Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
Nik Software produced one of the best regarded photographic post-processing software packages available, and the company subsequently became part of Google in 2012. A few days ago, Google announced that it’s making the Nik Collection available free of charge. I’ve never tried the package myself, but if your computer and software meet the minimum system requirements (including which versions of Adobe software… Continue reading The Nik Collection is now free
I happened to be visiting a primary school recently and, it being a secular school, the teacher’s message about Easter was designed to be as neutral as possible. I was actually (somewhat pleasantly) surprised by how respectful the teacher was towards Christian beliefs, given the secular context. I have witnessed or been involved in some… Continue reading Easter 2016
LensRentals has published some particularly useful articles recently on cleaning lenses and choosing telephoto focal lengths. The first article outlines the procedures that LensRentals uses to clean and check its lenses, but it’s worth bearing in mind that (as they’re rental equipment) those lenses would be seeing far heavier use than any lens owned by… Continue reading Cleaning lenses and choosing telephoto focal lengths
First Tae Kwon Do (Western Australia) held its first grading examination recently, and I was on hand to capture some of the action. The venue was well lit, and the only lighting challenge was when shooting against external light, as you can see in one of the pictures below. Here we see a crescent kick… Continue reading March 2016 action
Today was the Labour Day holiday in Perth, and a sunny day for photography at Jackadder Lake in the suburb of Woodlands. I didn’t actually visit the lake with the aim of photographing birds (otherwise I certainly would’ve brought my telephoto zoom lens along), but I noticed avian activity in a particular area and walked over… Continue reading Ducks and cockatoos
“Micro contrast” is a term I’ve heard used many times, and something that I’ve probably had some implicit understanding of for some time, but I don’t think I ever took the trouble to research it. Thom Hogan has recently published an article on micro contrast, and I think it’s well worth a read through for… Continue reading Micro contrast