I setup a short timelapse sequence for a local food co-op/food buyers group - with the intention of highlighting the social and community aspect of this type of event. I think the timelapse video below does this … [Read more]
Family Portrait Shoot – May 2013
Posted on May 2, 2013 //
I was given the opportunity to do a family portrait session for a young family with a new (6week old) baby. We took a bit of a mixture of family shots with some individual portraits and a "business" headshot as well. We wanted a simple natural … [Read more]
Remember Forever Photo Club – Light Painting – May 2013
Posted on May 2, 2013 //
At the May RF Club meet, I presented some of the fundamental principles of light paining - focusing on the basic torch as a light source - and gave a demonstration of some of the basic light painting techniques , including : Light … [Read more]
Brisbane City Skyline at Night – Time Lapse
Posted on May 2, 2013 //
This is quick and simple experimental video is an example of a night time time lapse shoot. This video was made up of just 200 photos over a 30 minute period - taken at 10 second intervals, with the exposure settings adjusted as the sun set and it … [Read more]
Commercial Shoot – Hair/Beauty Salon – April 2013
Posted on April 29, 2013 //
I offered to take some commercial shots for a Holland Park Hair/Beauty Salon that I had worked on a website for. We did this shoot with two photographers (Thanks Rory for the assist) - one using a wide angle lens and the other a standard … [Read more]
Brisbane South Bank Time Lapse
Posted on April 28, 2013 //
Experimenting a bit more with time lapse to polish my technique and see what works (and more importantly what doesn't). Note: for all samples below - the original is significantly higher quality and has been reduced for upload to YouTube, but it … [Read more]
Upon Reflection….
Posted on April 26, 2013 //
I was inspired by the reflections in my recent Light Painting shoot at Wellington Point, so did some cropping and editing to focus just on the reflections. I love feel of these photos - bright vibrant colours, deep shadows, and a smooth organic … [Read more]
Experimenting with Time Lapse Photography – Clouds
Posted on April 25, 2013 //
This last week or so I have been experimenting more seriously with Time Lapse photography and am enjoying it immensely. Time lapse is relatively easy to do... all you really need is the camera, a sturdy tripod and a timer that is capable of … [Read more]
Light, Water & Fire
Posted on April 24, 2013 //
Light Painting is one of my passions because it combines the manipulation of light with low light photography techniques - and I LOVE the quality of light that you get with long exposures. I particularly like combining light painting with water … [Read more]
Light Painting “Toys”
Posted on April 23, 2013 //
I've been building and expanding my arsenal of light painting toys tools over the last few months, but haven't even had a chance to try out a few of them... So this evening, I finally got around to putting them thorugh their paces... and am pretty … [Read more]