Islander Estate Vineyards ("IEV"), on Kangaroo Island, donated the wine for my #SALA gallery launch. Therefore we now have four bottles of their beautiful wines, 2 x red, 2 x white, available. So here is the deal: The next four buyers of a framed artwork from my #SALA store will each receive a bottle of... Continue Reading →
Success! Sales at my SALA Gallery!
If you haven't heard: I am exhibiting twenty framed photographs of sea-scenes around Kangaroo Island. They are on display at Shop 141, upstairs in Adelaide Arcade. Please visit, I am there most days as an 'artist in residence'! On Friday night we had the grand launch where approximately 150 people complimented, critiqued and commented on... Continue Reading →
Updates to my Upcoming Exhibition
I have accepted the invitation : I one of 3,300 people exhibiting photographic artwork during the SALA 2010 festival. 30th July to 14th August 2010, peruse and purchase my twenty framed photographs of waterscapes around Kangaroo Island upstairs at Stall 141 in the the Adelaide Arcade, open between 10am and 6pm. The opening night is... Continue Reading →
Take a Moment to Enjoy some Solitude
Solitude is a good thing, and taking time out is important. So I have compiled some images from my Redbubble gallery into a calendar. I find these photographs very calming and remind me that life is made of lots of imperfections with a few great moments. What you see below is the back of the... Continue Reading →
Locations for the DEH Art-of-Nature Competition
For those considering entering the DEH 2010 - Art of Nature Competition , here are a few lists of all the locations around South Australia they want us to visit, photograph and submit: National Parks and Wildlife National Parks, Reserves and Forests Parks, Reserves and Recreation Areas
Saving Money with RSS-Readers
Most bosses are worried about the probability that you are viewing unsavoury internet sites, so they periodically send emails or bulletins outlining the strict usage of the internet for work-purposes. A few years back they were concerned with excessive band-width usage and download over-capacity, which is not really a problem if they have change their... Continue Reading →
The 8 Best Photography Magazines
It would be fair to say that I read too many photography-magazines. I have a few years of editions Many were disposed of in mid 2016. You'd think I would subscribe. It's certainly a great way to save a LOT of money as many magazines offer incentives. What I like most about magazines is full... Continue Reading →
Today’s Client: Red Jewellery
Two shots from a jewellery shoot I did late this afternoon. Lot of fun. I'd love to do more shoots like this, where the still-life is very still! Client arranged the jewellery, plus helped by holding the diffusers! Letting someone who loves jewellery to organise the product is the best thing. Here are my two... Continue Reading →
This is NOT Real HDR!
Whilst learning (read: playing with) the various interesting features of Photoshop, I discovered 'Shadow/Highlight' (under Image\Adjustments), but not before I discovered 'Curves' (CTRL + M) and 'Levels' (CTRL +L). Using a combination of all three, with a little bit of 'Photo Filter' and 'Exposure' (both also under Image\Adjustments) to attempt to retain the original colouring,... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 