Visit Make Believe
The title of this post refers to the tourism promotions for the Dandenong Ranges National Park. Seldom have I heard such an accurate description of what it is like to visit a place.
Hopefully the shots/commentary at my blog below will do this place justice.
Traveller's Guide to Bright & Mount Buffalo National Park
Just wrote a guide for anyone intending to visit Bright and Mount Buffalo National Park. It covers best times to go, things to take etc.
Check it out at my website under the Blog section.
Reflections on San Sebastian
I recently had a friend ask me about whether it was worth visiting the Basque Country in Spain as a solo traveller. He had a few days to kill before meeting up with friends and remembered that I had visited San Sebastian a couple of years ago under similar circumstances.
My answer to him was yes, it is definitely worth visiting this area irrespective of whether you are travelling by yourself or …
Just launched my new website
Check it out at http://www.stphotographics.com/
Finally found a web designer willing to design me a website for a reasonable price, would be interested to hear any feedback.
A Photographer's Guide to Wilson's Promontory National Park
Hi all
Just finished writing a photo guide for the Prom, it may be useful if you plan on heading down there in the future. See the link below.
A Photographer’s Guide to Wilson’s Promontory National Park
A Photographers Guide to Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria
Introduction
Described by geologist EJ Dunn as the ‘Garden of the Gods’, Buffalo Plateau offers numerous photo opportunities for the avid photographer/bushwalker. Imposing granite tors and vistas encompassing the entire Australian Alpine region make this a worthwhile place to spend a few days.
Special Photographic Features and Notes
Mainly landscape photographic opportunities at Mount …
Manipulation of negatives
For those of you still working with film, I thought this might be of some interest.
It is possible to artfully destroy your negatives either through the use of metal utensils, sandpaper or fire. I personally prefer sandpaper which can give quite a painterly effect when used on the edges of a photo. 200 grade sandpaper = coarse, 800 grade sandpaper = fine.
This technique works particularly well …
Limited Print Runs
I was just thinking that maybe RB could enable this option on works of the artist’s choosing.
Rarer = more value
I think it would encourage buyers if they know they were getting something unique instead of something that was 1 of a million. Just a thought, and yes I know it would require a great deal of integrity from the artists.
Sze
Non-Polaroid Emulsion Lifts
For a while now it has been common knowledge that it is possible to lift the emulsion off polaroid prints by soaking in hot water. What is not as common knowledge is that it is possible to lift the emulsion of standard prints as you would get from your local photo shop.
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1. Make sure print is free from blemishes like creases or bends etc. Do the same for the contact p…