Julie Powell – Photographer & Graphic Artist
Creating & Capturing Life's Precious Moments
We have had some rather nice Spring weather, not overly warm as yet, but we will supposedly get more of that this week, just in time for a 5 days weekend for me, YES! 5 days, woohoo. So what’s on? Nothing as yet, looking at setting up a few bits and pieces, but otherwise just…
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We’ve been there before, Australia Gardens, in Cranbourne (SE Victoria), this time we went with a different Photography group, as we have been many times we only went to a few selected areas. We visited the area where the birds dominate, in particular, a New England Honeyeater, which was very plentiful. We also visited the…
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Those that have been following me for a while will notice reoccurring places I visit, one such place is Cloudehill Gardens and Nursery in Olinda every Spring, this year we are a little early, too early as it turned out, not much bloom or colour, apart from a few early Magnolia and the Daffodils. Still,…
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The first day of Spring was wet cold and quite horrible, I had invited a fellow photographer friend over to practice some photography skills in the studio, it had been far too long between Still Life shoots for me. I had borrowed a friends 50mm Macro lens to try on my Sony a7, as I…
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A lovely quiet weekend, just what was required for my birthday weekend. Yes, I celebrated my 50 something birthday yesterday with little fanfare, I mean why bother, I just wanted to do something I enjoyed with people I loved. So Friday I did a few chores and bits and pieces, finished off items for our…
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I recently spent some time in the studio, playing with a borrowed macro lens and a bunch of Australian Natives a friend bought with her to play with. The light was extremely poor this day so I stayed with diffused studio lights, it was good to be working with a macro lens again, as opposed…
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Last week I shared an image that won a Special Merit in the Light Space & Time Botanical Comp, this one also received an Hon. Mention. This is the ‘twin’ to another image I entered last year, which also did quite well, same type of bird a Helmeted Honeyeater, and similar blossoms and colouring. I…
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Yesterday was the first day of Spring for us Aussies, So I celebrated with a friend, by spending the whole afternoon in the studio with some fresh spring flowers; in particular Daffodils. I had also borrowed a 50mm Macro lens to play with for the day, I am deciding whether to get a 50mm, 60mm…
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Not sure if I shared this image or not, but it received a Special mention last month in a Photographic Competition, Light Space & Time – Botanicals I hope you enjoy some flowers on your Friday and I hope you have an amazing weekend… ~ Julz, xo
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I bought this vintage look watering can ages ago and have never done anything with it, so while I was waiting for a client to arrive I spent a few minutes playing around with it and some silk flowers. All shot on the Sony A7ii with my 28-70mm lens, mostly studio flash to fill in…
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