I’ve just uploaded the Swimwear photos I took from the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival 2009. These were taken on Day 1 at Portside.

Click here to view and download the Swimwear Photos

Some of the photos took a little editing to remove some of the shadowing caused by the harsh sunlight directly above.

Looking for information and photos from the MSIT Fashion “Pressed” Parade from last night?

Fill in the form below and I’ll ensure you are the first to get access to them, you will also get regular updates about my new website fashionscene.com.au:

http://www.christianbowman.com/photostore/2008_Modaitalia_Prel_g73.html

Coming soon:

2008 MSIT Fashion Graduations – Argentum
2008 Modaitalia Fashion Awards

For 2009 “Pressed” Graduate parade photo information click here

I’ve been extremely busy this week.. as well as been sick with the flu and I’ve been working around the clock preparing photos and video for online publishing. I’ve also been very busy working with Truc Le Hair Design in helping his team prepare photos for a national hair awards, presentation video and promotion for their annual charity event on saturday night.

I’m being auctioned off on saturday night, so if you come along I’ve love your support for charity in bidding on me. I’m hoping to get more than $1.50 haha

I would love to see you there, so here are the details below:

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Truc Le Hairdesign, Mosiac and Lewis salon, present “Absolut Glamour“, a charity cocktail party at 7pm Saturday 1st November 2008 at Little Star Café – 166 Grey Street at Southbank. Sponsored by Southbank Corporation, Coca cola, Indola, affinage, Absolut Vodka, and Little Star Café, the event is aimed to raising money for Fred Hollows Foundation.

Fred Hollows (1929-1993) was a passionate ophthalmologist who became known for his work helping restore the eyesight of countless thousands of people in developing countries around the world.

But above all else he was a humanitarian, which made him a terrific doctor. He truly believed it was the role of the doctor to serve, to help those in need.

Today, The Foundation is proud to carry on Fred’s legacy, delivering sight-saving care to those most in need.

The charity Cocktail Party will include a hair and fashion show, parading a range of designers including George Wu’s latest collection, one of the exclusive designers in this year’s Mecrcedez-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane. Model’s hair will be presented by the team at Truc Le Hairdesign, National and International award winning hair salon and Mosiac. The night will include lucky door prizes, an opportunity to bid for a model and be seen on the red carpet looking Glamorous.

Join us to celebrate the launch of our spring/summer collection and support the Fred Hollows Foundation.

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $20 per person which includes canapés, 1 complimentary drink on arrival at 7pm and $5 car parking voucher at Southbank. A night of enticing entertainment and Glamour is sure to impress.

Hope to see you all there.

Venue:
Star on Little Café

Address:
166 Grey Street, South Bank

Time and Date:
Saturday 1st November 2008,
7pm start

For more information telephone Truc Le Hairdesign on 3219 4994 or visit www.truclehairdesign.com

An extra breath was held in anticipation of the announcement of the winner of the 2008 Modaitalia Scholarship as judges took extra time to decide on a winner. The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in their 6th edition of Modaitalia, have attracted a record number of entries for the coveted $7,000 fashion prize. After a preliminary judging at the MSIT “Pret-a-moda” event earlier this month, Ben Garrett of West End in Brisbane won the prestigious Modaitalia scholarship consisting a flight to Italy and a summer course at the world-renowned Polimoda Institute in Florence. The Modaitalia 2008 final event was held at The Old Museum Building in Brisbane on October 29, 2008.

Entrants in the modaitalia competition were briefed to use Italian culture as the inspiration for their designs, and Ben Garret’s says his work was inspired by “Murano Glass and the simple elegance of the designs”. Christian Bowman an upcoming fashion photographer who has covered the event from behind the lens for the last three years says (referring to one of Garret’s dresses), “I’ve never seen white and simplicity used so beautifully”.

Christian Bowman from Bowman Digital was the online media partner for the event and fashion photos from both the preliminary judging and the final parade will be available after October 31st, 2008. There will also be a fashion video streamed online for the first time in the history of the event featuring and exclusive interview with the winner Ben Garrett.

The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in their 6th edition of “Modaitalia”, have attracted a record number of entries to win the coveted $7,000 fashion prize. After a preliminary judging at the MSIT “Pret-a-moda” event earlier this month, the winner will receive a scholarship consisting a flight to Italy and a summer course at the world-renowned Polimoda Institute in Florence. The Modaitalia 2008 final event will be held at Old Museum Building at Herston on October 29, 2008.

The Modaitalia scholarship is a highly sort after award, and for some students their entries are 3 years in the making. Maria Maruca the CEO of ICCI says “A record 91 entries were received in 2008 which means that only 20 finalists were chosen from over 260 garments”. Only one winner will receive the scholarship with 4 runners-up’s, including two “Highly Commended” award winners. The judging panel consists of award-winning designers Elio Marzulo from Elio Moda; Pina Fiorenza from Fiorenza Collections; Zena Sciacca frmo Red Cordial and fashion agent guru Maria Lynch from Lynch Fashion Marketing.

