South Georgia Island Overwhelmingly Beautiful and Intense Since 1998 I have travelled around more than 80 countries all over the word and visited and photographed thousands of amazing places. I have trekked in the most beautiful National Parks in the world, done hundreds of game drives all over Africa, and dived in some of the most amazing reefs in our oceans. I have taken … [Read more...]
Creation Of Ice Hole
Icehole Icehole won a gold award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards this year and it is a composite image. This means that it is not real. A composite Image is a picture that is made from the combination of multiple images merged into one. It is a constructed creation. The two images that were used to create Icehole were taken in Iceland whilst running a tour … [Read more...]
Processing Ice and Snow
Editing Ice and Snow with and NIK Detail Extractor, Auto Curves and Apply Image There is a technique that I frequently use when I am editing images that have a lot of ice and snow. This consists of applying a combination of what I called Auto Curves (Photoshop), the Detail Extractor tool of Nik Software together with the Apply Image tool of Photoshop. This technique works … [Read more...]
DJI Phantom – A Great Little Drone – Phantom 3 Pro Review
Shooting with a Drone – Phantom 3 pro review January this year I bought a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone to take to Iceland and Norway. I had looked at different brands and models and I decided to buy the DJI Phantom 3 pro, mainly because it portability and its price. This drone is light, small and very easy to set up and fly. It is the perfect drone for beginners and at ab … [Read more...]
How to Create the ORTON Effect with Photoshop
What is the Orton Effect? I often apply the Orton effect to some of my images and there are a few different ways of creating this effect. In this article I will show you the specific technique that I follow to apply the Orton effect to my images. Essentially, the Orton effect gently blurs your image to give a dream-like / glow quality and it is being commonly used among … [Read more...]