Part 1: What was in the bag and where did I shoot? I'm just back from a photographic expedition in New Zealand and I thought I'd share some thoughts on shooting travel landscapes in New Zealand. It was an inspiring (nay, mind-blowing) trip and I'll guarantee...
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 has been growing in popularity since its launch in September last year. It's Olympus's flagship Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera and is aimed at photographers looking for a high-performance professional-level camera without the weight and bulk of higher-end DSLRs on the...
It was a tough job picking the winners in the Bunbury Photo Walk 2014 Competition. There was a real variety of images submitted - from streetscapes to detail abstracts to landscapes taken at sunset at Back Beach. However, a core group of submissions stood out...
The Bunbury Photo Walk 2014 was our biggest yet and we also had a record number of entries in the photo competition. And, here they are! Thanks to everyone who participated and especially those who entered this competition. There's certainly a very varied collection of...
Wow! It wasn't an easy job picking the winning images from the Fremantle Twilight Trek Photo Competition. So many great entries that captured the light and colour of Fremantle so well! In the end, it came down to creativity, content, message and visual strength --...
We received lots of entries to the Fremantle Twilight Trek Photo Competition -- and here they are for your viewing! What an fantastic effort from all participants and entrants! Here are images with a lot of character, colour, boldness and energy. Stay tuned for the...
One thing I’ve noticed about new camera reviews is that the reviewers somehow manage to find an attractive young woman to photograph as part of their field-testing. With this in mind, I had organised to shoot with a young model that I had recently discovered....
Anyone who knows me knows that I love using ND filters (neutral-density filters) for long exposures -- and why wouldn't you? An ND filter stops off a certain amount of light entering the lens, letting you shoot at longer exposures in available light so that...
45 photographers. Two hours of photography. Fremantle. It was a great turn out and fantastic to see so many eager and enthusiastic photographers come together to shoot in Fremantle on Saturday -- as part of the Scott Kelby World Wide Photo Walk. Our route took us from...
Shutter blending isn't new in photography (digital or otherwise) but I'm often surprised that not many photographers make use of it. Most of us would already be familiar with exposure blending: taking bracketed exposures of the same composition and then blending them to ensure that the...