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Art and the Heart – A Photography workshop by a boy and a girl

In about 3 hours ill be getting on a plane headed for Melbourne in preparation for Art and the Heart – A photography workshop by Dan O’Day and Samm Blake which I am holding with my good friend, um… well.. Samm Blake. The idea came about when we were sipping sake in a cute little bar in Tokyo last year, we discussed (as you do) most of the worlds most pressing issues such as, tuck-shop arms, finding the perfect pair of jeans, 80′s love ballads, the karate kid and then of course our world that is photography.

We decided that together we could offer something special to other like minded photographers/creatives and business owners, so we thought lets give it a crack and the response had been nothing less than overwhelming.

This is us being happy

Since then, the Melbourne workshop has sold out and we will releasing another Australian date for later in the year. We will also be taking our workshop to New York in June (5 places left) and London in July (3 spots left) *there is another country on the cards and we will be announcing this in the next 2 weeks.

To register for New York or London head over the Art and The Heart website and flick us an email, we would love to hear from you. I am sooooo exctited for next week and what we have planned, i’m so excited to meet the crew coming along and share war stories while locked away in our creative little bubble (not gonna lie, i’m also pretty excited about the food).

Later this month I will be heading off to Cabo, Mexico to speak alongside some amazing talent at the WHAT IF conference. In addition to sipping tequila and working on my tan this event is scheduled to be nothing short than amazing. If you haven’t already done so you can register here.

What a start to the year, wish me luck and see soon!!

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john warren - best of luck kids

if ya can make the next melbourne one in the quiet season – I’ll be in !!!

coler - how about an online stream for all us folks up here in our igloos! or come to vancouver :) either way good luck amigo and safe travels.

joanna - Don’t really think you need any luck, surely it is all in your heart already. Good luck, be sure to say hi to my buddy Debs who I know is excited about your Oz workshop. :)

Kirra Cheers - Yay! New York, you can visit me – Party.

Ian - I have been watching closely mate and anticipating a Sydney workshop soon :~)

jason starr - go dan go, go dan go!!!

Tatjana & Charles {Brooklyn NY}

A few months ago I spent some time in New York, I have so much to share to from my stay there and will share MUCH more in the next few weeks but for now, I would like you to meet Tatjana and Charles. They are dear friends of mine and it just so happens they are wedding photographers as well! If you would like to check out their work, click here. They live in Brooklyn New York and we thought it would be fitting to go for a wander around the Dumbo precinct for their Forever Session. They are two of the most amazing people anyone could ever hope to meet. Hopefully a little bit of their “amazingness” shines through in the pictures below, enjoy.

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Mike F - wow! These are amazing!

amanda - These are amazing and so beautiful. I look at A LOT of wedding and engagement portraits and often they start to look the same but these just absolutely jumped off the screen. So different, so loving. Brooklyn looks good on you. :)

matt sloan - love! it’s awesome and so are these photos!

Bek - …..for a few minutes there, I totally forgot i was sitting in my living room, abc kids blaring in the background, three boisterous boys playing…..i was in Brooklyn…lovely:)

Andrew Cahill - These are gorgeous. Love that last shot!

otto schulze - BRAVO!BRAVO!

Stewart Leishman - Stellar work my friend! beautiful spread. Long live the Gourmet Deli :)

tim coulson - Why you gots ta be so good?

Tim - I want to see this movie!

michelle - love it dan o’day. and farewell my favourite tags xxx

joanna - Every shot a winner !!! kick ass :)

Justin - dan, these are super beautiful.

Ben - Seriously??!

Amanda Thorson - I enjoyed these for so many reasons. I just love how so many photographers are worried about getting other people in their photos, but you choose to have them there and it works so well! I also love that last shot…amazing.

julie harmsen - absolutely love these Dan! and I want to be doing yoga on that lawn.

Jennifer - Fantastic, mate. Just fantastic.

ALMA - Yikes…!!!

Patrick Polis - Absolutely stunning set of photos Dan. Such a lovely couple and you really nailed capturing their personalities.

Kelly Tunney - what they all said + a little more cause I like you

Igor Demba - Goodness! There is so much goodness in this thing Dan! A breath of fresh air and so freaking original. I think I love you!

Kirsty aksentiew - Awesome Mr O Day

Chris’ Goubet - Really amazing ! Awesome artistic direction! Fantastic pictures of an amazing and tender couple: Charles and Tatjana . THANK YOU!

Dale Tidy - You are so fricken amazing dude. Your creativity blows my mind again and again

Adrian - Oh bless. It’s just awesome.

alyda - i’m feelin it…oh yeah!

marissa fleming - oh i miss new york…love

ed peers - So inspiring man… this kicks ass.

Natalie - You had me enthralled from start to finish. Amazing. Love it.

john warren - dude – that last frame makes me all gooey ! – great shot !

Jack Chauvel - This is just beautiful Dan. That is all :)

Kate Geikowski - Fabulous! Just fabulous!

Loren - Amaaaazing ! Love <3 !

Travis Shumate - It doesn’t get much better than this. Beautiful work.

Valerie - Inspiring. Touching. Simple. True. Love it all.

