Out & About: Syria

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Just over 10 years ago I had the incredible opportunity to take a trip to Syria.  For various reasons it has a bit of a bad reputation now, but I wanted to share with you a few of the photos I took of Syria in the past.  The Syria I remember is full of hospitable, friendly people, beautiful heritage and diverse landscape.  Here are just a few shots of Damascus, Palmyra and the desert.

Inspiration: TED Talk – Nature. Beauty. Gratitude

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One of the things I love about photography is the ability to capture things in a way that is different from how you would see it in everyday life.  Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer who has spent his life dedicated to making time-lapses and footage of the natural world that portrays the “pleasure and beauty of nature… a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.”

I hope this inspires you as it did me and you might find yourself exploring a different means to use your photography.

Experimental: Long Exposures @ night

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Until recently the main reason I had long exposures was to get enough light into the camera in a dark situation.  But over the last months I have been experimenting with the idea of how long exposure changes moving parts of the image.  So far these shots have been dawn, dark and dusk shots.  I am hoping to get out and do some day time ones in the coming months as well and will share those in another post.

 

Out & About: Cornwall Park

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I have lived in Auckland for three years now and find that I have not really explored it, I guess settling a young family made me a bit preoccupied.  Now that my youngest has started kindy I have decided that I want to get out and about more and explore some of the parks and attractions.  My first expedition was to Cornwall Park and One Tree Hill.    It’s a great place to go for a walk, take the kids to play or meet up for coffee and enjoy a bit of nature in the middle of the city.

 

Food Photography Technical Tips

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Here I want to sum up some of the things that I have learnt about the technical side food photography, and the methods I use when shooting.

Vary the camera angle
For the most part I take at least 3 different angles of my food moving from the front to 45-degree angle then above it. This can also include use of wider shots or close up and macro shots. Use the different angles to enhance the feature and texture of the food. Continue reading →

Food Photography: Lighting

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One of the most important things in food photography, and making your food look better is the lighting.  You can see below to different samples of 6 images with different lighting in each.  In these photos I have changed the lighting direction or number of lights in each one to let you see what difference lighting can make.  I have not processed these images at all except to crop them and in all but one of the images the camera was in the same place.  Continue reading →