Henry Talbot: 1960s Fashion Photographer is on at The National Gallery of Victoria until 21 August 2016. Together with Helmut Newton he was an indispensable part of bringing a new chic and sophistication to Australian fashion photography. Henry’s fashion images show models outside of the studio, on location on the streets of Melbourne, at race courses, even … Read more
TL;DR: As soon as you know images are missing stop using the memory card and only let a data recovery expert touch it. *What do you do when you discover your photos have suddenly disappeared? Don’t Panic! First thing is to STOP USING THE DEVICE from where the photos have been lost. If it’s your camera – … Read more
Back in 1996 one of my first professional digital photography assignments was for Qantas. Commissioned by an ad agency the brief was to create a visual catalog for Qantas. The printed book would assist ground staff replenishing aircraft to identify anything from a souvenir tie pin to a food trolley and was for use at … Read more
March 31st is World Backup Day, an “independent initiative to raise awareness about backups“. Highlighting the need for backing up your data the World Backup Day site provides some scary stats like “30% of people have never backed up“. Images, video, documents and business information can have enormous dollar value. Personal images are priceless and no amount … Read more
What is the value of using professionally created images in an age where everyone can create photos with their smartphone? Like many questions the answer is, “it depends!” That dependency is the photo buyers ROI and how much they care about their customers. Ask yourself what you’re trying to achieve with the images. Is it … Read more
Photography is all about light, literally. A photographer learns to see light and how the camera will reproduce it. After years of experience they can predict light; when and where it will be best for a particular photograph. Experienced photographers understand the quality of light and all its variations: soft, hard, warm, cool, direction, etc. … Read more
No, not the act of giving a photograph as a present. I’m reflecting on the many gifts photography has given me as a professional photographer. AÂ voice, a visual medium to express ideas and feelings. AÂ career that so far has offered the opportunity to meet people in some extraordinary places: Throughout Australia, Asia, Europe and America … Read more
Adobe had a bad run recently. Lightroom, their flagship photography software, was updated and immediately crashed on opening for many users – including me. Those who could actually open the new version became vocal about Adobe dumbing down the photo import feature. So if you were Adobe how would you respond to this? “Well it works for … Read more
Finding a professional photographer for your next job has just become a lot easier. The Australian Government recently recognised what it means to be a “Professional Photographer”. Through the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) nows has a certified symbol, the Accredited Professional Photographer. Similar to accountants and … Read more
For the first 10 years of digital capture photographers were obsessed with workflow. There were hundreds of books, workshops, seminars, and forums dedicated to it. Over time a workflow standard was achieved. So has anything changed? Not really it’s basically the same as it was in 1998! Only now the file sizes and storage capacity are … Read more