Additions to the OM4 stable of literature… thanks Glenn for letting me loose with the texta illustrations again.

John Rice is the perfect client & a brilliant wedding photographer: talented, entertaining & personable, with a singular eye for artistic photography.

The brief for this job was to present John’s special take on wedding photography: capturing the love between the bride & groom and recording that connection in a photo-journalistic, natural way.

Developing a brand came so easily: just connect the dots between John’s surname, the tradition of throwing rice at weddings, and the suggestion of a camera lens – we had the basis of a brand that conveys the right message without competing with the photographic images. The business cards are letterpress printed, and the lens shape serves as a diecut / viewing window suggesting John’s visual take on the world.

John is opening a second studio in Margaret River, so will be the perfect choice for your Down South wedding if you too feel the magic in his light-painted images.

If Rob Frith is my most-mentioned (& oft-quoted) photography reference, it’s because he is the mostest!

Working with natural (albeit fading) light & a simple tabletop setup, Rob framed & fotographed some lovely shots at my place, seemingly effortlessly, while eating cake, sipping tea and keeping up an amusing patter.

Here’s the sneak preview ~ I have plans to update my site sometime soon.

And here are the final embossed DeRay & Simcoe cards. A very fine print/emboss job by the Pilpel blokes.
We printed these one PMS – each girl’s card alternates the grey & white scheme, for a personalised look.

note: I do believe the girls use equipment a little more updated than my Brownie 127 camera.

I love a trip to the printers to check on a job. Not just because it’s a chance to escape from the desk – it’s gratifying to see the end-product after the design gestation period.

Here’s one of the platen presses at Pilpel working some magic, embossing the new stationery for my clients DeRay & Simcoe. I’ve worked with these talented photographers for years, first developing their brand some years ago, and now on their tweaked, refreshed brand. Do check out their website, especially if you are in the planning stages of one of life’s big events (wedding, engagement, impending birth, family reunion, kid’s first steps) – they would love to chat with you.

Can I give Pilpel a plug too? Geoff and the fellows down there are dedicated to their printing craft. Now they have a brand new digital press on the floor so you can go old-school or digital-age.

I’ve whipped up a few eNewsletters now, but designing for Rob Frith allows a little more creativity and personality to be injected… in fact, it’s de rigueur! So I broke out the fat Texta and drew a couple of loose illustrations as changeable headers for Rob’s amusing missives.

Just received Rob’s first info-tainment instalment this morning – funny to see my design sitting in the Inbox – and looking forward to reading more of Rob & his gang’s shootings.