Flying dreams
For me every new year is a chance for reinvention so with 2017 on the horizon I have been going through a period of deep self...
top of page
Search
Jul 4, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Where She Wanders’
When I was small we lived in a house that backed onto undeveloped land and so the neighbourhood kids and I would grab our bikes and head...
40
May 9, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Luminary’
To get between work and home I regularly drive a busy highway and as those who drive highways know, the traffic can often stop for...
90
Mar 14, 20163 min read
The making of ‘Metamorphosis’
As part of my current gallery exhibition I had to create didactics, which are wall panels that describe your art. Being primarily...
690
Feb 17, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Wonder Falls’
My next tutorial was going to be about making glass transparent so after some thought I came up with a concept that involved a girl in a...
100
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...
3,2870
Aug 17, 20151 min read
The orange wall and the white dress
The Exposing Illusions blog has always been an important part of my photography journey; so much so that I spent years researching and...
10
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...
3600
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...
5710
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...
1210
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...
7610
Apr 13, 20156 min read
How to photograph floating objects.
Telekenesis seems to me to be the lazy person’s superpower of choice—which is probably why it’s my favourite. Inspired by Roald Dahl’s...
4130
Apr 6, 20156 min read
How to do levitation photography
I was up in the air about how to start this blog post but then I realised that’s a terrible joke and decided to get on with it. The...
3800
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...
4330
bottom of page