What Is Creative Photography? Creative photography is hard to explain. Why? Because creativity is very subjective and everyone’s imagination is different. I always know when I “feel” creative on the shoot or not. Creativity is explained as the act of turning imaginative ideas into reality and characterised by the ability to perceive the world around…
It’s been more than 6 weeks of living in isolation. How do you deal with it and what are your strategies? For someone like me who experiences an intense internal pressure of achieving, this time of living and working in isolation is surprisingly good for me. I found that I have much less anxiety and…
How to Flatter Women Using one studio light Great advantage of using just one light is that it does not have to be complicated. What I have found over the course of the years is that the most successful portrait shoot should, in most cases involve a gentle yet quite specific direction from the photographer.…
Airbnb Based On A True Review For all who love sharing your homes to strangers…I say, it is worth facing your fears! Few months ago I took part in an international writing contest by an online hospitality service Airbnb and wrote a short story about my first ever hosting experience on Airbnb. My very first guest…
Finucane & Smith world premiere of “The exotic lives of Lola Montez” at Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat. www.finucaneandsmith.com/the-exotic-lives-of-lola-montez/ Lola Montez
Claire Sandford Smile is one of the secrets to a natural portrait and this Ballarat based business woman does it so well naturally. Her smile is very infectious! She’s behind a Ballarat based consulting business Foresight Lane and works with number of clients executing strategy and introducing business system enhancements. In my approach to her…
Photographer’s Assistant: Louisa Lobigs Props: Magda Kazmierczak Shooting conditions: Tue 16th Feb 2016 after 6.30pm 12C, windy I met a Ballarat-based painter Jessica Andersen through the newly formed local artists group SHAC – Soldiers Hill Arts Collective. The group was formed quite accidentally after Lynne & Ken Makings, residents of Soldiers Hill, while walking the dogs…
Elinchrom Ranger Quadra Review Having used the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra for a few years now, I thought I’d share some thoughts on the gear and offer some suggestions who it’s best suited for. For those that may be unfamiliar with it, the Quadra is a portable battery-powered strobe with an available flash output of 400ws for those that…
Vintage Fashion photography The Dorothy Nicol Vintage Fashion Collection Foto Biennale coming soon and I’ve been working on some ideas. I’ve spent time with Amy Ts lately and here’s my favourite vintage fashion shot! These beautiful dresses were recently on public display at the Ballarat Heritage weekend and belong to a absolutely passionate private collector…
Commissioned work for Central Highland Arts Atlas New world new opportunities When I first moved to Ballarat in late 2010, I didn’t feel ‘at home’ straightaway. No friends, no family, no ties with the new land and new culture. It was pretty tough. Since then, Australia has just become my second home country and, after leaving…
Who doesn’t like Carl… Pottering around for some domestic shots with my favourite 50mm f1.8 primes… My sharp Rolleiflex lens came from ebay together with a Rolleiflex SLR camera that served me nearly 4 years until the winding mechanism got jammed. In August 2011 during the Ballarat International Foto Biennale camera swap market I found people who…