I’ve been doing a lot of event photography lately, mostly in low light. I’m happy to help out some local organisations with free images. Usually there is a usage agreement, but I seldom take the time to look at how they have been reproduced in a newspaper or whatever. Last week I discovered one of […]
I will be giving a presentation on audiovisuals for the Dunedin Photographic Society (www.dps.org.nz) on Monday 9th September at 7.30pm. The venue is the Mornington Presbyterian Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace. We’ll be covering some of the internal construction of my AV “Why We build The Wall” and I’ll show some examples from the 2016 […]
…and Learning to see in Black and White Often colour can get in the way of the image content we want to show. By converting the photograph to black and white our work becomes more abstract. We can then make changes in luminosity without the viewer making a comparison to the original. So skin tones […]
I was recently contacted by David Wilson of the Oamaru Ordinary Cycle Club to recreate a photograph from the 19tyh century. For those readers unfamiliar with Ordinary Cycles, another name for them is “penny farthing”. I’ve been a member of the club for some years, but ride a safety bicycle on club events due to […]
Last month I tested all my Fuji lenses for sharpness across the frame and for de-centring. I had printed off some star charts and the image below shows their layout on my lounge room wall using an idea I got here.
During 2015 I’ve been working on photographing the memorial stained glass windows in St. Luke’s Church here in Oamaru. St. Luke’s is a category one historic place.
Many people ask me about the usefulness of photography schools, photography workshops that will take you to “the next level”, and competitions. My opinion is don’t take them too seriously. They will certainly help you become a good photographer, and they will certainly prevent you from becoming a great one.
The approach of Christmas. They say you can hear the dismal cash-register lullaby from afar on a moonless night when the chill winds from the fens stalk the living. Hmm, this time of year puts me in a strange mood. Here’s another thing that does it: the question “What is art?” It shows its face […]
There are many methods used by photographers to develop their skills. But three really stand out. We work with them regularly to mature our vision, to bring clarity to what we want to express, and to refine the way we go about this. Here they are in no particular order.