Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Making of “Riedel”

Posted on Wednesday, 29 September, 2010 by

A couple of years ago I created a simple still-life image, which I still enjoy viewing. The image is titled Riedel.  Here it is: As simple as the image appears, so, too, was the work that went into creating it.  … Continue reading →

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Maroubra: Calm yet Wild

Posted on Saturday, 25 September, 2010 by

Today and tonight I attended the first day of Kajo’s seascape workshop.  This is the first of what I gather will be many. Our location for tonight was Mahon Pool and the surrounding rock shelves at Maroubra.  This is a … Continue reading →

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Off-Camera Flash Environmental Portraiture Workshop

Posted on Friday, 24 September, 2010 by

Brent Pearson has just recently announced a new workshop he’s developed, which teaches landscape/seascape photographers how to bring human subjects into scenic images for environmental portraits or concept shots. The first is scheduled for early November, but due to high … Continue reading →

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A Familiar Jetty Re-Visited

Posted on Saturday, 18 September, 2010 by

I felt like a dusk shoot tonight, and knowing that the tide would be high at the time I wanted to shoot, I headed to a jetty I’ve photographed a few times before. I had never been there at twilight, … Continue reading →

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Kiama Dawn of Death

Posted on Friday, 17 September, 2010 by

On 16/05/2010 my photography mate Peter and I headed down to Kiama for some dawn seascape photography. Beyond the famous Kiama blow hole is a basalt rock headland extending a fair way out and affording some spectacular views from a … Continue reading →

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Berrima Shoot with Sarah

Posted on Sunday, 12 September, 2010 by

Yesterday I headed down to Berrima in the NSW Southern Highlands for an afternoon portrait session in the country with Sarah. The theme was country girl, and for a while leading up the shoot I had a particular type of … Continue reading →

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Black and White Rules for Portraits, Okay?

Posted on Friday, 10 September, 2010 by

I’ve done a few model shoots lately (and I have one tomorrow with the lovely Sarah). During my processing of the images from a few recent sessions, I’ve found that I’ve gone for high-contrast black and white treatment. I think … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Workshops

Posted on Thursday, 9 September, 2010 by

I have a few workshops coming up in the near future. The first, this month, is a landscape/seascape workshop conducted by photography mate Kajo Merkert.  I am an experienced seascaper, and my initial thought when Kajo approached me was that … Continue reading →

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Abstract Interpretation vs. Literal Depiction

Posted on Monday, 6 September, 2010 by

In my previous article I related how I took a group of photographers from my camera club to Turimetta for a dawn seascape shoot. In an article I published three days earlier I expressed my frustration and dissatisfaction with the … Continue reading →

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Solid Gold

Posted on Sunday, 5 September, 2010 by

This morning I took some friends from my camera club to Turimetta on Sydney’s northern beaches.  Some hadn’t shot seascapes (or shot them much), so were keen to try upon my offer. Unfortunately my wish for a good sky this … Continue reading →

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