Monthly Archives: November 2011

Our Largest Native Bird…


….well they will be one day! These little guys always put a smile on my face whenever I look at this photo.

Enjoy.

Gordon River


Not sure if I like this photo. Shooting into the sun can be difficult at times. I find that lens flare, silhouettes and contrast issues are normally the result when I include the sun in any photo. Maybe I should have shot with image as a HDR….

What do you think? Any tips for shooting directly at the sun?

FroKnowsPhoto Raw Edit 52


I have been following Jared’s posts for a while now and decided that it was time to contribute to the RAW edit – Week 52.

Quite a good idea really. You download the provided RAW image and edit how you like then post it to the forum. Some of the work on the forum is truly amazing!

Here is my take on the RAW file:

Enjoy!

 

Here you go Ian. You can see the results. Maybe this is something I should do from now on. Post the finished versions after the video.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

The original RAW converted to JPEG

 

and the edited RAW converted to JPEG

Mission Complete!


The Mac setup is complete! NASA control ready to launch at Leigh Diprose Photography.

I have successfully switched from PC to Mac. HOORAY!

Two independent screens working off the macbook PRO – 2x 27″ screens and MacBook Pro Screen making a total of three calibrated screens, WD 8 TB HDs worth of space (1, 1, 2 & 4TBs), Ipad 2, Iphone, HD Webcam, THX Speaker setup and one well worked HP laptop that is now unplugged for good!

Thinking I might need another usb hub! 10 full slots and counting.

So from all this expect more video tutorials, photo editing, images and everything else to do with photography.

Bridesperth.com Official Launch


The day has arrived!

Check out my new Perth Wedding Site – bridesperth.com

http://www.leighdiprosephotography.com will still be in operation – an updated site is under development at the moment. I am hoping to have it all finished by the end of the weekend.

perthbride.com is just an additional site for the Perth market.

Blue Wildebeest


Yay! The mains power is back after 9 hours of blackout! I was starting to freak out not knowing what to do with my time! I must admit though Western Power are doing a great job at replacing the power poles coming up to this years bushfire season. However some advanced notice  that my power was going to be switched off would have been nice.

The first thing I did once the power had been restored was head straight for my Africa images.

 

Happy Shooting!

Retouching and Styling a stock image


I wasn’t sure what image to use for my next tutorial so I hunted on dreamstime.com for a free stock image. This is what I ended up doing to it. No plan just edited in the moment.

If you learnt something from this share this on Facebook.

Until next time.

Happy editing.

Beginners Guide to using the crop tool in Lightroom


I have managed to put together the first tutorial using my new MacBook Pro!

This tutorial was put together for the photographer who has never used Lightroom before. Basic and helpful.

Remember to share the link and subscribe to the blog if you got something out of this video.

PC to Mac


The time has flown by since I promised you all some amazing content. I didn’t expect that changing from PC to Mac would take so long. I was wrong.

My computer setup has been delayed due to monitor, software and computer issues. Hopefully by tomorrow morning everything should be sorted.

Thank you for all putting up with the change over. A Photoshop tutorial will be up tomorrow afternoon for you all to see, learn and share.

Until then.

Happy shooting!

River Abstract


This is officially the last post from my PC!

I have moved over to the dark side ! My  MacBook Pro is brilliant! You will see some quality content come through from tomorrow onwards. I’m still busily setting up the “NASA” control centre here at Leigh Diprose Photography so hold onto something cause this little ship is going to take off!

 

 

The Canning River


What gets me outdoors taking photos? Grey skies and rain – lots of rain! When I had some spare time after a meeting today I  navigated my way down to the river in between showers to take this photo for you all.

A tutorial will be on the blog a little later to show you how I got to this stage.

Enjoy

 

Farewell


Hi All,

I would like to inform you all as of today, 3rd November 2011 (my birthday) my position at Fujifilm as Area Business Manager WA has been made redundant. The decision was made in light of the company’s decision to restructure operations. Stuart McCracken (Area Business Manager WA southern region) has also been made redundant and will finish today.

Given this opportunity I would like to thank each and every one of you for the friendship and business relationships that have developed and grown since I started at Fujifilm. I have known many of you from previous positions in the industry and would sincerely like to thank everyone who has got me to this point in my career.

If you would like to keep in touch with what I am up to in the coming months you can always check out my blog: http://www.leighdiprosephotography.wordpress.com

Drop me a line if you want to give me a job!

I encourage you all to follow your passion, no matter what it is.
Thanks again and all the best for the future.

Regards

Former:
Leigh Diprose
Area Business Manager
FUJIFILM Australia Pty Ltd

14 Kenhelm Street
Balcatta WA 6021
Australia
Phone: 61 8 6241 0600
Fax: 61 8 6241 0699
Email: leigh.diprose@fujifilm.com.au

Current:
Leigh Diprose
Leigh Diprose Photography
0408 957 090
Web: http://www.leighdiprosephotography.com
Blog: http://www.leighdiprosephotography.wordpress.com
Email: leighdiprosephotography@yahoo.com.au

Coming soon:
http://www.cameraed.com
http://www.bridesperth.com

One of the wedding team


Last weekend was slightly busy for me. I photographed a wedding in Albany on Saturday followed by the 2011 Photographers and Bloggers get together on Sunday.

I was fortunate to have a team of three along for the wedding, David as my photography assistant and Sheridan as my design consultant. I must say I couldn’t have done the shoot without you both!

Here is a photograph of Sheridan at the wedding just after we finished photographing the family groups. I shot this on the Canon EF 85mm f1.2 L Series with my new Canon EOS 1D MK IV. Such a beautiful lens…for anyone considering getting one – do it!