Shanelle Hodgkinson

16 June

This portrait of Shanelle Hodgkinson, taken at a house in Torquay in 2025, is a prime example of the power of white on white or, to put it another way, the effectiveness of mono colour rather than the usual complementary-colours ideal. This is all natural light but the curtains are obviously bringing light in and there’s another window to camera left. This is taken with the Sony A1 and the trusty Sony 50mm f1.4 lens.

Image of model Shanelle Hodgkinson in a turquoise-coloured two-piece bikini by the side of a pool in the late afternoon sun.

All my favourite shots from this shoot were taken inside with Shanelle in her white dress except for this one shot, which is nicely aided by the combination of sun glare and a promist filter.

Model Shanelle Hodgkinson in a sheer white dress, looking pensive, white sheer curtains behind her.

As a general (but often broken) rule I like to have eye-contact between the camera and the subject of the portrait. But this shot of Shanelle Hodgkinson is a beautiful exception; it’s my favourite of the shoot. Everything is pretty much perfect about this shot. All the shots on this page were taken with the Sony A1 and the Sony 50mm f1.4 lens.

Image of Shantelle Hodgkinson in a white wedding dress, laughing in front of white curtains.

Photo shoots always end up fun.

Model Shanelle Hodgkinson in a beatiful white dress. Photography is copyright Campbell Mattinson.

Classic stylish, posing and light. Shanelle Hodgkinson in Torquay in 2025.

Campbell Mattinson is an honest, trustworthy photographer and journalist. He's based in Williamstown, in Melbourne's western suburbs, and has won multiple awards as a writer, photographer and filmmaker. Campbell specialises in portrait photography and videography: candid, editorial, wedding preparation, intimate, social media, content creation and commercial.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

When you pick up a wine book and see thousands of top-scoring wines, it’s hard to know which wine to choose. Mattinson guides you through this maze, giving you an honest view of the best Australian wines, the best wine stories, the best wine producers, the best value wines and simply, the best tasting wines. Importantly, Mattinson will tell you about the top-rated wines and also about the underrated wines. In short, Mattinson knows Australian wines inside and out.

Mattinson has been a photo-journalist since 1987. For the past 25 years he’s been a voice that you can trust when you’re looking for the best wines. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award, and is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter. He’s not afraid to put a score beside a wine. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com

Shanelle Hodgkinson

Brunswick Studio

Rosey Estachia