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Red Thunder Air Show – 2018
Read more: Red Thunder Air Show – 2018I was looking forward to attending the Red Thunder Air Show, it has been a long time since I had been to an air show. The last air show was Wings over Wairarapa in New Zealand in 2009, at that time I had the Canon 350D with probably a Canon 18 – 55 standard kit lens. Since…
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Rainbow Beach – Holiday
Read more: Rainbow Beach – HolidayOur little holiday in Rainbow beach. What we did, with a few pictures thrown in.
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Studio Lighting
Read more: Studio LightingLast weekend I attended a studio lighting workshop where we got to play around with different light modifiers. This has been a big area of confusion for me, as in what to get, size, grids, shapes, mounts, there’s a lot of options. I now have a better knowledge of how the modifiers work. Basically, the larger…
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The End of 2017, Hello 2018
Categories: UncategorizedRead more: The End of 2017, Hello 2018Well here we are as the title says, in the final days of 2017. With the passing of one year, marks the arrival of the next. What will 2018 bring I wonder? We all have those reflective moments when we lament the passing of the last 12 months and then look forward to the next…
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Castle Rumble Photo Shoot
Categories: Portrait / FashionRead more: Castle Rumble Photo ShootIt was a scene out of the Rocky Horror picture show, well sort of. Lots of interesting characters, all with Castle Rumble. I had the pleasure of attending one of the better photo shoots this year hosted by Louise Davies. The shoot was organized for the support of the upcoming Australian movie called PATCHED. To…
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Long Exposure – Surfers Paradise
Categories: Long ExposureRead more: Long Exposure – Surfers ParadiseLast weekend we took a drive down to Burleigh Heads and Surfers Paradise to have a play around with my Nisi Filters. I was attempting some long exposure photography.
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Africa Holiday – Botswana/Zimbabwe
Read more: Africa Holiday – Botswana/ZimbabwePart 1 It was with great excitement Catherine and I started our first adventure to the African Continent. This is going to be a Photographers/wildlife adventure with all the safari’s that are planned. A trip like this has been on the bucket list for the both of us for some time, so we were glad…
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WordPress themes
Read more: WordPress themesSince starting this of this website, I have been on a search for the perfect theme, with excellent functionality, especially when it comes to showing pictures. There are a lot of options out there, free ones (lite) and premium (commercial ). A lot of time can be spent searching and customizing Wordpress themes. The problem…
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Rear Synced Flash Photography
Read more: Rear Synced Flash PhotographyI’m not sure if it’s new, but it is the first time I have tried it out, works pretty good if you can get the settings right. To set it up you just tell the flash to sync to the 2nd curtain. On the flash, this is indicated by the double arrow. Below is a…
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Camera Market 2017
Read more: Camera Market 2017The camera market in 2016 shows a steady decline in mirrorless and DSLR sales. Looks like the smartphone camera is going to take over the world for the vast majority of the population, also some manufacturers may not be around by the start of the next decade. Read the full story or watch the video over…
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Color Theory
Read more: Color TheoryTwo articles I have come across this week concerning the use of color theory during post processing. Both articles are about what color combinations work well together, admittedly in landscape photography, the color of a scene you have taken a photo of should not be altered too much, but to make it more pleasing to the eye…
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Moreton Island
Read more: Moreton IslandIt’s Australia day (Jan 26), the time when most Australians take some time off from work, and head to the beach, fire up the BBQ, or just sit back and relax with the family having a few quite ones. My wife and I decided to join our friends on Moreton Island. Queensland has a number of…
V & C Impressions
Almost Grey Nomads caravaning around Australia