What’s in my camera bag?
I’ve been asked what’s in my camera bag several times lately, so I thought I’d explain what photographic equipment I carry and why. Travel Photography When I’m travelling I actually pack pretty light these...
Author: Ken
Work the scene
Move around your subject When you’re out making photographs, don’t forget to “work the scene”. Move around your subject and make photographs at different angles and different perspectives. Don’t just take photos… make photos!...
Develop an image using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Sometimes your eyes see things differently to how your camera sees the same scene. Sometimes you see something similar, but have a different idea of how you want to present the image. Sometimes the final image...
The Twelve Apostles
Sometimes when you make plans, they just don’t pan out the way you expect them to. When I drove from South Australia to Melbourne in Victoria in February 2014 there were quite a few...
Off the beaten track
Sometimes it’s fun to “go where the GPS thinks you should go”, rather than take the regular way to a location. Earlier this year I went to Melbourne in Victoria (Australia) to participate in...
Zone Focusing and Hyperfocal Distance
I was listening to an episode of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast recently. Martin was talking about hyperfocal distance and how to calculate it. If you don’t already listen to Martin’s podcasts then I suggest...
Removing objects in photographs
Should I remove objects from photographs? This is a question I’ve been asked more than once. The answer is simple… “it depends”. If you’re a photojournalist that makes a living making newsworthy images, then...
Fujifilm X100S goes to London
Following on from my last post, I thought I’d share some images from London. All of these images were made with the Fujifilm X100S… still my favourite camera! They were all shot in RAW...