24/07/2021
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Photo Tips, Venture Blog
Are There “Magic Numbers” in Photography?
"What settings did you use...
Venture Blog
12/04/2021
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Travel, Venture Blog
My Island Home
My last article about the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, was all about the beautiful lagoons, reef and off-shore islands. This month, I'd like to share with you something a little bit different: the culture and community of Cocos Malays who call the islands home. Home Island is...
03/02/2021
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Photo Tips, Venture Blog
In Pursuit of Imperfection
Let me tell you a story. Some years ago, while running a photography tour with a great group of photography enthusiasts, the topic of photographic perfection popped up. "I'm still chasing the perfect sunset photo," one of our group bewailed. "I see so many of them out...
05/01/2021
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Photo Tips, Venture Blog
Audience, Purpose, Style
The holy grail for many photographers is to be able to develop a distinctive Style. But the idea of a "style" seems elusive and perhaps a little too abstract for most people to comprehend. What does it mean to have a style? Let's look at this word...
12/12/2020
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Venture Blog
Fave 20 of 2020
It's almost a tradition for photographers to share their top 10 images at the end of each year. This year, I thought I'd share my favourite 20 images, instead of 10 -- it is 2020 after all. They're not necessarily the top images or the...
22/11/2020
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Lightroom, Photo Tips, Venture Blog
Lightroom Tip: Retaining Camera Profiles on Import
Here is a tip for those who shoot in RAW image format and who would like Lightroom to retain the picture's profile (also called Picture Style or Image Style, depending on camera you use) when it imports the picture into Lightroom Classic (note: this features...
30/10/2020
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Reviews, Venture Blog
The Lure of Beautiful Bokeh – the Fujifilm Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 WR lens reviewed
Full disclosure: Thanks to Digidirect Cannington for the loan of the Fujifilm 50mm f/1.0 for the purposes of review. While I have been shooting with Fujifilm X cameras for a few years now, I am not affiliated with Fujifilm Australia. The fact that Fujifilm X users...
17/09/2020
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Photo Tips, Venture Blog
Be like Zen artists…
You may have heard of the American artist and photographer Saul Leiter, whose photography in the 1940s and 1950s was credited to have brought about the New York School of street photography. Leiter once said in a conversation: “I have a deep-seated distrust and even contempt...
27/05/2020
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Reviews, Venture Blog
Review: Fujifilm X-T4 – The Ultimate Fuji X Camera
Full disclosure: I've been shooting with the Fujifilm X cameras for a few years now, beginning with the X-T20 back in 2017, and then progressing to the X-T2 and X-T3. Thanks to Digidirect Cannington, I had the opportunity to use the Fujifilm X-T4 over a...
12/04/2020
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Photo Tips, Venture Blog
Letters from the Inside…
Social distancing and self-isolation seem to be the buzzwords of the moment, as are words like closures and suspensions of service. The last two weeks have seen tremendous changes to our lifestyle and it’s hard not to feel apprehensive and uncertain when things are changing and...