you had to find it

Break-in

2009-03-08T14:29:00.003+09:00

Today

2008-10-04T23:20:00.004+08:00

West Australian Community Foundation

2008-06-13T09:36:00.007+08:00

Yesterday I did a shoot for a WACF business breakfast. They always put on great events for their sponsors and affiliates and work hard to inspire the people around them. I have bulk respect for what these kids are doing in WA.

POLAROID TRANSFER FILTER

2008-04-09T14:23:00.002+08:00

Well, I definitely can't say my job isn't diverse...

Rhodie

2008-04-07T14:41:00.003+08:00

Rhodie is the new controversial addition to our family.

and shame - she was abandoned with 9 other dogs and rescued by the Padbury vet and the RSPCA.

She is 3 months old. Her brother is Mushi who lives with the Bushneys.

Daschund cross Rhodesian Ridgeback. She's our sausage dog on stilts - check out those legs!

Melbourne 2007/2008

2008-04-06T10:23:00.002+08:00

wow. im a pretty disgraceful excuse for a photographer. this is literally all the photos i have from melbourne! at least sydney had a few more...

Easter Sunday

2008-04-04T10:18:00.002+08:00

2008-02-23T20:46:00.000+09:00

so.. it's been a while

2008-02-23T20:38:00.003+09:00

Cass' 21st Birthday.
She has a skate board thing...

2007-11-02T15:29:00.000+09:00

i feel like i should have something meaningful to say. you know, to sound clever or spiritual or something.
but i don't. i just wanted a grainy dark black and white picture because I saw a dark black and white movie last night.

2007-10-18T23:37:00.000+08:00

your relationship with god may be unique, but it isn't exclusive.
so stop pretending it is.

and then i thought to myself

"wow, jess - you sound:
so deep,
so profound.
it's a pitty you're so full of crap"

Bath time!

2007-10-18T22:51:00.000+08:00

He spent over an hour playing in the bath. I was pleading with him to come out, and he just kept saying no. He is hilarious. He gets cups and places them around the bath and keeps filling them with water, he thinks he is making tea and keeps saying "more milk?". When he gets quiet I ask him "so Ju, have you had enough? should we go play outside?" and he frantically starts filling cups saying "not yet. sit. bath!".

Ju also told me all the people he has hit in his short little life. "Hit mum, hit dad, hit dess, hit bec, hit noah, hit storm, hit gin, hit gabe, hit hannah, hit mac-daddy" mac-daddy??

Judah. Australia says no.

georgie

2007-10-08T21:50:00.000+08:00

Carsafe Media Launch

2007-09-28T00:12:00.000+08:00

Main Roads: Heavy Vehicle Operations

2007-09-28T00:02:00.001+08:00

Well, I figured.

2007-08-09T10:00:00.000+08:00

A new camera & the backup needs a place to live.
so did the flash. and lenses. and cards. and my cupboard isn't cutting it anymore. especially on location.

Say hi to the lowepro computrekker plus aw.

holds everything. and a 17'' notebook. is a backpack for those hardcore hikes i do every weekend. and also has wheels. for all those hardcore hikes i do every weekend.

And say hi to their friend. the Manfrotto tripod. Great thing about tripods are: you can choose everything separately. so you get exactly what you want.
I saw these grip / ball heads in a photo magazine. very cool. a lot of fun. cheaper than i expected. very versatile. you can move your camera into any angle with one motion - and are also adjustable for left-handers. useless info for me, but cool for those who are..
i dont know why they still make those ones with 3 leavers you have to twist and turn and negotiate with. they suck.

the legs -- well they're legs. who cares.

Nikon D2x

2007-07-10T17:51:00.000+08:00

Every once in a while, you make a decision which is so exciting every time you think about it - and one which you instantly regret as soon as you think twice about it.

Today I committed to buy the Nikon D2x body.
It is going for below cost, which is always a good deal.

Georgie

2007-06-10T23:12:00.001+08:00

Sometimes... You just have to kick expectation in the pants.

2007-05-02T22:18:00.000+08:00

Friday night. was a dinner of note.

After realising our restaurant was full, we wandered down to a chinese place.
15 cars outside - and no one dining. security cameras. and absolutley no one to take our order.
We decided another business was being run through the restaurant.

Italian seemed safer.

"adventurous" and "great dining experience". don't exist.

