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Under the Olive Trees.

cam — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:55:28 +0000

What a beautiful day we had for Mothers Day. We ventured out to ‘Arts in the Olives’ an arts and crafts festival set in the beautiful Kerry countryside about half an hour from Beaudesert. Narell had a restful day, no looking after the children or running to and from school. Just eating, enjoying music and relaxing.

It was bliss.

We all arrived home shattered from our day, but our hearts were filled with amazing love for each other.

Total love.

Image was shot using VSCO Cam on an iphone 4s, processing was in VSCO Cam.

"Cam Neville is a Wedding Photographer in Brisbane. His work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative wedding and portrait photography in Australia. You can read the original blog post here Under the Olive Trees.."

The Roebigs.

cam — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:51:56 +0000

A busy few weeks has meant that I haven’t blogged pictures from one of my favourite family shoots to date. I remember that I had photographed two weddings ( Friday and Saturday ) and then had to be with these guys by 8am on Sunday and I wasn’t feeling so great. Luckily Jason is a fitness guru and filled me full of fresh fruit and energy drinks before I had even taken a shot, Kim made fresh coffee and the fog seemed to clear from my eyes. We had a great morning talking, taking pictures and playing with the kids. I really like these guys they seem to have it all together and it’s a no fuss lets get on with it approach.

Enjoy.

A Family Tale. The Grieves.

cam — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:37:33 +0000

music temper trap ‘soldier on’ available on itunes

The Grieve Family.

cam — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:21:52 +0000

This is a tale of an extraordinary family, where love has no boundaries. For better or for worse. For Pete.

Pete.

cam — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:15:20 +0000

Sometimes it’s so hard to know where to begin. As photographers we worry about who’s looking at our work, where the next job is coming from and if we are popular enough with our Facebook crowd who inevitably give us a good pat on the back and a ‘Wow that’s awesome’ comment. It’s all fluff and getting away from the real stories of real people out there that need to be told. Now I am guilty of all of the above, I feel I have forgotten my roots and why I started in photography and it continues to fill my life with opportunity, frustration and amazing people. Years ago I went to a Don McCullin exhibition at the Barbican in London. McCullin is without doubt one of the greatest story tellers of our time and maybe all time. His images are graphic, disturbing but raw and to the point. His accounts of the Vietnam War, the famine in Biafra and the Khymer Rouge in Cambodia fill the viewer with dread and you ask yourself how can people do such things to each other. My point is that photography is bigger than all of us, what it conveys, it’s historical content and also the love and joy it brings. Of late there is a trend towards ‘Rock Star’ status among some of our colleagues, it’s not their fault they happen to be incredibly talented, generous of spirit and skillful artists. It’s the people yearning to be like them or be them instead of navigating there own path. Technology has clouded people’s ideals, vision and instead of thinking about subject matter they are more concerned with how someone else developed a photo.

The focus has shifted.

McCullin used two Nikon F’s with standard 50mm and 80mm lens’s nothing fancy but he had integrity, courage and above all a passion to try and see the good in people even though he had seen so many terrible things.

He had found his calling.

I have come crashing back to earth in recent weeks and have been questioning my role as a photographer and trying to define what it is. You see I was asked to photograph someone very special and close to myself and particularly my wife. Her name is Pete, she is incredibly brave and beautiful and this is her.

Mischevious Feline.

cam — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:22:12 +0000

This is Peaches aka. motor mower ( purring… ) and our resident fly catcher. She’s awesome.

Autumn.

cam — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:09:22 +0000

As I walked around the property yesterday evening I could see the last rigours of summer. Leaves are falling from the trees, the warm air is now cool and the sun is sitting lower in the sky. It’s a beautiful time of year.

We are blessed to live here.

Champagne Sun & Love. The Calverts.

cam — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:00:28 +0000

It’s was obvious from the outset that this was a special family. Anthony had contacted me from Sydney to ask if I was available to work on the Easter Weekend, we hit it off straight away and I knew it was going to be a unique experience. I was welcomed with open arms, smiles & love. I can’t say too much more, it’s great to know that families and people like this still exist. They are wonderfully warm and generous of spirit. I sent Anthony a few teaser images when I got home and I want to leave you with his response.

‘Mate, I am speechless. I had high expectations but from this I can see that you’ve exceeded them. The way that you’ve framed the images….the portraits of my Grandma…They are so beautiful. My mum will be so happy you have no idea. These are priceless. Thank you thank you.’

The Calverts.

cam — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:15:34 +0000

Met an amazing family. Photographed them. Here’s one. So many more to come but couldn’t wait.

Enroute.

cam — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:12:07 +0000

This was the final shot I took at Saturdays wedding. It was an amazing sight.