Steampunk Shoot Preparation Part 4 – The Scouting Trip
Well a few weeks ago, my assistant cameraman and I met up at Homebush fountain to conduct a thorough scouting shoot 4 days prior to the scheduled shoot. I had set myself a number of explicit goals for the scouting trip. Find out what time the fountain turns off Eyeball the direction of the setting sun and determine how to …
Read MoreSteamPunk Shoot Preparation – Part 3 Makeup
So in the first article in this series I shared the moodboard and the concept for the Steampunk Shoot. In the second article I showed the creative input that the stylist has in terms of wardrobe, accessories etc. In this article I’m going to share the creative concepts from our Makeup artist – Tracy Becken. Here’s what Tracy is thinking …
Read MorePlanning A Team Collaboration – The Role Of The Stylist
This shoot that I am doing in early January is going to be fun. One of the really fun parts about it is that I am working with a creative team. In this posting I want to show you the input that our stylist is having to the shoot. I am working with a very creative friend of mine …
Read MoreFree Photo Guides Has Moved
Full credit to Lee Duguid, he did something that I didn’t have the time to do… rescue the photoguides project. I was pissed off when Google announced they were discontinuing their Knols… which was the foundation of the photo guide project. i chose Google Knols not only because of the functionality, but because it was “Google” and I thought …
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Heartfelt – Looking For More Photographers
Recently I joined an amazing organisation called Heartfelt. Here’s what they do (from their website Heartfelt.org.au) I saw a presentation by the NSW representative – Fiona Lumsdaine at a camera club not long ago, and I was so moved by the work that they do I decided to sign up. Last Sunday I did my first heartfelt shoot alongside an …
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The Most Amazing Photo Location In The World?
No, it’s not Iceland, or Namibia, or Karijini or the Kimberley…… It’s B&H! I just got back from a couple of weeks in New York and while I was there I checked out what would have to be the biggest photographic store in the world… surely. Nothing prepared me for what I saw when I went into this incredible …
Read MoreA Cool Trick To Help Find Sensor Dust
I saw this trick demonstrated by Scott Kelby in Lightroom 4, but it works equally well in Photoshop or LR3. Sometimes it can be a bit tricky to find all of the sensor dust on your images, and then later on when you are doing some tonal manipulations you see some of the dust spots you miss become more pronounced. …
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A New Look For My Blog & Website… Again
Yes, I have redesigned my blog and website once again (thats twice in 3 months). The reason for this was that while my last site looked pretty, I was getting some complaints about performance, loading times etc. and while I want the site to look good, I won’t sacrifice function to form. The final straw for me was when I …
Read MoreWelcome To My New Blog/Website
Welcome to my new web site. Over the Xmas period I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can help more people share the love of photography. I realised that my blog has sort of evolved over the last four years. It originally started as my own online diary so that I could record my own photographic journey, however over …
Read MoreMy Mission Australia Project To Help Youth Homelessness
This is Maryanne. At 18 she was kicked out of home and became homeless. As Maryanne said, it’s actually very easy to become homeless and a hell of a lot more difficult to find a home. I’ve always loved it when I can combine my love for photography with a philanthropic cause. Earlier this year I went to Tanzania and …
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