Paul Foley's Photography

More about the Finding Pictures Workshop

2012-01-31T10:52:00.000+11:00

While I love being a professional photographer sometimes the fun of photography can get lost in the business of making pictures. This is why I need to regularly get out and make pictures for myself....

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My Holiday Snaps

2012-01-21T10:10:00.000+11:00

The pics in this slide show are my holiday snaps. Not the usual vistas, sunsets or tourism icons just pictures I found around the corner one hot summers day. Over the New Year break I spent some...

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Finding Pictures! Unleash your creativity with this new Workshop

2011-12-19T16:17:00.000+11:00

Update! All registrants will receive a free Fine Art Print of one of their pictures! (Early birds will receive 2!) My new Photography Workshop will show keen photographers how to make...

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Touchy Feely Photographs

2011-12-06T12:08:00.001+11:00

In this digital, online world it is always great to see your work on paper, be it a fine art print or as a double page spread in a well printed magazine. The world of magazines and newspapers moves...

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Three Views of the Coast as Art

2011-11-09T07:53:00.000+11:00

Back in 2005 two friends joined me in a 3 day exhibition called 'View3'. We held it at Cooks Hill Surf Club, overlooking the beautiful Bar Beach, in Newcastle Australia. Mates since school who shared...

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The Newcastle 'See Change' Panorama

2011-09-16T08:17:00.000+10:00

Recently a client sought to purchase usage rights for one of my stock images to be used as a long narrow banner in an airport. While the picture looked great as part of their bold branding design the...

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2012 National Photographic Portrait Prize - Call for Entries

2011-09-07T11:19:00.000+10:00

I can still remember the delight and honour I felt last November when I received a phone call from The National Portrait Gallery letting me know that my entry had been selected for exhibition in the...

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Portrait Workshop in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens

2011-09-01T10:29:00.000+10:00

I am very pleased to let readers know about the Environmental Portrait Workshop I am running in association with the Friends of the Botanic Gardens this October and November. I have developed it to...

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International Garden Photographer of the Year at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens

2011-08-13T16:30:00.002+10:00

I was recently engaged by The Friends of the Botanic Gardens to print an exhibition of stunning images from the 2010 International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY). Exhibited annually in the...

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Where memories live...

2011-06-25T01:12:00.000+10:00

Rotundas can break me out in nostalgia. Sometimes it feeds on my own memories of special times. Or it reprints in my mind a display of a beautiful light, anchoring my thoughts to a particular...

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Meet Max

2011-06-17T10:50:00.000+10:00

A little while ago I was testing a new light in my apartment block's car park when Max wandered by with his Dad and sister. Without prompting he stood in the perfect position in front of the light...

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Brisbane Photoshoot for Navitas

2011-06-09T18:10:00.001+10:00

I have been photographing campuses and students for Navitas for the last few years. Aside from making pictures right across Australia I have also shot in Singapore, the UK and Canada. The photography...

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New Portrait Slideshows

2011-05-20T16:00:00.001+10:00

Here's two recent shoots that I've built into different slideshows. The first is a traditional style while the second features animation and original music. Chloe & Mia Please click here...

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To prove a moment happened.

2011-04-21T11:38:00.000+10:00

On a visit to British Columbia on Canada's beautiful west coast I came across a thundering river cascading over smooth, ageless boulders. I followed it upstream for a while until at one point it took...

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One time..at band camp!

2011-04-13T16:27:00.000+10:00

I just love that phrase and while in this case it should be 'One time ... at EP launch!' I hope you won't mind me borrowing it. Last Friday night I went to the Great Northern pub in Newcastle,...

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Be yourself...

2011-04-06T13:00:00.000+10:00

I have been putting together video portraits and thought I would show you a few. Whether the changes between frames are subtle or exaggerated, when they are linked together, I love how I can discover...

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Special 25th Anniversary Offers

2011-02-17T11:38:00.002+11:00

This year marks the 25th anniversary of my becoming a full-time professional photographer and I would like to let you know about two celebratory offers. I hope you will find them helpful for your...

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The vanity and bravery of a true portrait.

2011-02-13T23:21:00.000+11:00

Later this month one of my portraits will hang in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra as part of the prestigious 2011 National Photographic Portrait Prize. While making the exhibition print I...

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Vote for the Lone Tree @ the Saatchi Gallery, please.

2011-02-10T08:01:00.001+11:00

I 'discovered' the Saatchi Online Gallery through a link from the brilliant Australian artist Margarita Georgiadis. It's a great access point for artists and art lovers to discover and share art....

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Australian Faces for Australia Day

2011-01-26T11:37:00.003+11:00

Here's a gallery of some of the faces I've encountered over the last few years. Some are locally produced, others are imported but once we call this place home then we are each Australian. A very...

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Let me print your Masterpiece...

2011-01-18T13:54:00.002+11:00

Whether you use a phone, expensive DSLR (or anything in between) your finest photographic moments deserve the best reproduction. You have unleashed your creativity now let my experience and skill...

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A farewell to old friends...

2011-01-09T14:02:00.001+11:00

...is not the usual style of 'first for the year' blog entries. They are most often filled with happy greetings and accompanied by a plethora of suggestions and inspirations for the brave new year....

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The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2011

2010-12-02T19:29:00.000+11:00

The National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, Australia, has selected one of my images for exhibition in the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2011. The judging panel chose 55 works for exhibition...

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A new digital camera for Christmas?

2010-11-30T10:29:00.001+11:00

I am often asked what is the best camera to buy. It happened the other night while I photographed the Martin Place Christmas Tree in Sydney (Australia) and it has prompted me to put together some...

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The Christmas Print Promotion Coupon Codes

2010-11-12T16:59:00.004+11:00

Hi All, You will find the coupon codes below. Yes that's right - there are two coupons.One for the smaller prints priced up to $94.00 and one for larger prints priced $95 and over. You just need to...

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