Creative photographers and makeup artists in Adelaide & Melbourne
Meet the crew!
Steph Hill
Founder & Adelaide photographer
Stephanie founded Total Capture in 2006. Her inspiration is to combine her love of health with her love of photography. As a result, she has a real passion for helping experts, thought leaders and entrepreneurs in the health, wellness and personal growth space.
She spent a decade establishing the brands reputation amongst the Wellness industry in Melbourne before moving to the Adelaide Hills and expanding her team across the two states. Today manages the team in Melbourne and Adelaide who share her passion and delivers high end professional photography that our clients love us for.
A highly experienced portrait photographer in both studio and natural light environments, Stephanie is fully accredited with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) and specialises in portrait, wedding, event and commercial photography.
Stephanie’s work has been published on the front cover of Womens Network Magazine & Inspired Coach magazine, and in The Age, Herald Sun, Who Weekly, Polka Dot Bride & Roar magazine.
Her career highlights have been shooting internationally at health retreats in the Greek Islands & Bali, as well as giving speaking on stage delivering keynote presentations on the importance of personal branding photography.
Elliott Clarke
Adelaide photographer
Elliott has been part of our crew since 2019. He is an innovative artist who is heavily influenced and in touch with nature.
Based in but not limited to Adelaide, he writes, illustrates and photographs, events, live music, people and culture. He approaches his subjects with not only the intention to capture an image, but to connect, appreciate and share a moment.
His easy going nature creates a relaxed, judgement free environment for his subjects to explore genuine expression. He has a vivid appreciation for light, a strong desire to travel, a dream to see it all, always with a camera in hand.
Photo credit: Sam Oster
Olivia Graham
Adelaide hair & makeup artist
Olivia has been part of the crew since 2016. She has over 10 years industry experience in photographic, film and television, special effects makeup, bridal and fashion both in Australia and internationally. She graduated from the Academy of Makeup.
Olivia is passionate about specialising in natural makeovers that enhance peoples natural beauty.
Lanie Phelps
Melbourne hair & makeup artist
Lanie has been part of our crew since 2014. She is an award winning professional artist and fashion stylist with over 20 years industry experience in bridal, fashion, editorial, commercial and photographic.
Her clients include Channel 7 and The Logies. Her work is published regularly on the cover of Melbourne Bride magazine and she’s travelled internationally for the Victorias Secret Fashion Show. Famous faces she’s worked with include Miranda Kerr, Jennifer Hawkins, Tania Zanetta, Grant Denya, Corey Feldman & more.
She’s currently also making over TV hosts at Channel 9.
Lanie is a passionate vegan and ambassador for makeovers that don’t compromise the health of our clients. Her extensive makeup kit includes only the highest pure certified organic, cruelty free, vegan products for the Total Capture clients.
Photo credit: Kelly Nowell Talking Portraits
Tony Mikhail
Melbourne photographer
Tony has been part of the crew since 2008. He’s a talented portrait photographer in both studio and natural light environments. His specialty in personal photography is kids, families & weddings. He is a fast event photographer ensuring candid natural moments are documented. Tony’s great sense of humour ensures our clients feel relaxed. If you are lucky enough to be photographed by Tony you are guaranteed to laugh your way though the photoshoot. He always has a huge smile on his face too.
He’s skilled at professional corporate photography too, he regularly photographs in Sydney and Canberra, photographing for the Australian government and overseas for the Egyptian government. He also loves to travel the country for Total Capture photographing our regional and interstate clients.
Jade Tansey
Melbourne photographer & graphic designer
Jade has been part of our crew since 2014. She’s often referred to as Steph’s little clone because they have a very similar photography style.
Jade is an amazing photographer with over 10 years industry experience and an infectious energetic personality.
She has an Advanced Diploma in Photography and is an AIPP accredited photographer.
Lauren Whatling
Social media manager
Lauren has been part of the crew since 2018. She achieved a bachelor of arts in Photography in the UK and shortly after she graduated she travelled the world whilst taking portraits – doing what she loved!
Lauren has worked at 4 well known studios in Melbourne. She loves portraiture, discovering clients stories, capturing their personalities and empowering women through portraiture.
She also loves event & wedding photography too. She photographed our Melbourne clients for over a year before moving back home to the UK where she continues to her role as our Social Media Manager.
Tori Tye
Sydney hair & makeup artist
Torie has been part of our crew since 2016. She is a published hair and makeup artist for over 10 years with a background in film, tv and fashion. She has her Diploma in Makeup from Sydney College of Makeup Art.
She has a unique gift for making people shine by accentuating their natural beauty and using only the best cruelty free and vegan products.
Some of her clients include international artist Ta-Ku, Mars, Canon, Greyhounds as Pets and Screenwise Australia.
Hailey Ryan
Melbourne hair & makeup artist
Hailey has been part of the crew since 2011. She completed her Diploma in Makeup Services in 2010 – since then she has worked in Melbournes leading portraiture studios including Vivienne Steer.
Her work has been published in numerous fashion magazines, during the time she became a passionate vegetarian & so naturally she began to support eco-friendly, cruelty free & local products.
She loves working with Stephanie as they both attend to bringing out the best in the women that walk though the studio doors.