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Excited to make the shortlist with APM
Out of hundreds of entries, appreciative to get another shortlisted entry with Australian Photography magazine in their themed March 23 competition - Buildings.
'To the Heavens' Took this shot when I was down in Melbourne back in December 22 - LOVED this building, and went there a few times to photograph it!
The Mövenpick.
I only took about 2...
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"You want to be a better (creative)..." April goals
Words I revisit - they are apt - for both my photographic or my other creative (painting, watercolour) outlets... basically, Just Do It.
“You want to be a better photographer? Three words... Real Life Experience. You are not taught by a 13 hour class. Get up early, shoot thousands, be alone and lonely, excited and frustrated and feel awe and humbl...
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A piece of me, loved by another
Twelve months ago, I met with my sister and spent a week with her, in her final earthly days. They were special. Especially since I had not seen her in many, many years. Though she wasn't able to see and highly medicated so sleeping a lot, exhaustion hitting fast at times, her communication for a small part of each day was strong. So sitting with h...
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Face plant painting, set to be the newest genre?
Isn't being creative fun?!
I've never considered 'face painting' as an art form before.;) My just turned one year old, grandson, did. Giving Pollock an innovative run for his money. Fortunately at daycare, so they had the clean up;)
Maybe I need to learn some new creativity, and give some face painting a go?!
I cannot wait for this little munchk...
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Out of storage and into the creative fire
Over the past five years I have been a 'housesitter', meaning, I am, by choice, houseless and very itinerant.
Setting up to paint - or even having all my gear with me, is often not possible. I think that is part reason why my creativity got steered a little more into the photography side too. I am able to always carry my camera and laptop in a mor...
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Spanners and Paintbrushes
Back in January, I spent time up in Mackay visiting my son and his family - and we were doing a deep clean.
About to be turfed, this great 'wrap' was of no use to him anymore. Well, he had never used it - so was useless even when he got it;)
And just before we tossed it onto the 'off to the tip' pile - we made a joke about how it would be a great...
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"But why does it cost so much"?!
As an independent discipline, it can often be difficult to put a value on art.
As artists, specially those of us that do art fairs or marketplaces where we spend face to face time amongst those purchasing, we are often questioned why 'does that cost so much', why 'is that so expensive'. As a photographer, we get the same questions.
Plus the 'ole...
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Engaging with critique and feedback from peers
It's very hard to continually see your own work and expect to improve without constructive feedback. So it IS needed! There is so much truth in an unbiased voice, then, such a great idea to review and reflect on our images. Our friends and family will usually always tell us our creations are wonderful. So getting feedback from esteemed peers, (to m...
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Producing a curated exhibition
It has now been just over twelve months since I completed my Diploma of Photography.
In my final exhibition I received two silver awards, one for this image (pictured directly behind me) in the 'breathing dreams' series and (surprisingly) one for my visual arts diary, my 'experimental work' in the darkroom over the second half of the year! Filled...
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The quickly evolving role of AI in our creative world...
For those who know me well, I am fairly keen to enter an art/photography competition now and again, especially any that take me out of my comfort zone. Usually official comps with loads of terms and conditions and entry fees, and industry-accredited judges.
DigiDirect is a business that holds a FREE weekly comp for photographers. It's not a high-e...
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Generating H2O - the book
I have two coffee table photographic books currently on the go.
The first, as a lover of trees, and everything about them I am now passionately in discussions to publish a book of my tree photography.
They are life givers and there is rarely a tree I pass that I don't want to photograph haha! Their angles, their surroundings, their survival! Of c...
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Leveling Up the Photography Game in 2023
It was the beginning of 2022 when I set a goal for myself to make a shortlist with one of the themed photographic competitions the Australian Photographic Magazine holds monthly throughout the year. Its a fabulous boost amongst peers to get on a shortlist of any competition.
I entered nine of the twelve opportunities throughout the year. One of th...
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Unleashing the Cracks: A Photoshop Adventure into Textured Terrain!
Crack a Smile with this Read!
Now, I might have been Photoshopping since the dawn of pixels, but let me tell you – this digital playground never ceases to amaze me. It's like an ever-expanding universe of creative cosmic forces, and I'm here for it! Who says you can't teach an old designer new tricks? Learning keeps the flames of excitement roarin...
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Commercial work in studio
It's been a while since I have headed into the studio for photographic work.
The year ahead will see me back working with the lights and the studio setups for a little piece of it! And I am excited about it.
A prolific photographer - a couple of weeks touring out on the road can see me file up one or two thousand landscape images in different sty...
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The prolific nature of ICM
What I really like about the photographic ICM technique is its possibilities to create so many variations based on a given landscape and its conditions of the actual moment - the weather, the lighting, even wind or no wind - all contributing to making a difference, and the final result.
With the camera on a tripod and more traditional photography,...
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