NEOS - EASTER SERVICE

2007-04-15T22:30:00.000+08:00

2007-04-14T00:03:00.000+08:00

i caught myself not even thinking about you today.

this week.

this fortnight.

sucks to be you

Service Stations

2007-04-13T23:42:00.000+08:00

this tiny craphole, is where i work once a week.

Perth

2007-03-23T17:39:00.000+09:00

a lot of fast and unpredicatable driving had to be done to get down to Mounts Bay Rd in time for this one - the colours and light change so quickly! Couldn't believe the weather and colours this sunset produced.

Addiction

2007-03-09T18:02:00.000+09:00

In light of Photo Friday's subject of the week. I have an addiction I will share.

I've realized I have a thing for pens. not ordinary pens. expensive and/or clever pens.

This is an ultra-thin multi-function pen. the clever thing is how you choose between either pen, pencil, pda and the orange highlighter.

So? What ARE you doing for easter?

2007-02-23T13:44:00.000+09:00

Yes, the rumours are true.
Northshore Church have got big plans for easter this year.

sudoku

2007-02-20T23:52:00.000+09:00

damn, i freaking love this game.

Pudding and Pie

2007-02-11T22:59:00.000+09:00

Now it's Georgies' turn.

water sports

2007-02-05T23:42:00.000+09:00

well, it is a bit of a challenge to keep $2000+ worth of electronics safe from a kid with a hose.
but it was a lot of fun.

i love watching kids make a mess. after all, if you're not making a mess, you're not making fun! can't wait for georgie to get in on the water action soon.

in other news.
our shower broke the other day... dad replaced it with a waterwise shower head. i had two showers where i literally cried afterwards - totally wrecked my morning routine...
so today i went out and bought another one. just like the old one. and $40 cheaper than the waterwise lameass crap. and installed it myself. so proud. plumbing might be a viable career for me!

i like untying knots

Northshore Church

2007-01-23T23:31:00.000+09:00

Don't know why i hadn't done this before... but this is my church.
what's not cool about it?!

1-4 - cool architecture - we rent out the performing arts room of Mindarie Senior College (the token school of the public system, in my opinion)

5 - great band (if i don't say it, who will?)

6 - group shot of our first week of the sunday session for our new youth ministry

7 - brad and jess. ok, i just wanted an excuse to show you the two funniest 15 year olds. ever.

8 - great kids ministry - judah contributes to the coolness factor in a big way

9 - some random shot of the beach north of the river to show you why we're called Northshore.

it's true - everything we're trying is just working. it's amazing.

seth leach

2006-12-31T00:25:00.000+09:00

got some great expressions out of this one
move to perth.. i miss you kids already!

2006-12-29T14:17:00.000+09:00

this is getting fun.

bushney family

2006-12-11T23:11:00.000+09:00

fine fine, stop harrassing me! you can get the rest when they're ready.

graduation party

2006-12-07T13:04:00.001+09:00

last night was the advanced diploma kids graduation celebration!
1/2 price cocktails all around (what a chambull!), cigars, lots of woots, dodgy city kebabs, lots of photos (of course) - we definatly got into the spirit of environmental portraits... chocolate medallion awards for all - mine was for going through 8 locks for my locker over the year... keys are a stupid idea.

2006-11-19T00:00:00.000+08:00

i like random photo gear getting in shots.

Georgie Grace Chant

2006-11-14T22:22:00.000+08:00

Incase you didn't notice, the world became atleast one soul larger today.

My neice, Georgie Grace was born at 9.21am - 8lb 11oz, 53cm.
She is incredible, I can't wait to see the amazing things she will accomplish.

kitchen item

2006-10-31T23:31:00.000+08:00

when in doubt - shoot 60mm.

domestic photography

2006-10-20T00:00:00.000+08:00

im totally dominating the domestic field lately.
2 families in 3 days.

i finally feel like im a photographer and not a just a photography student.. which is a huge difference! i might even try my hand at a wedding - but will have to spend a lot of $ hiring equipment.

and i have had the realisation for myself of "wow, you are actually quite good at this photo thing!"

there is one picture i am absolutly dying to put up on jessmccarthy.com - but i havn't got permission to use it yet.. so you'll have to wait.

there are 4 of us who'll drink to this.

2006-10-09T01:05:00.000+08:00

to downloaded music. god bless us, every one

over-tired

2006-10-09T00:58:00.000+08:00

The return of CS2 = finding many photos i had forgotten about.

Here is juju, again. Over-tired and getting a bit grumpy... he is cute in all his various moods.

new places.

