Fusion Photography

Photo of the Week - Dec 17, 2010

John Curtin School of Medicine, ANU

Fusion Photography Featured in Cosmopolitan Bride China

We will be appearing in the coming issue of Cosmo Bride China. They are doing a feature on the cutting edge of wedding photography trends and wanted an Aussie perspective so a few weeks ago we were interviewed for the feature. Here is part of the mock-up of the article..... They will also be featuring some of our weddings in future editions in their real life weddings sections.

Photo of the Week - Dec 10, 2010

Some photos of the flooding around Fyshwick/Narrabundah this week...... cricket practice nets under water, poplar trees flooded, and water nearly going over the bridge on Canberra Ave.

Fay & Justin - Sydney Wedding

A few weeks ago I had the lovely privilege of shooting another wedding in Sydney for the lovely couple Fay & Justin. It turned out to be one of the most crazy and challenging wedding shoots I've done. This was nothing to do with Fay & Justin, they were fantastic to work with, but I've never seen so many wedding on one day! Everywhere we went (admittedly we did pick some of the more popular places around the rocks and harbour foreshore) it seemed every girl in Sydney was getting married.... bridal parties everywhere jostling & queuing for the best spots. When we drove up to Observatory Hill it looked like we'd stumbled onto a movie set. Couples dressed up to the nines dotted all over the hillside with their entourages, camera and video crews etc.etc. I really don't know how Sydney photographers do that every weekend! It is so hard to get some nice romantic shots without a million people in the background.

So anyway, despite all the challenges I'm very proud of the shots we were able to get. Some traditional ones with the iconic landmarks of Sydney and some that are a bit different and feature the gorgeous textures and colours in some of Sydney's beautiful sandstone around the Rocks area. The ceremony was a Greek Orthodox one at Bondi and the reception was at the Pavillion in the Botanic Gardens.

Nikki & Broughton

Another wet week in Canberra and at this wedding we were ducking in and out of the rain all day with a few sunny periods breaking through now and then. Luckily there was a reasonably long one to get the ceremony in. It started pouring just as we finished the family photos. With so much rain we decided to incorporate it in some of the photos which I think lends a beautiful atmosphere to them. The getting ready shots are at Rydges Lakeside where they also had the reception. I love the shots against the cobblestone pavement which were shot from Nikki's 14th floor room balcony. The ceremony was at Glebe park in the city. All the other photos were taken at Boy's Grammar.

I loved this wedding for so many reasons. One, Nikki & Broughton were such a lovely couple. Broughton is the brother of an old friend and photography assistant of mine. Though I had only met Nikki & Broughton very briefly before the wedding it was like shooting family, it hardly seemed like work. They were such an expressive couple and Nikki was so vivacious. I also love how the wedding had such a classic, almost old-fashioned, romantic feel about it..... right up my alley! Congratulations Nikki & Broughton and thanks so much for the privilege of sharing your day.

Liane & Ralph

Liane & Ralph had a beautiful and elegant garden style wedding in the Old Parliament House Rose Gardens. It was a rainy Saturday (again!) but we were lucky that the rain held of just long enough to have the ceremony and a few shots in the gardens before it all came pouring down. Then we took cover at the Film & Sound archives building and the Realm Hotel, where the girls had got ready earlier in the day. The reception was at the Lobby.

Photo of the Week - Dec 3, 2010

A different view of Sydney Opera House......

Ana & Anthony Go Bowling

Ana & Anthony first met at a bowling alley so we just had to go back there for the first part of our photo shoot at their wedding. What a fun time! If you look closely at where the balls go in the photos you'll see who won this day, but they did both get strikes...... especially when they bowled two balls at once! After playing air hockey and other other games we went to shoot some photos in the vineyard where they had their reception.