Jul 30 2009
For most people, their wedding day is one of the most important days in their lives. Understandably then, the photography plays a huge part in that. It’s important then to choose where you take the photos.
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I generally scope out the location before the day. For the last wedding I photographed, here is one of the locations, and a great stroke of luck for the day itself…
Jul 23 2009
It’s been a busy week. I’m preparing to photograph another wedding, which will make two in a month - a first for me. This one is in Mackay (North Queensland, Australia), so it kind of throws off my usual preparation routine….
Jul 16 2009
Photographing at night can be tricky. A tripod is a necessity. What about everything you’ve heard about dusk and dawn, and how they are the best times of day to photograph? Well, for stunning skies and natural colours, yes they are the best.
But, if you want to really show off unnatural light, especially from the centre of a city, then nighttime is the time.
Jul 09 2009
Seeing the world from above is a fun experience. Taking photos of it is another matter. I’ve taken photos mainly from commercial get airplanes, and also from a little Cessna. You can definitely get more land detail from a light aircraft, but to see coastline, definitely the jet. The quality can be a bit hit and miss though, as Mother Nature is difficult to control.
Here are a few aerial photos from Hawaii:
Jul 02 2009
What it is they say - never photograph animals and children? Well, children seem to respond to the same stimuli over and over (within reason), yet animals are less predictable.
Here are some ‘interesting’ casual family shots where I’m trying to get my dog facing the camera…
