I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved a good thunderstorm. Well, for my adult life anyway. I’m not sure I can recall one way or another how I felt about them as a child. Something about the sheer power on display during a thunderstorm is fascinating to me. …

Have you ever just stopped and stared out to the edge of the world? I find that Australia is one of those places where perhaps that opportunity presents itself more often than one might expect. I took this photo early one morning on the side of a mountain as the…

Let’s take a look at simulating portrait lighting using the excellent open source software Blender. If you don’t know what Blender is, it’s a free to use open source tool for 3d modelling, sculpting, compositing, vfx, video editing and is even used to make 3d assets for use in video…

We’ve all no doubt heard of micro-transactions. It’s often referenced in the area of computer games where games offer in-game cosmetics for small amounts of real money. …

Camera systems these days seem to be pushing computational photography more and more. Many new camera bodies released in recent times have had, to some extent, a level of computational “assistance” built into the camera. If you’re not sure what computational photography is then here is the definition from Wikipedia. …

So, my partner sent me this image with the caption “This is me. 🤣” It’s true, she is, and I am confident that many people can relate to this in some form or another. Me though… I’m not. I’m always up early and every new day is another chance for…

Using bright shiny things as a compositional tool to help your image tell the story you want. — I don’t know if there is a specific “rule” or guideline regarding this but one of the sure fire ways to guide a viewer through your photo in a way you intend is with bright shiny things. Well, in truth, they don’t have to be shiny, but a viewer who…

Many of us have been asked, or perhaps been the ones asking questions like “What camera do I need to take photos of some subject matter?” It a question that some might find frustrating, similar to that age old statement of “Wow, you have a big camera, it must take…

A while ago I gave up on photography. It wasn’t really something I intended to do and at the time, if I’d realized that putting that camera into a bag and into the cupboard would mean it would spend a year there, untouched, perhaps I would have done something different. …