Trying new techniques – Split Toning in Lightroom
The other day I was talking to a friend about a photographer and I took a look at their YouTube channel and saw a video on Split Toning. The video was about 6 years old […]
Floral Friday – Processing macro flower photographs
I thought I would compare what I could do with some flower images looking at Lightroom and Photoshop. I have to say that I struggle with Lightroom (LR) a bit. There are so many things […]
Floral Friday – Flowers from my garden
This morning I went out to the garden with my Fujifilm macro lens to see what I could photograph. I didn’t think I had that many flowers out there. Most of my bulbs flowered ages […]
Burning and Dodging Again – Using Lightroom this time
A couple of weeks ago I did a video on burning and dodging but I used Photoshop for it and this week I wanted to show you how to do it in Adobe Lightroom. It […]
Getting your photos out of Lightroom – Exporting your images to your computer
Last week I showed you how to import your photos into Lightroom and then I realised, that maybe some of you might like to know how to export them as well. Lightroom lets you work […]
Importing to Lightroom – How I do it
It would be easy to say that there is only one to do something like importing photos, but the truth is ask a 100 people and you might find 100 ways to do it. I […]
Flowers from Alowyn Gardens – Processed with Lightroom
Here we are with the first video tutorial for the year. This week we are looking at processing some macro flowers in Lightroom Classic. It is my first one using Lightroom. I was asked if […]
Five Tips for Macro Photos Using Lightroom
Macro photography can be done in many ways. You can choose which way you want to go about it, whether that is through focus stacking or just having fun with it. In this article we […]
Revisiting U4D: Photography Wishlist
Every now and then I wonder about my photography wishlist and today I thought revisiting this U4D post could be good. It is interesting to see how many things change over time and what we […]
Up for Discussion: 5 of My Favourite Things About Photoshop
Today for Up for Discussion I thought I might Show you a post that I wrote a while ago, but it was popular when it was first published. For those of you that have been […]
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 […]
Subscribing to Photoshop and Lightroom
It seems like a good time to have this conversation as I was recently reading an article that was written when Adobe first started the whole subscription based deal for Photoshop and Lightroom. The article […]
Weekend Wanderings: Melbourne Flower Show
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is almost over now and while I only went a couple of times it was great to be there again. I took hundreds of photos, some better than others, […]
Weekend Wanderings: Looking back at past Flower and Garden Shows
Earlier in the week I received an email to tell me that my application for accreditation to the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show was accepted. I’m looking forward to spending some time there, for […]
7 Tips for Learning Photography
Whether you are a weekend photographer or someone who wants to be more serious, learning photography is a great thing to do. We have all been there, and we have all taken photos that we […]
Destructive or Non Destructive – Mini Tutorial
For those of you who have been editing your photos for some time now should be aware of these terms. However, they are often unknown or confusing to people who are new. So what is […]
Straightening your images in Lightroom: Mini Tutorial
Why are my images always so crooked? It is a question I get asked a lot from new photographers. They often wonder if there is something wrong with them, but in reality, it actually happens […]
Catching up and a look back at the gardens of Rippon Lea
The weeks are flying by and before we know it Christmas will be here. I have a lot going on and a lot I want to do. I am trying hard to be productive, but […]
U4D: Looking back at the Photography Wishlist
Back in May I did a post on my photography wishlist. I did it for some fun, but I also knew there were things on that list that I did really want. Since then, I’ve […]
Ending June with a Catch Up and Instagram
My head has been spinning for the past couple of weeks, but more on why further on in the post. Things are getting busy, but they always seem to be really. I don’t mind, it […]