Julianna - Freaking awesome- especially the streets ones!!

Tricia Itchy Eyes - amazeballs

Sheridan - You never fail to amaze me, definitely some of the best work I’ve ever seen, EVER! :) x

Jonas Peterson - The goods, my friend.

Jonas Peterson - apart from “himslef” :)

Katie - WTF?!?! These are freaking ridiculously amazing.

Katie - You, my friend, are amazing.

mary kathryn - best. post. eva.

Miguel - Ah…Fuck Yeah!!!

Ian - Yowzah! Nuff said.

Kirk - Superfab in so many ways. Makes it looks like the sun sets just for you guys every day.

John Bello - there’s so much eye candy in this, I just set up an appointment with my dentist. AMAZING work!

Chelsea - yum – o. you are awesome

hunter - dude.. this sh!t just got real! credits = RADness :)

Kirra - One of your best yet

Jay - Love it love it love it!

bryan - so incredible

Brian Terry - Well done Chief ;-)

BT

Nick - Dan. These are effin’ FIRE.

out of focus kissing set is top shelf.

jason starr - Bugger me Dan. You inspire the hell out of me.

benjamin murphy - J’adore!

Andy Gaines - Awesome work as always mate! Loving the high five shots – and that film credit is genius!

Marie Keating - Been a fan, following your stuff for a while but these shots are UNBELIEVABLE! Well done, inspiring!

Thaddeus - Nice one Dan.

john benavente - dude.i love this…

Cols Thorpe - Thought you could not get any better but truly, you are the BEST!! These are amazing…

HAGAI - OHHHHHH! YEAH.

Leo Timoshuk - Great set. I love how capture the most precious moments.

Falcon - I love your cheeky tags, Dan. That is all.

Adam Cavanagh - Just EPIC work man!!!

Julian Beattie - Dude, get the hell out. New level stuff right here. You killed this, man. Seriously beyond well done!

Alex - :-)

PJ Photos - this is so good!! art!

Amanda Thomsen - Waaauw, just wAuW!!!!! ..x

Fotograf ślubny Lublin - Gorgeous:) I love them all!

nirav - Dan, just love the way you see things amigo!

Gea - What a poetry. <3.

Sheye - Incredible. Again.
xx

Ieva - pure art

Britt Spring - Captivating…….

Anna - The perfect love story! Always amazing!

Travis Schulz - mmm love. :D Bam! you caught it. love your perspective. Top Notch.

Samm Blake - you have completely outdone yourself danny. amazing work. these images make me incredibly excited for our NYC adventures this year!

Stew - Cool shoot and post stylin dude! You rock it ;)

Nikki Bezel - Out of this world Dan. Over the moon and back!

Caroline - oh my lord these two are so adorable i can’t stand it

Peter - Dude…. I must say – this is something extraordinary. I don’t know how I lived and how I got to your website, but at the moment I felt like there is something that just fulfilled me when I saw your photography – the one with hands and 4 portraits all together – simply amazing….

Peter - One of the best photography I have seen so far…

Cara Loren - Adore, adore, adore..

pobke - i award thee an OSCAR!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Rob Li - Wow, great concept! Loved it.

London Wedding Photographer - Love these photographs! :-)

jennifer Cuscino - who are you and where has your camera been all my life? what flight do I need to hop on next to meet you and pick your brain? i love love love LOVE times a million this session and you JUST became my new favorite photographer that I will blog stalk. WOW, wow. Incredible emotion captured and in a fun, interesting way. SO WELL DONE brilliant one. Augh, only to be 1/2 as talented.

Louise & Jason {A few frames}

Meet Louise and Jason.. two amazing souls. The heavy rain on their wedding day had us all prisoners inside for the duration of the afternoon until finally the sky ran out of water and we made our escape. (Good things come to those who wait!)

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coler - what a badass vibe. mega awesome.

Zoe - A few frames of PURE LOVELINESS!!!!!!!!!!! love love love love as always – your processing makes my heart skip a beat (in a good way!)

Mark Dohring - Beautiful black and whites Dan. Love your processing, composition love it all. Awesome wedding photography.

Isabelle Paille - Loooove this one! Can’t wait to visit Sydney in December! :)

Tim - Yep, and again with the cool! Strangely I know Jason’s face…is he a Canberra lad?

corissa - i froze on that last frame. LOVE it!

matt sloan - gorg!

Tenielle - Adore each and every frame. Dang you and your brilliance Dan!

Louise - Wow. I’m speechless. You are a superstar, Dan! You made us look amazing (and made us feel so relaxed during the process – despite the freezing wind!). Can’t wait to see the rest of the shots! xx

Kevin Thornhill - Outstanding work Dan, you manage to capture the magic of the day and the energy of the couples you shoot so well.

Delia - I love how your couples seem to suit your style so well! Beautiful! Always is!

Pobke - beautiful as always, dizzy. :)

michelle - can i be honest and say i love the tags as much as the images. lots and lots :)

Fotograf ślubny Lublin - First is stunning!

Louis Blythe - Great Shots! Love the poll thingy!

Caroline - Wow, these are super!!!

