Isn’t Photography Wonderful?
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Well, you know what they say about hindsight. From where I am now standing, it’s all so clear to me. Because I bought a camera all those years ago my life has since been filled with so many incredible moments. Like the evening I spent alone in the Kimberley, perched on the edge of a cliff watching the sun set on the Mitchell Falls. Or perhaps the time I was invited to watch the Bard dancers perform under a full moon on the Dampier Peninsula. And, of course, the recent morning flight in an ultra light, becoming no more than a parachute with a propeller strapped to my back. Yep, without a camera I’m sure life would be… well, different at least.
How to make make money from photography: shooting stock photos for money
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
The modern world of stock photography is very different to what it was only ten years ago. These days, millions of quality images on every subject are offered to designers, advertising agencies and publishing companies all over the world from internet stock libraries such as ShutterStock and iStockphoto.
Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 tutorial: Layer control functions - the Sky is the limit
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
One of the most exciting and wonderful features of Corel Paint Shop pro X2 is it’s layer control functions.
Photography travel: Dirty and delightfully deserted
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Four weeks, six days and a handful of hours have passed since tossing the swag on the roof rack and aiming the car in a northerly direction. The once in a lifetime journey was to take me throughout the centre of Western Australia and to some of the most arid, yet hauntingly beautiful landscapes in the country. My destination was genuinely unknown.
Photography tutorial: Aspects of the Sky
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Ralph Emerson was once quoted as saying that “The sky is the daily bread of the eyes” and how true that is. As photographers we perhaps notice the subtle changes in the sky more than most, because it’s so important in our photographic composition, and even more importantly, it’s the great light source we need and use out in the field.
Capturing the intimate landscape
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
Ian Rolfe discusses the many ways we can photograph the more intimate details within a wider landscape?
Often when we start out in landscape photography we venture out with preconceived notions of what will be a wonderful photographic composition.