This blog post is about a shoot I had photographing portraits of up and coming business owners in Kempsey, on the Mid North Coast of NSW. One of these businesses is Bucket Brewery, a local boutique brewery. The Mid North Coast is full of passionate business people working on wonderful and exciting ventures. I was hired by Kempsey Shire Council to photograph some of these business people for the new Macleay Valley Welcome Pack. The brief was to create environmental portraits – that is, portraits showing the person in their own unique setting. Bucket Brewery is a funky new small business with a lot of passion behind it and big things ahead. Owners, Sam and Amanda Preston have lovingly converted South Kempsey’s old energy depot into a beautiful, contemporary space. For now it is just a brewery but they have big plans to expand the space into a thriving new venue where locals and visitors can enjoy the brews with amazing views over the river. If you are a small business looking for a portrait photographer in Crescent Head, Kempsey or the Mid North Coast for photos of your staff, products or services please get in […] Read More
I have made a treechange, packing up life in Inner City Sydney, to move up the coast 400km to the beautiful little coastal town of Crescent Head. Up here, life rolls by at a different pace. I have time to kick back with a beverage at dusk and watch silhouettes of kangeroos bounce across the pink horizon. The mornings greet me with layers of dawn bird songs over the gentle purr of the ocean: a welcome change from the roaring engines and rattling windows that once awoke me as jets landed at Sydney Airport. I don’t mind missing out on conveniences like cafes, restaurants and late night grocers. Like when travelling, you learn to adapt to a new environment quickly, just because you have to. You embrace it, and truly appreciate it when you stumble upon something you love. Now up here on the Mid North Coast, I will be basing my photography studio in Port Macquarie, as well as focusing more on international photo work, and continuing shooting in Sydney. I’m really looking forward to connecting with people here in the Port Macquarie and Crescent Head areas. In a region bursting with entrepreneurs, and where local business dominates, […] Read More
