Tag Archives: learning
The Challenge of File Storage and Backup
(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) One of the things I hear and read a lot about digital photography is how instant it is and also how limitless it is to take lots and lots of images. Using film you … Continue reading
Rules of Composition Followup
(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) So I posted my Rules of Composition post in a couple of photography blogs I hang out in, and got some really interesting responses, and some new ideas and concepts. Big SHOUT OUT to … Continue reading
What are the Rules of Composition?
(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) Now I have started taking photos and posting them in forums for feedback, I am dealing with the question of composition. What is it? How do you do it? What is good composition? What … Continue reading
Where to get help with your new camera
(Repost – first posted Aug 2009) Sometimes its quite hard to know where to go to get help with technical things that you need to know lots of small detail about. Can involve some deeply nerdy conversations – not everyone … Continue reading
Which Camera Should I Buy?
(Originally posted August 2010 – reposting) I have had some queries from people I know or work with recently, who are looking at either upgrading a current camera or branching out into digital. And for some reason, because they know … Continue reading
100 things I have learned about photography
(Originally posted Jan 2012 – reposting) Actually I havent learned 100 things according to this article, I have learned about 58 things. Still the good news is I *have* learnt something. And many of these are things I didn’t know … Continue reading
To Title or Not to Title
That is indeed the question, inspired by this blog post here I don’t do urban/street photography so I don’t have that issue with my images. I do struggle with the concept of titling an image tho. Do I shape the … Continue reading
Today I shot in full Manual mode for the first time ever!
The RPS organised a Landscape Photography workshop with Mike Langford, a renown NZ photographer based in Queenstown. It was $100 for the day which included lunch, so I was hoping I learned something valuable. Boy was I in for a … Continue reading
How cute are these puppies?
A friend who used to work with me got herself some puppies recently. We have a lot in common being single professional women, with a mortgage and a couple of cats each. And a thing for gardens, although her house … Continue reading
Wildflowers – Gapfiller Art in Christchurch
Due to there being a sudden increase in empty lots in Christchurch, as damaged buildings are demolished, a group of local artists have got together and come up with a concept called GapFiller. Its where they bring art to the … Continue reading
