And to beat the aberration of the Buggles ’79 hit right away with one breath to death: No, definitely not! Digital didn’t kill the Photo-Star! So if you’re one of them, don’t bother reading further, your status quo is secured! Take a break and enjoy the park! I have had several talks recently during which [...]

How did you become a photographer? Describe your career development? My father was a photographer, a commercial photographer in fact. He did weddings as long as I can remember, but it was his portraits that interested me most. I sort of “tripped” into photography with all the photographic gear that surrounded me. What started as [...]

What are we going to shoot today? This is a portrait I was commissioned to do for new clients Joanne and Fred. I always want to have the final product reflect the people’s personalities and after getting to know the two of them… they like to have fun, they’re quirky and they both love to [...]

Perhaps the most common question l get asked as a photographer is “where do you get your ideas from?” Often, it’s not an easy one to answer with my usual response being locations, props and models etc. But on a recent trip along The Great Ocean Road in Victoria Australia, a rare opportunity arose where [...]

The new Power reflector for the Ringflash C is a light shaper with a high-gloss, slightly satined inner surface coating. With the new accessory, the typical Ringflash C light becomes harder and the light coverage angle smaller, which results in increased contrast. The new reflector is highly efficient, at 6 1/2 feet ISO 100, it [...]

Contributor: August Bradley: After running across a long-time collector of costumes from the Carnevale di Venezia (Carnival of Venice), I discovered the incredible range of hand-crafted masks.  There was such emotion and personality to them, and the ornate décor conjured images of the masquerade parties they were designed for.  When Hasselblad approached me to do [...]