2006-09-16T23:35:00.000+08:00

if i could pick up my life and re-locate. i would do it in a second.
here is a random picture to make that sound profound.

QUIT

2006-09-05T15:40:00.000+08:00

this is my quit smoking campaign -- the 16 smokers a day was the quote we had to include ...i don't really know what it means.
but i like the shadows...

my birthday. 19.08.1986

2006-08-20T23:03:00.000+08:00

Well, I would say this has been a birthday of note! it's taken me 20 years to actually have a lot of fun with it. + happy bday songs sung into voicemail. very special. more people should sing to voicemail. it makes it so much more entertaining!
Cheers for the free dinner + wine at The Swan Brewery, for Breakfast/Lunch at Spinnakers.. Dave's going away party was full of decent conversation and was completely convienent to be held on my birthday whilst i am house sitting
A lot of funny stories to be able to tell and laugh about. Great gifts.
Nice coffee at exomod with Kaitlyn and Laura after the party - at that time in the morning, who can't laugh loudly and make noise?!

I would say I saw 90% of the people I would qualify worthy for birthday hangage.

Those are some pics from Dave's (oh + Ross)

Photo Friday: Four

2006-08-16T12:13:00.000+08:00

numbers are hard!
These are some jets from a spa. from DJ SPAS FACTORY OUTLET, Wangara.

thinking small is for suckers

2006-08-15T18:25:00.000+08:00

becoming a christian doesn't make life any easier.

but it does give you something to help you focus.

red wine

2006-08-15T13:12:00.000+08:00

man. tafe = topless male models. red wine. cigarettes. what kind of establishment are we running here!

So. this is the most involved set up we have ever had to do.
To get the swish - it involved a laser to set off the flash with about a one second delay.
Basically you need a long shutter speed. When the wine comes out of the tube and into the glass - the wine will break the lasers' beam + 1 second time delay will set of the flash to freeze the wine as it is making the curl.
There is a lot A LOT of messing around with the width of the tube vs the amound of wine vs the length of delay vs the angle of the glass - and takes about 3 people to take the shot.

1. person to fill the tube/ funnel with wine
2. person to be ready to let the wine out of the tube.
3. person to click the shutter

winfield: sky blue

2006-08-07T14:08:00.000+08:00

so. illustration. my new fav. unit - had to buy cigarettes for the quit smoking campaign assignment.

well these one's arn't exactly trying to make you quit... they're looking pretty tasty if you ask me!
yeah. don't smoke. it's dirty. and can harm your baby.

whisk

2006-08-07T13:56:00.000+08:00

this is the whisk off my kitchenaid - i love abstract crap like this - with strong lines and shapes
with a good opportunity to get some solid colour in the background.
contrast-y is so hot atm.

"road trip" to mandurah & death cab for cutie!

2006-07-19T16:18:00.000+08:00

well, didn't exactly do much in mandurah... but there wasn't anything to do in mandurah anyway... but well, i enjoyed it. great music, good company, nice weather - it doesn't get much better.

death cab for cutie were incredible. they played everything i was hoping for, had funny banter - and sounded better live than on their albums. plus lots of old school songs (which are the best.)
i was left completely satisfied, so i hugged anyone i knew... at least twice.

good times.

coldplay

2006-07-12T00:21:00.000+08:00

it killed me to have to take these on a.. phone.. after literally being dragged kicking and screaming -- i really enjoyed this one - afterall the novelty in itself was fun.

2006-06-14T18:58:00.000+08:00

he is coming home tomorrow!

no. it's not an end times prophesy.
my camera has been repaired...

. in other news. i hope i don't become a photographer and this editing business idea really kicks off next year - because i really don't have the passion for photography to get to this standard.

before & after

2006-06-08T22:42:00.000+08:00

so loving these glasses at the moment.
and i thought i had 20/20 vision... i wasn't even close!

over-protective parenting.

