Its amazing how much difference the tone curve makes to improve a landscape or seascape photo. Once all the basic panel adjustments such as exposure, highlights and clarity have been made, the Tone Curve improves a landscape or seascape photo no end. There are many detailed tutorials on this but the main technique to transforming […]
Jacaranda Trees in Full Bloom Sydney
Recently I have heard a lot about the amazing number of tourists heading to a street in Kirribilli on Sydney’s north shore to see jacaranda trees in full bloom. Apart from photographing the jacaranda trees and the street, capturing tourists taking photos on their smartphones and selfies added to the whole story. I wanted to really capture the […]
Portrait of a Creative Genius
With every aspect of portrait photography such as lighting, composition and location, there is one ingredient that is not often talked about. Having a rapport with your subject is essential especially when it comes to photographing a creative genius like Benjamin Skepper. Benjamin is a musician, multi media artist, composer, published scientific researcher and cultural […]
Mixed Lighting Portrait Photography
Quite often I am faced with mixed lighting especially when shooting stills for a TV production company. A good example of this was when I did some portraits of Jessica Mauboy with Sesame Streets Cookie Monster at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney. The best solution I find is to use some of the available lighting […]