ABC TV 2012 1 season 8 eps TV-G Returning series

Photo Finish

2012 1 season 8 eps TV-G

Season 1

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Season 1

30 min

S1 · E1 · Jun 14, 2012

Portraiture Episode 1

In this episode, it's a daunting prospect for the amateur photographers who will photograph a portrait of actor Vince Colosimo, businessman and philanthropist Dick Smith and performer Christa Hughes. Competing for the best portrait photo is mother of two Nicole Wells, actor Jonny Nicolaidis and student Isobel Dunworth Markus. Gary Heery is the guest judge and arguably Australia's most successful portrait photographer who counts Madonna, Andy Warhol and Roy Orbison amongst his subjects. His advice is "don't be afraid of them just because they are famous".

30 min

S1 · E2 · Jun 21, 2012

Landscape Episode 2

This week the three amateur photographers travel to Tasmania's Mount Wellington, outside Hobart, where they literally encounter four seasons in one day. The task is to shoot a winning landscape photo. Competing for the best photo are dance physiotherapist and rock climber Annabel Ralph, keen music photographer Peter Cagnacci and mother of three Marg Gibson. Frances Mocnik is the guest judge and her advice to the photographers is "don't chase the chocolate box, make it emotive".

30 min

S1 · E3 · Jun 28, 2012

Wedding Episode 3

It's a daunting prospect this week as the amateur photographers must take photos at a wedding and negotiate the expectations of the bride and groom who have planned an unconventional event. Competing for the best wedding photo is mother-of-three, Bronwyn Courts, young photographer Walt Loveridge and student Skye Wagner. This week's guest judge is Tamara Dean, an award-winning photographer from The Sydney Morning Herald who specialises in the theme of ritual and intimacy within the contemporary Australian landscape.

30 min

S1 · E4 · Jul 5, 2012

Plastic Cameras Episode 4

This week the photographers go to the Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney with plastic cameras to take a winning photo which sums up a day at the races. Without the luxury of viewing the photo after the shot has been snapped, their skill and understanding of framing and light will be challenged by using plastic cameras which are renowned for their hit or miss qualities. Competing for the best photo is student Khia Kinchella, artist Mel Anderson and prison officer Scott Westlake. This week’s guest judge is veteran photographer Tim Hixson who started using plastic ‘Diana’ film cameras in 1970.

30 min

S1 · E5 · Jul 12, 2012

Fashion Episode 5

In this week's assignment the amateur photographers must each direct a fashion shoot from different eras: the fifties, the sixties and the seventies using a digital SLSR camera. The challenge is to direct a hair and makeup team and devise wardrobe, the set and lighting for their photo shoot. Competing for the best photo are students Ellen Virago and Stefan Gianmarco and school teacher Arpana Pillay. This week's guest photographer is the highly regarded fashion photographer Juli Bella.

30 min

S1 · E6 · Jul 19, 2012

Photojournalism Episode 6

In this week's assignment the amateur photographers take on the role of photojournalists for the day. They are each sent to a location to try and capture a photo which illustrates the headline 'Who Cares'. Competing for the best photo are university student Sophie Joyce, marriage celebrant Bevan Badcott and student Jodie Harris. This week's guest photographer is award-winning photojournalist Andrew Quilty.

30 min

S1 · E7 · Aug 2, 2012

Mobile Photography Episode 7

In this week's assignment the photographers are given a mobile phone and sent to a city location to get a photo which illustrates the people and the place they are in. Competing for the best photo of the day are advertising project manager Arneka Grosvenor, financier David Stefanoff and film graduate Mary Munro. Guest photographer this week is Misho Baranovic, a leader in the emerging art of mobile phone photography.

30 min

S1 · E8 · Aug 9, 2012

Performance Episode 8

In this final week of Photo Finish the photographers are assigned to each cover a live performance where they will work in the dark from the stalls to capture their best photo of the performers in action. Competing for the best photo of the day are business student Alastair Vann, mother of two Fiona Stace and finance analyst Elor Dishi. Guest photographer this week is Prudence Upton - an official photographer for the Sydney Festival and highly sought after in the field of performance photography by arts organisations.

8 episodes in Season 1

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Hosted by passionate photographer Andrew Günsberg, Photo Finish is a unique series where, each week, three amateur photographers compete head-to-head in themed photographic challenges. Equipped with the same camera, the time-based assignments are designed to test the photographers’ creativity and skills. A marriage celebrant, a prison officer, an actor and stay-at-home mum are amongst the 24 amateur photographers who take on a range of assignments. To help decide the weekly winner, Andrew is joined by Anne Loxley, a curator at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art and an expert judge from each genre.

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Cast

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Andrew Günsberg

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Total runtime 4h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Country Australia

Show info

Premiered

June 14, 2012

Final episode

August 9, 2012

Status

Returning series

Network

ABC TV

Country

Australia

Type

Scripted

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

4h 0m

Original language

English

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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