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Browse the portfolio of Tanika’s professional photography work and learn more of her experience in the industry using her blog posts she writes for each project she completes.

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Gold Coast Interior Photography for Highlife Homes new build in Miami.
Why you should hire an editorial style photographer over a real estate photographer

What do editorial style photographers do, that real estate photographers don’t.

Now I’m not saying all real estate photographs, but the low budget real estate photographers, are generally not going to do the following, and an editorial style photographer will (and I always will):

1/they’ll get to know you ahead of the shoot, and what you are really hopping for out of the final photos of the property.

2/ asses the sunlight direction, write out a shoot plan, with the sunlight being the no. 1 priority … this means capturing the property in it’s best natural sunlight scenes.

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Gold Coast Interior Design Photography for PLK Design

When assessing the rooms you need to photograph, it’s important to take note of the lighting conditions. One side of the house may have a warm tone, while the other side may appear colder with a blue tinge. It’s best to avoid capturing the rooms with cool, blue lighting as much as possible. Instead, wait for the natural sunlight to move throughout the day, transforming the ‘blue rooms’ into warm, inviting spaces.
Understanding and adjusting colour temperature can greatly influence the mood and ambiance of your photographs.

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Product Photography for Cosmetic Bags by Pip & Haze

It’s all smokes and mirrors baby … don’t have a photogenic bathroom? No worries, I created these different looks around my own home, as much as I try to keep my styling chaos for a shoot in my actual studio, it always spills into other rooms of my home … depending on where the natural light is hitting and what texture from my exisiting furniture I am wanting to use.

These beautiful cosmetic bags are by Pip and Haze, we loved getting to have a little fun and be creative for this colourful brand.

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Gold Coast Skin Clinic Branding Photography for Skin Forum

Such a pleasure to capture this oh so very calm space. Skin Forum’s second Gold Coast location in Chirn Park.

A location and branding shoot, to use across their website, google page and social media. (and I have loved seeing how they have used their professional photography in their marketing, really making the most of it).

The brief was: MOODY …. The team wasn’t able to meet me at the location too early for the shoot, but using my various photography lighting tricks and techniques, I was able to bounce natural sunlight into the skin clinics entry foyer, and use only the feature lighting (no the downlights) to create the feel the client was after.

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Burleigh Heads New Build Architectural Photography for Designer, Jim Mullins

This newly built Burleigh Heads home was captured over two professional architectural photoshoots … including a sunrise session to capture the changing light of the streetside front exterior of this family home. The variety of textured finishes creates beautiful shadows across the facade. This is the 4th project I have photographed for Jim Mullins, always a pleasure to see his work in person.

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Gold Coast Interior Photography for DNA of Design Home Renovation Project - House no. 2

The team was given the absolute pleasure to photograph the latest DNA of Design Gold Coast renovation project. To capture home no. 2 for this renovation series was fantastic. A 3 day shoot, to be able to capture every room in detail, browse some of our favourite shots below.

Deb and Andy are fantastic to work with, and the Urban Road team are always wonderful.

We love this house, you should check out the series here.

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Palm Beach Interior Photography for Interior Design Studio, Bhodz Projects

Our 4th photo shoot with the talented Bhodi Wells, of Bhodz Projects. This time back at his Palm Beach project, to photograph the 2nd stage of the renovation of this home. And what a transformation it is.

Check out the 1st shoot we did of this home for Bhodi here.

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Broadbeach Interior Photography for Interior Designer, Design Scout Interiors

Another stunning Interior Design project by the talented Jacinta Platt, of Design Scout Interiors in Broadbeach, QLD.

A very stormy day, creating moody light, made even better by professional photography lighting to create this look. (I’m always prepared for whatever the weather may be on the day of the shoot).

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Gold Coast Hair Salon Photography for The Bay Hair Co

An updated photo shoot for The Bay Hair Co, a beautiful hair salon in Rainbow Bay, Coolangatta.

  • profile photographs

  • candid, in-aciton photographs

  • product photographs

  • interior photographs

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Gold Coast Commercial Interior Photography for Accomodation Peppers Soul - Accor Hotels

The 5th property we have photographed for the Accor Hotels group.

A cloudy day that made for the most short nature light to shoot with.

A pleasure to capture this 3 bedroom Penthouse.

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Why choose professional photographer, Tanika Blair and her team to capture your latest project or next product campaign. 

Here at Tanika Blair Photography, we work as a team to facilitate new idea's and creativity to bring our clients vision to life. 

A collaborative effort that leads to innovation, productivity and success.

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Gold Coast Renovation Project, Photography for Brooks Builder

A stunning home renovation project to style and photography for Brooks Builder. This shoot package also included videography. We are so thrilled to be able to offer this to our clients now. Photography and videography that complement each other. (scroll to the bottom of this post to see the complimenting video)

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Broadbeach Interior Photography for Interior Designer Bhodz Projects

My gosh have I enjoyed working with Bhodi these past few months … we’ve captured 3 of his stunning interior design projects together. He is just as much of a perfectionist as I am, we are taking our time, styling every little detail to camera … and wow! we are both so happy with the outcome. Very much a collaborative effort.

I’m absolutely honoured to photograph Bhodi’s interior design work, an emerging Gold Coast interior designer with so much talent that is doing stunning work.

The below project is the second one we captured together, it is a Broadbeach apartment. We had another perfect cloudy day for the shoot, defusing the light beautifully, and allowing me to use just one photography light, so we could control the lighting so nicely.

Check out more of Bhodi’s work here.

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