Shooting with the Phase One IQ140 Medium Format camera for the first time
30 Jul, 2014Using a high end medium format camera system such as the Phase One is what a lot of photographers dream of. These incredible imaging devices are typically outside the reach of the majority of photographers due to their high cost and that makes them that much more desirable. That being said, as much as we […]
Five year Anniversary working with Perth Street Car Magazine
21 Jul, 2014It was brought to my attention by the trusty LinkedIn service that this month is a 5 year Anniversary for me working with Perth Street Car Magazine. While I had submitted various images prior from events, this was the date that marks my first actual full feature in the magazine. The issue was Volume 17 Number […]
Sports Photography tips from a season touring with the LFL
26 May, 2014For someone who is not a sports photographer I had to learn a few things before I could successfully tour with the Legends Football League for a whole season. So here, I am going to share my sports photography tips with you all on what I learnt about capturing action on the field. This post […]
Behind The Scenes with Courtney Piercy for Perth Street Car Magazine
23 May, 2014Courtney Piercy teamed up with me late last year to produce some images that would grace the pages of Perth Street Car Magazine as the feature model. As per usual I thought I would put up a few additional photos for you all to see, along with some behind the scenes images so you can […]
On Tour as the Legends Football League Photographer in Australia
2 May, 2014Touring with the Legends Football League the last few months(2013/2014) has been a lot of fun for me. Getting to meet so many extraordinary female athletes all around the country as well as all their exceptional coaches, support staff and fans has been a huge pleasure. The debut season in Australia was also a huge […]
Light Painting an Audi A4 with the Westcott Ice Light
12 Mar, 2014Light painting is becoming a much more common practice for me now, especially with my automotive photography. I think you can have so much more fun with it and when you get the hang of it you can create some really interesting images. There certainly is a real art to it though, it can be […]
JUST Car Insurance sponsored Tarmac Rally EVO IX driven by Brett Wilkinson
15 Jan, 2014Brett Wilkinsons latest ride is this Tarmac Rally EVO IX that I had the pleasure of shooting late last year. Sponsored by Just Car Insurance and Wilkinsons Suspension, Brett will take the car around the country competing in the various Tarmac Rally events such as Targa. Before posting this Brett had already competed in Targa […]
A day with the Western Australian Angels from the Legends Football League
7 Jan, 2014The latest womens sports team to hit the W.A. coast is none other than the Western Australian Angels LFL team. LFL is short for Legends Football League which for those that dont know, is a national womens American football league currently with 4 team; The NSW Surge, QLD Brigade, VIC Maidens and obviously our WA […]
Automotive Photograph Of The Year 2013
31 Dec, 2013Last year I made a post where I picked out my overall favourite image that I captured during the year so I thought I would do it again. The frustration involved in trying to isolate a single image from a years worth of photographs is immense. It’s no easy task. In fact I even considered […]
How to get access to an airport with extremely powerful weapons
23 Oct, 2013The answer? Simple. Disguise said weapons as 500+ Horesepower Nissan Skyline GTR’s and stroll on in at sunrise before the boss wakes up. Well that’s not entirely accurate, I’ll have you know we had permission to shoot at Jandakot airport, which happens to be the busiest airport in Australia so it certainly helped that we […]
Behind The Scenes with Ash Watt for Perth Street Car Magazine
21 Oct, 2013For the last issue of Perth Street Car Magazine (July 2013) we featured Australian National 1st Runner up of Miss Swimsuit USA and all round stunner, Ash Watt. As another regular on the competition scene Ash has been cleaning up a lot of titles recently and it was a no brainer that she was perfect […]
LFL Australia announce head of their Photo Films Division
4 Aug, 2013On Thursday August 1st, just a few days ago The Legends Football League announced the hiring of the first 3 positions in their Australian branch for the upcoming debut season starting in December 2013. So I am very pleased to announce that I, Brodie Butler will be heading up the Photo Films Division for LFL Australia. […]
Ashleigh Jade’s Feature in Perth Street Car Magazine
