This was supposed to be a post about how to buy camera gear in Australia with a little anecdote about what happened last time I went into a camera store, but that anecdote turned into a HUGE rant (how does that keep happening?) so now it’s a post about how I hate stores. I will do that post about how to buy camera gear eventually, I promise! In the mean time,...
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This is a question that gets asked a lot and there are actually 4 different answers, but there is usually just one right answer for each person and that’s because it depends on your shooting style, location and subject. Let’s dig in, shall we? Cable – This one seems like a pain to me. So what is a pc sync cable? A PC-sync cable connects you directly from your...
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I sold my car! My 1963 Chrysler Valiant Regal with a Torqueflight transmission, 2000RPM stall converter and a bored out slant six engine with triple SU carburetors. She was fast, beautiful and rusty. I didn’t want to sell, but when I moved we couldn’t take the car (no parking in the city) and she went to a good home who wanted to restore her to brand new which is...
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(For this post it may help if you think of me as a British guy from “Masterpiece Theatre” who sits in the chair with a pipe and a brandy next to the fire in a fancy red robe…It should be mentioned that I have never actually seen “Masterpiece Theatre”, I’ve only seen it parodied hundreds of times) Hello dear readers. I know that I usually try to bring you...
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. I know what you’re probably thinking, “OH GOD! Not ANOTHER top 35143651435 photography apps!!! Why god, why???? Why are you doing this to me!?!?!”. You know what I’m thinking? “Melodramatic, much?”. Seriously, I know there are hundreds of these posts out there, maybe even thousands. BUT since this is a photography on a budget kind of blog, how could I not...
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Flashes, Flash heads, Strobes, Poppers, no I just made that last one up, but there are quite a few names for them and there are a couple of options depending on your budget. Let’s be clear about one thing first, I’m talking about flashes that you can mount to the top of your camera, not studio flash heads. Maybe one day I’ll do a post on the subject but...
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What are filters? Filters are pieces of glass (or plastic if you get ripped off) that have different properties to manipulate the light that is going into the lens of your camera. They come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, colours and most varied of all, price$. There are oodles and oodles and oodles of filters, so I just thought I’d touch on all the useful ones and then...
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Hello blog reader(s)!? If you were confused by my last post when I started talking about my lens being listed as AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G VR, then you NEED this post. I have written down all the lens abbreviations I could think of. I hope this helps you understand your own lens a little better and aid you in picking out a lens in the future. Also someone, not naming...
Learn MoreApertures. You might not know what they are, but I guarantee you that you have two of them with you right now. Even if you don’t have your camera with you. Even if you are completely buck-nekkid lying in bed right now with nothing but a cup of tea and your computer. Figured out where they are yet? Your eyes!!!!! Oh wait, you don’t wear an eye patch do you? Cuz then...
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Aloha! I wanted to write a tutorial on an easy image editing technique today, but before I go into detail on using Camera Raw, I think I’ll write about some different pieces of software that are good to have. As a photographer you are probably going to take hundreds upon hundreds of photos and you are probably going to want a program that can keep track of all these. Of...
Learn MoreWelcome back to my post on choosing the right camera for you. I’m going to continue on with my list of camera features, starting up with start up times. Start up time – If you are going to be shooting celebrities at their worst then this one is going to be VERY important to you. Different cameras start up at different speeds. I have always been impressed with the...
Learn MoreSorry for the Late Post! I was actually hoping to post every Monday with information and then another day during the week with some stuff for you to try out with your camera at home, but packing and doing work for clients stood in the way. But without further adieu, I give you the first post! So you are in the market for a DSLR eh? Well the first thing that you’ll...
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Taken in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia “Brand New Day” is beautiful sunrise shot using an HDR technique.
Sunrise over the ocean is a very nice way to be woken up in the morning. As the hundreds of parrots squawked their morning greetings I enjoyed how peaceful the Mooloolaba landscape is before the rest of the world is awake. That lasted just long enough to snap this photo before the very unpeaceful birds brought me back to reality.
Prints available at my Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/listing/92588388/brand-new-day-4x6-photographic-print
