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I have done a few model shoots lately (and I have one tomorrow with the lovely Sarah).  During my processing of the images from a few recent sessions, I have found that I have gone for high-contrast black and white treatment.  I think black and white really works well for portraits.  Sometimes colour can be [ continue reading ]

I have a few workshops coming up in the near future.  The first, this month, is a landscape/seascape workshop conducted by photography mate Kajo Merkert.  I am an experienced seascapes, and my initial thought when Kajo approached me was that I did not need to attend another workshop; but I later thought about it again, and decided [ continue reading ]

In my previous article I related how I took a group of photographers from my camera club to Turimetta for a dawn seascape shoot.  In an article I published three days earlier I expressed my frustration and dissatisfaction with the state of camera club-level photography competitions.  It was only between 5am and 6am this morning [ continue reading ]

This morning I took some friends from my camera club to Turimetta on Sydney's northern beaches.  Some had not shot seascapes (or shot them much), so were keen to try upon my offer.  Unfortunately my wish for a good sky this morning yet again did not come true; the sky was plain and very bright [ continue reading ]

In July I headed to Narrabeen for a Sunday dawn shoot.  Narrabeen and nearby Turimetta is a location that I have photographed a few times before, but on this day the sky was moody.  One of my stand-out captures of the morning is The Narrabeen Gorge.  Here it is: On this particular morning the conditions [ continue reading ]

Kajo Merkert, a photography mate of mine and fantastic seascape photographer, has embarked upon providing intensive landscape/seascape photography workshops in Sydney.  Kajo's first workshop is scheduled for September, 2010.  He will announce dates shortly, so keep an eye on his blog for more details.  His blog contains full details of what the workshop will cover [ continue reading ]