A little bit of old school on a rainy Brisbane day.... Greg Dries Moods Photography, Shooting with Film

I decided a few months ago it would be nice to take a step back & shoot some images that required time & consideration....  images that I wouldn't be able to view instantly,  images that required a little more thought when it comes to the technical side of photo taking.. particularly when the camera being used is 30 plus years old... Yes I'm talking old school... capture some images using film....  no instant preview or histograms....

5 rolls of film arrived a few days ago so this morning I dusted off my absolute favourite camera ( we own over 20) a little 35mm rollei I bought secondhand about 20 years ago....

Over a fabulous breakfast with a group of close friends I took 5 photos.... Yes only 5, had I been using a digital camera it would have been 45.....

So over the next couple of weeks I will casually shoot away very selectively.   When I have exposed the last of the 36 frames, we will then send the film off for processing & wait anxiously for the results.... fingers crossed....

Hopefully we can share some cool images with you over the coming weeks....


Cheers Greg

NB: these images were taken with an Olympus Pen (digital) ....

our good friend greg trying a little old school......

the Rollei 35 was the second smallest camera built for 

a number of years, second to the tiny Minox....

Greg Dries, Moods Photography... Love Pelicans, Tin Can Bay Locals....

Before we jumped on the houseboat for December & Ian's renewal of vow's on Saturday, I grabbed these shots of a few locals.....  Pelicans are absolutely fascinating.... 

Greg Dries... Images of Redcliffe.....

This is one of my personal images from a collection of images of Redcliffe.....

These towers are still in place but unfortunately the actual bridge no longer exists, it has been replaced by two new bridges, for me though this image is very nostalgic... 

The sight of these towers & the bridge always signalled I had arrived home.... 

Moods Photography by Greg Dries, The Bird Lady, Sydney

Just thought we would share a couple of Greg's personal images... this is what he does for fun..

Jorge & Alexa.... Sydney Opera House.... Greg Dries, Moods Photography

I must admit, I didn't actually know who these guys were, our kids & nieces on the other hand certainly did ...

While doing the touristy thing at Circular Quay we were very fortunate to see & hear them play live..... Alexa is fantastic...

When they finished, Alexa told all the adults to move back, & ushered all the kids to the front, then said she had something for them.... as you could imagine the kids were beside themselves...

The huge CUTE factor was what she had to share, it was her leftover lunch of an apple & some chips.... it was very precious & the kids loved her mingling & chatting .....

NB: if you don't know who they are just jump on google & youtube.....

Catch up with Friends..... Greg Dries, Moods Photography

Sorry we've been a little quite the past fortnight, part of the reason is that we have been away, & while away we were fortunate to spend a couple of days in NSW with our very good friends John & Elaine...

I had the pleasure of meeting & working with John many years ago when I first moved to Sydney & he still rates as one of the most extraordinary & influential people I have ever met... 

NB: the above image, John is the one in the middle...

These images were taken at the Nan Tien Buddhist Temple.... we spent an afternoon there shooting for fun.....

Rainy September Morning: Greg Dries, Moods Photography

Yesterday morning after dropping the kids at school I headed down to the boat harbour (something I do quite often of a morning before coming into the studio) and grabbed these couple of shots on my phone (sorry about the size...) 

I love the convenience of my phone for these type of grab shots, I downloaded over 3000 yesterday, so yes I do grab alot of shots.....

Lakeside Motor Racing: Greg Dries, moodsphotography.com

Yesterday our son Dalton, friend Mark & I spent the day at the car races at Lakeside, it was a fabulous day of classic motorsport, & as is always the case at these gatherings there were fabulous opportunities to grab a few images... so we thought we would share a few of my favourites from the day...

Greg Dries, Personal Images

Loretta & I have just returned from a fantastic few days away in Auckland, the main reason for our trip was to catch up with Michelle & Rod so they could see their wedding images, but we took the opportunity to steal an extra few days away to kick back and relax.... The cold wet weather was perfect for doing just that... We even managed a movie: Sex in the City 2, Lorettas choice !!!

A huge thankyou to Rod & Michelle for organising the trip for us, we had such a special time, they along with their children & friends showed us the most tremendous hospitality....

On the flight back I even decided I could live in Auckland....

Anyway: I thought I'd share a few personal images from the trip. While Loretta enjoyed the sleep in, I wandered the streets early in the morning, in the cold & drizzle taking a few images.... after many years of creating images I still get such a kick out of these personal shots.....

Hope you enjoy.....

Kindest Regards

Greg

ps: our eldest daughters name is Maddison, I took the scooter shot for her, this was a scene I found down some little side road, amazing what you can stumble across when you take the time to roam & discover................

Greg Dries, Master of Photography A.I.P.P moodsphotography.com

Maddi: the years pass so quickly !!!!!

16 years have passed so quickly, without images we would not remember so many of the very special milestones & moments....

This morning I was chatting with Stella, the mum of Chloe & Gemma (a few of their images were posted earlier today) about how much I love looking back at images of my children & how invaluable these images are...

I have not long downloaded the images of Maddi (our daughter) the ones in the blue dress, I took these quickly yesterday afternoon following a hair & makeup trial by Sarah at FMG Hair, Margate.

Looking through these images I've posted reminded me of how quickly the years pass....and how important it is too have images to remember the magical moments....

NB: about personal images: it is extremely important not to just have images on computers and/or hard drives, make sure you get them printed....Weekly we hear the horror stories of images that have been lost & not been retrieved...

Greg Dries

Master of Photography A.I.P.P

Maddi: Sweet 16

My eldest daughter Maddi turned 16 this week, so to remember this milestone Maddi & I spent a little time at Teneriffe shooting a few images. The years have passed so quickly & this was an excellent reminder for me just how important it is for us to have portraits.

Cheers Greg