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.
So whats hot and whats not in regards to colours in 2021?
The Wonderful Animal Imaginarium book made a special Christmas present for a little boy in USA
A new year is like a blank 365 page book, what will you fill your pages with?
Follow up on the last workshop for the year, the Girl in the Peacock Green dress with Alexia Frost
As someone who has ALWAYS touted Manual, Manual, Manual. I must admit, that these days I find myself shooting more and more in Aperture Priority (AP). And here is why…
Capture festive food fotos with all that sparkles, glistens and shines with a few fantastic ideas. And you don’t have to have the big guns out, mobile cameras these days are fantastic too.
Capture some of your own Christmas cheer with some behind the scenes photos.
Have you ever grabbed your camera and macro lens at Christmas and captured the tiny, beautiful and sparkly details of your Christmas decorations?
Every parent loves capturing those quirky and sometimes hilarious Christmas photos with Santa, right? We spend eleven months of the year teaching our children “Stranger Danger,” and then practically throw them at Santa and then wonder why we don’t always get the results we expect. Expect the unexpected, right?
Congrats! Getting a new camera is exciting, but there are a few things you should consider setting up first on your new Sony, before you go out to take on the world.
Whether it's cocktails or mocktails, it's those little details that can make all the difference in your photos. Capturing the perfect drop is easy with a few tips and tricks.
Rainbow Lorikeet achieved 6th place in the recent Light, Space & Time competition
Sale! Sale! Sale! Heart races, the wallet opens, credit card comes out…does this sound like you? Before you get in over your head this year a little pre-sale strategy might be in order. While there are some bargains to be had, don’t get caught up in a shopping frenzy you may regret down the line.
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.
Are you ready for Christmas? Eek! I know Christmas is coming at us again so quickly this year. But have you thought about your Christmas cards?
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.
Do you suffer from G.A.S. as in Gear Acquisition Syndrome? Many photographers suffer from this, I know I certainly am. I was never that much of a hoarder until I got into photography, but suddenly I have stuff everywhere.
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.
