I have been tracking habit goals on and off for the better part of 3 years now. In doing so, I think I get more out of the days that I hit those habit goals than when I don’t. …

In 2012 Canon released the 6D as an entry-level full-frame DSLR. The 6D at the moment on the used market makes it irrefutably excellent value and compelling for lots of photographers. So, why do I think the 6D is special? It was a way of getting into full-frame, without the…

Our world has shrunk. Daily life confined. Goals for making art can seem more distant and harder to reach. The remarkable, however, continues to be right before your very eyes, ready for you to document today. One day we will look back in wonder at that time we were all…

The afternoon breeze blended a unique aroma of mangroves, wild fennel and market garden herbs with car exhaust, fresh cut lawns and aviation fuel. I wheeled my way along the Cooks River cycle path, camera dangling around my neck, humming a tune I heard just moments before in a tunnel…

We have all been there. We walk the streets with our camera, looking for that image that never comes. The light is wrong. There are no interesting characters. There is nothing happening on the street today. It’s overcast. Its too bright. Its the middle of the day. The sun is…

For the last four or five weeks I have been shooting exclusively with a wide angle prime lens. The lens focal length is new to me (28mm on a 35mm film equivalent), and I am having a really hard time shooting with it. It’s frustrating not to be able to…

Here is a little tip that has helped all of the aspects of my photography. It is not a tip about a fancy new lens, a special photoshop technique, or a camera setting. It is a tip to help develop your confidence and conquer your fear of shooting out in…

I love the Domke Gripper camera strap. So much so that I have two of them, bought with my own hard earned cash. In fact, I went ahead and bought two so I would have these straps for a very long time. …

For many casual or even serious photographers, shooting street is something that they might toy around with when they are on holidays. Shooting the occasional street photograph of locas at a holiday destination to record a piece of their vacation for posterity. This sort of shooting may be a little…