Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
All in Shooting
When it comes to portrait photography, there is so much to consider. Location, lights, camera, action, hair and makeup and poses. If you're nervous or new to all this it's easy to forget the basics, so here are three steps to make sure you get better portraits.
When you are a beginner, it is often easy to get overwhelmed. There are some common mistakes people often make, are you?
I might discuss my favourite apertures for capturing portraits. Even on a single shoot, I will use different apertures for different reasons.
It happens to the best of us. It could happen to anyone. You're out and about, and suddenly the unthinkable happens. Absolute heartbreak.
How to photograph waterfalls to make the water look smooth and milky, use a longer shutter time to achieve this.
I recently spent yet another week or two in lockdown due to that which will not be named. I had seen a post by fellow author Joy Celine Asto about capturing fun action shots with your dog in the studio. I figured it was something fun to do for myself AND the dog.
Most of Australia is arid and dry and strangely beautiful, especially exploring surreal and ancient landscapes in the Australian outback.
I haven't always had people in my landscape, but adding a human element can add so much to your landscapes.
I recently set about capturing some images of my Mother's Day flowers. I do this every year, it's a lovely keepsake.
Is there just one lens to rule them all? It really depends on what you are shooting. There seems to be a lens for everything these days.
I have found that I often learn and see more when I have my camera in my hands. Looking through the viewfinder allows me to block out everything else and really see what is before me.
I love getting out in nature and capturing terrific photos of wildlife. Due to location, distance and travel requirements during Covid-19, that’s not always possible. I find the next best thing is a wildlife sanctuary or zoo.
Are you looking for some creative ideas to use traditional Valentine Day colors like red and pink? What about picking one and do a selective color couples shoot?
This is an age-old question, well, as old as digital photography and DSLR are at any rate; to shoot in Raw or JPEG. Many cameras are set to JPEG straight out of the box, so why bother to change?
When it comes to portraits, what’s the best focal length to use? That’s a great question, so I set out to test this for myself. So I decided to have a little bit of a length comparison. In part one, I tried a mid-range close up shot. In this article, I am going to stand further away and get a full-body portrait.
When it comes to portraits, what’s the best focal length to use? That’s a great question, some swear by a 50mm, some by an 85mm. So I decided to have a little bit of a length comparison.
Photography is full of technical terms and buzz words, but one that really is a great one to consider is Back Button Focus (or BBF). So what is it and why should you consider using it. By default, many cameras straight out of the box have the auto-focus with the shutter button. You half-press the shutter button and the camera will focus. This has its own pitfalls.
In this article, we take a look at exposure compensation on digital cameras and how you can take advantage of it to make adjustments when shooting in-camera modes like aperture priority.
