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17/12/2012 In Photo Tips, Venture Blog By sengmah

Flash exposure compensation and the distance scale (!)

At a recent Flash Photography Fasttrack workshop, a participating photographer noted that when he dialed the flash exposure compensation (FEC) on his flash down to a negative value, the range shown on the distance scale on his flash increased. At this point, if you're scratching your...

18/10/2012 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Nikon D600 Test Drive

I'll be honest with you. After handling the Nikon D600 for a few days (test shooting for this review), I was mightily inclined to purchase one myself. I kind of fell in love with the camera. Truly, madly, deeply. So, if you want to know whether...

12/10/2012 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

Fremantle Portrait Prize – Freo’s Inaugural International Portraiture Award

I've been a bit tardy with blogging this but, as they say, better late than never. If you're a WA photographer who has been online over the past 12 months, you wouldn't have missed all the news about the Fremantle Portrait Prize - Freo's very own...

05/10/2012 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Ciao Bella Cinque Terre!

The Cinque Terre ("Five Lands") is a 'must see' for every traveler to Italy. Five beautiful villages perched on the rocky coast of the Italian north west, connected to each other by the Sentiero Azzura, a meandering trail that takes walkers through hillside vineyards, olive...

27/08/2012 In Venture Blog By sengmah

Winning Dads are Grinning Dads – Announcing the Winners of our “Make Dads Glad” Father’s Day Competition

Dads have had to put up with unimaginative Father's Day presents for years. To help turn the tide of pedestrian socks, jocks and power tools, we launched our Father's Day Competition couple of weeks ago. Entitled "Make Dads Glad", we asked you to send in...

06/08/2012 In Photo Tips, Venture Blog By sengmah

Daylight long exposures with ND filters

Have a look at the photos below. They're both taken at the same time and location - however, they both present the scene very differently. The first is your typical location snap - taken hand held at a fairly fast shutter speed because there's plenty of...

31/07/2012 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Review: Joe McNally TriGrip from Lastolite

One of the things I've often found cumbersome about traditional large reflectors is that you have to often use both your hands to handle and control the reflector, whether you're using it to reflect light or as a scrim (for those reflectors with a diffusion...

22/06/2012 In Venture Blog By sengmah

Top Travel Shot – Contest Winners

Announcing the winners of our Top Travel Shot Contest, which we ran on our Venture Photography Facebook page over the last two weeks. Entries ranged from photographs taken in regions near and far, from the tropics to the temperate rainforests of Tassie. Landscapes were popular, but...

18/06/2012 In Venture Blog By sengmah

Restoring Hope – Refugee Week 2012 Exhibition

Those of you who have been following me on Facebook and Twitter will be familiar with this. Over the last three weeks, I've been working with Propel Youth Arts on a photographic project for Refugee Week 2012. Refugee Week aims to inform Australia about refugees...

13/06/2012 In Venture Blog By sengmah

South West Landscape Shootout

We're back from a wild and wooly weekend of landscape photography with 17 workshop participants in the South West of Western Australia. Though best known in touring circles as a region of vineyards, wineries and great surfing beaches, the South West also boasts some of the...