Kirra - Beautiful,love the hands around the waist pic

Tardy - wow! what an amazing mood you captured

Robert, Catriona and the crew

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Alyda - So rad!!

James Day - I love the tags. Very amusing.

joanna Lincolne - spectacular pic, hilarious tag!!!

Christine - what is this?? a photo for ANTS?? :) hehehe. love it.

Thommo - Dan O’day – Wedding/Cloud Photography ;). Awesome dude!

Julia - Ants get the nicest skies!

jason starr - As always Dan…

James harvie - Stunning capture Dan, love your work mate James

Mark Dohring - Mr Myrmecology O’ Photography lovin it.

Zoe - the man does it again – I flaming LOVE that!

Robyn Geering - awesome.

Fotograf ślubny Lublin - I love this frame!

El - Excuse me, are you Dan ODay? This image is brilliant! xoxo

Ally & Mike

Once upon a time there was a boy named Mike and a girl named Ally. They fell in love and planned to get married in Sydney and asked me to photograph it! Of course I told them I would love to spend their wedding day with them and we all lived happily ever after. I have to give a shout out to my home girl Kelly Tunney who came along and second shot this fairytale with me, she rocked it.

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Thommo - WOW! Just WOW! Awesome story telling brother

jsa - “people poking heads out of many random things photographer” is probably the best tag i’ve ever seen.

Tim - Beautiful record, as always. :-)

tasj - freak (but I mean that in the best possible way)

Dijana - Love the tag! Pics are ok too x

Katie - OMG, this is ridiculously good Dan.

Phil Chester - baller as always. Can’t wait for the NYC workshop.

bettina kingma - So amazing, blown away.

john benavente - YES SIR!

john warren - so I’m thinking – there’s a lot of head poking……..then I see the tag and piss myself – great work dude, up to your usual greatness !

alyda - this is like the biggest bag of goodie gum drops i’ve ever seen.

hunter - your kung fu is strong brother.. i’ve been looking for a ‘people poking heads out of many random things photographer’ for a while now.. looks like my search has ended ^_^

Karen Buckle - SO good.

Tenielle - So beautiful, they are a curious family indeed. Adore the shadow shots in front of the gorgeous old building and her expression coming down the aisle. Wonderful wonderful

Flávia/Brazil - Suas fotos são lindas!
O seu trabalho é muito bonito e inspirador. Obrigada por dividir conosco.

johnnabrynn - i feel like i just witnessed famous people in history… if they aren’t famous. they are now. because you, Dan, know how to find the glory and honor of a human being. xox

Theodoros Chliapas - sooo great…

Ian - Lovely work here mate.

Lyn - I simply love it. All of it. A special favourite would have to be that shot under the tree overlooking the harbour, amazingly beautiful.

Andy Gaines - Amazing, as usual! Your kung fu is indeed very strong indeed! Love the ‘hand in the church’ shot!

Andreas - Lovely !

samm blake - amazing… love love all the golden light shots in the church. so so many favorites in this wedding. you have given me quite the complex my friend.

Kelly Tunney - am I allowed to say killer combo?? Was a great day with many fond memories to share. You did awesome….again

Kelly Tunney - oh and look what you can do with a nikon on that last shot – even more clevererrrrrerrr daniel

michele bowman - so wonderful!! i love scrolling through your weddings. your work is fabulous.

Mark Creery - Beautiful work, Dan! It must have been nice to know Kell had your back.

Delia - So many gorgeous moments! I even shed a tear!

Giant Marco Polo - Mr Dan O’Day what a superb collection of images. A new Planking movement called Poking is about to craze the world.

Lyndzee Ellsworth - I’ve heard many good things about you and your work is inspiring. Keep on keepin on my friend.

jason starr - I was going to comment on my favourite shots, but the more I scrolled through the more I loved! So I thought I would just say TOTALLY SIC WEDDING BRO!!!!

joanna brown - Errrrr…… I was scrolling down muttering you are kidding me, and I gasped all the way down to the end. Utterly amazing. WOW

Christina Cleary - You captured it so well!!! Beautiful Bride!
Still, too many photos of me with my concentration face! haha!

C xx

Anna - You take my breath away! Amazing!

Sandra Henri - Wow, so many amazing shots from the one wedding! Just LOVE your work!

Julianna - I especially love shots of the make-up in progress through the window – how you don’t focus on the bride but the reflection of the background on the window!

David Robertson - you are a phenomenal artist my friend! every time i see your work i’m simply dumbfounded

David Robertson - seriously mate.. so so impressive

Rebecca - Fantastic set and great story telling!

Louis Blythe - Great Stuff Mate! I love what you came up with around dolton house! How good would it be to get a bride up that fire escape!

Louis

Robyn Geering - Sigh, just magic. You have taken the silhouette to a new level – every single one of them is just amazing.

Nick - Fantastic! Loving it dude!

Ben Swinnerton - Just….BRILLIANT!!!

Brisbane Wedding Photography - The pictures were really great. Loved the last three images. Definitely a job well done!

Kristian Leven - Just come across your work – very moving – love the compositions and use of light. Will definitely be following you in the future.