"Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be" ~ E. Weston I found this quote upon the Facebook-wall of Mel Neumann, a fellow photographer here in Adelaide, South Australia. Whilst I like the quote, it bugged me that it defines... Continue Reading →
My Flower Photographs
My collection of Flower Photographs: Ranging in colours between Pink, Red, Yellow, Orange, Yellow and Blue! Shot at many locations around South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, each a state of Australia, these beautiful flowers were found in front-yards, native gardens, open-gardens and some in the wild. Each one of these photographs links back... Continue Reading →
Remember
I started writing this earlier this morning, but each hour throughout the day whilst doing other things I added a few extra words, revised the structure, deleted a bit here, tweaked the sentence structure slightly ... until it arrived at this point. Where I decided that any more would take it backwards five steps. The... Continue Reading →
An Evening with Kristen Weaver
Last night (05.Sept.2011), I had the good fortune to hear Kristen Weaver speak about the last two years of her photographic journey - between amateur and photographic stardom! I arrrived at the venue about 6pm, but PW's were not opening the doors until 6.45pm. So I stood and waited. The reason I tell you this is because it... Continue Reading →
Surviving Change
My QotD: Change is good. Change is difficult. Whereas underestimating the value and importance of change is hazardous to one's soul and future. Appreciating the fact that change is inevitable is smart thinking. Even if it takes a little time to realise.
Into the Wilderness of Youth and Inexperience
I don't often review movies unless they have had a MASSIVE effect on me. Today I have two movies to watch, both recommended by some Facebook (of all places) conversations. 1. Into the Wild First a book, then a movie about the journey of Christopher Johnson McCandless. What you read below is as I wrote... Continue Reading →
Cats, Books and More!
Every few days I shoot an amazing photograph of our three remaining pet cats. With Trouble no longer one of the family, I now shoot cute photographs whenever I can. Here is 'Fluff' sitting in her new favorite cushion in the lounge window. Fluff looked down out the window to see a bird on the... Continue Reading →
Photographs of South Australia
I have a few locations on the internet where I display my South Australia Prints. Most recently I have been uploading a LOT of my landscape, scenery and geography photographs shot around the Adelaide hills and upon Kangaroo Island. I encourage you to check out my many photographs upon Fine Art America gallery to consider... Continue Reading →
The Power of Advertising on Social Media
As a graphic artist, I find advertising of my work upon social media is quite effective. Here is today's example of how much a little self-promotion can work: For the last few hours I have been updating my entire Redbubble Tshirt Collection. This has included editing a few works, changing fonts, adding text-shadows, plus lowering... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 