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My Sri Lanka

Photography · February 10, 2015

My Sri Lanka - Ella

To tell you the truth, I knew very little about Sri Lanka. My knowledge of its people, culture, history, nature and cuisine were all pretty much made up of a vague patchwork of news articles and distant conversations. Because of this, I hadn’t really considered travelling there. It just simply wasn’t on my radar. But […]

2013: Our Year in Review

Photography · December 31, 2013

Family, Melbourne, Australia

2013. It’s been a big year. 14 countries and one hell of a roller coaster. To all of you who took the ride with us, we say a heartfelt THANK YOU! Here are some of the highlights of the year that was. We brought in the New Year at the “big red torii gate in […]

How to: Reverse Lens Macro

Photography · March 5, 2013

Reverse Macro Lens, technique, photography, Sony NEX-C3

Being more of a street/portrait photographer, I’m not very likely to need a dedicated macro lens despite currently having one just in case. And as a soon-to-be-travelling-around-the-world nomad, lugging around a lens I’ll seldom use is definitely not an option. So, what I’ll be going over in this month’s how-to photography post will be a […]

How to: Bokeh Shaping

Photography · January 29, 2013

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Looking for something creative to do that’s quick, easy and fun? Why not try Bokeh Shaping? All you’ll need is a pair of scissors, a box cutter, a pencil, some black paper and a bit of creativity. Oh! And of course a camera : ) Speaking of cameras, here I’ve used a DSLR with a […]

How to: Focus Racking Fireworks

Photography · December 9, 2012

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To achieve these fun results, it is a simple matter of, given you have the right gear, re-focusing during a long exposure shot. In either Manual or Shutter Priority mode, set the exposure to between 1 to 2 seconds (experiment a little). Set the ISO to 100 to avoid over-exposure and, if in Manual mode, […]

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