Posts Tagged ‘ Landscapes ’

Why film..?

I have always been enthralled by the intrinsic paradox of the natural world; it’s ability to remain timeless in the face of relentless change. Very few mediums give us the ability to explore this premise like photography does.  The literal meaning of the word photography is ‘writing with light’, amalgamating the ancient greek words of [ READ MORE ]

The Rule of Thirds for Panoramic Photography

The first rule that many people are taught when they first pick up a camera is the rule of thirds. However, given the wide format of panoramic photography, the question has to be asked: is the rule of thirds still applicable? As a way of background, the rule of thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in all [ READ MORE ]

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters is without a doubt the most photographed location in the Blue Mountains. However, regardless of the huge number of tourist buses that charge through Echo Point, it is seldom photographed at sunrise, other than dedicated landscape photographers. While sunset casts beautiful light onto the sandstone rock, I feel there is something special [ READ MORE ]

The Power of Processing

I often get asked if I use photoshop. The quick answer is yes. However,  if you can’t compose, expose and capture the photograph correctly then no amount of processing is going to rescue the final image. Modern DSLR cameras while having ever-growing megapixels and changing autofocus systems, they still struggle to keep detail in the shadows and highlight of any given image. Processing helps polish [ READ MORE ]

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