Retouching is one of those things that seems to always be kept under the rug. Unfortunately it has become a standard in this digital age… and to be honest, I would prefer to be outside shooting rather than being in front of the computer going square-eyed. Sometimes, though its unavoidable. Here are 2 examples.

This first image was shot for NRMA – Open Road Magazine.
I had to shoot a cover shot of 4 cars. I was only given about 1/2 an hour to shoot the cars and the only elevated position I could get had a pretty ugly background.

I was lucky enough to be part of this amazing trip for Wheels magazine.
I was asked to shoot the first 2 legs of the trip. This entailed 9 days of driving/shooting with about 1000km to drive per-day. Limited to one bag (For clothes and camera gear) it was a struggle for me to pack only a couple of lenses and single camera body, but man was it fun! I began the trip in Melbourne with motoring journalist Steve Nally. We spent the next….

Here are 9 recent cover shots.

What a stunning landscape. I traveling there for some snowboarding last year and was blown away by the landscape, I made a promise to my girlfriend that we would return the following year. We spent a week traveling from the top of NZ thought to the bottom.

Check out the video I shot with the 5DII:

Here is a little behind the scenes video of a recent shoot for Top Gear Magazine – The R35 GT-R:

After deciding to drop some money into a location computer (Apple Mac Book Pro) I found it a pain to carry around the usual laptop bag. Once on location I always needed to find a flat, safe surface. After reading about Chase Jarvis’ new laptop case it seemed so simple and smart.

I spent the extra money and no longer have to worry about damaging an expensive piece of equipment while packing the car or climbing a mountain.

Another job for Top Gear Magazine today.

I shot the new Audi S3. Awesome little car and we got some great shots.
If only I had a spare $72k…. Nice to have the car for the day though!