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22 Jul Posted by sengmah in Venture Blog | 1 comment

Powering your photography with Facebook

Facebook announced today that it had reached 500 million active users. 500 million individuals who are using Facebook for networking, social transaction, information sharing, community building and marketing. As a practicing photographer or photomedia artist, how can you not avail yourself of a slice of this vast pie? Regardless of whether you’re a working photographer,...

21 Jul Posted by sengmah in Photo Tips, Venture Blog | Comments

Working with models – Tips

As a photographer, there is much that is attractive about working with models. It’s also a big challenge, often requiring that the photographer take a leap of faith in relinquishing some level of control to the model (let’s face is, us photo-types are always kinda control-freakish!). Whether in fashion, wedding, domestic or fine art portraiture...

18 Jul Posted by sengmah in Competition, Venture Blog | Comments

The Venture Photography photo caption contest

Put your creative hat on as Venture Photography is celebrating the launch of our new website and the Venture Photography Facebook page with a photo caption contest! The best caption for the photograph below wins a 1 hour Studio Stay-and-Play session, where you will be guided through your own personalised studio photography tutorial. You’ll need...

15 Jul Posted by sengmah in Venture Blog, Workshops | 3 comments

Strobes, speedlights and studio lights: Sensational Strobing

The second Sensational Strobing workshop for 2010 kicked off with a bit of a bang! No, it wasn’t an exploding strobe. It was the sound of thunder on the horizon as the cold front brought the prospect of a storm into Fremantle! The overcast day with gusty winds and patchy bouts of rainfall did not...

10 Jul Posted by sengmah in Editorial | 1 comment

Perth Tattoo Carnivaal

The Perth Tattoo Carnivaal was the first national tattoo expo to be held in Perth. I covered the event for Tattoo Revival, a monthly tattoo publication, and LoveInk.Com.Au, a website designed to feature and promote the work of female tattooists in Australia.

10 Jul Posted by sengmah in Editorial | Comments

Open Water Swimming

Open water or ocean swimming, popularised by the Rottnest Channel Swim, has become a mainstay of the summer swimming season. Competitors take to the waves in short and long courses, on open coasts or more placid bays. These photographs are from open water swimming events covered on behalf of Swimming WA and local surf clubs.

10 Jul Posted by sengmah in Editorial | Comments

Anzac Day

Anzac Day in Fremantle, where servicemen and women past and present come together for the Dawn Service at Memorial Hill, followed by the muster at the Esplanade and march through the streets of the port city. It is a day charged with emotion, tradition and memory.

09 Jul Posted by sengmah in photoart | 1 comment

Ambience

Photographers speak of “ambient light” – the natural light that exists in a particular place, or space. Ambience is the atmosphere created by this light. It is laden with ideas and emotions. Ambience is a series of photographic images where light, as it settles on landscapes and forms, conveys mood and feeling. Prints from this...

09 Jul Posted by sengmah in photoart | Comments

Chaos and Drama

Chaos and Drama is an exhibition of works taken in Greece. In 2006, I left home for three weeks to continue my love affair with Greece. I traveled alone this time, preferring to make my itinerary as I saw fit. I thought it the best way to see the country and to get a feel...

09 Jul Posted by sengmah in photoart | Comments

Sons of Beaches

Sons of Beaches re-imagines the icon of the Australian surf-lifesaver beyond its traditional associations with masculinity and mateship. This exhibition asks whether the values and attitudes often attached to this prevailing icon are still relevant today, or if the traditions of surf life saving have evolved with the way we culturally identify ourselves as Australians....