Mid last year we ventured up to Airle Beach to experience an amazing four days of shooting that included helicopters, seaplanes, secluded islands, tropical forests and last but not least, a great bunch of people we got to work with.

We were contacted by Norina Jane, who was in the process of rebranding her Whitsunday wedding photography business to Iconic Bride Photography, and asked us to create a film that captures the new brand visually through a promo film and also create a profile film which would allow potential clients to get to know the team better and their philosophy.

To do this, we needed an iconic bride and luckily we had the wonderful Rae Johnson to work with! You may have seen Rae hosting the new computer games show on ONE HD called Save Point. She was such a blessing to work with, so professional and made the shoot that much more fun. Of course we can’t leave out the “groom” John,  although not playing as pivotal role in the production (it is after all Iconic BRIDE Photography!), he made the shoot a lot of fun to work with.

Also along the way we had some help from Justin Heitman (Blue Turtle Video Design), who gave me lots of tips from his own extensive experience of shooting from the helicopter supplied by Heli Biz, but of course without the precise control of our pilot Des Davy I would have never got those great sweeping shots of the plane and the islands As you can probably tell, I loved shooting from the chopper!! Also can’t forget to mention the classic seaplanes you see in the films that were supplied by Air Whitsunday, not only did they give us a ride over the magnificent Whitsunday islands to our locations, featuring their plane in the promo really took the film to the next level of awesomeness!

We were so fortunate to be able to shoot at Whitehaven Beach and Langford Island, and of course Villa Botanica. We must say thanks to the staff at Villa Botanica who were so welcoming and accommodating – and any brides looking for an absolutely stunning venue to get married, you have to check out Villa Botanica, Airlie Beach! The venue itself is super stylish, but the surrounding gardens take this place to the next level – it is a truly magical place!

And of course, the team behind Iconic Bride Photography were such a pleasure to work with and had lots of laughs during the whole shoot. For Emily and I it has been one experienced we won’t forget, so thank you for Iconic Bride Photography for allowing us to share this journey with you. And if you are getting married in the Whitsundays, be sure to check them out!

PROFILE FILM

Photos courtesy of Iconic Bride Photography

So you can image I was very excited when Lana asked me to film her first instructional video. I flew down to Brisbane for a few days last month and got to experience Lana’s passion and skill first hand as she went through the basics of newborn photography for the video. It was a great experience – and who knew newborn babies were so small!!

Check out the teaser ad created for the instructional video below. If you are interested in newborn photography, then I highly recommend you check out Newborn Photography: The Basics. | A Newborn Posing Guide for Photographers available through Lana’s website.

~ Pete

M and I had such a blast capturing the amazing locations and the beautiful kids and parents. There was so many good shots but working closely together with Matt as he himself used to be a video producer came up with something that reflects their business and who they are as photographers.

Head over to their website MATT AND KATIE PHOTOGRAPHERS and see all the photos from the promo and also lots of other beautiful portraits.

- Peter

Most of the footage is from the labels, but since Emily and I had spent the Anzac long weekend down as Lorne with the gang, I was fortunate enough to get some surfing footage from Australia’s most famous surfing beach, Bell’s Beach.  It was amazing watching those guys riding the waves, but they are braver than me as the ocean was freezing!

Lastly, you might be surprised to know, but I also wrote the music track! You can buy royalty free music, but I really enjoy the creativity of making my own songs and I wanted to get the feel just right for the guys at Crave. It think the end product is pretty rad dude!

- Peter