Noise 2013 photography Exhibition
Photographers
I am a cupcake baking; Disney obsessed Princess that loves nothing more than capturing the magical moments in life that put smiles and laughter on the faces around me.
For me, photography is about creating lasting moments of magic, whether it be the first images of a tiny newborn baby, or the family portrait that hangs proudly on the wall of your Grandparents house for years to come. Aside from everyday portraits, I also love to use props and costumes to bring much loved characters to life, coaxing the magic out of even the hardest hearted client.
Alyssa Fortini
As a child, Amanda was always fascinated by her father’s Canon AE-1 that sat in the cupboard of the living room. Her dad said it was broken, but she used it anyway, going around the house pretending to take real photos of her family, without any film in the camera. She spent a lot of her childhood sitting in front of that cupboard going through family photo albums, looking at the photos her dad took in the 70’s & 80’s with that camera. She always loved how they looked. How antique they looked to her, the imperfections about them. The washed out colours and accidental fogging of the film.
It was when Amanda was around 15 years of age, which she then started to take photography more seriously. By that she means she actually used a camera that worked and had film loaded in it.
Her father bought her first SLR camera around this time and in high school she took up photography as a subject.
She was excited that you could even do photography in school time and it was considered a subject.
In this time she spent almost every weekend shooting class assignments with her good friend and fellow photographer Karina Illovska.
Amanda enjoyed photography more and more at this point and decided to continue studying photography. She decided to do a foundations course for a year at Meadowbank TAFE when she was around 18 years old.
At the end of that year Amanda had to think about what she would study after high school.
So she enrolled into Ultimo TAFE where she completed her Certificate 3 in Photography in 2004.
Amanda had a break from studying after her Certificate, where she decided to apply for a job as a school and pre-school photographer. She got the job when she was 19 years old and worked there for a few years.
The one thing Amanda took from this job is that patience is the most vital key to get the right expression when photographing people.
After a long break from studying, Amanda decided to come back to Ultimo TAFE to complete her Diploma in Photo Imaging in 2012.
She has met some incredibly talented photographers along-the way and made some great friends.
Today, Amanda continues to primarily photograph people. She’s always striving to bring out their personalities in that one split second she hits the shutter. She tries to make every portrait better and better but it’s never good enough!
This exhibition is a tribute to her family. She wanted to do something for this exhibition that meant something to her. So she decided to go back to exactly where she started. Taking photos of her family in their home.
Amanda Como
Daniel was born in Darwin and raised by Othmar and Denise Gfeller. He first became interested in photography in year 10 and continued on with it to year 12. Photography was the only class he really enjoyed and spent most lunch breaks in the darkroom. As part of his end of year major work, two portraits of his parents were selected to be exhibited in Exit Art, a selection of the Northern Territories best Art students. They were then put in a smaller exhibition at Darwin’s major shopping mall. In 2010 after finishing high school, he worked as an assistant to a printer on a plate press. He worked hard for six months, saved his pennies and traveled through Europe for the remainder of the year. After his travels he made the decision to move to Sydney to pursue a career in Photography. Once there he applied for the Certificate IV in Photo Imaging and was accepted. He has continued his studies while working in photographic studios assisting, shooting personal projects and has been exhibited twice in the Captured Exhibition as part of the Head On Festival.
21-year-old skateboarder/Photographer. Sydney born and raised, focusing mostly on documenting what I see in the skateboarding scene, whether it is lifestyle or action.
Daniel Goode
Daniel James is a freelance photographer and has enjoyed both visual arts photography for over 10 years.
Shooting for his own small business ‘Stylemax Photography’, Daniel has shot a range of subjects from weddings, catalogues and corporate events; to parties, bands and live stage performances.
Working full-time as a travelling sales representative, Daniel has the opportunity to see much of the countryside throughout NSW. In 2010 he received 3rd place in the 5 Lands Walk photography competition for his landscape shot ‘Water Dragon’.
However through TAFE Ultimo’s Photo Imaging course his main passion has come to light, and now thoroughly enjoys shooting bands, stage performances and people.
