Join me at Montsalvat for a special community gathering celebrating World Cyanotype Day(s), held annually in September. Theme for 2026 is: GLOBAL BLUEPRINT – People, Place, and Environment Following the cyanotype demonstration, participants will be invited to gather in the gardens of Montsalvat with their finished cyanotype prints for a large group photograph. This image…
Cyanotype Workshops with Aldona Kmieć. Rediscover photography – tactile, slow, and beautifully unpredictable. Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes, invented in 1842, yet it feels remarkably contemporary. Using light, water and hand-coated chemistry, this workshop invites you to step away from screens and reconnect with the physical act of making images. Led by Polish-Australian…
Banyule Open Studios Events 2024 Documenting Your Artwork Workshop with Aldona Kmieć Sunday 20 October, 11am – 12pm 29 Shannon Crescent, Watsonia Have you ever wondered how to create a great photograph of artwork? This talk is aimed at artists to learn about how to digitally process and document their artworks. Topics covered will include…
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. Creativity is explained as the act of turning imaginative ideas into reality and characterised by the ability to perceive the world around you in a new way,…
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.. break rules! It’s the connection and the energy between you and the sitter…
Learn Photography in Ballarat and Gippsland Learn Photography You have the camera but are you capturing what you want? Don’t let those moments slip by. Learn photography to capture the world around you. Gift Vouchers available Save on multiple lessons 1:1 photography lessons provide personalised tuition allowing you to learn at your own speed Lessons are available for all levels from…
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
Huge thanks to everyone who came to my Street Photography talk at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute, where we also saw a fabulous collection of vintage cameras by collector Roger Burrows and Max Harris Photographic Collection. Liberty or Liability? These are not easy times for street photographers. For us, acting “suspiciously” is often part of the…
Ballarat is a vibrant city best known for its architecture, the Eureka Stockade, Sovereign Hill but also a thriving arts community. Aldona Kmiec, a Professional Photographer invites you to join her for a photo walking tour around the city while learning invaluable DOs and DONTs of photography! Get active and see the city from a…
Life has so many moments that you want to capture. You have the camera but are you getting what you want? Sign Up to Street Photography Workshop with Ballarat Photographer Aldona Kmiec. Street photography is one of the most interesting yet overlooked genres. Capturing architecture, people in passing, odd details, and intriguing signage, street photography…
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…
We R You – How We Learn 📸 Photography Workshops Around Ballarat If you’ve been around Ballarat recently, you might have noticed our first public building transformed into an outdoor exhibition space. The Blockbuster Video building at the corner of Mair and Camp Street now proudly displays a striking paste-up installation as part of the…
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…