Diploma Started Again

Last week I started my Diploma in Digital Photography course again, this semester is auteur study. For the first week we had to study Eugene Atget.  Atget was one of the true early masters of photography, he lived from 1857 to 1927 and spent 30 years photographing Paris. His equipment and techniques were old fashioned when [...]

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Portfolio

Having restarted my diploma in digital photography with the new semester I decided I needed to put together a portfolio, something I will need to do for a later paper anyway and also because it looks like I will need to get some models for some of my images this year and a portfolio helps [...]

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Kaikoura

Just before the kids to Kaikoura for the weekend. The kids really like it there, playing in the rock tools fishing and so on. A lovely place, quite busy in the summer with tourists and visitors. One of our favourite places is South Bay which changes in character with the tide. With the water out [...]

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Christchurch World Buskers Festival

The 2012 World Buskers Festival has just finished here in Christchurch, a fabulous event held in the city now for a number of years.This years festival was held despite the upheaval caused by the major earthquakes we suffered over the last year and it was great to see the performers back and everyone out enjoying [...]

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