Natures pastel colours

Yesterday reached 41 and was predicted to hit 38, today they predict 39 with storms so I predict 43 in my garden!

Thought I would get up before it got too hot and catch a sunrise (up at 4.30am), headed up to Two Rocks here in Western Australia, this is the best time of the day. I love the pastel colours in this shot and yes they are real, I try to capture what I see. I have included the image shown by the camera when it was taken.

Enjoy the weather where ever you are today! :)

Baby Portraiture

We are now providing Baby Portraiture!

Currently offering...

-We come to you and setup a small studio (Perth Metro area)

-All images are edited including Photoshop'ed if required to remove cradle cap, blotches etc

-Free print of your choice

-Online secure gallery for you to distribute to whoever you like

All this for only $150.00

Visit http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/kids_gallery/gallery_kids.html for more details.

Recents

We have uploaded several new images to our Landscape Gallery...
http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/landscape_gallery/landscape_section.html

Images of the Perth Wildcats home games at Challenge stadium can be seen here...
http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/sports_menu.html

Our latest competition closes at the end of this month so if you haven't registered head over here and register...
http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/competition4.html

WIN a signed LIMITED edition print!

We are giving away a LIMITED EDITION SIGNED PRINT.
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On your wall

See how one of our images could transform a room in your home.

Send us an image your room.

Choose up to 3 images from our Gallery.

And we will show you how they could look in Your home.

Free to try for the first 15 people...
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To digitally enhance a photo or not...

One of the most common questions I get regarding my images is... Did you enhance this in Photoshop.

The answer is yes if you count Colour balance, Cropping, dust removal, vibrance, curves, contrast, sharpening etc.
Professional and serious photographers shoot in RAW rather than JPEG, why?...
When you take a shot with your point & shoot in Jpeg or similar, you get that fantastic shot with beautiful colours, it is sharp and ready for print without digitally enhancing...or do you?
Jpeg's are compressed files with limited image data, you have taken the shot the camera has picked a colour temperature, saturated the colours, sharpened, increased contrast, boosted clarity and all those things that finishes of an image. The camera has chosen how to enhance your image for you and taken away that creative process.
When you shoot in RAW you get maximum information and no adjustments. It is up to the photographer to adjust the image to fit his or her vision.
It is important to a photographer to have full control from the moment they take the shot right through to the final print. Even to the point the monitor they view images on are adjusted and calibrated to show a true representation of what the print will look like. Monitors you get with your laptop or desktop are generally not calibrated for photos, they are far too bright and the colour balance is usually way off.
There are "purists" out there that believe you should take an image and not touch it, that way it hasn't been enhanced. I say if you are using digital the camera is doing it for you, it would be purer to do it yourself. If shooting with film, the choice of film and the chemical process changes the way an image will look, so you are manipulating chemically instead of digitally.
Photos have been manipulated or enhanced since the beginning of photography.
While I think adjusting your image is a necessary process, it can easily be overdone. In my images I try to represent what I saw and re-create the feeling of being there and get it right in camera using filters as much as possible.

Please excuse my grammar and spelling but I think you get my point... :)

Yanchep Lagoon Dawn Shoot

Up early again this morning to catch a sunrise. This wasn't the usual shoot which was planned and scouted before hand, I just needed to capture something. Yanchep Lagoon is only 5 mins from where I live so it is a convenient place to shoot, which is handy as I get twitchy if I haven't shot anything for a while.

So here it is, I was hoping for a colour filled sky but it wasn't to be, I'm happy with the shot though and I met another photographer (on the rocks in the distance) who was mad enough to get up early on a Saturday.

All round a productive morning...

The difference a 10 Stop ND Filter can make for daytime photography.

I recentley purchased a 10Stop ND filter, which basically cuts down the amount of light entering the camera allowing for longer shutter speeds.

The below image was taken at 1/40sec F16 ISO 100

The below image was taken in the exact same spot and taken within 2mins of the previous one. This time we add the ND Filter. I adjusted the settings to 30secs F16 ISO 100.

This can allow for some fantastic photography in the middle of the day! Although the sun side lighting will still add more depth.
I will be using this effect to photograph city scenes and street scenes.

Bali Indonesia

Rice, to the Balinese is more than just the staple food, it is an integral part of the Balinese culture.
Before planting throughout growing time, at harvesting, ceremonies are held and offerings are presented to Dewi Sri, the goddess of rice. In the middle of rice fields far from the village, you often find little shrines with neatly presented flowers, fruit, and offerings for Dewi Sri. ~ indo.com

Perth Wildcats Photography

Wayne Wright Photography is now an Official Perth Wildcats photographer 2011/12.

