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Adobe livestreams

Hi friends. Recently I did a series of livestreams with Adobe - 3 to be exact. Thanks to those who were able to tune in. If you didn’t, they’ve now been uploaded to Adobe Asia Pacific’s YouTube channel for you to watch after the fact. To watch, click the video above (or titles below for individual episodes). Check the out when you have a second and please let me know what you think!


episode 01- colour grading in lightroom + removing distractions (photoshop)

In the first episode Flyn & I go through an edit of one of my favourite photos I took on my most recent Japan trip. I share GoPro footage me actually capturing the photo, talk through the process and then show you my entire workflow - from the Lightroom colour grade to cleaning it up in photoshop.

RAW (UNEDITED)

COLOUR GRADED (LIGHTROOM)

FINAL (PHOTOSHOP CLEANUP)

 

EPISODE 02 - CREATING CINEMAGRAPHS IN PHOTOSHOP, PREMIERE PRO & AFTER EFFECTS

In this episode I run through my cinemagraph process and a bunch of techniques of how I stabilise and loop my cinemagraphs. It is important to know what footage is salvageable and what isn’t (a lot of my cinemagraphs are actually hand held smartphone footage).

 

EPISODE 03 - FUNDAMENTALS & BASICS IN PHOTOGRAPHY

The third & final episode I decided to bring it back to the basics - the fundamentals of photography. Flyn & I chat about some basic principles of photography & visual design which I believe are quite important concepts to grasp: the rule of odds, the dominant eye, symmetry, natural frames and more.

 
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Camera & Photo Samples
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Camera & Photo Samples

Photography samples

Hi friends! I present to you my hands on & first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (and sample photos to match). Please check out my YouTube video above if you haven’t already. Pretty excited about this update. Samsung have updated the ultra-wide 0.6x lens to it’s 50MP sensor with an improved aperture of f/1.9 which should help with resolution, sharpness and low light performance quite a bit.

Tap on through to see all the samples!

3 days in Mt Fuji
3 days in Mt Fuji

Friends! I got some photos (and a vlog) for you from a weeked trip away to Mt Fuji. We head to Mt Fuji for the weekend to chase some Autumn colours (with Fooj in the back obviously). If you have never been to Mt Fuji, be warned that depending on the time of year, it might not always be visible. It is kind of crazy thinking about how huge the mountain is and how it can just hide from you so easily in the clouds. I was once told by a tour guide that Mt Fuji is female because she likes to hide from you and will only appear if you are nice. Click through for more word and some photos to match.

7 days in Tokyo
7 days in Tokyo

Hi friends! New vlog for you (finally). Click through for further details on where I went Camera Shopping and my favourite photo location in Tokyo. There’s a bunch of details and photos waiting for you.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Sample Photos
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Sample Photos

hi friends!

Thanks for dropping by. Here are the promised photo samples from the brand new Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Huge thanks to Samsung Australia for getting this phone to be a week early so I could test it before everyone else.

Street Photography in Snowy Hokkaido Japan
Street Photography in Snowy Hokkaido Japan

Hi friends! After two a long involuntary two year hiatus - the Japan series vlogs are back! I spent 40 days exploring Japan (Dec 2022 - Jan 2023). We start the adventure up north in Hokkaido in the search for snow. Plenty more eps to come after this one. Hope you enjoy the vlog!

Solo Travelling New Zealand: Queenstown to Milford Sound
Solo Travelling New Zealand: Queenstown to Milford Sound

Come with me as I solo road trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound and back. I stayed at an epic Airbnb in Queenstown and finally shot a full night (10 hour) astro photography sequence. I am also pretty sure I caught Venus, Mars AND a meteor shower in the astrolapse. I also do the epic drive to Milford Sound TWICE in two very wildly different conditions. Watch here:

My Solo Road Trip Across New Zealand
My Solo Road Trip Across New Zealand

I finally made it out of the country and filmed a small travel vlog series in South Island New Zealand. I did a solo road trip from Christchurch, through Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook, Queenstown, Milford Sound and back.

Click through for the vlog & photos:

A Photographer's Apartment & Studio in Sydney
A Photographer's Apartment & Studio in Sydney

Hi friends! Here is a full tour of my apartment & studio. It’s basically finished for now, and has taken me about 7 months to furnish, film & edit this vlog haha. Click through to watch the episode:

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