Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
Martial arts
Master Vernon Low visited Perth recently to conduct the winter grading examination for members of First Tae Kwon Do Western Australia. Apart from the many candidates for testing in the coloured belt ranks, there were two candidates for Junior Black Belt rank, and both undertook their examinations successfully. Breaking, or destruction, is a key part… Continue reading June 2017 action
Earlier this month, Master Vernon Low was in Perth to teach senior students and black belt members. Master Low spends considerable time and effort on his students, analysing their Tae Kwon Do techniques and going over improvements in detail. In the photographs below, he goes through side kick breaking with two senior students preparing for… Continue reading May 2017 action
Stormy weather and temporary problems with hall lighting did not get in the way of First Tae Kwon Do Western Australia’s recent grading examination. With only limited time available to shoot, I still managed to capture some action. Bearing in mind that these are not posed scenes, I was pleased with the composition of the… Continue reading March 2017 action
First Tae Kwon Do held a special grading examination in Perth recently, with one candidate undergoing the test for 1st Dan black belt. Following a rigorous programme of breaking, sparring, patterns, and self-defence techniques, she was promoted by Master Vernon Low. For the photographs above, I shot with my Nikon D700 and Nikkor 70–200 mm f/2.8… Continue reading February 2017 action
Summer in Perth continues to be hot and dry, but First Tae Kwon Do black belt members were outside briefly for training, following an indoor training session. As always under such strong sunlight, keeping white clothing in good balance with everything else was a challenge. One clear benefit, though, is very short exposure durations—thousandths of a… Continue reading January 2017 action
Master Vernon Low was in Perth recently to teach senior First Tae Kwon Do students about breaking, which forms part of the school’s curriculum for black belt candidates. He began by addressing the group and speaking in detail about the principles and key aspects of the physical execution of breaking techniques. Master Low then looked at… Continue reading October 2016 action
First Tae Kwon Do black belt members undertook some training outdoors earlier this month. Although the sky was somewhat overcast, there was still a tremendous amount of light available, compared to shooting inside a gymnasium. Capturing peak action wasn’t too difficult with the fast exposure durations, and image quality was inherently much better than usual… Continue reading July 2016 action
First Tae Kwon Do’s recent grading examination in Perth saw eight members promoted to the rank of 1st Dan black belt. I only had a limited time to shoot at this event, but the first action photograph I decided to keep turned out to be the best. Below we see one of the candidates, a… Continue reading June 2016 action
Master Vernon Low and Chief Instructor John O’Brien visited Perth recently for another round of advanced instruction. Master Low spent a considerable amount of time on breaking techniques needed for promotion into the black belt ranks. The photograph below shows him explaining some adjustments to a student’s side kick technique. The foreground blur is from the… Continue reading May 2016 action
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