2006-05-25T22:26:00.000+08:00

sunset

2006-05-20T13:07:00.000+08:00

after a quick panicked call from kirst all i got was "quick we're going to the beach" to check it out - this photo does it no justice what so ever, it was incredible, and i'm not a sunset person at all, so that's saying something... but i like this one - i was trying a somewhat long-exposure to get the waves all silky... almost got it.

in other news. now that i'm ready to leave the job i have hated the past 58 odd weeks. im really starting to enjoy it.

kings park

2006-05-19T15:19:00.000+08:00

shooting building interiors

2006-05-11T22:15:00.000+08:00

we have to shoot a renovated building - 1 x interior & 1 x exterior -- you should have seen this place before... and they've managed to keep all the heritage fittings and all that too.

im so loving high contrast/high saturation atm! big change from my low-colour/de-saturation phase!

death cab tickets + new 6280

2006-05-10T20:17:00.000+08:00

got a new phone on monday. really has been a lot of fun. it's the first one i have seen and actually wanted to own, normally i couldn't care less if a mobile has a colour screen or crap camera and all the extras. but wow, it sure is nice to own one.

here are some pictures i've been snapping...

this is juju. getting rather frustrated that he cant get his hands on my phone and stick it in his mouth.
and! these are 6 beautiful death cab for cutie tickets. very exciting.

food photography

2006-05-10T20:07:00.000+08:00

looks better i person and it seems to be more colourful in print than on screen... but i must say, this has been the most pleasant assignment i have ever had to do. a good afternoon out down trinity arcade, decent food, good coffee, good company. can't ask for more than that!

winter skies

2006-05-06T23:13:00.000+08:00

see... winter is so much better.

month off tafe

2006-05-03T17:04:00.001+08:00

this is the picture i have become very much accustomed to over the past 14 days.

2 weeks tafe non-contact weeks

+

1 week out of action
wisdom teeth, which went surprisingly well. very happy.

2nd week out of action
after what i thought was mild nasal congestion//flu. quickly became a nasty infection.

has not turned out to be a productive week at all.

looking forward to tafe tomorrow, 2 weeks in bed when there are things to get done is frustrating to say the least.

next week i am hoping to detox off all these drugs and have a change of lifestyle and routine, if i want to be commited to planning a career/business, you need a new frame of mind.

mmm...arty...?

2006-04-22T21:12:00.000+08:00

mr judah.

new car

2006-04-20T12:22:00.000+08:00

yesterday i went with my mom to wa auto auctions to find her a new toyota altise.
and i have decided, that buying anything, is so much better by auction.
i had no idea it could be so much fun! and after 8 hours, and some hardcore bidding on my part - we drove home in a 2003 toyota altise for $15,500. quite a productive day if you ask me.

camping

2006-04-18T00:39:00.000+08:00

well, what can i say, you can't get more hardcore than that.
last night, kirsty and laura came and stayed over and we slept outside in the backyard. sure we were going to be in for a freezing night, but about 5 layers of clothing and 4 blankets each... sure solved that problem. now that's my idea of camping. ok sure the plan to wake up at 5am and go to kings park never happened, but it was still nice.

photo friday: full (...or not)

2006-04-14T14:35:00.001+08:00

fremantle was very inspiring for me...
it's either that, or i just got lucky...

i'd say it's a favorite..

2006-04-13T20:40:00.000+08:00

fremantle

2006-04-02T11:11:00.000+08:00

this is australia?

2006-03-26T23:30:00.000+08:00

looks like this blog idea has been fading recently -- photo friday has suddenly got boring.. that's what i hate about novelties. it seems these days the only time im not having to do photography related things is when im asleep, so to keep it as a hobby is getting tiresome. so... i'll revert to the old photographs instead of producing the new stuff.

kings cross

2006-03-23T11:42:00.000+08:00

Limousine

2006-03-18T13:55:00.000+08:00

sunglasses

2006-03-15T14:46:00.000+08:00

sometimes. what people think is glamorous. isn't.

shoot raw

2006-03-05T09:50:00.000+08:00

the strokes

2006-03-02T10:56:00.000+08:00

is this macro going to stop?

2006-02-27T07:33:00.000+08:00

wanneroo & yanchep. again.

2006-02-16T11:47:00.000+08:00

wanneroo

2006-02-15T18:23:00.000+08:00

today was a spontanious photo trip with kirsty... it was meant to be a short trip just past joondalup, which quickly became hiking up really large sand dunes, reversing up a major highway and checking out the camels at yanchep and such..

it's amazing how far $10 worth of fuel gets you..

2006-02-14T16:35:00.000+08:00

i saw a graphics boy wearing a shirt that said "l337 15 53xy" and i laughed because:

1. it's funny
2. i could actually read it

3. it's true

i like nerds. they're nice. and they're useful.

which also made me think how graphic design is for nerds who think they have an imagination.

Tambourine

2006-02-13T23:21:00.000+08:00

ok, nothing to do with the photo.. but did you know..

