Tag Archives: learning photography

Gerbera Still Life Scenes

Posted on September 29, 2016 by lensaddiction

Seeing as I still had the Gerbera flowers, tonight’s exercise was to experiment more with a structured still life scene, rather than just a flower portrait. Personally this is really challenging, not just having the right props but building an … Continue reading →

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Soft Pink Gerbera

Posted on September 28, 2016 by lensaddiction

A work colleague helped me organise an event a while ago and I promised her some photos as a thankyou.  Her favorite flower is gerbera and favourite colour is pink. So spotting a bunch of quite pink gerberas in the … Continue reading →

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The White Wall Challenge

Posted on August 15, 2016 by lensaddiction

Those of you following me for a while will have heard me comment how inspired I am by Brooke Shaden, to the extent that I bought two of her training courses on Creative Live recently. I also joined her 30 … Continue reading →

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Why Camera Gear Doesn’t Matter

Posted on August 13, 2016 by lensaddiction

On my recent article written for DPS there was some interesting discussion in the comments, particularly about Point #5 – Gear Doesn’t Matter At All, and I would like to explore that concept a bit further here. First let me … Continue reading →

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My First Article at DPS

Posted on August 8, 2016 by lensaddiction

I am auditioning to write for DPS – Digital Photography School – and my first article has been published today. Check it out here – love to hear from you!

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Fire and Bright Lights in Christchurch

Posted on August 7, 2016 by lensaddiction

Recently there have been two opportunities to get out and take advantage of the early winter night.  A local fire spinning group did a photography shoot performance at Sumner Beach which was excellent fun. It was a cold frosty night … Continue reading →

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Why your SOOC image doesn’t impress me at all

Posted on May 31, 2016 by lensaddiction

In the last couple of months there has been a surge of images posted SOOC which means ‘straight out of the camera’.  It means that the image had not been edited in any way on the computer before it has … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Xmas Goodies for Photographers

Posted on December 26, 2015 by lensaddiction

DPS – Digital Photography School – have been running a 12 Days of Xmas goodie deal and they have just released the whole lot from now til the end of 2015 12 Days of Deals Personally I bought the very … Continue reading →

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AWAKE – Genie Lamp Exercise

Posted on September 23, 2015 by lensaddiction

This is another class exercise from my Awake course, I took a belly dancer image from my archives and found a genie lamp online and used some class elements to embellish the image. I had purchased some magical brushes which … Continue reading →

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5 Day Deal is HERE

Posted on September 13, 2015 by lensaddiction

Last year I bought the massive 5 Day Deal – it was tons and tons of photography training, ebooks, videos, presets, textures and to be honest I have barely touched any of it except for the ebooks.  What I have … Continue reading →

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