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.
Labels are truly useful when organizing your photos, as you can assign them whatever meaning you wish, as opposed to numbered ratings.
I was recently tasked with playing with the new HDR Merge on Capture One 22, as well as a few other items on the checklist.
For the last few years, I have been writing an article on the expected colour concepts for the year. It's fun and a little quirky to see what other people deem to be our colour concept palettes for the year. So what's in for 2022? Predominantly green, so many different shades of green and purple. But all quite soft, along with some neutrals.
When it comes to digital organization, there are a variety of ways to store your images. You may find topics more useful than dates.
The use of AI in so many software editing programs is fast becoming the norm, Capture One is no different. Here's how to use it.
Does this sound familiar? You had grand plans for loads of special Christmas themed social media posts to help celebrate the holidays? Or perhaps you captured those super cute photos of the family, kids, pets etc and planned to get them printed as Christmas cards? Then suddenly December happened this year and it was all too late? Go ahead put your hand up, it's OK, I'm guilty too. But - don't dismay. You now have the perfect opportunity to pre-plan for 2022! So here's what to do with your Christmas leftovers, as it were.
Eight mistakes I wish I knew about when I first started with digital photography, and how to easily fix them.
Do you have a road trip checklist? If not maybe you should...I should know better, but even I forget camera gear too.
So from my family to yours, I wish you hope and light and creativity. Yours in light and inspiration...
Christmas time is busy, and it's nice to slow down and capture some of the small details. Here are some tips for your holiday macros
I don’t really like being criticized, but there is some value in it - sometimes. So here is a few things I have learned from my critics.
Looking for hassle-free Christmas family photos? Look no further than a printed backdrop, like the ones from KateBackdrop.
If the Sweet optic is your first foray into the Lensbaby world, a few helpful tips to help you on your way to enjoying the Sweet life too.
With the increasing popularity of video-based platforms, one begs the question are still images overrated? Is photography dead?
Here are a few tips and tricks for getting the best out of creating mini-sessions for Christmas Pet Pawtraits.
Just got a new Sony camera...It's worth setting up your menus and creating some custom settings, these will make your life so much easier.
It's beginning to look a lot like ChristmasNothing quite says Christmas like lights. So here are some tips for capturing holiday lights
Is it all about business rather than the sheer joy? Here are three guilt-free tips for simply enjoying photography again.
Way back in 2014, I took up photography after a long absence. I noticed some pleasant and unexpected bonuses with my photography.
Talk about ending the year on a high note. I think this was one of the best workshops to date, we had so much fun! Seriously. We started with a Red Backdrop for the class Gentlemen Prefer Blondes movie scene
