JULY 2024 NEWSLETTER

Hi there,

Mumbrella's Lauren McNamara shares with us her story about how she landed her dream job there as a journalist, and as always we showcase some of our talented members.

You’ll see in this edition, design, photography, videography and specialist printers. 

We also welcome our newest members and assistants. Helloooo!

And if you haven't checked out the Head On Awards, entries close very soon! 

Enjoy,
Sally and PanPan 

COVERSATIONS

LAUREN MCNAMARA | ASSOCIATE EDITOR AT MUMBRELLA

Lauren McNamara talks about getting into Journalism at Mumbrella

"I always knew I wanted to be a journalist. One of my most vivid memories from my childhood was attending a friend’s 10th birthday party and the theme was to dress as what you want to be when you’re older - and I went as a journalist. I rocked an ‘old-school journalist’ business-casual look with a briefcase, fedora, pen and paper, and all. Kind of lame, I know."

RECENT WORKS FROM OUR CREATIVE DIRECTORY MEMBERS

NICK EDLIN | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Wildcard Branding

"TLA are Australia's leading sports marketing, media, technology and talent agency. When they wanted to enter the creative space they approached NED to design the identity for this offshoot and Wildcard was born. Wildcard have their own internal design team so the goal was to create a range of assets that gave their internal team the toolbox with which to roll-out the identity across a range of touchpoints."

FRANCES ANDRIJICH | PHOTOGRAPHER

WA Ballet

Early this year we welcomed David Mcallister, the longest-serving Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet. I loved working with the brilliant David and superb rehearsal director Leanne Stojmenov on this shoot. 

Images for WA Ballet and their corporate partner EY. This team was a dream to work with thanks to Steph and Leanne for your help.

CELIA FURT/CAPTURING | PHOTOGRAPHER

Caldermeade Farm From Above

I started with the cows getting milked. Filming them was easy and fun. They weren’t deterred by the drone, they didn’t care, instead they were intrigued so they had their eyes on me going ‘Who the hell is she?’ ‘What is she doing here?” ‘What the hell is that thing that flies?’ ‘Is it a bird? But why does it make so much noise?’ 

After the milking madness, I set up to film all the farm: the infrastructure, the animals and the fields. As it was summer the very early intensity of the sunlight made certain shots hard to do. So, I went for top downs and avoided as much possible to shoot straight into the sunlight. 

First, I focused on the shots from the point of view of a driver who enters the farm from the highway. Then, I focused on the shots where the drone was opposite to the sun, from the POV of a driver leaving the farm. 

For four hours, I played with the light, lines, directions and heights and had a lot of fun filming the property from every possible angle. Then, I sat down with P to show him all the footage, with which he was very happy. When I came back home, I uploaded all the footage onto the ASN Media portal for them to edit. It took 8 hours!  

When the video was released, I couldn’t be prouder to see what footage was selected for the overall story, and how good it looked!

‘The Caldermeade Farm From Above’ is a 1mn visual story I created using only some of my footage. To enhance the dramatic feeling I added some cinematic and intense music: Closure by Briana Tam. 

PRINT 2 METAL | PRINTER

Print 2 Metal's New Website & Award!

Print 2 Metal is thrilled to announce that their website has just undergone a significant update, aimed at enhancing the shopping experience. The new design is geared towards helping customers effortlessly discover and purchase the exact products they are searching for online. Their new Shopify website features a familiar interface for those accustomed to online shopping, ensuring ease of navigation and flexibility. It is more intuitive than ever, providing a seamless journey from browsing and uploading files to checkout. The new site also introduces new products, surfaces, and display options. Trade pricing remains available, along with special offers for those planning an exhibition.

Additionally, they recently won the Art Printing Company of the Year - 2024 in the Australia Prestige Awards!

NEW MEMBERS

MICHAEL MALHERBE | PHOTOGRAPHER

I began as an agency art director and when shooting campaigns, I worked with the best photographers around. As a keen amateur myself, I watched closely. I was interested and learned a lot.

So when an opportunity to shoot my own campaign came along. I jumped at it.

And here I am, over a decade later, doing the thing I love.

Most of my work comes from ad agencies for clients like Telstra, Westpac, and many more. I shoot a lot of TVC stills, people, lifestyle, and studio work. I’m also working on a food portfolio as well.

The art director in me ‘gets’ ideas, brands, layouts, deadlines – the whole advertising process, end to end. But the photographer in me loves that instant of ‘getting the shot’. 

Pretty addictive.

BROOKE MILES | PHOTOGRAPHER

Brooke Miles is the professional photographer with many hats!  

Since 2002 Brooke has been fortunate to live and work her dream job, building her ‘Brooke Miles Photography’ business in wedding, portrait and commercial photography. Founded in Perth and later moving to Airlie Beach in 2011, she has built a highly reputable, award winning studio servicing the regions tourism and marketing needs, along with being the destination wedding photographer of choice for the area.  

In 2017 Brooke founded a new brand and gallery, Above and Below Gallery, providing art buyers, shoppers and tourists fine art prints in a range of mediums, along with small gifts and souvenirs. In 2019 the ‘Brooke Miles’ brand went wholesale and these products are now found in stores along the Queensland coast, as well as the flagship store in Airlie Beach.  

‘Brooke Miles Photography’ and ‘Above and Below Gallery’ now operate beautifully side by side, allowing this photographer to continue living her dream whilst helping her clients achieve their goals.   

NEW ASSISTANT

MACEY BREWSTER

Diligent photographer, content creator and assistant, proficient in pre and post-production procedures. I long for a career in the creative Industry and desire further experience in commercial styling and professional product and food photography. I consider myself an excellent communicator, problem-solver, collaborator and dependable team player. I thrive on new challenges, which brings me a sense of fulfilment and satisfaction.

TESTIMONIALS

DAMIEN HASHEMI | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

What Damien had to say about Sally helping him to find the full-time role he is in now...

"What can I say about Sally? She's fierce, formidable, empathetic, funny and works tirelessly to help you out. She's different to the recruiters i've worked with. With them I always feel they're looking for a square peg for a square role. However Sally found me a role with a business who weren't initially looking for someone like me. And she opened the door and persuaded them to think differently. Now I have a role with real opportunities for growth. Up until then i'd been out of work a long time and in this market it was a struggle. I have Sally to thank for not only finding me work, but a gig which Im really excited about, and I haven't been able to say that for a loooooooong time."

ANDE CROSSAN | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

What Ande had to say about Sally helping her to find the full-time role she is in now...

"Sally has now placed me three times, and each time feels like hitting the job jackpot.  The latest role? One I wouldn’t have considered if she hadn't convinced me I’d be perfect for it and then sweet-talked the owner into meeting me. And she was right, of course.  I also recently sought out Sal to recruit a new team member. She listened to my requirements, thought outside the box and delivered. Needless to say, the position is now filled, and I couldn’t be happier.  Sally really is like the Cupid of careers!"

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HEAD ON PHOTO AWARDS

Australia's leading international photography awards are back and better than ever, with a prize pool of over $80,000 across three awards categories. 

This year, alongside the Portrait and Landscape Awards, Head On are excited to announce their brand-new awards category, Head On Exposure Awards.

And, to support younger photographers, anyone aged under 25 will receive a 50% discount to enter the Awards. 

• Judged without artists’ names 
• $80,000 prize pool including cash and product 
• One overall winner and two runners-up per category 
• 100 finalists 
• 200 semi-finalists
• Finalists’ work exhibited in Head On Photo Festival 2024 in print and online 

Submissions close 18 August.

Image: Apostolos Kaloudis, courtesy of Head On Foundation