Julie Powell – Photographer & Graphic Artist
Creating & Capturing Life's Precious Moments
Today is the last day of November, starting tomorrow Christmas officially hits the silly season…can you believe it? I already have my Turkey in the freezer, but it will be a quiet affair and our first Christmas without Dad. Yesterday we had our first Christmas party, sadly after days of beautiful warm weather it was…
Read MoreA few weeks back I was busy making loads of art, mostly Halloween type stuff. I was totally missing my yearly creep fest. So I grabbed some old shots I took a few years back and with fresh eyes and a new agenda I tried to make a ghostly river sprite. It sort of come…
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So I started setting up a few herbs and spices for a studio shoot, then I started adding a few more, then a few more again. Before you know it, I had a whole table setup with just about everything from the kitchen; basil, oregano, paprika, rock salt, peppercorn, garlic, anise, Himalayan Salt, lime, vanilla…
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One of Mum and Dad’s neighbours has this awesome lime tree which totally hangs over the fence, so that makes it fair game right? Not everyone likes limes…but here we love them. Great for photos but also for a yummy grilled chicken tomato & avocado salsa and lime and chilli marinade. I didn’t take any…
Read MoreSale! Sale! Sale! Heart races, the wallet opens, credit card comes out … does this sound like you? Before you get in over your head this year, a little presale strategy might be in order. While there are some bargains to be had, don’t get caught up in a shopping frenzy you may regret down… Planning…
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Things are little better Corona wise here in Australia, 24 days of no new cases and no deaths, but even better we actually have no active cases and no-one in hospital. Such good news. Well, for Australia at least. I just wish it was the same everywhere else. Our restrictions are easing, and things getting…
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Well I finally feel like things are returning to some form of new normal. I visited a friend in rural Victoria for the first time in ages last weekend. We had a family day out at the Melbourne Zoo on Friday which was great fun. I booked my first actual studio portrait session for in…
Read MoreWhen it comes to portraits, what’s the best focal length to use? That’s a great question, so I set out to test this for myself. So I decided to have a little bit of a length comparison. 34 more words Looking at different focal lengths for portraits, part two — Photofocus
Read MoreI took one of my photos of a Rainbow Lorikeet, and turned it into this cute piece of digital art. Did you notice the sweet ladybug? Also from another photo taken in the garden. Here’s hoping you’re having a wonderful day… ~ Julz
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I found this old vintage billies in my parents attic recently, rescued them for some still life. This used to be used when we went camping to boil water over a campfire to make billie-tea. They are so well used and discoloured, look a treat with some fresh daisies, also from my parents garden. ~…
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