Introducing your photographers - Rosie Joyce

Rosie Joyce (above, with a family of quadruplets) is one of the Photo Studio's newest photographers. She's been in Sydney for less than a year, and at the studio for around five months, but has quickly made her presence felt with her fun, vibrant portraits.
Rosie joined the Photo Studio to specialise in family and baby photography, which she cites as "much more fun and relaxing than fashion photography".

Rosie likes shooting family and kids photos because she wants to get away from the traditional view of family photography as having everyone in a formal stilted pose in front of the camera. Rosie's style is influenced by advertising photography, and is "all about fun and letting the subject express their personality". This really comes out in her baby and children photos, which are brimming with energy and personality.

Rosie says that she likes to let the subjects be the art directors of their own photo shoots. That counts for the kids as well as their parents - Rosie captures beautiful spontaneous images with kids and babies that would be impossible to craft with professional models. She likes to capture the relationship between families in a relaxed and fun way, and her number one rule is to "not be afraid to get down on the floor and act like a big kid!"

Family and children photos make great Christmas gifts, especially for grandparents and family members from overseas. If you have little ones, make sure you take advantage of our special Christmas family photo shoot offers. Just contact the Photo Studio for a shoot and quote 'Christmas Blog Readers offer' to receive a FREE photoshoot and a $100 voucher to go towards any portrait package. This great offer is valid for any booking made before the end of December, so contact the Photo Studio today!

The Perfect Christmas Gift

If you are looking for the perfect gift for Christmas, why not come down to the Photo Studio for a family portrait?
As well as being award winning fashion and commercial photographers, the Photo Studio specialises in getting great pictures of families and kids. North loves working with kids and babies to get those special shots that you will treasure forever.

The Photo Studio offers a range of great packages, and don't forget that beautiful family portraits can make great gifts for grandparents and family members that live overseas. You can come into the studio to get fantastic pictures that will be with your family for years, and at the same time pick up a range of smaller pictures that are just perfect as gifts and mementos.

If you have young children, make sure that you book in for gorgeous family portraits so that you can have amazing pictures of your children at that age that you can look back on for years to come. Kids grow up so fast, and with a family portrait session at the Photo Studio, you will have a lasting image to treasure.

Not only will a family portrait session give you beautiful images of your family, but they are also great fun! North and the Photo Studio crew truly believe in capturing the moment, and they like to make family photo shoots fun and lively affairs. Everyone, from the youngest tyke to the grandparents invariably end up getting involved, not only in the family photo shoot itself, but also looking through the pictures from the day, picking their favourites and deciding what kind of look they would like applied by our Photoshop experts. So don't delay, book yourself a fun family portrait session at the Photo Studio today!

Glebe's 150th birthday celebrations are finishing up in just a couple of days, so if you haven't yet, make sure you check out the outdoor photography exhibits. The large outdoor portraits, taken by Tom Psomotragos and our own North Sullivan, have been printed out on 1600mm x 1000mm canvas sheets and displayed throughout Glebe for the month. Hurry though, you only have a couple more days to tour the 'Glebe outdoor gallery' before the pictures come down on the 28th of November.

Fashion Weekend Summer with the Photo Studio

The Photo Studio, armed with our mobile studio and contingent of photographers and photo editors, returned to Fashion Weekend, determined to make it as big a success as last time.

North and the crew are old hands at Fashion Weekend now, and it's always great to check out the excitement and buzz of the event. We took a lot of great portraits over the weekend, and it was really rewarding to see the joy and amazement on some people's faces when they saw what we could do in just ten minutes.

We partnered up once more with Fashion Weekend and Vivien's Model Management for the Face of Fashion Weekend Summer competition. Everyone who entered went into the draw to win a professional magazine style model portfolio worth $2000, plus the chance to be represented by Vivien's, internationally recognised as Australia's leading modeling agency.

The Photo Studio booth was the place to be over the weekend, buzzing with models, mums and many more. We had interviewers for Channel V and Unseen TV come down to check out the action, and even they couldn't resist getting involved, jumping in front of the camera for photoshoots of their own.

