Recently I did a corporate shoot for Business First Magazine. The brief was to get a series of portraits of the the CEO of an independent investment advisory business. Some of the portraits were to be taken in the office to show the CEO in his working environment. I was fortunate that the office was in […]
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Keeping Shadow Detail Using Aurora HDR

It is ironic that I would want to keep the shadow detail and use Aurora HDR, but if you don’t experiment with these things you never really know. Originally I processed this photo of Rushcutters Bay on Sydney Harbour in Lightroom. I was happy with the results as I certainly had complete control over the shadow […]
Photographic Composition without any planning

When we talk about photographic composition, most of us associate it with taking our time to compose the frame in a planned way. Its’s great when a candid moment can create it for us. What brought me to this exact spot on Bondi Beach was a combination of the early morning light and the textured […]
Bondi Beach with Strong Shadow in The Foreground

What inspired me to take this particular photo was the strong shadow in the foreground. The contrast of green with the white sand of Bondi Beach also influenced the overall composition of this shot. It was not planned but a spontaneous moment when I just happened to be driving down Campbell Parade and I just […]