DIY Lightbox pt.2
Early last year I wrote about a DIY lightbox setup that I used for some product shots. Some more additions were added to the range so out came the (slightly tattered) but still functional cardboard cut-out lightbox. Unfortunately setting up the same way as last time with the flash aimed down through the top of [...]
Meredith Music Festival 2010
The 20th anniversary of the Meredith Music Festival heralded some great performances from ‘oldies but goodies’ such as Custard, The Dirty Three and Neil Finn alongside newcomers Kimbra, kyü and El Guincho. These are the three custom settings I pre-programme when shooting where the available light can range from full sunshine to dark in a [...]
Gun Street Girls – Bakehouse Studios
The Gun Street Girls, having recently finished off a new batch of recordings took some time out at Bakehouse studios for some photos. Although predominantly a rehearsal studio, there is an amazing space upstairs complete with a Chinatown/Wild West bar that makes for a nice backdrop. It was a conscious effect to not make the [...]
The Grace Darling Hotel 1st Birthday
The Grace Darling Hotel on Smith St, Collingwood celebrated its 1st birthday celebration on the weekend. Upstairs, the band room played host to a bevvy of local acts while downstairs, patrons enjoyed the plush surrounds by the open fire. Two of the tricks with any low-light indoor photography is toning down the orange look (setting [...]
DIY Lightbox
A friend recently asked me to help him take some new product shots for his health food range so I thought it a good opportunity to put into practise this handy DIY lightbox tutorial on strobist. It took a little bit of trial and error positioning the flash to provide an even amount of diffused [...]
Blackrock Beach day/night
Shooting directly into the sun with a reduced exposure and aperture is a good way to simulate the ‘day for night’ effect often seen in movies. This photo has had the sun replaced with an image of the moon taken on a separate occasion. This is the original shot after crushing the black levels a [...]