Previous winners have come back to Australia with a unique set of skills and international experience that has attracted top Australia fashion labels including Billabong, Colorado, and Maiocchi to employ them as designers.

Modaitalia has not only caught the eye of Queensland business, but also that of car giants Ferrari, Maserati and Fiat who will be showcasing their cars at the October 29 event. Italian food icons Barilla Pasta and Lavazza Coffee are other key supporters for this big Brisbane event. Guests can also look forward to having their taste buds tantalised with mouth-watering Italian delicacies from some of Brisbane’s best Italian restaurants.

Modaitalia is an exclusive event that highlights, promotes and develops bilateral trade in the fashion and lifestyle sector. The event aims to showcase how Italy has contributed to Queensland’s lifestyle with it’s many ranges of products including design, cars, fashion and food. It is also an opportunity to recognise the endeavours of upcoming fashion designers in Queensland.

ICCI Queensland is the youngest Italian Chamber of Commerce operating in Australia. Established in 1989, it received official recognition from the Italian Government in 1995. It is part of the Assocamerestero network and works alongside 70 other Italian Chambers of Commerce in almost every country in the world.

Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE offers practical, flexible training from experienced industry professionals. With over 400 courses across ten campuses throughout south Brisbane, MSIT can help students start or advance their careers, return to the workforce or build a pathway to university or further study. MSIT offers more than just a piece of paper. They will give you the skills and knowledge to achieve your personal and career goals.

Tickets to Modaitalia 2008 can purchased from the ICCI via their website at www.icci.com.au or via the MSIT website at www.msit.tafe.qld.gov.au

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If you would like more information about this topic or to get media access to the event, please contact Maria Maruca on 0417 786 750.

If you would like photographs from the Modaitalia events, please contact Christian Bowman via email on mail@christiabowman.com

The Metropolitan South Institute of Tafe (MSIT) Celebrated 25 years of fashion on Tuesday night and they celebrated in spectacular style.

I WILL BE POSTING PHOTOS UP IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS – IF YOU WANT TO BE THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT THEM, FILL IN THE FORM ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND SIDE TO “KEEP IN THE LOOP”.

Kimberley Lim won the top award and now has the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world to study at any Fashion design school. Congratulations Kimba!

Along with the release of the Canon 50D, Nikon announced the successor to the D80 the Nikon D90.

I’ve been a fan of Nikons since the release of the D3. Basically until then Canon lead the way with Digital SLR technology.

The D90 introduces a new feature which has rocked the digital slr world and the forums at DPreview the world’s number one digital camera website. Nikon introduced at Photokina 2008 the D90 with live video recording. The first of it’s kind on a Digital SLR.

I never thought it would be any good, i mean, you can’t autofocus, zoom and the ergonomics are wrong. HOWEVER, after some time to digest it, its truly ground breaking.

The video above shows some footage recorded on the camera using fisheye and big aperture lenses. Amazing.

You cannot do anything like this on a digital video camera under $1000. For me who does video work and even now i’m trying to do some shallow depth of field shots in post-production which is very time consuming can be done easily with a D90. You can even get this effect with the cheapest nikon 50mm lens.

So obviously you can’t use the D90 for event work but for creative shots, its revolutionary. Live view has been around for digital slr’s for a while, why haven’t they thought to just record the feed in the past?

Canon has missed the mark this round. I’m sure they could do a firmware update down the track.

UPDATE:
Sample D90 Video – HOT!

Canon’s new EOS 50D bridges the gap between the novice and the seasoned pro with a perfect combination of high-speed and quality. It features an APS-C sized 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor for tremendous images, new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for fine detail and superior color reproduction, and improved ISO capabilities up to 12800 for uncompromised shooting even in the dimmest situations. It features a refined 3.0-inch Clear View LCD (920,000 dots) monitor, supercharged Live View Function with Face Detection Live mode, plus a number of new automatic Image Correction settings and HDMI output for viewing images on an HDTV. Pick up the EOS 50D and you’ll experience true digital inspiration!

Canon announced the successor to the Canon 40D at Photokina 2008

Check out the hot new Canon 50D at DPreview:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos50d/

Here are some Canon 50D sample shots:

Canon 50D Sample Shot 1 (Portrait)

Canon 50D Sample Shot 1 (Landscape)

Canon 50D Sample Shot 1 (Nightscene)

Canon 50D Sample Shot 1 (Sports-High ISO)

I’ve finally finished editing these pictures, I’ve had such a backlog of jobs to do and setting up my online photostore has taken longer than I expected.

Here are the fashion photos from the QUT Fashion Design Graduates Parade from 2007.

I’d love your feedback on these, please leave a comment!