Nik Trajkovski's Purefolio

BOOK: Professional Portrait Retouching

2011-03-11T18:28:00.000+11:00

I've been asked recently to recommend a book for portrait retouching. I've recommend a few in the past, but thought it was time to find one that was recent and can also talk about using CS5. For the first time, Scott Kelby has assembled all of his best Photoshop techniques for professionally retouching portraits and collected them here in this groundbreaking new volume. Beginning with

Fuji Finepix X100

2011-03-04T15:51:00.000+11:00

We played around with the Fuji X100 a few days ago. The hype around the camera has created a kind of hysteria which Fuji is somewhat over come by.Then there's the anti-hype crowd. Most of those people aren't photographers and don't understand the reason for such a camera existing. I've heard a few people say, "it's too big and looks overly retro." This is exactly what most people have been

Architecture and Patterns

2011-01-15T16:49:00.000+11:00

One of the readers sent me this about architecture photography. The key to this type of photography is to stop looking at buildings as whole structures and focus on the small pockets of interesting patterns and shapes they're made up of. Don't overlook the ugly looking buildings either as most of the time, once you're zoomed in and focused on one part, you'll find they're perfect

Window Light Portraits

2011-01-15T14:56:00.000+11:00

Using a the natural light form a window can give you some great portrait shots. Place your model near the window and turn off the lights inside. This should give you a rather dramatic look. You can add a reflector to light up some of the other side of the model if needed. Just move the reflector closer or further away to adjust the amount of light being reflected. The way I meter from the

BOOK: Welcome to OZ 2.0

2010-12-15T16:50:00.000+11:00

Welcome to Oz 2.0: A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter) When the original book from Vincent Versace was released, I picked t up as soon as I could. This new book is even better. Creating memorable photographs is a process that starts before you edit an image in Photoshop, before you capture the image, even before you pick up the

Book: The Art of Photography

2010-11-23T21:59:00.002+11:00

An Approach to Personal Expression Santa Barbara, CA—This is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression (Rocky Nook, $44.95 USD, originally published in 1994), which has often been described as the most readable, understandable, and complete textbook on photography. With well over 100 beautiful photographic

A Brief about Exposure

2010-11-20T00:01:00.001+11:00

What Camera to Use? Exposure affects all cameras, so really you can use any camera to experiment with it. SLRs are most adept at controlling the different parameters though so we recommend you use an SLR if available. You can try out the same effects using a compact or point and shoot, but you may find it harder to control the individual settings. The short answer about which SLR is best is

Protect Your Data

2010-11-19T23:30:00.002+11:00

Lately, a few people I know have lost their laptops. A rather devastating experience to say the least. Another person has had his PC tapped into via the net. That means that all all occasions, their data is now exposed to others. Here's a short article on the topic well worth the read. The best software I've used for data security is from ZoneAlarm and there is also a link to discount on

Starter Guide for Shooting Amateur Models

2010-11-19T22:19:00.004+11:00

You can apply this information whether you're a husband & wife or boyfriend & girlfriend who are taking some sexy photos for fun, or if you're just starting out working with different photographers. It's intended to be some helpful advice to those new to amateur modeling; it is by no means a professional modeling instruction guide. Agreeing on the shoot You and the photographer should agree

Photo Recovery Software

2010-11-17T22:25:00.001+11:00

One day, no matter how good you are, you'll lose or accidentally delete some photo's you really want. A number of people have asked about recovery software for lost files and photo's. Disk Doctor today announced a new improved version of their software. Here's the skinny, check it out. Enhanced technology for recover deleted photo, videos and music files Formatted Drive / USB / memory card

Strange Photos

2010-11-13T15:27:00.000+11:00

Sometimes you take a photo an realise there's something strange in the background. Sometimes, the picture is just weird. I've come across this little beauty and I don't know where to begin to describe it.