Between 2011-2013 he has photographed many well-known musicians such as Michael Franti, John Legend, Art Vs Science, Trial Kennedy, the Potbelleez, Strangers, Ash Grunwell, & the Beautiful Girls. Daniel also continues to shoot many unknown gifted artist to help reveal undiscovered talent. He has also work as a photographer during promotional tours for Mike Tyson and porn star Jesse Jane in 2012.
In 2012 Daniel was the official festival photographer for the Newton’s Nation Festival in Bathurst and the Reunion Festival on the Central Coast.
Once completed his studies Daniel hopes to continue to take more ‘music photography’, whilst continuing to refine studio portraits and other interesting subject matter including people.
His website is currently under construction, but some of his work can be found at facebook.com/
stylemaxphotography or contacted at STYLMX@gmail.com
Daniel James
Elena Sottolano feels naked without her camera. She loves capturing the moments that pass her eyes within a split tenth of a second when she wishes her eyes could record the moment. Studying the last 4 years at TAFE has changed the way Elena sees things from always having to know where the light is coming from to always looking at something within a frame. TAFE has also enabled Elena to experiment with many different photography genres from architecture and fashion photography to photojournalism. Elena has also become fearless in the studio making her very proficient in the latest lighting and camera equipment. Her dream one day would be to make a living from her photos, travelling the world to capture important stories with emotionally strong images and recording them into photo books.
Elena Sottolano
Eva Shaw
A true photographers talent is evident in their eye for detail, light and emotion. It is distinctly reflected in their images.
Eva’s ability to embrace and relate to the people she is photographing, is clear to anyone who has ever viewed her work.
Her formal or environmental portraits hold you in your own moment of time, as the images tell their story.
No less is true of her industrial and architectural work, which is greatly influenced by Australian artist Jeffrey Smart.
Her latest project has seen Eva venture out to rural NSW, engaging with the locals, hearing their stories and capturing their world.
The endless variety of work that photography offers, keeps Eva motivated and inspired
Helen Balanis
Helen is a Sydney based photographer. Her attraction to photography began from a strong influence and love of cinema at a young age.
To be able to set a mood or create an emotion through lighting and subject matter is what Helen loves to do, whether it is through portraiture, landscape, or still life; “It just has to evoke a story or stir up a certain feeling or response for the viewer”.
Her main area is portraiture and still life but recently she has been experimenting with night photography and ‘painting with light’. Creating more of a contrast or a moody look. She selectively lights up parts of the subject she thinks will help convey her idea in mind.
After finishing her diploma at Tafe Sydney Institute she is starting up her own business focusing on portraiture and will also continue to create images inspired from history, paintings, movies, characters and books.
Gabriella Sukkar is a Sydney based photographer who has a keen eye for details. Photography has helped her in channeling her creativity over the last few years. Gabriella is relatively new to Photography and hopes to get better with the years to come. She doesn't see her self in any other field and knows this to be her calling and so she looks forward to her future as a working photographer.
Gabriella Sukkar
Johanna Eurell
Johanna Eurell is a Central Coast based photographer. She specialises in children's portraits. She aims to capture the character and personality of each individual child.
After finding a passion for photography at the age of 8, she went on to study photography throughout high school. Once completing school she decided to further develop her skills and passion through studying the Certificate IV in Photo-imaging and the Diploma in Photo-imaging.
She enjoys working with children and has been working in the childcare industry for 2 years. She has worked with children aged between 6 weeks and 12 years. She uses the skills gained through this experience to interact and engage with young children.
Upon completing the Diploma in Photo0imaging, Johanna opes to start her own photography business combining her love of children with her passion for photography.
Kate Hall
Kate is an emerging photographer.
She has studied photographer for 4 years at Ultimo TAFE.
She thought that it was her dream to catch the moments of time.
But now after 4 years she realised that she didn’t just want to do photography.
She has been involved in acting and writing.
And it has a taken a hold of her, she proudly says she’s a photographer, actor and writer.
