Stay on the bus
This is a great article about working with photography and the evolution of your style of visual story telling. The main message: “stay on the bus”. The Helsinki Bus Station…
Toxins in the home
Surprise Toxins In Your Home infographic by Column Five Media.
Exposure: ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed
I got into photography as an archival pursuit, basically a way to record things, summer holidays, horse trekking and scuba diving or my first car. Initially I used my camera/s…
Data Journalism
Links used in recent lecture Definition: wikipedia Find: Searching for data on the web Clean: Process to filter and transform data, preparation for visualization Visualize: Displaying the pattern, either as…
Food photography
Food photography is one of those specialised photographic genres, but with over 20,000 recipes on Local, it is one that provides a lot of bang for buck. My favourite food…
How to not take photos
There comes a time when we are taking photos for our story when we wish to minimise some of the components in a shot. Some components may distract from the…
Focus on your subject using PS Elements
There are a number of ways to improve the focus on your subject using PS Elements. I’m going to start with one of my own photos - a Traffic Signal…
Returning to the scene of the crime
While we tend to do a good job with stories as they unfold, we often fail to follow-up. What happens after the court case, the flood, the award winning? With…
Take into consideration all of the elements
“When you’re out shooting, it’s really important to take into consideration all of the elements that are presented to you. You need to constantly ask yourself whether this thing or…
Make the murky consumable
http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/local/brisbane/conversations/201006/r591615_3788293.mp3 Satyajit Das is one of the world’s leading experts in derivatives and risk management. He’s worked in financial markets for over 30 years, and consults to banks and investors.…