Julie Powell – Photographer & Graphic Artist
Creating & Capturing Life's Precious Moments
We’ve already past the Winter’s Solstice, the first half of the year has already gone. We still don’t really seem to be on top of this pandemic. We think we are and then BAM! it’s back, with a new variant. There now seems to be almost a winter and summer version. Making plans is a…
Read MoreThe Patch Tool in Adobe Photoshop is a cool, quirky little tool that probably doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves. It’s great for fixing bags under the eyes, missing bits of fur or covering bruises, scratches and other interesting edits that come up. 25 more words How to use the Patch Tool in Photoshop…
Read MoreExploring Lake Tyrrell which is a shallow, salt-crusted depression in the NW of Victoria, Australia. It is Victoria’s largest salt lake (over 70 square miles), however, it is so shallow you can walk just about anywhere and when there is water, it is a great spot for reflective photography. 24 more words Photofocus Road Trip: Exploring…
Read MoreI recently shared an article about how to take great photos with bad lighting. But let’s take it a step further. What if you have next to no lighting? 42 more words How to take great photos with almost no light — Photofocus
Read MoreThe 2021 International Portrait Photographer of the Year awards from International Portrait Photographer was just announced. Congratulations to the overall winner Forough Yavari from Australia. You can see her image below. 48 more words The best of the best: Winners of the 2021 International Portrait Photographer of the Year awards — Photofocus
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Don’t you just love it when a beautiful patch of sunlight streams in through the window first thing in the morning? Everything feels fresh and new and full of possibilities. I love to just sit quietly for a few moments with a cuppa, perhaps a book. What about you? These days feel far too infrequent…
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A busy week last week, private classes, presentations and two amazing shoots and I caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen in ages. Need more weeks like that! A week of creative engagement too…ahh I wish they were all like that. Monday was a 1960’s inspired Mod shoot, Tuesday was a visit to Australia…
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All week I have been sharing my journey with coffee & cake. Four very different styles, different light and styling, I have used the same coffee cup in most. Today I am sharing some chocolate brownies (so full circle from day 1) and completely different styling. I wanted to capture height in my brownies, so…
Read MoreTaking my coffee & cake scene up yet another notch. This time I I had a carrot cake, still have the same coffee cup and saucer, I also had a dark background. I also brought in a pop of colour with the cobalt blue napkin. I also used my Godox studio lights to really make…
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I recently showed you one setup for coffee and cake, I then grabbed a fresh chocolate cake and had another go. There is nothing wrong with doing this. If it’s just not working for you. STOP! Pull everything down and start again. These were shot in natural light in front of the window, but on…
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Julie Powell - Photographer & Graphic Artist 