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Happy Holidays from [NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design.

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 04:16:57 +0000

Wishing ALL our friends & business partners the merriest holiday season…including the ones we haven’t met yet.

Northern Beaches Photography & Design wishes you a happy holiday season.

Enjoy your time together, these memories are precious.

See you in 2014!

Shane & Jodie
[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design
www.nbpd.com.au

photography | graphic design | web page design |

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Catalogues, Corporate Photography, Event Photography, Food Photography, General Photography, Graphic Design, Interior Photography, Landscape Photography, Macro Photography, Professional Photography, Property Photography, Real Estate Photography, Sport Photography, Stock Photography, typographic art, typography, Web Design, Wedding Photography Tagged: 2014, australian graphic design, Brochures, Christmas, Colour, composites, corporate photography, Corporate Portrait Photography, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Sydney, Layout Design, New Years Day, Newport, Northern Beaches, Northern Beaches Photography, Northern Beaches Photography and Design, photography, Sydney, sydney graphic design, Sydney Photography, Textures, [NBPD]

Tis the season of the Frangipani

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 04:29:03 +0000

“Nothing evokes that tropical feeling quite like the frangipani. Their sweet scent and sheer beauty make them universally loved and the blooms look sensational on the tree and as a cut flower. Pick up some freshly fallen blooms and float them in a bath or bowl of water and it’s easy to feel you’re relaxing in a fabulous tropical day spa!”-Allthingsfrangipani

I LOVE photographing flowers. The are beautiful, inspiring and so delicate. Our frangipani trees have been slowly starting to bloom and it truly is a miraculous beauty. I couldn’t wait to get my camera out to capture some of their magic! Here are a few of my shots. You can check more out on our website which are ready for purchase. www.nbpd.com.au

Carelss Whisper

Painted Love

Raspberry Swirl

Enjoy!

Jodie Slowski
[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design
www.nbpd.com.au

graphic designer | web page designer | photographer | mixed media artist | blogger

Filed under: General Photography, Graphic Design, Macro Photography, Professional Photography, Stock Photography Tagged: Australia, australian graphic design, Canada, Fine art, Macro Photography, Newport Beach, Northern Beaches Photography and Design, photography northern beaches, photography northern beaches sydney, Sydney, Sydney Photography, United States

Dandelions in Seeded Bloom

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:14:19 +0000

Hi everyone! Well, this has been a really busy month for us, spring has sprung and that means… winter sport is over for another year, real estate is booming, and dandelions are in seeded bloom!

We have been fortunate to of had a wonderful mild winter (which has been brill!) and now summer is truly in the air.

Don’t you love the feeling of summer?!? Keep an eye out for what inspires us from within that summer lovin.

Join us on:

facebook | twitter | pintrest |

Jodie Slowski
[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design
www.nbpd.com.au

graphic designer | photographer | mixed media artist | blogger

Filed under: Catalogues, General Photography, Macro Photography Tagged: australian graphic design, Colour, dandelions, Flowers, Graphic Design, Macro Photography, Mona Vale Photography, Newport, Newport Beach, Northern Beaches, Northern Beaches Photography, Northern Beaches Photography and Design, Sydney, Sydney Photography

Red paper flowers

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:21:54 +0000

Hello friends!
Time has certainly drifted by since we last blogged so we decided it was time to post a few tasty morsels of recent projects we have been involved in.

We have had a lot going on in our world. Thank you for your patience and wonderful messages.

Hope you have all been happy and well!

Jodie Slowski
[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design
www.nbpd.com.au

graphic designer | web page designer | photographer | mixed media artist | blogger

Filed under: General Photography Tagged: Flowers, iphonography, macro, Northern Beaches Photography and Design, paper flowers, photography, red, [NBPD]

Real Estate Photography Cover

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:28:20 +0000

Hi All,

Just a quick note to include our cover photograph and main story in this weekends edition of the Real Estate Liftout.

A gorgeous place with amazing views, and a lot of fun to shoot.

