Hi Folks,
I want to appologize for the lack of posts over recent times. I’m currently without a computer while a wait for a brand new system to be built and installed. It’s going to be a pretty incredible system, details of which I’II share with you over coming weeks. In the meantime posts will remain [...]
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Here are two images from a photographic workshop I ran two weeks ago in Central Victoria. Despite a fair amount of grey and dreary days of late, participants and I were fortunate to be blessed with beautiful sunny days for the duration of the workshop. But, bright light produces dark shadows. And the resulting high [...]
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This window light portrait was made during a recent workshop in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria.
The weather was chilly and the light overcast throughout the day. This particular image was made indoors as part of a discussion on shooting with the aid of window light. Unlike the usual sunrise or sunset [...]
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Under low light conditions (eg. at the edges of the day, indoors or under heavy shade) it’s often best to shoot with a wide Aperture (eg. f4). This will provide a faster shutter speed than would otherwise be the case. As a result you have more chance of being able to freeze action, reduce camera [...]
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