The ever beautiful Stephanie

Canon 1Ds II f2.8 70-200 IS USM @ 100mm, 2 light studio set up.

The outback photography crew recently had the good fortune of shooting with the young and very lovely Stephanie. This studio portrait image is not however one of those images. Mildura photography studio, Excitations is currently preparing a set of promotional photos for glamour and fashion portraits and our recent images of Steph are still under wraps... But nobody said I could not use some older pics of her on the blog.
We can't just have nature, landscape and travel type pics here can we now! For the record this was a really simple studio shoot. One large lightbox camera left almost touching model, gold reflector just below models chest and just out of shot and one hair light which is doing absolutely nothing, because I'm in too close yet again. For those of you with eagle eyes the second catch light is from a large and bright window in the studio.

Glossodia major, Waxlip Orchid, Australia.

Another native Australian orchid this fine morning, Glossodia major, or the Waxlip Orchid as it is more commonly know. Fairly common around Victoria this beautiful orchid has a single leaf at ground level, grows to around 25cm in height with normally a single flower which can vary greatly in color from almost white through to dark blue.

Nikon D2x, 60mm f.28 micro nikkor lens and SB800 flash.

Next time your out in the Australian bush, keep a close eye out for this stunning orchid, and also for some of the far less obvious native orchids that abound in the Australian bush.

Nodding Greenhood, Pterostylis nutans.

Nikon D2x with 60mm f2.8 Micro Nikkor lens.

We've added a few stock photos of native Australian orchids to our online gallery here. This image is of a Nodding Greenhood,the outback photographer found in the Grampians region of Victoria on a recent trip there.