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Suit-up Selfie

Back in January, we had a supermegahot day – probably the hottest day I can recall in Brisbane. Our probably-not-accurate-but-still-in-working-condition thermometer was sitting at 45.5 degrees when the entire suburb lost power. So there we are, heat wave, no fans or air conditioning, no breeze… “I know! I’ll put on a suit and tie, and shoot a self-portrait!”

Power out? No problem – everything in our location kit is battery powered. In no time I had the camera on a tripod with a remote, tethered to our laptop so I could see the images as they’re shot, and two lights up and running. Focusing is a little tricky when you are on the wrong end of the camera. Still, the results weren’t bad!

So at the risk of putting my mug out there, here are some selfies from the hottest day on record.

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Kris Anderson IFSWPP M.PhotogI M.WPPI MNZIPP(Dist.) is a Certified Professional Photographer with the Professional Photographers Association of Queensland, an NZIPP Australian Accredited Professional Photographer, and proud EIZO Ambassador. He has been recognised as a Fellow of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers , an NZIPP Master with Distinction, and Icon International Photography Awards Double Master .

Kris’ work has received gold awards at international, national and state levels for professional print judging. Most recently he was recognised as the 2024 NZIPP Australian Professional Creative Photographer of the Year, and won a coveted 2024 Icon International Photography Awards Grand Award for In-Camera Artistry. Prior to that, Kris was awarded 2019 AIPP Queensland Professional Photographer of the Year. He has also won state and national titles for AIPP Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year.