Making A Blockbuster Video
Movie Making 101 for Retired Dummies If you have ever wanted to be a movie maker, then this is where you should start! This is the first article and mostly about the gear you need and setting it up. I’ll try……
Category: Photography
When Your Colour Pictures are Wrong
The Problem. Last time we were in the USA, we were taken to Antelope Canyon in the Arizona. We were told it was a slot canyon. I had no idea what that meant so I said “great”. It turned out……
Storing Memories from Photographs
My grandfather was an early adopter of photography. I never saw his camera since he and his camera, were long gone before I came along. But I have seen his many photographs of the past. The town council where I……
White Christmas Anyone?
The bucket list. 2018 was the year for our family white Christmas. For people from hot and steamy Queensland in Australia, this was a long standing bucket list item. When we left Brisbane airport it was 32 degree Celsius. When we……
Add this to your bucket list
There are some places that ought to be on your bucket list. One is Fraser Island. It’s just off the coast of Queensland, Australia, and today is often known by its aboriginal name K’gari, (pronounced “gurri”) meaning “paradise”. That seems……
Battery Life
Which Brand Gives the Best Battery Life?? I was visiting my local hardware store the other day to get some AA batteries. I noticed a few brands of alkaline batteries and lots of different prices. As usual, I stood there……
Making Your Photos Better
Adjusting light levels. No matter how often you take photographs, there will always be time when the picture doesn’t turn out as you expected and so you need to be able to find a way to make your photos better.……
Should I buy a Second Hand Camera and Gear
It’s an interesting question because cameras and camera accessories are electrical technology so why would you buy old technology? The difference for cameras and accessories is that cameras don’t become redundant nearly as often as other technology and certainly not……
Sharpening Photographs
The Family Album I am the keeper of the family photo album and have scanned into my computer all the photographs from as early as 1917. Many of them need sharpening, de-noising and spot or scratch removal. However, some of……
Video Cameras
Since I left the ABC around three decades ago, I’ve had an interest in video cameras and production. Over the years, I’ve owned a few different cameras all with different recording medium. The first camera I owned (after a Super……
When Your Colour Pictures are Wrong
The Problem. Last time we were in the USA, we were taken to Antelope Canyon in the Arizona. We were told it was a slot canyon. I had no idea what that meant so I said “great”. It turned out……
Storing Memories from Photographs
My grandfather was an early adopter of photography. I never saw his camera since he and his camera, were long gone before I came along. But I have seen his many photographs of the past. The town council where I……
White Christmas Anyone?
The bucket list. 2018 was the year for our family white Christmas. For people from hot and steamy Queensland in Australia, this was a long standing bucket list item. When we left Brisbane airport it was 32 degree Celsius. When we……
Add this to your bucket list
There are some places that ought to be on your bucket list. One is Fraser Island. It’s just off the coast of Queensland, Australia, and today is often known by its aboriginal name K’gari, (pronounced “gurri”) meaning “paradise”. That seems……
Battery Life
Which Brand Gives the Best Battery Life?? I was visiting my local hardware store the other day to get some AA batteries. I noticed a few brands of alkaline batteries and lots of different prices. As usual, I stood there……
Making Your Photos Better
Adjusting light levels. No matter how often you take photographs, there will always be time when the picture doesn’t turn out as you expected and so you need to be able to find a way to make your photos better.……
Should I buy a Second Hand Camera and Gear
It’s an interesting question because cameras and camera accessories are electrical technology so why would you buy old technology? The difference for cameras and accessories is that cameras don’t become redundant nearly as often as other technology and certainly not……
Sharpening Photographs
The Family Album I am the keeper of the family photo album and have scanned into my computer all the photographs from as early as 1917. Many of them need sharpening, de-noising and spot or scratch removal. However, some of……
Video Cameras
Since I left the ABC around three decades ago, I’ve had an interest in video cameras and production. Over the years, I’ve owned a few different cameras all with different recording medium. The first camera I owned (after a Super……
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