GOLDEN GREECE

The Island of Kea
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Kea
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Kea
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV 

The Island of Kea
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Syros
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Syros
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Kea
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Syros
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Mykonos
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Mykonos
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Mykonos
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Mykonos
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Island of Mykonos
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

At sea approaching the Island of Patmos
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

At sea approaching the Island of Patmos
Minolta Maxxuum 7000i
Scanned on Konica DiMage Scan Dual iV

The Greek economy might not be very ‘golden’, but the light in the Greek Islands is sublime. The colours change before your eyes, so quickly in fact, that it feels like you cannot capture them all on still film.

The film stock varied but was primarily Kodachrome.

This set of images was the most task intensive to date as closer inspection (@400%+) revealed that the processing of these transparency films was, despite using a professional lab at the time, far from perfect. 

Chemical ringing, spooling scratches and other imperfections were particularly evident. Highlighted even more so by the very subtle tonal graduations in these particular images.

Patience and Photoshop!

LANDSCAPE MOODS

GHOST GUMS
Blackheath – NSW
Kodachrome – Minolta Maxxum 7000i
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

MIRROR CREEK
Wallabadah – NSW
Sony Alpha 100

VALLEY MIST
Jenolan Caves – NSW
Ektachrome – Pentax ES
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

DEAD GUM
Centennial Park – NSW
Kodak Tri-X – Pentax ES
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

GRAY CANYON
Finikas – Greek Islands
Ektachrome – Minolta Maxxum 7000i
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

MISTY PLAINS
Cambden – NSW
Kodachrome – Minolta XD7
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

LIQUID FOREST
Central Zealand – Denmark
Fujichrome –Minolta XD7
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

ALIEN TREE
Nattai National Park – NSW
Sony Alpha 100

ORANGE TWIGHLIGHT
Umina – NSW
Ektachrome – Pentax ES
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

GRAINY PLAINS
Commodore Heights – NSW
Kodak Plus-X – Pentax ES
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

GREEN VALLEY
Kangaroo Valley – NSW
Fujichrome – Pentax ES
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

WILTED WARATAH
Blue Mountains – NSW
Agfachrome – Pentax ES
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

RED GUM
Port Stephens – NSW
Sony Alpha 100

ROCK WEB
Shark Island – Sydney
Sony Alpha 100

BLUE HILLS
Central Honshu – Japan
Ektachrome – Minolta XD7
Scanned on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV

ASSIGNMENT – 7-ELEVEN GROUP

7-Eleven – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

7-Eleven – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

7-Eleven – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Tempo – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Tempo – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Mr Donut – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100 

Tempo – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100 

Tempo – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100 

Tempo – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Golden Circle – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100 

Golden Circle – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Golden Circle – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Breadwinner – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Breadwinner – Melbourne Victoria
Sony Alpha 100

Family Fair – Surfers Paradise
Sony Alpha 100

Family Fair – Surfers Paradise
Sony Alpha 100

Assignments often result in what appear to be very basic and quite simplistically opportunistic images. But this can be very deceptive. In 2009 Hughson Isles was assigned the task of gathering images of a range of food providers for the 7-Eleven group. The end result was a training video slide presentation to familiarise staff with correct food handling and hygiene procedures.

Not only did this involve the preparatory project management of teeing up 6 separate interstate organisations so as to be as efficient and time sensitive as possible in regard to the budget, but also to fit in with both the management and factory staff at each location.

In Melbourne, 5 factories had to be visited and shot in just one day involving over one hundred kilometres of travel under my own steam from the far-east to the far-west and then up to the northern suburbs while ensuring that a predetermined time schedule was strictly maintained.

Then once on site dealing with the staff who were intrinsic to the shots and who had allegedly been briefed by Management – but often hadn’t – as to what the images were to be used for and what would be expected of them in line with written briefs that had been sent out prior to arrival. Dealing with the sensitivities of most people who feign a reluctance to be photographed in the first place. In some instances staff refused to appear at all leaving the machinery to try and tell the tale.

Added to this the need to deal with the restrictive and un-manageable factory environments, and the need to avoid any interruption to production procedures – and in this instance ensure that every worker was always depicted in correct procedural practices and attire, all making for a potentially stressful scenario in which to obtain quality shots.

The images need to be both interesting in-camera composition as well as have a clear narrative that will communicate effectively in a slide show frame work, while at the same time overcoming the plethora of variable lighting conditions that prevail even from one area to another within the same complex.

But having said all that – I just love these types of assignments.