Weekend Wanderings – Phillip Island Pt 2

Cape Woolamai Day dawned a little chilly and cloudy, but we still decided to head down the Cape. We stopped off first at Woolamai Surf Beach, a beautiful, wild, rugged coastline, we did not see anyone out surfing today, maybe they were still in bed, it was early! Next we drove up the coast a…

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Tuesdays’ Tales from the Shoot – Photographing in Public

OK So today’s tale is not from something I just did on the weekend, but a far more complex issue that I have, and I guess I am not alone; shooting in public. Is there a To Do and a NOT Do To List, is there street photography etiquette? Do you ask permission if someone…

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Manic Mondays

I must admit, that just doing one post per day and working out roughly what I want to cover off before hand, made my week a little less hectic; so for now I will continue down this path. Stop the Press It’s official I am now a registered business! Julie Powell Photography is now up…

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Thank You

I woke this morning to see I now have 200 people following my blog, WOW! it’s hard to to feel humble at this point, and after I have given myself a pat on the back, I would just like to thank all of you, from the very first follower – to my 200th. Thank You.…

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This and That – What’s in my Kit?

I have spent a few days trying to figure out what to write on my Thursdays posting,  but I’ve come to the conclusion that it really doesn’t matter,  as long as it is interesting, and someone gets something out of it, maybe even start a discussion or two. So I guess it will be on…

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Weekend Wanderings – Phillip Island Pt 1

I have been trying to finish the edits from my trip to Phillip Island and Cowes over Easter, which has been more of a challenge than usual. Normally I can just sit down and fly straight through them. But this time I am forcing myself to slow down and really go through each shot. Only…

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Tuesday’s Tales from the Shoot – what is the best way to set up studio lighting for portraits?

Yesterday I wrote about a shoot I did on the weekend with my newly acquired Studio Lighting. Today I thought perhaps I would write about using the lighting and what is the best set up for studio lighting? Hopefully this is something other people can jump on to as well. I am only just figuring…

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Afloat

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Afloat.” afloat (əˈfləʊt) adj, adv (postpositive) 1. floating 2. aboard ship; at sea 3. covered with water; flooded 4. aimlessly drifting: afloat in a sea of indecision. 5. in circulation; afoot: nasty rumours were afloat. 6. free of debt; solvent Collins English Dictionary – Complete and…

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Manic Mondays

I wrote in a previous post, that perhaps I might try to condense my posts down to just 1 or so a day, maybe one main post and then a challenge or two? One of my readers quite liked the Manic Monday headline I suggested and quite frankly I do to. So I am going…

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