We are giving away thousands of dollars worth of prizes from the weekend, and the chances to win don't stop with the weekend! Not only are we giving away a $2000 professional modeling portfolio which includes a 2 hour studio photo shoot with Make-up & Hair, Wardrobe Styling and prints, but all of the pictures we took over the weekend will go up online on our website. You can log on to register and vote for your favourite, and the person who receives the most votes will win the People's Choice Award, a professional magazine style photo shoot valued at $1000. If that's not enough, one lucky voter will receive a 2 hour Magazine Style Photo Session valued at $450. The session also includes makeup, hair styling and wardrobe direction, and a voucher for $100 to go towards any portrait package.
We are also giving away a huge amount of runner up prizes, including photo sessions, hair, makeup and styling, and vouchers for prints and portrait packages, so make sure that you go online to vote for your chance to win!

It was also exciting this week to see one of North's photographs spread across the top of a highway. Qantas have decided to reuse one of North's most enduring and iconic photographs, that of the Children's Choir performing on top of the Great Wall of China. The image was shot back in 1998 and has since become one of the most well known symbols for Qantas. It has been seen all around the world in Qantas advertising campaigns, and can now be seen adorning a bridge along Military Road in Neutral Bay. And remember, if you would like to have your portrait taken by perhaps Australia's most respected advertising photographer, all you have to do is get in touch with the Photo Studio!

We understand that sometimes it can be difficult or intimidating deciding how to prepare when coming in for a portrait session here at the Photo Studio. We encourage everyone to come with a few different outfits, and various looks and styles, so we can try a few different things and come up with a whole range of great photographs for you.
If you're interested in learning how to dress for success, not only for your portrait session but for the rest of your life, the Photo Studio recommends that you have a look at Izziana Image Consultants.
Izziana was started by two sisters who believe that image plays an important part in our overall happiness and confidence. They are keen to share their knowledge and experiences on how to look good and feel good without undergoing radical body surgery. They are passionate about assisting individuals to enhance their personal image and confidence through their fashion style.
If you are after a fabulous outfit for your photo shoot but you are not sure what to wear, don’t despair. There are many different clothing styles and colours to choose from so it can be difficult to know how to select the most flattering ones for you. The advice given to you by Izziana Image is designed to last your lifetime and will benefit you not only for your photo shoot but in every aspect of your life. Izziana Image Consultants provide Image and Style consultations that are tailored specifically to each individual to help you look your best and be confident with who you are. They give you the tools to define your style, increase your confidence and shop with authority.
We recommend that you start with their Colour Analysis and Style Workshops to instantly gain an understanding on the clothing colours and styles that best suit you. This is information that you can use immediately to update your image and wardrobe. Check out their website to find out more information on how they can help you.

150 Locals for Glebe

The end of October saw the start of an exciting new exhibition - a collaboration between our own North Sullivan and portrait photographer Tom Psomotragos. North and Tom, as respected artists as well as proud Glebe residents, were approached by the Glebe Chamber of Commerce to commemorate the suburb's 150th birthday. They hit on the idea to do this through 150 portraits of locals, displayed throughout Glebe both inside and out.

The range of photographs reflect the vibrancy and diversity of the suburb, with the portrait subjects ranging from artist and musician Reg Mombassa (top) to Sister Xavier from Saint Scholastica's College (above) and local personality Mitch the Bike Man (below). The portraits were printed on large canvasses and displayed at nearly sixty locations throughout Glebe, including public parks and spaces, cafes, and building facades. Over one hundred of the portraits will be displayed outside throughout Glebe, transforming the suburb into an outdoor art gallery for the month.

150 Locals will run from October 24 to November 28, so if you haven't seen it yet, make sure you head to Glebe to check it out. You can download the official map from the Glebe website. This exhibition was created not only to celebrate the suburb's 150th birthday, but also to kick off the Glebe Chamber of Commerce's new initiative - the Grand Tour Gallery. The idea is to take art out of the galleries and onto the streets, providing a forum for Australian photographers to showcase their work and allowing people to view great photography outside of a conventional setting.

North and Tom began shooting for the project last December, and although it has taken almost a year to come to fruition, North is very happy with the results. 150 Locals was launched here at the Photo Studio on October 22. The studio was packed out with an eclectic mix of Glebe locals and photography fans, here to view portraits, including those of artist John Ogburn (below) and pianist Bridie King (above), who performed on the evening.

The evening was a great success, and we look forward to seeing what the Glebe Chamber of Commerce cooks up for the Grand Tour Gallery in the future. In the meantime, 150 Locals will continue exhibiting throughout Glebe until the 28th of November, so if you have a chance you should definitely check it out for yourself.

