Monthly Archives: June 2010

Getting Back into Band Photography

Posted on Tuesday, 29 June, 2010 by

I was engaged recently to do a promotional photoshoot for Sydney band The Rubber Band (of which I was originally a member when it was starting, and in which I played a fill-in role on drums earlier this year). I … Continue reading →

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Photography Workshops in Brisbane

Posted on Monday, 28 June, 2010 by

In my previous blog entry, I mentioned I would introduce the Brisbane photography workshops conducted by photographers David de Groot and Kane Gledhill. David and Kane have recently established a new Brisbane-based business venture called Grasstree Photography. One of Grasstree’s … Continue reading →

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Partial Lunar Eclipse – 26 June, 2010

Posted on Saturday, 26 June, 2010 by

As I type this, the moon is undergoing a partial eclipse. I don’t often shoot the moon (it’s been done to death, and I had great success during the 2007 eclipse), but given the easy opportunity and the lack of … Continue reading →

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The Making of “Wine is a Primary Industry”

Posted on Saturday, 26 June, 2010 by

On Christmas Eve of 2008 I was inspired to create an image. I produced Wine is a Primary Industry. I knew some time prior that I wanted to create this type of shot.   I saw some incredible images along … Continue reading →

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Photography Workshops in Sydney

Posted on Friday, 25 June, 2010 by

I thought I’d give some plugs to some photographer friends of mine who run excellent photography workshops covering both the theory and practice of great photography. The first is Brent Pearson, who has developed and run a series of successful … Continue reading →

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Post-Processing Tutorial: “Southern Mist”

Posted on Wednesday, 23 June, 2010 by

In May I photographed and published my image Southern Mist. With the processing of this image, I decided to do two things: apply more aggressive, dark and moody post-processing; and use curves for most of my post-processing. In this post … Continue reading →

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Got a Nice Image? Print it!

Posted on Monday, 21 June, 2010 by

I’ve never been one to indulge in photographic prints, but I’ve captured two seascapes this year which I count amongst my best work, and which I really wanted to hang on my walls. I have a somewhat dated (but still … Continue reading →

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Free Photo Guides

Posted on Sunday, 20 June, 2010 by

In 2008, fellow seascape photographer Brent Pearson started the Free Photo Guides Project, whose aim is to provide an open-source, collaborative platform on Google Knol for photographers to write photography guides for their favourite locations. It’s written by photographers, for … Continue reading →

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Tips for Safe Seascape Photography

Posted on Sunday, 20 June, 2010 by

In light of the recent rock fishing-related deaths and my own potentially dangerous encounter with the ocean at Kiama not long ago, I felt the desire to compile and post some tips for safe seascape photography. Now, admittedly I do … Continue reading →

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The Dawn of a New Day

Posted on Sunday, 20 June, 2010 by

Welcome to what, for me, is a new adventure and a new outlet as part of my photographic experience. As I have become more and more involved in various photographic communities, I have been inspired to create my own blog … Continue reading →

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