GOT SOME QUESTIONS?

Yes. And I love it. I shoot around 60 weddings each year, which I guess is quite a lot, but to be honest I get quite bored sitting around with nothing to do, so for me that’s a good number.

I live in Bowral.  Most of my weddings are in the Southern Highlands and South Coast, but I’m available for weddings throughout Australia and internationally.

Sony a9iii cameras, with a selection of Sony prime lenses. I always have at least 3 cameras and around 6 lenses at every wedding. So even if, say, I were to fall in a fountain and get drenched (this actually happened to me at a wedding, super embarrassing), I could grab my backup gear and keep shooting.

Good question. My goal is to fit in – so, to hang out with you guys and your friends and family as if I was a friend along for the ride. If your bridal party is quiet and nervous, I’ll probably be calm and joking around, but not anything too crazy that would scare them. If your bridal party are drinking whisky at 8am and absolutely insane, that’s fine too – game on, I can match their craziness. Whatever the scenario, I try to just be me – I love to meet people, have fun. I’m a pretty relaxed person and not much phases me, so I’m generally pretty calm and relaxed during the entire wedding day. I’ll direct you and help keep things on track in terms of timing, but I won’t be a d*ck about it – by the end of the day you’ll probably have had such a great time with me that you’ll give me a big hug and we’ll most probably make plans to have a beer together in the future (I’m not saying this to brag – just that this is what generally happens as i’m leaving a wedding).

Yep, but there’ll be a small travel fee for weddings more than around 2 hours from Bowral.

I quit my job as a lawyer at the end of 2009, and I became a full time photographer in early 2010. My first wedding was in 2008.

Absolutely! I have some great videographers I can refer you to – we work very well together!

Yes; $20 million public liability, and all my gear is insured too. If your venue needs my certificate of insurance, just reach out.

Every wedding is different in this regard, but I generally deliver around 800 edited, high-resolution shots from their wedding. You’ll receive these digitally via a password-protected gallery, from where you can download the high and low res versions.

My turnaround time is pretty quick; currently you’ll receive your photos around 4 weeks after your wedding. I stopped sending photos via USB around 6 years ago; people kept on losing them (or their dog ate them). Now, I upload your images to a password-protected gallery, and I send you that link. You can view all the images on the gallery; you can download them (individual images or the whole lot), and you can even order prints from within the gallery.

You can do whatever you like with the images I give you – you can print until your heart is content without consulting me first. I don’t watermark or otherwise alter my images either (I think it just looks ugly). The copyright to the images is yours.

Me. I never delegate to other photographers. You’ll deal with me the whole time, from the first email all the way to when I deliver your images and album (if you’re ordered one) after the wedding.

I actually get asked this quite a lot, and to be honest it baffles me. My job – my passion – is to see a new place, a location I haven’t previously visited, and see the light, the lines and cool backdrops. I generally don’t even realise I’m doing it.  Often, the first time I get to shoot at a new venue, I get SUPER excited to arrive early, have a look around, plan my attack for the day – find some really great spots to shoot some amazing portraits. I get why  you might be nervous if I haven’t shot at your venue, but to be honest, this is the best scenario, as you can be sure that I’ll arrive nice and early, have a really good look around and get to know the location really well. In this scenario I’m also really stoked to have new locations to add to my instagram portfolio! So – if you’d like to work with me, but I haven’t shot at your venue, seriously, don’t worry – this is a good thing 🙂

I don’t use an assistant. I don’t use any complex lighting setups (just a few off-camera strobes sometimes) and certainly nothing I can’t set up on my own. I don’t need anyone to carry my bags and to be honest I’m large enough as it is; I don’t need someone else trailing me, making me stand out more than I already do 🙂

I feel that second shooter aren’t necessary in 99% of weddings, and I much prefer to work alone.

Of course 🙂  My method of shooting is very relaxed and natural. Most of the time you either won’t know I’m taking photos, or you’ll be so engrossed in your new husband/wife that everything will seem natural. I won’t pose you; I’ll direct you

You can make an enquiry via my contact form here – i’d love to hear from you!