2009 Sydney Women's Expo

Well as usual, the Photo Studio has had an action packed week, with portraits, the Women's Expo, and the grand launch of North Sullivan and Tom Psomotragos' exciting 150 Locals series for Glebe. But more on that next time.
We were excited to spend the weekend at the Women's Expo at Sydney Olympic Park, which ran from the 23rd to the 25th of October. The Women's Expo is dedicated to the needs of women and their families, and offered a range of exhibitors from various businesses and professions, including, of course, Sydney's foremost destination for portrait photography, the Photo Studio!

North and the Photo Studio crew were there with our famous white background, shooting portraits of women from all walks of life. We have a great range of images coming soon to our website, so make sure you check it out to vote for your favourite image for your chance to win! You could win a two hour magazine style photo session valued at $450.
 The session also includes makeup, hair styling and wardrobe direction, and a voucher for $100 to go towards any portrait package.
The winner of the People's Choice Award will receive a full model portfolio valued at over $1,200!

Along with the Women's Expo, The Photo Studio is hosting the Sydney Woman competition, to find the woman who best represents the beauty and sophistication of the city of Sydney. The winner will receive:

• A professional magazine style model portfolio, worth $2,000
• A 12 month modelling membership with a leading model agency
• A luxury stayover at one of Sydney's top hotels
• Limousine transfers to the hotel from Wedcorp Limousines
• A skin care pamper pack

We're going to keep running competitions and giveaways on our website, so keep checking in with this blog and the website for your chance to win a model style photo shoot in our Broadway studios!

Introducing your photographers - Adele Thomas

Adele Thomas (pictured above) is one of the Photo Studio's young producers and aspirant photographers. She has worked in her producer role for the studio since November of 2008, making her way to Sydney from London via Thailand and China. Adele has had a passion for photography since her childhood, and her portfolio includes many beautiful Cornish landscapes as a memento of those days.

One of Adele's major interests is travel photography, and in her journeys she has captured many stunning images, from the vistas of the Great Wall of China to Johnny Depp at the Pirates of the Caribbean London premiere. In addition to travel photography, Adele is interested in shooting portraits as well as photojournalism. She left London after breaking her leg on her 21st birthday. After recuperating in a Cornish hospital, she decided to travel and pursue her interest in photography.


Like many others, Adele only intended on staying in Sydney for a short time, but fell in love with the city and has established herself here indefinitely. She decided to obtain formal photography qualifications and has spent a year studying Photo Imaging at Ultimo while working at the Photo Studio as a shoot producer.

Adele says she loves working at the Photo Studio because of the variety - one day she's organising a portrait session for a Sydney family, the next day she's helping out on a commercial shoot in the middle of the wilderness.
She cites the commercial shoot for Emirates' new resort in the Blue Mountains as her favourite experience with the Photo Studio - we're sure that the chance to stay in a $2000 per night 6-star resort didn't hurt!
If you want to see some more of Adele's work, check out her website here.

Emanuel School Formal Paparazzi

The Photo Studio, as a part of the School Formal Expo launched our exciting new event photography package - the Paparazzi Pack! The Emanuel School in Randwick was the lucky winner of the Expo prize pack, which included having eight photographers and producers of the Photo Studio rock up to the expo to shoot a paparazzi style red carpet event.

This new paparazzi style event photography is unique to the Photo Studio - if you want a great new exciting and innovative form of photography at your formal or event, give the Photo Studio a call. It was great to see the shock and surprise on all the young faces as they clambered from their limousines and stretch-Hummers to fin themselves confronted by the whole Photo Studio crew, jostling each other back and forth to get the best images. Everyone loved it and got really involved, even those who at first, in true celebrity fashion, stuck a hand out to shield their face as they had to wad through the sea of frantic photographers. As a result, with so many of the Photo Studio there, we got a huge number of stunning photographs.


The formal took place at the Dockside Group's gorgeous Waters Edge venue, perched on the end of Pier 1. The amazing views of the Harbour Bridge and North Sydney were the perfect backdrop for the Photo Studio crew to work their magic.
There are a number of great photos from the event up on the Photo Studio website, so simply click here to register on our website if you would like to see more.
If you want event photography with a difference that only the Photo Studio can provide, contact us through our website.