Posted on October 21, 2009 by blueskyphotography
Darren Cuttler (Cutts) is my best friend. We met at a Dragon concert in 1979 in our hometown of Hamilton, Victoria. Dragon was a Kiwi (New Zealand) pop/rock band that settled in Sydney, Australia during the 70’s. They had a string of hits including Get that Jive, April Sun in Cuba, Are You Old Enough, [...]
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Posted on August 30, 2009 by blueskyphotography
These two images were made at Dog Rocks, an interesting site for photography near the top of Mount Alexander, the highest peak in Central Victoria, Australia.
Each image was made on different sides of a huge bolder. While both images deal with the contrast and similarities between the tree and rock, the top image deals with [...]
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Posted on January 8, 2009 by blueskyphotography
Despite our own, personal preferences what is it that determines whether a particular image is better suited to reproduction as a black and white or color photograph.
A good indication is what attracted you to the subject in the first place? Where you drawn in by the color or by other design elements such as tone, [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2009 by blueskyphotography
Color or Black and White. What’s your preference? This article suggests a variety of points worth considering when it comes to working in either of these two modes.
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