Real Estate Liftout Cover Photograph in the Manly Daily on 19/01/13

Real Estate Cover Story with photography by [NBPD] on 19/01/13

Shane Law [NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design

Photographer | Blogger

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Property Photography, Real Estate Photography Tagged: Avalon property, Northern Beaches Photography, real estate, real estate photography

Katherine & Nathan’s Wedding Celebrations

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:35:58 +0000

What a great feeling when you enter a roomful of love! We were privledged enough to be invitied to record Katherine & Nathan’s memories last weekend, what a crowd. They were married overseas, then came back to Sydney’s Northern Beaches to celebrate. See the wedding photography in the slideshow following.

Shane Law [NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design

Photographer | Blogger

Filed under: Event Photography, Wedding Photography Tagged: Northern Beaches Wedding, wedding, wedding day

Compositional Lines in Real Estate Photography

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:56:28 +0000

So much is said about how important vertical lines are in real estate and architectural images, and I agree… they are vitally important. In fact, I can hardly look at images that don’t adhere to this norm. On the other hand, very little is said about Compositional Lines in Real Estate Photography. That is what I want to talk about here.

Let’s pause here for a second to quickly talk about how lines work as a general rule in photography. I will cover Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal and Implied Lines.

1. Vertical lines in photographs can help create a sense of strength and/or a sense of growth (think of buildings and trees for example). Take a look at this image I took last week, what do you notice about this image?

[Vertical Flagpole]

I notice the flagpole and flag first, due to the central positioning, vibrant colour and strong vertical line.

As I mentioned in the opening paragraph, much is said about vertical lines. This is because often a photographer will have to “edit” lines to make sure actual vertical lines in reality are represented that way in the final photograph. The reason it has to be “edited” that way is because when a photographer points the camera up or down to any degree, the resulting image will have lines that become angled. The reason why it is important to have it edited is because we expect cupboards, doors, windows etc to have vertical sides, and if we don’t see an image that way we have a sense that something is wrong.

2. Horizontal Lines

The most common horizontal line that we see in photography, is the horizon itself. Lines such as these tend to represent stability, peace, rest. Often in real estate images, particularly ones with a view, we place the horizon perfectly horizontal because once again, this is what the viewer expects. In addition to this more obvious horizontal line I often use horizontals to mix things up a little, for example shooting a kitchen straight on with good symmetry and structure, with vertical lines for balance and stability as in the example below.

[Kitchen shot with symmetry, balance and horizontal lines]

3. Diagonal Lines

My favourite type of line, I have mentioned them before in regards to corporate photography, but I can tell you I always look for them. They are dynamic, and are often used to lead a viewers eye through the photograph and can give a sense of depth. Take a look at the image below, it could be very different, but I shot it this way so that the diagonals create interest.

[Diagonal Lines creating interest]

And now see the same image with indication of diagonals below. You will be hard pressed to see a static horizontal line here.

[Outdoor Table with Diagnol Lines]

I know what you are saying, sometimes there are so many lines in a photograph it is very difficult to isolate them to have visual impact. Well that is true, it can be difficult, but certainly not impossible. Think about moving some furniture around, or change your angle or height, or change the proximity to various objects. Take this example below. Here is an example of a house with an AMAZING view, which is what sells in my market on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. The kitchen shot of course is a very important shot in any job, in this case a nice kitchen, but not a feature in comparison to its other attributes. Here are a couple of possible views.

[Kitchen Bench]

What i find the issue with this photograph is that the side of the bench is like a big stop sign to your eyes as they try to enter this image. It is like a big block. If I move any more to my right the height of the bench does not allow us to see anything within the kitchen (no stove, dishwasher, even very little splashback and therefore very little colour), and any more to the left the side of the bench becomes more prominent. See how it represents to me below.

[Kitchen Bench showing Block Element]

So what is the solution? How can we make this photograph work, yet still be able to see parts of the kitchen? What about if we try getting a little closer, so that we overcome this “block” and create a more dynamic image by making the diagonal lines more prominent. Take a look at what I mean below.

[Kitchen Bench: Closer View]

[Kitchen Bench: Closer View with Diagnol Lines]

This image above sends a clear message. It says “this is a kitchen with a great view”, and the diagonal lines makes it very easy for the eye to move through the photograph, something that was more difficult in the first example.

