It's been a while since I've released a video tutorial, so I thought it was time to do one. This video is all about dealing with high contrast scenes and how to shoot for high dynamic range image making in Lightroom Classic. If you're not...
A version of this article appeared in the March 2020 edition of Venture Horizons (our monthly e-newsletter) and I thought I'd also share it on the Venture Blog. I've been thinking a great deal about photography lately. I don't mean the technical side of photography: the...
4 minute exposure, with three stacked H&Y filters (ND64, ND8 and Grad ND8). Fuji X-T3, 10-24mm f/4. Full disclosure: I was provided with a H&Y Filter Starter Kit to test and review, as I had been invited to be part of their affiliate sales programme. Because...
When you take up photography, one of the key things you need to consider is the way you compose your image. Composition is about the placement and positioning of elements within your image so that, together, they create an impression on your viewer. Sometimes, this...
On a recent trip to Bangladesh, I visited and photographed the shipyard at Keraniganj on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a country that's gaining worldwide recognition for its shipbuilding industry. While this might conjure up visions...
For me, 2019 wraps up a decade of photography and marks a little over ten years since I started Venture Photography Workshops in Fremantle. I think it's always interesting to reflect on the changing face of one's works over time-- to look at how one's aesthetics...
I’ll come right out and say it: the Fujifilm X-Pro 3 is a camera for those who love the act of taking photographs. In this day and age where megapixels appear to count more than method, and where image quality seems more important than...
I’ve just returned from an 11-day photography trip to Tasmania, the chief purpose of which was to scout out new locations for future landscape photography tours in Australia’s “Apple Isle”. Tasmania is famous for its waterfalls (there are lots) and because it gets a lot...
If you shoot with Canon DSLRs and want to use a speedlight with your camera, it may be worthwhile checking this setting in your Canon menu. In the recent "Intro to Speedlights" workshop I ran, a number of participants were perplexed when their Canon DLSRs...