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3 days ago
3 min

5 Things Which Affect Exposure in Photography

Getting a correct exposure is one of the most important things in photography. See why that is here. So here are 5 things which will affect

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Tracey Jones

Jul 24
2 min

Review of taking photos with the i-Phone 11 pro

One of my first experiences of using the camera was on Valentines Day. My partner took me out for a

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Tracey Jones

Jul 17
2 min

Why you should visit Cattana Wetlands

Over the 3 years that I have been living in Far North Queensland, Cattana wetlands has become one of my favorite photography locations.

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Tracey Jones

Jul 10
2 min

What is HDR photography?

HDR stands for high dynamic range. Dynamic range is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of the image. A camera only has

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Tracey Jones

Jul 3
2 min

5 Reasons to join a photography club

Two and a half years ago I joined a photography club and it was one of the best decisions I have made since being in Australia

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Tracey Jones

Jun 26
1 min

Photography Experiments to do from home - part 4 - Smoke

Here is the 4th and last edition of my Photography Experiments you can do from home series. I have decided to end it because for many people

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Tracey Jones

Jun 19
2 min

Shooting split shots at the Daintree Blue Hole

As the covid-19 restrictions began to be lifted the Douglas Shire Council announced that the ferry across the Daintree River would be free

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Tracey Jones

Jun 12
2 min

What are split shots?

As more cameras are being made with waterproof abilities, and more nature photographers are venturing into the water, the concept of split s

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Tracey Jones

Jun 5
3 min

What is there to do in Chillagoe?

Chillagoe is a small town in the Australian outback. It’s about a 3 hour drive inland from Cairns, on a mixture of dirt and paved roads.

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Tracey Jones

May 29
1 min

How has covid-19 affected me? 2 months in!

Here is a short video presentation of the photography and other work I have been doing for the past 2 months.

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Tracey Jones

May 23
3 min

When should you use a long exposure to create interesting effects

Long exposure is a very commonly used technique of photography. You have probably seen many examples of long exposure photography,

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Tracey Jones

May 15
1 min

Photography experiments to do from home - part 3

This experiment is painting with light, which is a technique many photographers will have tried out at some point. I remember doing this in

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Tracey Jones

May 8
3 min

Why I believe exposure is the most important part of photography

I believe that if you do not master exposure then your photography can never be consistently good.

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Tracey Jones

May 2
1 min

Photography experiments to do from home - Part 2

This is the second video in my series on photography experiments you can do from home. This experiment is a lot easier to do than the first

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Tracey Jones

Apr 24
2 min

Underwater Photography in Lembeh

The diving was exactly what I expected, we saw hundreds of nudibranchs, crabs, shrimp, juvenile fish, squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, eels...

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Tracey Jones

Apr 17
2 min

Unique Photography experience - Snake eating a bat

Unique photography experiences don’t happen very often and I was a very lucky photographer to witness this one. My partner and I were wal...

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Tracey Jones

Apr 10
2 min

How to add a watermark to your images in Adobe Lightroom

Only the text based watermark allows you to add text and have control over the font, style, position, and colour. The text can also be given

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Tracey Jones

Apr 3
1 min

Photography experiments to do from home - Part 1

and decided that it would be a great activity to do with a group of photographers as everyone would end up with different results.

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Tracey Jones

Apr 2
2 min

What is Coral Bleaching?

With the water temperatures rising to 31 degrees on the surface this week, I decided it might be time to explain what coral bleaching is

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Tracey Jones

Mar 27
1 min

Marine Life of the Great Barrier - Parrotfish

Parrotfish get their name from their beak like teeth which they use to break large chunks out of coral.

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