The stage was pitch black. My assistant Caroline and I used our phones to navigate around the Sydney Opera House stage setting up for this Sarah Blasko shoot. I sang a single high note into the darkness. I can’t believe I was once studying operatic vocal training.

I have shot Sarah loads before, she is one of my personal favourite subjects. Such strength and fragility. We didn’t have long, so we jumped straight into action, got her to sing and swing around on stage (shot 4 and 5) and then went backstage to shoot with those archetypal dressing-room mirror lights. It was a great shoot, as always, and actually reminds me a lot of my first shoot with Sarah back in 2008

There’s a behind the scenes shot at the end, just so can see my ass.

I’ll be blogging her official press shots I took late last year next, which are in comparison, white and bright. Different day, different light.