Procrastinators actively look for distractions, particularly ones that don't take a lot of commitment on their part. Checking e-mail is almost perfect for this purpose. They distract themselves as a way of regulating their emotions such as fear of failure.

Photo Friday : Blur

2006-02-10T17:29:00.000+08:00

jetty things

2006-02-07T15:29:00.000+08:00

The Langfords

2006-02-07T14:54:00.000+08:00

yeah, not great photos... but the music was.

Judah!

2006-01-31T17:34:00.000+08:00

you're dreaming if you think you're getting THESE for free!

im totally loving desaturating the colours of photos atm,
there is just something so nice and old fashioned about it...

Photo Friday : Vanity

2006-01-31T11:46:00.000+08:00

masts

2006-01-30T23:21:00.000+08:00

this was an italian ship that came into fremantle, some years ago. this was probably my favorite photo of year 12, which i believe is still hanging up in the photography department of my high school..

taxi anyone?

2006-01-22T11:52:00.000+08:00

i hated this photo when i first took it a few months ago on the way home from the ocean reef night...
but it's a bit atmospheric now when you look back on it..

Taco

2006-01-20T11:22:00.000+08:00

This is a tone drop out done in the dark room - turned into a negative using by the inversion of a positive image face down on another sheet of photographic paper.

success

2006-01-18T22:56:00.002+08:00

no photos for "success" this week... i'll be cliche and say that it's not something you can take a picture of... haha.

birds of a feather

2006-01-15T20:37:00.000+08:00

mirrorball

2006-01-12T17:53:00.000+08:00

wow, it can get boring...

Panorama

2006-01-10T10:40:00.000+08:00

just a 1am rush job... not bad with no focusing or tripod... how funny is the sloping!

couldnt be bothered looking for some stunning landscape, so my room will just have to do... pitty none of the furntiture actually belongs to me (quite an amusing story actually) and check it out, i've stolen my brothers tv whilst he's in china -- it's much bigger in real life...

new years : kings park

2006-01-02T13:11:00.000+08:00

kings park. again. but this time it's to celebrate the new year and check out the sun rise.

b&w

2005-12-28T15:00:00.000+08:00

it's funny how sometimes digital gets you all caught up in colours that you forget about black and white.

cottesloe beach

2005-12-27T18:41:00.000+08:00

christmas eve

2005-12-25T14:30:00.000+08:00

kings park seems to be a recurring theme these days.
but i must say, it is better after midnight than after sunset.

kings park

2005-12-20T23:20:00.000+08:00

my goodness, in the past 12 hours i got to catch up with all the crew from my top 10...could i push it to top 5?! and do totally unique things. i love the spontaneity of life in perth. i love the spontaneity of my friends.

but i must say, we drew a bit of a crowd during the war memorial photos.

ps. be safe joni, i'm going to miss you.

?

2005-12-14T23:26:00.000+08:00

i forgot where this is!

Photo Friday : Weight

2005-12-11T21:54:00.000+08:00

i was thinking... when everyone thinks of weight... we immediatly think heavy..
so i decided to go the opposite, and choose light.

well at least, the back of a light.

yeah... failed this one. might re-do it this week..

Photo Friday : Depth of Field

2005-12-11T16:10:00.000+08:00

#1!

2005-12-04T18:44:00.000+08:00

wow - looks like i am the #1 jess mccarthy in the internet world.
these are the links from search engines that my stat counter has said people have been looking up. so who's my stalker?

GOOGLE

AOL

MSN

...yes, i am amused

Photo Friday : Experimental

2005-12-03T19:01:00.000+08:00

well this whole indutrial/scientific photography unit has been experimental for us all. from polorisation, to microsopes and steroscopes...

this here - is some orange under a microscope. but it's pink!
we put a potatoe chip under the microscope too, and it look like an opal, it was amazing, yet it wasn't my photo, so i can't show it...

dinner

2005-11-30T21:47:00.000+08:00

tonight, was a good bye dinner for my long-lost cousin, Tara.
you rock girl.

it really has made me realize how important family is. and the impact they can have on your life. and just how similar people can be, even though they have never met... it's all down to blood.

i think genetics goes far deeper than any of us could ever understand.

judah... again?!

2005-11-29T21:13:00.000+08:00

i dont know how on earth rebecca could think she is the favorite aunty.. she doesnt even have any photos of the kid. and how long is he going to be interested in piano lessons anyway?

bruce... he's going to be the most talented, musical, intelligent indie kid alive. perhaps a drummer? we don't have one of those in the family...