I get all excited when a new photo session for the Joy project comes along. Next Monday I will have my next session and can barely wait. I’ve run through my documentation, I’ve prepared my questions. Come the weekend, I will pack my bagS (one for the camera equipment, and two others for lighting material). […]
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I have talked a lot about filters and the advantages of using them and have pondered a lot about if I should or shouldn’t buy a square filter set. The conclusion is that, for now, the circular filters are enough for the work that I have been doing. That does not mean that in the […]
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A lot has been going on at our residence. With all that has been going on, we decided it was best that we didn’t have the Woodend trip on Labor Day weekend. The reasons are: there has been a significant development in the Joy project, I will go on a weekend trip down to Mornington […]
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I may not have spent the whole weekend at Mornington Peninsula but I did have a fruitful weekend. Despite not going down on Saturday, I did go down on Sunday for brunch with my friend (photographer) who lives in that area. We spent the majority of the day together. Our dogs played non-stop and we […]
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I would like to say that his happened out of the blue, but it didn’t. Well, a little bit. So, I received a message from a friend of mine (who is also a photographer) earlier today inviting me to come to visit him – “out of the blue”. He has a spare bedroom in his […]
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I know I’ve used the feature image a few times now, but it is a good photo to use as a study case. For that photo I used my Nikkor 18-35mm lens with a CPL filter. Considering that it was a sunset and I was photographing the sky with the sun AND the native grass […]
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So yesterday I posted the photo of my first goal achieved for 2021: Peaceful Sunset. That photo was part of the picnic I did on Friday with my husband, a friend and Hughey (our puppy). I took a number of photos throughout our afternoon/evening, documenting the changing light and mood. I sent my mother a […]
View Article The Woodend Trip is in jeopardy. Yesterday our Premier announced that the number of current cases in Victoria has put us in a five day lockdown. Why would a five day lockdown put a trip that’s over 20 days away in jeopardy? Last time our Premier put us in a two week lockdown, we ended […]
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I believe it is very clear that I need trips to set as milestones throughout the year. When I was single and had no real financial commitments, I would do this with international travel: fly somewhere around the world 3-4 times per year. The world has changed and I am a different man. Now, I […]
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So, considering the photos I want to take, what is the gear that I plan on taking? I was pondering which lenses I should take, but ultimately, I came to the conclusion that for one reason or another, I should take all my lenses, except maybe Big Bertha. Big Bertha’s usage is still being assessed. […]
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