This is a real privilege and I'm really looking forward to capturing some fantastic basketball action.The first home game is on the 14th October at Challenge Stadium. If you haven't been to a game, get down there and experience it, trust me its awesome! And you'll get to see me. ;)

Free 2012 Calendars are now available

We have just released 3 2012 calendars available to download and print at A4 for free.
Enjoy!
http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/free_calendar_2012.html

On the wall

Stirling Ranges SW Western Australia

Yanchep Western Australia

State Basketball League Qtr Finals have started.

The Qtr finals have started and the Men and Women from the Wanneroo Wolves won their first games.

Men 97 - 86 over Tigers

Women 68 - 61 over Magic

Images are now online of the Women playing the Magic last night at Joondalup. Great game!

http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/sports_menu.html

Once the image has been taken

As most of us have experienced, randomly turning up to a beautiful spot, lifting the camera and taking the shot rarely results in to an image that represents the beauty and scale of what you saw with your eyes.

The same goes for printing, monitors have to be calibrated, profiles need to be created for different types of papers and inks to re-create what you see on screen.

I print on Epson printers using Ilford paper for small runs and prints up to A3+. For larger runs and larger prints I use a professional lab that is also calibrated to my monitors.

Then I hand check the print carefully for any inconsistencies. The result is a print that will last for years and retains the essence of what I was capturing at the time.

To learn the basics of composition and camera settings I have some simple tutorials to help.

http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/photography_tips.html

New images added to gallery

Two new images have been added to the gallery.

The first taken at Two Rocks WA.

The second taken in Yanchep WA.

http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/landscape_gallery/landscape_section.html

The Final Frontier

Thought I would try something different, I took this image from my backyard! It was taken with my standard SLR and a standard zoom lens (200mm). I think im going to enjoy these sort of images so stay tuned for more. :)

Photographing Dunsborough South West WA

Day 1, Friday 8th April

I'm up early to get into Dunsborough to photograph the Charity Golf Day for Prostate Cancer Research, which was great, apart from getting sunburnt. Friday finished off with a dinner and Auction (including 10 of my images), a long and productive day.

Day 2, Saturday 9th April

Up early again! 5am to catch a sunrise, its hard getting up but once I've reached the spot scouted on a previous visit, the camera's set up and the sky's starting to light up, I realise this is the best time of the day. I take several shots of different compositions, the colours are awesome. The window for the best light this morning was only 2-3mins.

Off to breakfast, first customer of the day.

I spend the rest of the day scouting for an image that night and an image for Sunday morning. I end up shooting the popular Sugar Loaf Rock for the sunset image (will be on website within the week) The following image was taken at dawn.

Day 3, Sunday 10th April

Another 5am start, off to my last location for the weekend. Again I have a window of about 2-3mins for the best light. I found this great composition with the rock almost creating a path which created a great leading line and again mother nature provided the cloud and colours.

I love it!

My next planned trip will be to the Stirling Range WA.

The Grey Kangaroo

The Kangaroo can be found anywhere in WA where there is bush. This shot was taken against the back-light of the morning sun in Yanchep.

A dry McNess in Yanchep WA

According to the CSIRO, Perth s water supplies could dip by nearly 50 per cent in 20 years in the worst case scenario.
Believe in global warming or not the climates around the world are changing and we need to be pro active.

Week 6 of the Tips is up - Graduated Filters

This week we look at how using Graduated filters can transform your images. Sorry its a bit late. :)

http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/tips_landscape_Filters.html

Being there

Photography is as much about being there as it is taking an image. I get to see things that some people don't. Getting up at 3-4am to get somewhere before the sun starts to rise and late nights to catch sunsets and twilight images. Its so peaceful, and the kids like to "stay up" and watch a sunset.

Left: Mason and Jasmine doing a little photography while I set up.

Below: This image of myself and my daughter Jasmine was taken by my son Mason.

"Time is the most valuable currency we have to spend"

Point Walter Western Australia

These images were taken at Point Walter Western Australia, the Jump Shot was taken while scouting for an evening shoot.

Hillarys Boat Harbour Western Australia 2

This image was taken as the sun was coming up behind me.

Week 5 of the tips is up - Camera Settings

This week we take a look at some camera settings for Landscape photography...

http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/tips_landscape_cameraSettings.html

Hillarys Boat Harbour Western Australia

Up early this morning, a trip down the road to Hillarys Boat Harbour, a very popular spot for tourists (mainly English!). This print will be available in sizes up to 60inch.

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More images of the M5 shoot....

3 FREE CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD

We have 3 new calendars available to download and print at A4 for free.
http://www.waynewrightphotography.net/free_calendar_2011.html