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studio shoot – John McRae Photography & Studio

Fun shooting a new look for Sharon Calabro

Sharon Calabro is one of Australia’s finest and most respected Singers and Cabaret performers and moreover, she is a wonderful human being who is both professional and loads of fun to work with.

It was time to for Sharon to update her promotional imagery going forward. So we organised a studio shoot before Christmas and the summer period which is when Sharon is quite busy.

Joining us on the team was Alex Divanis who is an extremely talented make-up and hair artist with extensive experience in the industry. He has not long returned from living overseas.

Alex decided to style Sharon’s hair differently for this shoot. Normally Sharon sports a fringe, but for these images Alex flicked the hair back off the forehead…it worked really well and Sharon was super happy with the result.

It was a great moment of all of us working together to create something special and I look forward to sharing more of the results in a future post. For now I’ve included a couple of unedited proofs as a teaser.

A story of a mother, a daughter and a photographer

I was recently approached by Lena Kasparian, a talented dress designer who displays her work in the Queen Victoria Building, to photograph her eldest daughter, Laura Kasparian. Laura is embarking on a modelling career, and so we decided to stage a series of test shots in the studio.

It is invaluable for someone starting out in the industry to practice poses and gain experience, and to build on one’s ability to work well in front of a camera. So organising regular “test shoots” is the foundation for gaining that experience.

On the day of our shoot, Laura was styled by her mother while we photographed a number of different looks. To finish up the series, we decided to create a mother/daughter portrait, capturing the designer with her muse.

Here is a few shots from our short time in the studio.