounds amazing! Check out Adams work, he also runs awesome photography workshops for anyone looking to take better photos!http://www.adamdyson.com/Insta - Adam_dysonFacebook and Youtube just search Adam DysonHope you enjoy the podcast as much as I enjoyed catching up with Adam

Welcome to Snap Shots! Here is a quick intro and overview of what this podcast will be moving forward. I'll be chatting with photographers from all over the place, professionals down to hobbyists about everything photography. How they got into it, what they love shooting, what equipment they use, what they have learnt in their time and much more!