20 Jul Being An Upright Photographer
Last year I had a chance to see an exhibition of photographs prints that had been taken in and around the City of Perth. We might not necessarily think of our town as an exotic place for photos...
July 2016
19 Jul The Bargain Harman For the Prudent Printer
Normally when I receive goods into my studio for illustration I finish taking the pictures and then carefully repackage them for return to the shop. In the case of this box of Harman Crystaljet Lustre RC paper I might just pay them for it and...
18 Jul Photo Live Expo 2016 – Cats And Dogs And Alex
Someone reading this column somewhere has a bag at home full of venomous snakes, hungry crocodiles, and angry grizzly bears. And they want a pet portrait done. This is the daily nightmare for Alex Cearns of Houndstooth Studio who must experience a nervous tremor every...
15 Jul Sticking Together Through Thick And Thin – The Photo Glue Saga
One of the first important responsibilities we encountered as children in kindergarten was the glue pot.No matter whether you found it in Europe, Britain, Canada, or Australia, it was the same thing - a big glass jar filled with something gelatinous and stoppered with a...
14 Jul The Macro Secret – And Everyone Can Afford One
A quick whirl through the internet with the word "macro" in the search will turn up a bewildering variety of equipment and advice. There is science, art, alchemy, and obfuscation in about equal measures. And yet it can all be so simple.In my weekly review...
13 Jul Photo Live Expo 2016 – The Flight Of The Drones
Love 'em, hate 'em, or sell 'em, the subject of the drones and aerial photography in general cannot be ignored in today's imaging world. Anyone who has seen television or the cinema recently has seen the work of the photo drone and some photographers have...
12 Jul Don’t Swat the Spyder – He’s Your Best Studio Friend
Your normal reaction to a large Spyder may be to reach for a swim fin or flame thrower, but we would like to break you of the habit. Not only will you be a better friend of the environment, but you'll get better pictures as...
11 Jul Photo Live Expo 2016 – Wedding Bells Are Ringing
So who doesn't love a wedding? The spiritual experience - the colour - the romance and spectacle - the family connections - the buffet table...
09 Jul Fujifilm Week Day Five And A Little Bit – The Internet Unveiling Unveiled
I'm not even sure if I am supposed to post this but I am going to go ahead on the reasonable assumption that the people who read it are reasonable people - reasonable in the legal sense...
08 Jul Fujifilm Week Day Five – The X-70
I was nearly going to entitle that The Fellow Traveller, but something about the phrase seems wrong - perhaps I'll settle for the Little Traveller...