MEET THE TEAM FROM BAC PHOTOGRAPHY
The Team
Introducing the BAC Photography team and their ‘Big Brain Ideas.’
Our team work collectively to create a memorable BAC Experience and keep us living up to our motto of Fun & Love.
Below you will get to know each team member, including Cheif Photographer Belinda, and their roles within BAC.
Belinda, our Chief Photographer / Owner
Nickname: Bin – I don’t even remember where it came from
What is your favourite food? You can’t go past a good roast dinner. But I do love Salmon too
What is your favourite band/song? Tough one.. 16-year-old me would say Metallica but my iPod (yes I still have one of those) swings from Bon Jovi and Five finger death punch to Andre Rieu and Dave Brubeck
Favourite Film? Dirty Dancing.. I’m sorry I had to 😂
Favourite animal? If you can name one? Dog or maybe Panda
Best concert or show you’ve ever been to? Runrig. They are a Scottish folk rock band and we went to their farewell concert 45 years they had been going. It was awesome!
What hobbies do you have/what do you love to do when not working? Piano, jigsaw puzzles, Swimming, walking, skiing, hanging out with the kids
What is your most memorable travel experience? Although I loved my backpacking days through Europe as an 18-year-old, you can’t top a Norwegian Fjords cruise for your 20th wedding anniversary with the family ❤
Where is next on your travel bucket list? The Scottish Islands and Canada
Where will you be in 10 years? Retired! Travelling somewhere in the world
My photography journey
My father was always a keen photographer and bought me my first Camera, a Pentax ME Super. It is an old manual wind on camera which I still have (but don’t use). I took that camera around Europe when I was 18. When I married my husband a year later, I came home with 36 roll’s of undeveloped film which he inevitably paid for in developing over the coming years as we didn’t have a lot of money.
He upgraded my camera in 2001 to a Canon 500N. Still a film camera, but I was rationed with the number of roles I was allowed… well tried to ration. It wasn’t until our twin boys were born in 2006 that we finally bought my first digital camera. The Canon 400D. It is a great little camera and I still use it in my kit as a back up to the Canon 7D. For the techno camera nerds, I have now moved to Canon 5D full frame cameras and have a large selection of lenses in my bag (some of which my husband doesn’t even know about..)
I studied part time at the Brisbane College of Photography and Art and have attended various independent studio lighting courses etc… because I believe you can never stop learning or experimenting… especially with photography and I love watching Creative Live!
What do our clients say? Check out our Testimonials Page
Why Photography?
So to get down to the nitty-gritty of me… When I was 6 years old my Mum died of cancer and I was raised by my father until he remarried when I was 15 (when I got an instant family of mum and FOUR STEP-BROTHERS!) Because I was so young when my mum passed away, I don’t have many memories. What I do have is photos and these photos are everything to me! So when I started my own family, I realised just how important it is to have family photos and movies. We need something to keep, memories to look back on and share with family and friends. This is important to me. This is why I love photography. This is why I do what I do.
The digital age is great, but don’t forget to print! Frames on the wall, photo albums, mouse mats, whatever you like, just print! My boys love nothing more than looking through old photo albums of our family. Holidays we’ve had, lazy days at home, they love seeing photos of themselves they love seeing photos of us together.
I am from Sydney originally and my husband from Edinburgh – Scotland and we have lived in some beautiful parts of the world in our many years of marriage (+15 now… wow how time flies!): The Lake District – England, Brisbane – Australia, The Alsace – France and the 3 Frontiers (this is where I officially started BAC Photography) and now we are back in Brisbane while our boys settle into school.
I love to capture special moments and document life, whether that be children playing, a dramatic landscape, crazy animals or spring flowers. To me, photographs are precious memories that last a lifetime.
Sinead, our Studio Manager
Nickname: Nade or my husband calls me ShaHayHay. I don’t know why!
What is your favourite food? So difficult! I love Mexican but also a good curry too
What is your favourite band/song? The Chainsmokers – Closer
Favourite Film? Looking for Alibrandi
Favourite animal? If you can name one? I love dogs!! and Monkeys 🙂
Best concert or show you’ve ever been to? Beyonce, that was the night I got engaged. My husband thought that the single ladies song was an appropriate time
What hobbies do you have/what do you love to do when not working? I love cooking and painting. I am an artist at heart but find it hard to find the time with 2 kids
What is your most memorable travel experience? Travelling through Europe and Dubai for a month when I was 19 with my mum. We got to spend so much time in Italy and Paris which was incredible!
Where is next on your travel bucket list? If we can ever travel again… New York! Somewhere I haven’t been yet
Where will you be in 10 years? Managing a successful business and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Hopefully, find time to run my own art classes again too.
Richard, our Operations Manager and Videographer (and our in house expert frame hanger)
Nickname: Ricky
What is your favourite food? Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
What is your favourite band/song? The Blue Danube
Favourite Film? 13 hours
Favourite animal? If you can name one? Labrador
Best concert or show you’ve ever been to? Bon Jovi
What hobbies do you have/what do you love to do when not working? Doing all the things on my wife’s bucket list that she wants me to do before I die 🤣
What is your most memorable travel experience? I can’t single out one.. every travel experience I have had with my family has been an amazing experience.
Where is next on your travel bucket list? In Australia, Tasmania – worldwide, Canada
Where will you be in 10 years? Retired but the owner of a water sports centre being run by my two amazing boys
Robbie, our Videographer, Editor and Social Media guru
Nickname: Robbie
What is your favourite food? Pizza
What is your favourite band/song? I don’t know… Def Leppard, I listen to a lot of stuff
Favourite Film? Charm city kings
Favourite animal? If you can name one? dogs
Best concert or show you’ve ever been to? Mamma Mia or Bon Jovi and Def Leppard
What hobbies do you have/what do you love to do when not working? Gaming, running
What is your most memorable travel experience? Christmas time in the UK
Where is next on your travel bucket list? UK
Where will you be in 10 years? I don’t know
Jamie, our videographer and social media guru
Nickname: Chops
What is your favourite food? Roast
What is your favourite band/song? I prevail
Favourite Film? Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift
Favourite animal? If you can name just one? Labrador.. dog
Best concert or show you’ve ever been too? Runrig
What hobbies do you have/what do you love to do when not working? Lego, Gel blasting and music
What is your most memorable travel experience? Skiing in France… or maybe New Zealand both were amazing
Where is next on your travel bucket list? Canada
Where will you be in 10 years? Living in a van, travelling around the world
Where to Next?
