Way hey HEYYY! A huge congrats to Image Workshop photographer Brence Coghill for being featured in the highly selective Capture magazine 2017 ‘The Annual’ edition, where they show off some the strongest work shot over the last 12 months by Australian based photographers. You can see Brence’s surreal, pixel-headed portrait in the ‘Art’ section. Nice work B! This image was created for a pair of electronic music composers Matt Rankin and co-composer Vanessa Nimmo, as a…
AWARD UPDATES Silver Award – 2018 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Sharon’s stunning album cover portrait has won again, this time receiving a Silver Award at the 2018 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Parisinternational photography awards, chosen by a jury panel from over 7,000 entries from 100 countries around the world. 6th Place – Australian Photography Awards Sharon’s gorgeous album cover image won 6th place in the highly contested ‘Portrait’ category of the 2017 Australian…
A day in the studio yielded a number of different promotional photography images for jazz chanteuse Georgia Brooks for promoting herself online and to jazz venues and talent bookers.
We set out to build a replica cello out of bits and pieces of retro technology. I mean, pfffft, how hard could it be? Composer & performer Vanessa Nimmo asked us about creating promo photography for a Melbourne Fringe Festival show she was working on. Titled Old Tech, New Decks the performance was based around creating music using the nostalgic sounds of old technology: the screeching of a dial-up modem, the rhythmic clacking of typewriter keys, that distinctively ear-grating Nokia…
Image Workshop photographer Sharon Blance absolutely loves all forms of show biz, and one of her favourite assignments is to create promo photography for performers of all kinds. So she was pretty delighted to work with dance and cabaret artist Sarah James – stage name Shortie Georgia – to create some fresh promo images. Sarah is a dance champion in her home country New Zealand, where she also runs a dance school teaching 1920s-1940s styles. If…
The Spanish word Cimarrón refers to that which cannot be tamed. The creator of the performance work Cimarrón is Sally Lewry, a theater maker based in Melbourne. She produces pieces that are raw and visceral and describes her work as “engaging with a deep sense of socio-political content and often driven by personal politic and the human condition.” Image Workshop photographer Sharon Blance has a particular flair for the performing arts and was excited to be asked to shoot the promotional photography…
Recently, we had the pleasure of working with circo-artists Mim and Neisha to create some cool promo images. Mim was recently in Las Vegas attending and performing at an international contortionists convention, where a new magazine, Contortionists Unite! was also launched. We’re stoked that the first issue contains a fab double page spread with a profile on Mim and Neisha, featuring images created by Image Workshop. Awesome!
Circo-arts performers Mim and Neisha – who go by the moniker The Damaged Duo – wanted new promo photos reflecting their motto “To entertain and infuriate”. Their work is character-driven, using facial expression to create a mood and add humor. The photos needed to show off their physical skills as well as capture facial expressions and their quirky sense of humour. We scouted a suitable warehouse that met technical requirements: a large indoor space with a minimum 7…