This has influenced her line of work and is seen in every aspect of her photography, and her written work. She is looking forward to going out in the world and experiencing other challenges, to push herself to the limit.
Kristen Leigh
Kristen is an events and portraiture photographer based in the Inner West of Sydney.
Kristen started her photography adventure at a young age but life took hold, work, investing in her future, more work and then the travel bug arrived. It wasn't long before she was hitting the streets of Canada, London & all the places in between; a camera was never out of reach. The cost of her countless cameras mounted while traveling, partaking in extreme sports from snowboarding to dance floors.
After returning to Sydney from her travels Kristen wanted to further develop her passion and commenced her Photography studies at Ultimo Institute. This is when Kristen started working under the name Vivid Images.
Kristen has a strong vision for social inclusion, connectivity and belonging. Her work captures the mood and personality of her subjects, it is unique and vivid.
Kristen takes photos to remember, the sound, the laughter, the story... to capture the moment that was & could never be repeated… life!
Her work can be seen in Sydney's Gay leading magazine SX and Australia's number one gay and lesbian lifestyle site SAME SAME.
When not taking photos Kristen can be found looking for her next frame.
Lee Rostron
After years of inspiration and hobbies Lee used to have as a kid, it led him to want to become a photographer. Having British background, travelling and backpacking was a passion and were he always kept a camera by his side. Further studies continued later on as he graduated with his Certificate IV in Photoimaging at Sunshine Coast TAFE in 2011, and went on to complete a Diploma at Sydney TAFE Ultimo 2013.
“I’ve always had a photographic eye travelling the world, and capturing decisive moments, which developed into an obsession and pathway to becoming more professional.” - Lee Rostron.
James A. Parker is a travel/landscape photographer based in Sydney Australia. His passion for admiring landscape photography started after meeting Ken Duncan in 2010 and his journey to New Zealand in 2011 helped spark a passion for shooting it. In 2012 he was given a Fuji G617 panoramic camera and with Fujifilm Velvia he captured a vast array of images for his portfolio. In 2013 during a trip to Paris, London and the South of England he continued his passion of landscape photography and he now has a new love of travel. His goal is to capture the Glory of God's Creation around him and share the beauty of the world with many others.
James Parker
Sherly Susan
Sherly has always been obsessed with fantasy photography. Her mind never stops heading toward the unreal and in her photography world, no matter how simple the image is, she will turn it into something twisted and out of the ordinary.
Inspired by Penelope Beveridge, she also does food photography. Her work was published in a cookbook that has been distributed around Australia and overseas.
Sherly’s main goal is to shoot portraits and products for advertisement.
Lucille’s always had her head in the clouds looking at things from a very different perspective. From a very young age she always had an eye for the arts, initially expressing herself through painting and sketching. When she was given her first camera, a Canon AV-1 35mm SLR the love affair began. Lucille was instantly addicted, quickly realising that with the click of a button she was able to capture a piece of time through light. Initially this was a hobby and a passion but Lucille was then given the opportunity to excel in photography while studying fine arts. Lucille then spent the next few years travelling the world and living in Edinburgh, continually capturing images as she went. It was during this time that she decided upon returning to Australia, that she would further her studies in photography.
Lucille is currently completing her diploma of photo imaging at TAFE NSW Sydney Institute. Her main passion is shooting portraiture, capturing the expressions and emotions of people and families. She also enjoys shooting fashion, events and food photography. Although the artist in her always assures that she’s working on an obscure and abstract project which challenges ‘the norm’ or as Lucille calls it ‘the boring’.
Lucille hopes to learn and prove her art further through continually immersing herself in the industry, eager to turn it into her main profession. I’m sure you’ll agree her penchant for the detail and the different give her work that certain something that everyone who’s met Lucille says she has.
Mel French
Mel French is a photographer based in the Northwestern suburbs of Sydney who enjoys photographing everything from nature to portraits. French first took interest in photography in 2007 and got her first DSLR on her 16th birthday. After studying photography at Castle Hill High School for 4 years she then enrolled herself into TAFE and hopes to turn her hobby into a carrier in the near future.