Ok, so we have talked about how you can use verticals, horizontals and diagonals, so time to move on to…

4. Implied Lines.

I have talked about these type of lines at length in our blog post entitled Elements of Professional Photography (part 1). The photograph I used in this article to illustrate this concept was this one below. Here you can feel your eyes moving from left to right in a diagonal fashion, first down and then up and down again. There is no actual lines that make our eyes want to do this, the line our eyes take in an “implied” line created in the design of the photograph.

[Implied Diagonal between Subjects Faces]

OK, so how can we use implied lines to add purpose to real estate photographs? The mindset you need to have is “How can I let the viewer’s eye move through the photograph in a pleasing and simple way?” See what I mean below

[Sun Room]

The image above is a simple one, but I believe the simple ones are the best, because the purpose of the photograph is clear. I want to invite the viewer into the photograph, so they can imagine themselves entering into this area. It is harder for people to do that when there are elements blocking their way. In this example there are shadows that are diagonal, the diagonal wall, the diagonal lines in the coffee table. There is also an implied line from left bottom into the middle of the photograph allowing the eyes to enter, then be seated. Try allowing your eyes to do the same thing from bottom right, it just does not work the same way does it? See how I mean with the line illustration below on the same image.

[Sun Room with Diagonal and Implied Lines]

So there you go, I have talked about how you can use lines, both implied and actual, to benefit your real estate images. To view more great examples on how I use compositional lines in real estate photography click here.

Remember, we love to hear your comments so feel free to let us know what you think in the “leave a reply” section below, and view more of our work at www.nbpd.com.au.

Shane Law [NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design

Photographer | Blogger

Filed under: Professional Photography, Property Photography, Real Estate Photography Tagged: architectural photography, compositional lines, diagonal lines, horizontal lines, implied lines, Property photography, real estate, real estate photography, vertical lines

Advertising Real Estate Photography

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:33:56 +0000

Today in our local newspaper, The Manly Daily, there was an editorial complimented by an image we created at Whale Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. This piece is a good example on how Real Estate Photography is used to advertise and support a property to help achieve high end sales.

Example #1- 279 Whale Beach Road, Whale Beach, NSW, Australia

Here is the image in the original JPEG format.

Example #2 Whale Beach Road, Whale Beach, NSW, Australia.
We also photographed a house on the same road only weeks before, the house that was mentioned in a seperate article stating “It took just 10 days to achieve the record-breaking sale of Geoffrey Cousins’ Whale Beach home, believed to be in excess of $13 million”. This was on the cover of the Manly Daily weekend real estate liftout on October 13th, 2012. Take a look below.

Example #3, Oracades, Whale Beach Road, Whale Beach, NSW, Australia.
We photographed this property which is found just around the corner from the previous properties. Selected for the front cover image.

Example #4, Northern Beaches, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Last but not least, here is one of my favourites from the past few months of shooting, it was published in the real estate glossy liftout, another property from Whale Beach.

All these premiere properties are listed by the fab team at Raine & Horne Palm Beach – Glenn Lee, David Eden and James Baker.

Please send us your comments. We enjoy hearing from you.

Shane Law [NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design

Photographer | Blogger

Filed under: General Photography, Real Estate Photography Tagged: high end real estate photography, Manly Daily, Manly Daily Real Estate Liftout, Northern Beaches, Property photography, real estate photography, Sydney Photography, Twilight photography, Whale Beach

Event Photography

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:29:16 +0000

Hi all,

Last Friday we photographed a great event, lots of energy, great location, good people. Take a look at this event photography, and for tips on how to shoot events see our post called Event Photography Sydney

Filed under: Event Photography, General Photography Tagged: artificial light, darling harbour, dockside, events, Flash photography, photography

Sports Photography

[NBPD] Northern Beaches Photography & Design — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:47:31 +0000

I can’t think of a better day to be working than doing some Cricket photography. Yesterday we were out on a job for Cricket NSW at the Womans Bash for Cash. Some of the most talented women cricketers in our country, with plenty of Australian and NSW representatives. Check out some of the photos below, and support our incredible cricketers this year by viewing the representative schedule for the NSW Lend Lease Breakers. And for more Sports Photography from NBPD click here.

Womens “Bash for Cash” 2012

Filed under: Sport Photography Tagged: Alyssa Healy, Australian Cricketers, Bash for Cash, Cricket, Cricket NSW, Grade cricket, Lend Lease Breakers, NSW cricketers, Representative cricketers, womens cricket