Brisbane Camera Group

They came from Hervey Bay, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Lismore and Coffs Harbour, to attend one of the now legendary BCG Pullenvale photographic shoots. Read on for all the detail...

The property of George and Terry Greenaway was the venue for yet another outdoor portrait shoot on Sunday 9 March 2008. By 9:30am it was obvious that we would have a record crowd: the lower paddock was filled with cars and available street parking was rapidly dwindling. The food/drink van had set up and would later do a roaring trade.

Food/Drink Van – Cars in Lower Paddock

At 10am the photographers were called together. There was a brief welcome by John Lomas and the photographers split into groups under the tutelage of experienced photographers. There were 20 models at the service of the 140 photographers.

John highlights a low angle | Image by Tussie

The barn, the weathered fences, the pool area, the tennis court and the many picturesque treed and grassed areas were all put to photographic use.

Field operators | Image by Tussie

And out came a sea of reflectors and diffusers to tackle any difficult lighting situations.

Sarah getting the reflector/diffuser treatment

Sporty cars, bikes and a smoke machine all added to the atmosphere.

Emma with a sporty bike

And this unnamed model worked for scraps.

By 3.30pm hundreds of gigabytes of merit material had been taken and the shoot was coming to an end. Many photographers had traveled far to be with us and began their long journey home.

And the word is out that we will return to Pullenvale.

Ruby at Pullenvale | Image by Paul Stevens