Is Werribee Park Mansion Good for Portraits? An Insider's View

Dede Harrington, back lit, on the upstairs balcony at the Werribee Mansion. PHOTO: Campbell Mattinson.

Once upon a time, a long time ago, I was the tourism officer for the Werribee Park Mansion, or I was by default – courtesy of the fact that I managed the Publications at the Wyndham City Council, which was responsible at the time for all Werribee Tourism, including the Werribee Park Mansion. I’m often asked whether the Werribee Park Mansion is a good place for a photoshoot, and specifically for portrait photoshoots. Here I will give my view.

I will include a number of shots but for now, here is video and images taken of model Dede Harrington at the Werribee Mansion on the weekend.

Video of model Dede Harrington, shot in the late afternoon sun on the Werribee Mansion balcony. Shooting at the Werribee Park Mansion is always a two-part question: is it good inside, and is it good outside?

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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