Book: The Art of Photography

2010-11-05T19:02:00.001+11:00

This is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography (originally published in 1994), which has often been described as the most readable, understandable, and complete textbook on photography. With well over 100 beautiful photographic illustrations in both black-and-white and color, as well as numerous charts, graphs, and tables, this book presents the

Judging of the Moran Prize

2010-11-01T08:29:00.001+11:00

I was a bit disappointed to hear that a photographer recently blogged on his site about the outcome of the 2010 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. The Moran is said to be the highest prize money for a photo competition at $80,000. Yes, very cool if you win. Dean Sewell was the winner and Stephen Dupont the judge. Of course, both very accomplished photographers. Dean actually has won it two

BOOK: Moose Peterson: Captured

2010-10-30T18:39:00.000+11:00

Moose Peterson has released a new book well, well worth a look. "Captured". The blurb below says it pretty well: Captured: Behind the Lens of a Legendary Wildlife Photographer is more than just a photography book—-it's a chronicle of more than 30 years' worth of unbelievable moments that only nature can reveal. And Moose Peterson is more than just a wildlife photographer—-he's a storyteller in

Foto Rally photos

2010-10-29T22:09:00.001+11:00

Finally finished a few of the photo's for the Sydney foto rally. This was a good event, and as I've probably mentioned before, we were surprised just how many people attended.I'll be really keen to get a few more people going to the next one, and we can have our own little group. Now that I know what to expect, it'll be even more fun.

BOOK: Photoshop Layers

2010-10-28T21:03:00.001+11:00

If you're new to Photoshop layers, or just want to understand them better, you'll need to pick up an easy to read book on the topic. No photographer can unleash the full power of Photoshop to make an image look like the photographer's vision without understanding the power of layers. (At the very least layers allow the Photoshop user to make selective adjustments to an image, without

Caught Up in Technicalities

2010-10-22T19:01:00.000+11:00

Every now and then, I found myself with a burning desire to know everything about a particular topic. I become obsessed with it. Like, for instance, how the brain functions. I starting acquiring books on psychology and learning about how the neurons work. It still fascinates me and I still don't quite get it. I love getting down to that level of detail. Every now and then, I'll speak to a

Nikkor 55-300mm f3.5 - 5.6mm

2010-10-18T23:08:00.001+11:00

After the last few days of using the excellent Nikkor 28-300mm lens, we picked up and put in some mileage on the 55-300mm DX kit lens that will be used in the likes of the D3100. Let's start with the good stuff. On first impression, the lens is actually quite sharp and will suit many of the people that pick it up with their cameras. Now, the bad. This is possibly the slowest focusing lens I

Nikkor 28-300mm lens review

2010-10-17T22:38:00.000+11:00

The review of the Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5 - 5,6 VRII lens has been published on CreativeMayhem.com.au. There is nothing to not like about this lens. Whether you have a DX or FX camera, this lens should be in your bag. You can checkout some of the images below.

Art and About Sydney Foto Rally

2010-10-16T21:29:00.000+11:00

The Foto Rally was held in Sydney today as part of the Art and About Sydney Festival. This is trying to encourage people to get out and see Sydney. You had to take photos based on the 8 symbols presented to you. These include a symbol of an apple for instance. That didn't mean you had to find an apple, it could be for instance the shop front of Apple computer or a silhouette of an apple cider

Bad Customers

2010-10-13T23:03:00.000+11:00

I'm just venting, but these are some of the comments we sometimes have to deal with. I help a lot of people and have some very loyal customers. These are just ridiculous. D3s "Only 12mp, Only 720p, No 60p.. $7000! You must be kidding me, the Canon 7D has 18mp, 1080p 24p-60p for only $2200! Seriously, you could use the Canon 7D on any project and get pro results, Nikon is really falling behind

500 Metres of Photography

2010-10-08T19:36:00.000+11:00

I can't think of many photographers who have not had a creative block. I've had many of these where I just couldn't see anything worth photographing. Then the thought of selling my camera equipment enters the brain. I try to take a camera with me almost everywhere. Be it the Nikon D300, Olympus C-7070 or a film camera , or any of the other multitude of cameras that are in my possession,

The Buzz of the Fuji X100

2010-10-01T23:40:00.001+10:00

Fuji has announed the X100 camera and it looks hot. Have a read of the article The Buzz of the Fuji X100.

Wedding Photography Recommendations - Part 2

2010-04-26T18:58:00.000+10:00

A behind-the-scenes look at master wedding photographer Joe Buissink’s acclaimed style "There’s no such thing as a perfect image–only a perfect moment," says Joe Buissink, one of American Photo’s Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World. In Wedding Photography from the Heart: Creative Techniques to Capture the Moments that Matter, the premier photographer gives us an inside look at how he

Wedding Photography Recommendations -Part 1

2010-04-22T22:34:00.000+10:00

Free Shipping on SLR Digital Cameras! I'm going to talk about wedding photography over the next few weeks since I've been asked lots of questions about this topic recently. There are a LOT of books out there. Which one to pick up is a tough question.What I want to do here first though is point people to some books that I believe are out-of-the-ordinary wedding books. One person who's been