• Abandoned
    An abandoned British research station on Stonington Island in Antarctica
  • Harbour Dusk
    The daily buzz on Sydney Harbour is always a joy to experience.
  • Mona Vale
    View from the headland to Mona Vale Pool.
  • Antarctic Night
    Midnight in Antarctica and mirror-like reflections.
  • Neko Harbour
    Sunrise over Neko Harbour in Antarctica.

Archive for September, 2010

Smoke out the old factory

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Last weekend, Brent, Keith, Michelle, Chris and myself had some fun in the old Dunlop factory again.
The top floor looks like a sieve after the hail storm a decade or so ago. On a sunny day this creates uncountable light beams with the dust swirling around. We brought a smoke machine and a generator to get those light beams really visible in our shots.

After several setups it was not until close to the end when I thought we had really nailed it. The young model called Zoe, that Brent had organized was easy to work with and her red hair was the perfect splash of colour in front of the blue fog.
It took some practicing with the smoke machine and placement of the flashes to enhance the smoke and I am quite happy with the results.

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And here is a behind the scenes video that I filmed for the most part and Brent edited to a cool little movie.

NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Competition

Friday, September 10th, 2010

I was fortunate enough to be one of the finalists in the inaugural NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Photography Comeptition.
I attended the gallery opening last night and Minister Judge invited us into her private office. 30 finalists crammed into a tiny office was quite an experience and the excitement for all of us was big, since the winner would receive a check over $10.000.

It is an honor to have one of my photos exhibited in the NSW parliament. The exhibition is open to the public and runs til the end of September, so if you would like to see some really beautiful photographs, I encourage you to take a look. There were quite a few big names here, amongst them Christian Fletcher,  a very talented photographer from Perth with his beautiful shot of Dangar Falls.

I find it amazing how digital photography has brought out so many talents – young and old- all around the world. The quality of photographs improves from year to year and the real winner is – of course – photography!

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Minister Judge welcomes us in her private office in the Parliament building

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The announcement of the winners – mine and Christian Fletcher’s photo in the back

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My entry into the competition

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Nice place to have a gallery

Nik HDR Efex only one month away

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

I always get excited when I hear about new tools for us photographers.
Particularly when it’s a new HDR tool. I’m not entirely happy with the results I get with Photomatix, although it still is the market leader for HDR photos and it certainly beats Photoshop and other 3-party HDR products.
That being said Nik has always convinced me with their plugins. I use almost their whole range of plugins, from Sharpener over Silver Efex to Color Efex. Their filters are simply superb!
It goes without saying that I am very excited to give Nik HDR Efex a try when it’s being released this October.
Here is a video for the time being. Just check out the HDR presets which they use with a single click.

Here is the link to the official website.

Only one spot left

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

There is only one spot left in my landscape photography workshop 25/26 September 2010. If you don’t want to miss out on the 25% discount I give on this first workshop, then hit me up fast and secure the last spot.

email me at kajo@kajophotography.com

Behind the scenes of graffiti girl

Monday, September 6th, 2010

This is a behind the scenes video that I took during the shoot of Graffiti Girl.

I hope you enjoy it.