Focusing on where to go next
Here on the blog I’ve been focusing on where to go next. I know that probably doesn’t interest you, but I have been spending a lot of time on it. Also trying to work out […]
Australian Painter and Photographer, Artist Russell Drysdale
Today we are going to take a look at an iconic Australian artist. Perhaps one of the things about Russell Drysdale that makes him very good for us to look at is because he was […]
Using the Tamron 150-600mm lens at Melbourne Zoo
Had to give the Tamron 24-70mm G2 lens back and in place of it I was loaned the 150-600mm G2 lens to try out. The Melbourne Zoo seemed like a great place to try it […]
Early morning sunrise in Heidelberg
This morning seemed like a good time to get up early and try to capture the sunrise here in Heidelberg. It was really nice to get up early morning to go out and take some […]
Long Exposure of Mentone Pier at Sunrise
Yesterday morning was a very early rise so I could be in Mentone before sunrise. There is an old pier there that so many people photograph to do long exposures and I had never captured […]
Photo processing with Photo Studio Ultimate 2018
Part of working on this blog is to share information. Here is some software that I suspect many of you would find really good. I started processing photos with Photo Studio Ultimate 2018 by ACD […]
MM 197: Monochrome Madness
Welcome to MM 197 for this week. I hope you are still enjoying seeing it each week. Finding a image for Monochrome Madness was not hard at all this week. I have been out so […]
Catching up this week.
Summer is almost over, and while a lot of people love this time of year, I’m not one of them. I like the next two seasons. So for this catching up post this week I […]
Underwater Photographer Matty Smith
This is another photographer that we have looked at before, but on the old blog. I was very silly and deleted a lot of those posts, so now I have to do them again. Today […]
Wandering in and out of Arcades during a one on one Photography Session
Last weekend I spent the day with a student learning about photography. It was good wandering in and out of arcades taking photos. She was doing the second of her one on one photography sessions […]
Reviewing new gear
Getting this blog going has become a priority and there is going to be a lot more content here. One of the changes you many have already noticed is that there are more posts. The […]
5 Reasons to go out with friends when taking photos
There seems to be this idea that if you are a serious photographer that you should go out on your own to take photos. I have never believed this or thought I was any less […]
MM 196: Monochrome Madness
Here we go again Monochrome Madness week number 196. It is always amazing how quickly MM comes around each week. Not that I mind, but it does take me by surprise sometimes.
Taking a look at a painting by Melbourne Artist Rick Amor
For anyone who has been following me for some time will know that Rick Amor is one of my favourite artists. I thought we could take a look at one of his paintings today. He […]
A morning in the city with the Tamron 24-70mm Lens
It has been an interesting week and part of it was getting the Tamron 24-70mm G2 lens on loan to test out. There is going to be a review here of it soon, but for […]
An evening in Melbourne
The other night I was able to spend the evening in the city of Melbourne meeting new friends and taking photos. It was a great evening and I really enjoyed myself. I love it when […]
A Yellow Flower today
A quick one today, just the yellow flower taken with my D850 and the Lensbaby Velvet 85. It is in my garden, but I have no idea what it is.
5 Tips for Macro Photography Using Lightroom
Macro photography can be done in many ways. You can choose which direction you want to go about it, whether that is through focus stacking or just having fun with it, being satisfied with what […]
MM 195: Theme Street Art/Graffiti
It seems you all enjoyed this theme for MM 195 and lots of images of street art and graffiti have been coming in for it. It has been really surprising to see how different monochrome […]
Doing more Video
Facebook loves video, apparently, so I have been trying to do more. Which then brings another problem, what do I do videos of?