I might be easy, but…
- At November 02, 2011
- By Photograjph
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…I’m not cheap, as the saying goes! There seems to be lots of noise at the moment about how professional photographers are fed up being asked to work for free or peanuts!! Normally I wouldn’t wade into these types of discussions, because I think I’m a bit of an anomaly in this space, but I do have some observations for those of you interested in sticking around to hear my ramblings (and this one could get long’ish, we’ll see…). So read on!!
Read More»Snappy Shutters Fraser Island Retreat – Awesome!!
- At October 30, 2011
- By Photograjph
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What a month!! Everyone knows me to be hectic, but the last few weeks have been a standout for amazing experiences, great times spent with current and new friends, and some seriously amazing photography (usually captured by others more talented than me!!). The gallery exhibition was exciting enough (and I recently posted the Behind the Scenes setups that I did), but this little post is about an amazing 4 days I had being one of the workshop presenters (and sponsors) of the Snappy Shutters Fraser Island retreat! Read on for more…
Read More»The Flash Mob Gallery Exhibition – Behind the Scenes
- At October 22, 2011
- By Photograjph
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Last month I was lucky to be involved in a gallery exhibition with the amazing talents of Keith Melder, Morgana Creely and Christopher Smith. The exhibition was held at 100th Gallery in Prahran, I definitely recommend you get on down there and check out the exhibitions, there’s amazing new stuff showing all the time!! A small snippet of my part in the exhibition is still listed on the 100th Gallery site. Read on for more info and some BTS images (and be warned, there are nudes in there!!)
Read More»Aurum Light in Australia!
- At October 05, 2011
- By Photograjph
- In Check It Out, ShutterClass
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Seriously exciting news folks – I’ve been working on this for almost 2 months, and it is finally going to happen for real! The famous Aurum Light Studio is officially coming to Australia to run their Milk Workshops! If you haven’t seen their workshops before, you need to check out their June workshop summary or their milk and water gallery.
We’ve even got Paul C Buff Australia on board, they’re loaning us the Einstein lights and packs for the workshops – these are some AMAZING lights, I’m keen to get a set for myself. If you want to know more about the lights, Shutterbug Magazine in the US ran an article/ad talking about how the Einstein’s were used in the Silver Angel water shoot!
If you’re interested in knowing more about the Milk Workshops or want to attend, click the image at the top or here
Excited!! 🙂
Hectic with a capital “ZZzzzz…”
- At September 13, 2011
- By Photograjph
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Business as usual around here – hectic, in case you hadn’t noticed!! One or two things on the go at the moment, so I’ll keep this update short!! First off, I’ve somehow got myself caught up in an exhibition! If you would like to see some of my latest work hanging on a wall in a really nice gallery, please get along!! I’m sharing the exhibition with the amazing talents of Keith Melder, Morgana Creely and Christopher Smith. For more details, click on the image to check the Chapel Street Precinct listing or follow the link to see the gallery site!
100th Gallery – 21 September to 2 October 2011
49 Porter St Prahran
Weds -> Fri 11am-7pm
Sat -> Sun 12pm-5pm
Read on!!
Read More»Head ‘splode, BRB…
- At August 06, 2011
- By Photograjph
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My head just exploded, and it wasn’t because of something coming from Chase for a change!! Just so you all know, I also follow a bunch of other amazing photographers and videographers – they tend to say less, and simply speak with their work!! One of those amazing people is Vincent Laforet. You may recall he was the first to record 1080p on a DSLR with his short film Reverie (which is a great watch if you’ve never seen it!).
Read More»Taking rubbish photos? Phones and education…
- At August 04, 2011
- By Photograjph
- In Ramblings
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Everyone here knows of my man-crush on Chase Jarvis (just hit the tag cloud, he’s the most common topic on this little rambling site!), it’s almost like he has a sixth sense for posting something right as I’m thinking/experiencing it!!
For example, over the last couple of days I’ve been pondering the idea of formal photography training. On one hand I think I would like to “round out” my photography knowledge with a little more theoretical substance – I can talk most of the tech but I sometimes wonder if I know enough, or if my knowledge is really as comprehensive as I pretend it is! But on the other hand, Ansell Adams said it best when he said “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs…” – surely if I take enough images I’ll eventually hit my groove and know what I’m doing??
Read More»15 seconds of fame
- At August 03, 2011
- By Photograjph
- In Check It Out, ShutterClass
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Alright, maybe it was only 5 seconds of fame, but it would appear more than a few people noticed my sneaky appearance on Episode 28 (Day 36) of The Block on Channel 9!! You can check out the actual page on The Block Website.
So, the back story – Channel 9 approached ShutterClass Studios about using the entire studio to construct a set, film one of the weekly challenges, and then clean up – all within 3 days! “Sure thing” I said, and so it was done… Almost!
Read More»Optics, Filmmaking and Triggers
- At July 28, 2011
- By Photograjph
- In Check It Out, ShutterClass
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There’s been quite a bit of news lately on various things relating to photography (although, nothing really new or exciting from Canon, apart from more confusion over 5D Mk III film vs still and the inevitable 1Ds Mk IV non-existent camera (*yawn*). But I digress, Gizmodo ran an article on high quality optics with a title I love – “Cameras are for Christmas, lenses are for life” – Amen to that!!
What really surprised me was that the lenses I lusted after are actually the cheapest cine lenses you can buy!! Who would have thought 7 Zeiss compact primes costing $US 21,000 for the set would be called “cheap”!! Still, $C 25,000 for a single Leica Summilux does make the full Zeiss set look like a bargain!!
The article highlights the same advice I give to all photographers who ask me what they should buy – lenses last a lifetime, save your pennies and buy the best glass you can tolerably afford!! It will serve you far longer than any digital body ever will!!
On other things, my camera axe first tests resulted in a note from a reader who mentioned a project on Kickstarter called TriggerTrap. It looks interesting, will be half the price of the Camera Axe, and should have most of the features. I think the one thing that surprised me was that the laser light sensor and a basic piezo microphone are on board – that was the one thing that annoyed me about my old trigger, I had to keep the unit itself close to the action!! Although the ready-built “pro” version is intended to be water resistent, I’ve learnt from bitter experience that the best place for your trigger device is as far away from the action as you can get it!!
On the plus side, the TriggerTrap has a USB interface so that other funky things can be done!! I’m a bit of a tinkerer, so I liked that idea and wish my Camera Axe had the same!
Check out the Kickstarter page and get your hands on one on the cheaps (it closes in a couple of days!)
Google+ FTL
- At July 08, 2011
- By Photograjph
- In Check It Out
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Oh Google, so naive early on when you said you wouldn’t be evil, now look at you – congratulations on building a more useful Facebook on steroids, and then undermining all the goodness with your TOS… Perhaps they learnt this one from Facebook, but serious photographers (amateur or professional) should be concerned. Similarly, all forms of digital artistry are equally affected, perhaps more… Read on
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