Monthly Archives: February 2012

Time Changes Perspective

Posted on Saturday, 25 February, 2012 by

Often when reviewing images upon my return from a photography session, I have a clear idea of which images are the winners that will be processed and published, and which will be skipped. However, I’ve found — especially after one … Continue reading →

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Calvin Hollywood’s “Freaky Detail”

Posted on Thursday, 23 February, 2012 by

A German photographer by the very cool name of Calvin Hollywood some time ago devised a Photoshop post-processing technique called “Freaky Detail”. Hollywood’s technique intensifies local contrast and brings out details. It is very handy when applied to subject matter … Continue reading →

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A Sign of Things to Come

Posted on Saturday, 11 February, 2012 by

This morning we headed to Cronulla for a dawn shoot and breakfast I had organised, with 20+ other seascape photographers. Today’s dawn was moody, a tad chilly, and largely devoid of colour. The conditions turned out to be a sign … Continue reading →

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Photographic Purgery

Posted on Monday, 6 February, 2012 by

I’ve just been purging — that is, the culling of no-longer-desirable photographic images from my gallery, not the more serious meaning of the word. This morning when looking through my gallery, I saw some older images of mine, and started … Continue reading →

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