Jacaranda season in Brisbane
Every September my city (Brisbane, Australia) turns purple when the Jacaranda trees begin to bloom. The purple flowers are feared by...
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Oct 26, 20154 min read
Back to the Future
Seeing as Back to the Future day is now in our past and even I, a committed fan, am quite done hearing about it for the time being, I no...
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Oct 12, 20151 min read
RAW Brisbane Showcase – the show goes on!
On Thursday 1 October I exhibited my work for the very first time at RAW Brisbane’s MERGE showcase. After months of planning, buying...
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Sep 14, 20151 min read
Lifestyle shoot in a field
Since the Exposing Illusions tutorial blog is now a fortnightly affair I’ve decided to fill the off-weeks with other bits and pieces I’ve...
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Aug 24, 20157 min read
How to fake an underwater photo with Photoshop
How long I’ve wanted to shoot underwater! When girls in pretty dresses are combined with the weightlessness of water the results are...
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Aug 10, 20155 min read
How to create snow in Photoshop.
While it’s currently the height of summer in the only hemisphere that (supposedly) matters, where I live in Australia it’s so cold that...
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Jul 13, 20154 min read
How to create the dispersion / scatter effect with Photoshop.
Photoshop brushes are a brilliant way to add interest to your photos but did you know you can use brushes on layer masks? Say, for...
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Jun 29, 20156 min read
How to use and create Photoshop brushes.
One of Photoshop’s coolest features is the ability to customise and import different brushes. Until now you might only have used...
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Apr 20, 20156 min read
How to lengthen a dress and hair in Photoshop.
A few week’s ago armed with my camera, my mother (who was convinced I was going to get murdered) and a $20 piece of fabric I disappeared...
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Mar 9, 20157 min read
How to shoot and edit the Brenizer Method (aka bokehrama, frame expansion, panorama)
The majority of people with a functioning camera will at some point have snapped a panoramic photo—a process that involves swivelling the...
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Feb 2, 20154 min read
Welcome to Exposing Illusions
How often have you looked at a photo and thought, ‘how did they do that?’ Among a sea of selfies and food shots some photographs are so...
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