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17/05/2010 In Venture Blog By sengmah

Supporting “Freedom from Fear”

[caption id="attachment_657" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The kids with their new digital compact cameras"][/caption] Sometimes, the most enjoyable photographic experiences occur when you're not taking photographs. Sometimes, they happen when you are sharing your love for photography with others. Last week, I joined a number of Perth photographers in showing...

14/05/2010 In Photo Tips, Venture Blog By sengmah

3 steps to improving your portraiture

A good portrait engages us with its subject - makes us respond emotionally to the person depicted within the frame. We're used to interacting with people, so as viewers, we're already predisposed to respond to photographs of people. It's not hard to take a good portrait. On...

09/05/2010 In Photo Shoots, Projects, Venture Blog By sengmah

Gun’s Up! Portrait Series: The Bowler Boys

For some families, rowing is in the blood. The Bowlers is one such clan, an intrinsic part of the WA surf-rowing scene since almost forever. The love of surf rowing cuts across generations with the Bowlers. Steve and Shane now sweep and row the "Stephen...

09/05/2010 In Photo Shoots, Projects, Venture Blog By sengmah

Gun’s Up! Portrait Series: The Cott V Boys – Alex Davies, Jay Parkin, Paul Bossong, Jarrad Dorey and Jeff Burling

I shot the second series of portraits for the Gun's Up! book on Saturday. The focus, this time, was on the Cott V, a crew who have rowed together for five years straight for Cottesloe SLSC. For evidence of the bonds of friendship and mateship that...

03/05/2010 In Venture Blog, Workshops By sengmah

The practical approach to portraiture (workshop)

Portraiture is the staple of any photographer's body of work. We all take portraits of friends, family, colleagues and even strangers! While it's not difficult to photograph a portrait, the difference between a passable portrait and a GREAT portrait depends on a number of factors, including...

28/04/2010 In Photo Tips, Venture Blog By sengmah

Let me tell you about my photography

Let's have a break from posts about workshops, projects and photo shoots. I would like to tell you about my photography. EQUIPMENT AND SETTINGS Let's start with equipment and settings. They seems to be the most popular questions I get asked about my photography: What do you use?...

26/04/2010 In Models, Photo Shoots, Venture Blog By sengmah

Swords in the Studio

Matt Goyder is an imposing fella, a giant of a man with equally imposing tattoos on both his arms. Goyder, as he prefers to be called, collects weapons: sais, swords, katanas, butterfly knives - you name it. When a bloke like this asks you to do...

21/04/2010 In Photo Shoots, Venture Blog By sengmah

Autumn photo ramble, Guildford

40 photographers descended on the quiet village of Guildford in the Swan Valley for an autumnal photo ramble through its picturesque and historic surrounds. I had organised this Autumn Photo Ramble through the Photographers in Perth Flickr group; this photo walk was an opportunity for local...

18/04/2010 In Projects, Venture Blog By sengmah

Gun’s Up! Portrait Series: Colin Burling, Jeff Burling and the Burling boys

Gun's Up! is a book project dedicated to the sport of surf rowing. For the unitiated, surf rowing is a surf life saving sport that pits a crew of boaties (rowers and a sweep) against the wild and roaring ocean with nothing more than a heavy...

16/04/2010 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

The FotoFreo 2010 Circuit – Final

With FotoFreo 2010 winding up this weekend, I took the opportunity while in Fremantle to catch up with a few more exhibitions - this time from the Fringe Festival (which I was co-coordinator). The great thing about Fringe Festivals is that they can indicate the immense...