What is your Site-Design process?

I ask because Smashing Magazine have got a Poll asking that same question. I voted accordingly, but felt that was only half the story. Here is my full web site design process: (Read below, whereas the link goes to the poll!) My Site Design Process 1. Paper for Client discussions, HTML and CSS Generally do... Continue Reading →

April 16, 2010

Latest Purchases

Thanks to whomever bought these photographs from my Redbubble photo gallery recently: Cherry Pink x 1 Pink Borne x 1 Lion Heart x 1 Heaven’s Door x 1 John’s Harem x 4 All of these images are also available matted, laminated, mounted, upon canvas and within frames, and as posters. Take a look, I'm always adding... Continue Reading →

April 12, 2010

Currently Reading

I enjoy finding interesting books that both improve my skills plus invigorate my imagination So I add my all my books, both reference and fiction, to Goodreads.com. From there I review and find new books to read. Honestly, I'd not kept this bookshelf up-to-date at all until earlier this evening when I got an email... Continue Reading →

April 9, 2010

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 →

April 2, 2010

Pelicans on Kangaroo Island

Every time I go over to Kangaroo Island , the number one thing I love to photograph is the Pelicans at Kingscote. Here are the latest photographs from early this year. (January 2010) These first two shots display the man, John Ayliffe, who willingly spends his evening feeding the pelicans whilst teaching the tourists about... Continue Reading →

March 14, 2010

Afternoon Photo-Walk at Glenelg

Sarah and I went for a walk to Glenelg beach today. Initially I went to check out the Adelaide Porsche Club cars on display at Wigley Reserve, but it turned out to be a non-event for me. Mostly because I had not brought a wide-angle lens, but after you've seen one modern Porsche, you've seen... Continue Reading →

March 7, 2010

Behind the Lens

There's only one photo-blog worth reading: Ferrell McCollough's work with AEB bracketing, HDR with Photomatix and everything in between. From this blog you'll not only learn, you'll get better at ALL your photography. From composition to colour and location to lighting, his blog has all you wanted to know.

February 8, 2010

15 Tips to Use the Nikon D5000

A redbubble friend, Levi Moore, has purchased the Nikon D5000. Being a Canon-user, I have little information about this particular camera . So thanks to YouTube, I not only found this (10min) video, I also found there is a lot of great techniques that will improve the use of this camera:

February 7, 2010