One of our joys at the beginning of lockdown was to be home to watch the life cycle of monarch butterflies. I bought a few swan plants and put them in pots on our deck and over the summer we watched them multiple. My daughter mothered them, checking on the caterpillars, chrysalises and butterflies every day to see how they were doing. Continue reading
You might have noticed last year that I haven’t been sharing much. A while back I was reading about an amazing photographer and wanting to see more of their work. When I enquired about a website a friend responded, they are too busy shooting to get their website finished. It struck a cord in me Continue reading
Earlier this year our family headed out to Matakana for the day and checked out the Sculptureum while we were there. The kids loved exploring and looking at all the interesting sculptures. It was well worth the day trip and they talked about it for days afterwards. Continue reading
Over the last couple of years I have been pretty slack with my microstock portfolios. I have been sporadic and uploading in bulk a couple of times a year. In around August last year I decided to be a bit more dedicated, to my photography. I decided to take time each week just to go out and take photos. In doing so I also decided to upload any suitable images weekly. Depending on how busy I was I usually uploaded somewhere between 5 and 20 photos a week. I had heard somewhere it makes a difference to do it on regular basis and it definitely did. Continue reading
A technique I have played with in the last year, especially on rainy days when I can’t get out and about so much to take photos is flat lay, and knolling. The results –
The Parnell Rose Gardens are in full bloom at the moment. Last weekend I dragged the family there to wander around and enjoy the roses. Here are a few of my favourite shots.
I am a little late this year, posting my annual review of my Microstock analysis. This year marks 5 years since I started out in microstock photography and is also the year that I put the least amount of time, effort and energy into specifically creating stock. Continue reading
I have been experimenting with long exposure photography for the last couple of years and finally thought I should put a bit of an album together and share a few simple tips for long exposure photography:
One of the most fabulous things while exploring in China was the range of street food. Here are just a few highlights from roaming the streets
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