The weather forecast for the weekend just gone was cloudy, overcast with a chance of rain! Finally! I had been waiting for this forecast for a couple of months because I was keen as mustard to get into some rainforest action. So on Sunday I woke up early, packed my camera bag, grabbed some snacks […]
Category: Photography Basics
3 easy steps to awesome surfing shots
Recently I have been dabbling in surf photography. The quicksilver pro 2015 has been on at Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta and I was determined to get a photo of Kelly Slater. I mean I was prepared to act like a screaming teenager and chase him down the beach to get a photo of him! Unfortunately I […]
What camera should I buy?
What camera should I buy? I get asked this question more than any other question! So I think its time I answered it. With so many brands and different types of cameras on the market these days it can be really confusing to make the right decision. My first answer is: a camera that you […]
A Free Lightroom Shortcuts Printable
Today I have a little freebie for you. If you use Lightroom then this shortcuts printable will come in super handy for you. I am always forgetting the shortcuts when I’m using Lightroom so this will come in handy for myself too! Shortcuts save you so much time when you are editing bucket loads of […]
5 Apps every landscape photographer needs
Having a smart phone goes hand in hand with photography these days. I remember years ago someone saying that one day we will have a device that is a telephone, diary, internet and camera all in one that you can carry in your pocket. I thought they were absolutely bonkers. Low and behold they were […]
A round up of my BEST photography tips
If you’re not signed up to my newsletter then Shame on you! haha, just kidding. You are definitely missing out though because every week I giveaway a handy photography quick tip. Luckily though today Im feeling generous and thought I would share all the best ones in a handy blog post! Lets start off with […]
The easy way to get awesome wave shots
My wonderful husband bought me a Go Pro Hero 4 Black for christmas! I mean it wasn’t a total surprise – this was the real story: Husband: “What do you want for Christmas?” Me: “Ummm, either a Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens RRP $1789AU, a Sony a7 Full-Frame Interchangeable […]
The reason why you should always go..
Sometimes as a photographer we can get frustrated when we drive for miles at ungodly hours to photograph a sunset or sunrise only to get there and the sky does nothing. You come home empty handed and empty hearted. When I’m feeling like this I have to remind myself that not all sunsets/sunrises can be […]
How to get more followers on Instagram
I thought I would take a side step from writing about our trip this week and talk about how to get more followers on Instagram. I’ve been using Instagram as my business/photography account exclusively for the last six months. Before that I was just using it as my personal account and hovered around 100 followers […]
How to Photograph Waterfalls in a Rainforest
Ive got a lot of travel blog posts coming up so I thought I would throw in a few tutorials before I head overseas on my USA/Canada road trip. So let me teach you How to Photograph waterfalls in a rainforest. To begin with, a few weeks ago we headed down to Lamington National Park […]
Basics of Photography: Understanding ISO
Part 3 of my 3 Part Series of Basics of Photography is about ISO. ISO is the third point on our Exposure Triangle. The other two being Aperture which I talked about hereĀ and Shutter speed which I talked about here. So lets start with the definition of ISO. What is ISO? ISO is your cameras […]
Basics of Photography: Shutter speed
After talking about Aperture last week in my Basics of Photography: Aperture, its time to move onto to the second point of our exposure triangle – Shutterspeed. The other point of the exposure triangle being ISO which I will talk about next week. This Basics of Photography 3 part series is designed to get you […]