16 Jul, 2013This is what you missed if you didn’t get your hands on the last issue of Perth Street Car Magazine! Ashleigh is the current Miss Motorvation Winner for 2013 and has had an enormous amount of success on the modelling circuit recently. In the last issue we saw Ashleigh Jade in a dual page feature […]
End of an Era for the Perth Street Car Magazine Behind The Scenes Videos
20 Jun, 2013It’s been a tradition every issue of Perth Street Car Magazine to photograph one feature in the mag consisting of a car and a model, and for more than a couple of years now I have created a behind the scenes video to give viewers a little something extra to take in, and see what […]
My creative portrait composite of Director A.J. Carter
16 May, 2013L.A. Based Director A.J. Carter dropped back to his home town of Perth, Western Australia back in 2012 and made use of this trip home as an opportunity to get himself a fresh new portrait done by yours truly! It’s refreshing to know that a Perth photographer like myself still has something to offer to someone who spends everyday in Hollywood. This […]
Antilag Racewars 2013 Teaser Video
24 Apr, 2013The inaugural Antilag Racewars drag racing event was held at the Wyalkatchem Aerodrom 192kms North East of Perth, Western Australia on the 6th & 7th of April 2013. The added appeal to this Racewars event was that the airport runway allowed for 800m and even 1000m (1km) passes for select vehicles that passed scrutineering. With that […]
Behind The Scenes with Miss Motorvation 2013 Ashleigh Jade for Perth Street Car Magazine
17 Apr, 2013If there was a most improved player in modelling I think Miss Motorvation 2013 Winner Ashleigh Jade would take it hands down. This once shy girl now thrives with confidence and is taking out more modelling competition titles than I can keep count of. Having known her personally since she began in this industry, its […]
Matte Black S14 in Perth Street Car Magazine by Perth Photographer Brodie Butler
27 Mar, 2013Give it up for Perth glamour model Vickie! Vickie was already high on our list at Perth Street Car Magazine to be featured in the magazine, but we had to call her in one issue early due to a last minute cancellation. So a huge props to Vickie for rising to the occassion and helping […]
A week with Cal Bruton and the Bruton Family
5 Feb, 2013I’ve been a huge basketball fan ever since I was a young fella, especially during the late 80’s and early 90’s when the Perth Wildcats and the National Basketball League was the biggest thing out and was even televised free-to-air. This is back in the day when legends like Ricky Grace, James Crawford, Mike Ellis, and of […]
Using smoke and gels to bring Top Shelf Entertainment’s Magic Mike show to life!
16 Jan, 2013Perth born male entertainment company Top Shelf Entertainment are at it again with a brand new stage show that is coming real soon to Perth! With their Melbourne branch up and running now it’s very likely the eastern staters will catch a glimpse of this show too. The image above gave it away but the […]
Aerial Video of a Thundercat Race Boat using Gyro Stabilisation and 5DMKIII
17 Dec, 2012Getting quality aerial video footage from a helicopter can be very difficult, because the aircraft is constantly shaking about and can get quite bumpy. So any type of handheld footage is usually not very good and certainly no use to you if you are shooting a film. What you need is some form of stabilisation. […]
RED Scarlet Camera on Glidecam HD4000 with STEADICAM Merlin Vest
26 Oct, 2012This was a very exciting day for me. Not only did I get my hands on an actual RED camera for the first time, but I discovered that my baby steadicam rig consisting of a Glidecam HD4000 supported on a STEADICAM Merlin Arm & Vest, was actually capable of flying a RED camera! I never even considered it […]
Modified 1977 Toyota Celica GT4 strikes again in Perth Street Car Magazine
19 Oct, 2012I have never seen a 1977 Toyota Celica quite like this one. The car is so well built with every bit of attention to detail paid to it and thats a huge credit to the passionate owner, Neil. I already shot this car once late last year (Neils 1977 Toyota Celica GT4 with a 3SGTE […]
Help Perth Wildcat Damian Martin Reach 10K Members for #Project10K!
27 Sep, 2012It may not be known to many of you that I’m actually quite the basketball fan and have been involved in the sport from a very young age still to this day. So teaming up in the studio with Perth Wildcat and NBL Championship player Damian Martin was a great day to be a photographer […]
Behind The Scenes with Alex Todorovski’s SLR 5000 and Cassie Spagnolo
23 Jul, 2012This photoshoot was a special one as it marked the 20th Anniversary for Perth Street Car Magazine, so for the occasion I thought what a great idea it would be to arrange a bit of a birthday cake! It made an excellent prop but an even better treat after the shoot. It was delicious. Anyway […]