The importance of shooting before and after photos

As I sit here in a caravan park in Adelaide contemplating my belly button which by the way hasn’t got any fluff in it. I wanted to share my experience of the importance of shooting before and after photos. Sometimes you will never get the chance to shoot the before shot again, It’s one of those Carpe Diem moments. Just like in landscape photography the time of day can make a huge difference to the image, so capturing the before shots can be a once in a lifetime moment. have a look and see what I mean

 

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Before and after

Now can u see why it’s important?? Have a great day

iPhones come in handy

The lost has been found

Have you ever gone through your images on an unrelated search and found some images that you can barely remember taking. It was a good example of why you should be diligent when importing several jobs that you have taken on the same card before getting the chance to import. When importing just choose the images for each specific folder name, Then come back and import the others into there own named folder. Don’t rely on your memory to do it later. Especially if you are like me . Also the importance of clearly labeling all your folders that will mean something to you in a year or two’s time. Don’t use obscure names or dates. Like the saying goes. “A blunt pencil is better than a good memory”.

Here’s an image I found and thought hmmm I should upload that to my website, I kinda like it and had forgotten I had taken it.

 

Cheers

I’m an underwater Gardener :)

For the past several weeks I haven’t shot any photos. I’ve taken up gardening.

When I get bored ( and broke) I also do commercial SCUBA diving. We’ve been planting Seagrass in Princess Royal Harbour. Part of a rehabilitation project getting ready for the dredging  and iron ore exports from Albany. We harvest the seagrass from where they are going to reclaim and dredge and replant it out in the middle of the sound. By the time we finish, we will have planted 1 hectare with a plant being planted at least every metre apart. Spending about 4 hours a day underwater. Brain feels a little water logged.

We dig them in and peg them with a wire hook. Rope to keep us in a straight line and marked off every metre.

Today  they let me lose with a camera and here’s a couple of shots shooting for Oceanica.

Sea and Sea camera with a wide angle convertor.

Last Light Book Launch

Hi all, Well who ever happens to read this.

Tomorrow is the book launch at The Paper Bark formerly known as Angus and Roberts Book Store in York St. Adam and myself will be onsite signing copies purchased on the day. All copies sold enter you into a draw for a 1.2m Canvas image of the front cover picture of the Cheynes 11 Whale chaser. Stretched and ready to hang.

Sales start at 10am to about 1pm out the front of The Paper Bark. Thanks to Hamish and Lockie from the Paper Bark who have thrown there weight behind the launch.

The books only got unpacked from the container on Friday arvo at 3pm. Hamish and Lockie’s father picked some up in Perth and is driving them to Albany. It was a bit of a stress as all the advertising was in place and we weren’t sure we would have the books

The Paper Bark has exclusive sales of the book till christmas.

iPhone for photography

I could have dragged out the Canon EOS 1Ds MKIII and mounted it on a tripod and used the self timer. But why go to all the trouble on a photo that is just for a record, No one is ever going to print. Having said that, Murphy’s law kicks in and someone decides that want it printed. But I figure your better off getting a shot thats OK than not getting anything at all.

I actually printed a canvas print 1.2metres wide from a customers iPhone once and it from a distance you wouldn’t have known.

So my views have changed, I haven’t shot anything on my Canon for nearly a month. The iPhone is better than nothing and it’s always with you (unfortunately) and with my past of dropping my 1Ds MKIII over the side of a boat….  I’m hesitant to take my camera in a small boat.

Here’s a pic of the Crew involved in transplanting Seagrass in the the Albany Harbour, That’s me on the left, the good looking one.

Last Light – Images of Albany, Photographic book

It’s on it’s way.

After years of thinking about it I finally did it. I have produce a book of images on Albany. Mostly my images and a few of my son Adam. It’s currently in transit from China, Yeah I know but it was so much cheaper than being printed in Australia unfortunately.

I’m wrapped with the quality of the sample books that were sent

Attached is a pdf of the book

Be on sale early December

Click on the words below to see a low res pdf preview

last Light low res

Cover hard low res

Life at the bottom

No, not hitting the bottom in despair but planting seagrass on the ocean floor. Not much time to take photos at the moment, I’ve just started a month of transplanting seagrass in Princess Royal Harbour in Albany. One of those environmental things. But it will help pay the bills before I head east on a new adventure and a new life.. Spending about 3 hours a day on the sea bed at 3 metres deep

This is now how I dress for work. My camera stays in the camera bag. Don’t take your good camera out in the boat, It may just drop over the side, Not Good, Been there, Done that!

This was taken with my iPhone.

Photography is far more stimulating, We have to plant 40,000 plants and that’s after we have harvested them from an area about to get reclaimed