Preparation & Outline

My schedule Down Under is fully stuffed because I will produce tons of valuable insights and knowledge for you!
I will meet various local photographers for the purpose of gathering video interviews and capturing behind the scenes action. Further, I will attend and document an Outdoor Art Nude Workshop in Tasmania as well as some other surprises and meet-ups that are set up along the way.
Tutorial Production in Sydney
In the Sydney Area I will create two outdoor tutorials, together with Stephen Wong . Stephen is an emerging local photographer shooting art nudes.
These events, their planning, and the actual organization on site are only possible because of Stephen’s great support. Stephen is a Sydneysider and knows the local trades very well. Therefore, we will create these tutorials in a joint effort.
Locations will be in the bush and by the sea . The approached style is art nude and lighting aspects will be natural light/sun light combined with strobes, and a night shooting sequence including various elements like water, rocks, trees and more.
Sydney: Your help Is needed!
For the tutorial shoots in Sydney, we could use some help – most of all for the intended shooting of additional behind the scenes material in form of video and photo.
And here is the tutorial we have shot!
I look forward to meeting you Dan
Thank you Mike! Looking forward meeting you and I am already very excited about the interview and shooting action! See you soon.
Cheers, Dan
It’s a pity you not coming to Perth.
Hello Steve, yeah it is. But with a limited budget I have limited time for this trip. So I had to weight where I get the most ROI this time. If all goes well I am very sure I will do Australia again and then choose different places.
Best, Dan
Good Luck Dan! Looking forward to hearing reports on your trip!
Thank you Joe! Just a few days to go. Blood pressure rises, anxiety too. I love to go, I hate to push myself out of my little, neat and so comfortable comfort zone. I am very looking forward to meet all the exciting people that I was very thankfully able to line up. I also bought a new power machine for being able to report decently (meaning having actually a blazing-good work speed editing 1080p video & photos). After waiting for years what Mac will release as a new up-polished-cosmetical Macbook Pro line – and then they released them last… Read more »
Good luck, Dan! Having never gone on a photo-centric trip by air, I would really be interested in the gear you are transporting, and how you are packing that gear, both for travel and for the shoots.
Cheers,
-Alan D
Thanks, Alan! The trouble is that it’s not really a photo-centric trip than rather a video-centric trip with photo tutorial production attached. Meaning: video tech, sound/mic sets/recorder, LED lighting and more to be included too. Yesterday I fought all day long to lower my tech park to fit into the baggage allowance. I do have 30 kg checked-in and 7 kg carry-on. Trouble is that every additional kg costs US$60. Hell… I had alone 30 kg tech (incl. the 2 bags) without any personal belongings. This would make approx 7 kg overweight which would result in $420 additional costs. That… Read more »
Have a great trip, Dan. Sydney is a great city for photography, people, food and life.
Hi Dave, Thanks! I hope I will have some spare seconds in Sydney to actually be a bit of a tourist. Will do 2 tutorials, 3 interviews and a detour to Canberra with another 2 interviews the time I am scheduled in SYD. Well well, I guess I will need another 2 weeks of real vacation after my trip Down Under; somewhere on a remote island 🙂
Cheers, Dan
Good Luck Dan, I look forward to seeing your updates, Enjoy.
Hello Paul, Thank you! Just a few more day to go before take off. Trying to fit all my tech into my luggage. Horrible. Endless overweight…
Cheers, Dan