60 Minutes. 60 Photos. That was the challenge posed to 18 Perth photographers, myself included, who were participating in the 60 Minute Snapshot Project at the inaugural Beaufort Street Festival in November. Each photographer selected a theme, and had to shoot 60 frames of that theme...
A New Year often means new resolutions. Whether we keep them or not - well, that's another story! But a New Year can also present a great opportunity to give your creative juices (and your camera) a kick start. If you're really into your photography, then...
You couldn't ask for a better afternoon to launch a book about surf-rowing. The sun was out, a refreshing sea breeze blew from the Indian Ocean into the Scarboro Surf Club Function Room, the bar was open and the beer was cold. Gun's Up! is a...
Kissing. Pashing. Snogging. Whether a chaste peck on the cheek or a full-on exercise in mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the kiss is synonymous with romance. With intimacy. With love. "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss," crooned Louis Armstrong. While musing on what I could possibly...
Good portrait photography comes with its set of dos and don'ts. Most tend to focus on lighting, posing, posture and the like - but what about the details that are often missed, details that can make or break a portrait? At the last Venture Photography Practical...
I was given the opportunity to test drive the Nikkor 24-120mm f4 VR2 (thank to Ben Walton of Team Digital) - just in time for the weekend's surf rowing carnival at Scarborough Beach. Having heard of the sub-par performance of this len's...
We all have a photo tragic in the family, or know of one. The photo tragic is completely besotted with photography, waxing lyrical about f-stops, camera equipment, lighting equipment, photo shoots and so on. You'll go on a holiday with them and all they want...
Venture Photography ran the inaugural Photo Booth at the Homeless Connect in 2009. So rewarding and enriching was that experience that I put my hand up again this year for Homeless Connect 2010. This year, ably abetted by Kaylene Taylor of Taylor Made...
Want to get involved in one of Perth's most creative, stylish and tasty Festivals? The inaugural Beaufort Street Festival kicks off on Saturday November 27, 2010. This free festival won't be your ordinary community fair -- with the participation of local businesses and community, the Beaufort...
I've just finished putting the first cut of the Gun's Up! book together. There is still much to be done: the photographs need to be proofed before the first proof of the book is even published (by eCPrint in Rockingham), but this is a major...