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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On a recent trip down to Northern NSW to visit my family over the Christmas break I returned to a spot that I had photographed two years earlier to capture this photo: It was low tide, so there was no chance of it happening and I decided to come back a few days later when […]
So we’ve all seen those horrid HDR photos. You know, the ones that make your eyes bleed. The contrast has been turned up 100% and everything looks all grungy and dirty. I will add some examples below! I never used to like HDR until I came across Trey Ratcliff’s site Stuck In Customs a while […]
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 […]
You may have seen on Instagram or Facebook or my last blog post that I went out to photograph the Milky Way last week. If you missed it you can read about it here. I had a few people ask how much editing went into the shot so I thought I would do a little […]
Ahh, the good old of Nifty Fifty. I think it would have to be my favourite lens in my camera bag. That may sound strange coming from a landscape photographer who uses a wide angle lens 90% of the time but there is just something special about the 50mm f1.8 prime lens. Every time I […]
I hope you enjoyed Part 1 of this 2 part series – “How to take better iPhone pics”. If you missed it you can catch up here! In this part I want to talk about how to make your photos pop with editing tools that you can download straight to your phone and use as […]
These days its so much easier to whip out the phone to take a quick snap of something that has caught your eye, upload it to Instagram or Facebook to share with family and friends rather than lugging your DSLR camera everywhere with you. Don’t get me wrong I love my Canon 5D MK III […]
There are a few little tools that I never leave home without when I am venturing out to photograph a landscape scene whether it be sunrise, day time or sunset. They are always in my bag and always clean and ready to go. They can change an image from dull and boring to vibrant and […]
