One of the worst things about being a photographer is always seeking the perfect shot. Particularly when you know that it doesn't work that way. Wait, yes it can. You can spend every moment of your day taking trillions of photographs in the vain hope that one of them will be perfect... But if you... Continue Reading →
Bottle of Wine with Your Framed Artwork
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 can be a good thing. Taking time away from the noise and allowing yourself to simply observe can be incredibly grounding. For me, photography has become one of those moments of calm. When life feels busy, complicated, or simply a little overwhelming, picking up a camera helps me look differently at the world around... Continue Reading →
Seeking Wine for my SALA Exhibition
Coming up fast is my exhibition during SALA. Everything is framed, organised, and ready to hang on display. All I need now is wine for the launch of my SALA exhibition! Twenty bottles of mixed reds and white wines would be plenty. This afternoon I told the wife that we may need to buy these... Continue Reading →
Finding Art in the Backyard
As I have a slowly healing 'stress fracture' in my right leg, I cannot get around so easily. So I have been taking it easy most weekends for the last couple of months, shooting stuff in my own backyard. Other than a few family outings to watch and photograph other people from the sidelines, I... Continue Reading →
Want to Meet, Greet and Shoot with Adelaide Photographers? You can!
Over the last few years I have attended many interesting photography MeetUps. As I have always enjoyed meeting and talking with new people, I continued organising MeetUps enabling Adelaide Photographers to meet, greet and shoot at various locations. I organised the City-Walk MeetUp in May 2009 where 30 people from Flickr, Redbubble and PhotoWhosalers met... 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
An Arachnoid in my Insulation!
The wife has been making brood-boxes for her bees, so there is snippets of insulation around the yard. Whilst searching pot plants for items to shoot with my macro lens on my new Canon 50D, I found this dead spider stuck to a tiny piece of insulation. Rather than worrying about the effects of insulation... Continue Reading →
New Artillary: The Canon 50D
I have been so lucky today: My wife made the final payment on my new camera; A Canon EOS 50D! NOTE: The image above is NOT the camera I purchased, it is a Canon RF50mm 1.8 STM lens. I've been wanting this camera for about two years. Despite the other new Canon's that have arrived... Continue Reading →
How do you use the Internet?
It would appear that I use the internet differently to most people. 1. I don't want to lead large groups of people. I prefer to be part of the group, get involved with the machinations and converse with the crowds. Yes, I am the leader of the Adelaide/SA Photographers on Redbubble. It is merely a... Continue Reading →
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[…] Living with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet…