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My favourite tech and desk accessories this year
Not only am I a huge gear nerd, but I’m also just a huge tech nerd in general. I’m constantly finding myself searching for the latest and greatest gear to min-max my productivity and make the most out of the experience doing the things that I do. This ...
The "next new big thing" from me: my Lightroom Editing Masterclass
While most of my year is spent working through life and business at a somewhat comfortable rate, it seems that every year, almost in a rhythm, I find myself inevitably bunkering down for weeks or months at a time, working on the “next new big thing” that’s...
New prints available!
A big thank you to all of the constant support you're all giving for my prints! We started with just 12, and the majority of them were well received. I've made some updates recently and decided to go with an 'all Japan' theme in the store since that's what...
Art, integrity, and why I have two Instagram accounts
Since the beginning, I’ve always had a very strong sense of morality and integrity in my photography. I don’t really recall where I got it from specifically. Maybe I got it from my previous career, or perhaps it’s just the type of person I am, but all I ...
5 beginner photography mistakes and how to fix them
Here’s a super-fast article to up your photography game with tips that are actually useful. 1) Too many elements in your composition I used to be guilty of this a lot when I first started photography. Early on, it’s a good idea to learn that it’s your j...
Prints now live!
Yes, finally! The last time I sold prints seems like an eternity ago (well, it was only 3 years. Ha). This first collection of 12 images are a mix of some of my favourite images I've ever taken, plus some images that are very often requested for a print ...
How to get inspired more often
Feeling inspired, being creative, getting motivated. These things always used to feel somewhat ephemeral to me to some degree. There are some days where you wake up, and you’ve just got it, you’re raring to go. Other days, perhaps too often, even the ide...
Razer Blade Studio Edition review
I’ve been testing out the Razer Blade Studio Edition laptop for the last couple of months now, and there’s a lot to say about the flagship laptop offering from Razer. For me when it comes to Windows-based laptops, I have a lot of boxes to tick, and to be h...
Creative confidence is more important now than ever
Something’s been bugging me over the last six months or so. At first, I didn’t really feel it, or maybe it’s that I chose to ignore it again - it’s something that’s always been there, since the dawn of “creativity”. But in looking back on the year that was,...
Why I love Japan (and why it took me so long to realise it)
Looking back on my life, it turns out I was a pretty nerdy kid growing up. My childhood was filled with cartoons and anime, and even to this day, they’re still my drug of choice. When I was growing up, I was that nerd...
Introducing: My Photography Guide to Japan
I wrote a new book! If you have any interest in taking photos in Japan, you might want to check it out. This one is a special one to me. I love Japan and I really wanted to showcase why I think it’s the best country ...
4 simple, daily habits to transform your photography
If I told you that it was possible to transform your photography with just 4 simple, daily habits, would you do them? I create habits for everything in my life, especially when it comes to learning new things, and when I was first starting out in the pu...
Perpetual new beginnings
Today is my birthday. …although I’m at the age where I’d rather forget about a silly number that doesn’t truly reflect how I actually feel in life. I’m fortunate to live a life where every day is a blessing, so my day of birth feels like just another day....
How to use leading lines in Photography - Visual language
Using leading lines in photography is a staple technique of good composition. It’s a component of visual language that many photographers pick up as they’re beginning their photography journey, and luckily, it’s a technique that never real...
How to do panning photography perfectly, the proper way
Panning photography is probably one of the most difficult techniques to master in photography. That’s because it’s a confluence of many things; excellent knowledge over your craft and settings, the vision of the right subject at the right time, the...
Peak Design Travel Tripod review
At first glance, the Peak Design Travel Tripod is a small, sleek, slender tripod that looks as great as it functions. But as with most things Peak Design, dig a little deeper and you’ll find that the company has once again taken something ...
What is storytelling in photography?
Storytelling in photography, or storytelling in any visual medium for that matter, is at the heart of any good visual piece. But what exactly is it, and how does it differ to how we know storytelling to be traditionally told—through words? ...
Prime lenses vs zoom lenses
Prime lenses vs zoom lenses, which to buy? If you’re new to photography, this question will undoubtedly come up for you fairly quickly. Photography gear, after all, is a wild world of seemingly endless options and customisations, and it’s ...
Mastering the HSL sliders in Adobe Lightroom
The HSL sliders (hue, saturation, & luminance) are the bulk of where our colour editing will take place. As colour in photography is a huge deal in general, it’s worth understanding exactly what’s going on when we manage the colour in our images. The ...
Getting close in Street Photography
Getting close in Street Photography is an essential and rapid way to improve your street images. War and photojournalist photographer Robert Capa once said “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”. And while I don’t fully agree with ...
The difference between vibrance and saturation in Lightroom
Knowing the difference between vibrance and saturation is a little tricky at first, but understanding it is a big deal. It’s a big deal because colour, in general, is a big deal in photography. Colour is an excellent tool for conveying mea...
Anxiety, living in Japan, terrible timing, and coming home
2020 was supposed to be my year—although I suppose many people also felt that way. Late last year in 2019, I quit my job to pursue photography full time. I cast aside a successful, decade-long career in User Experience and Product Design to seek a ...
Understanding Positive and Negative space in Photography
Negative space in Photography (and positive space) is one of the most effective visual language techniques any photographer can learn. As a component of Visual Language, we see it used commonly in other visual mediums such as painting, architecture, illust...
DJI Mavic Air 2 Review
The Mavic Air 2 is the drone most people should buy. Okay, review done. Kidding. 2018’s original Mavic Air was the first of its kind, with decent performance in an impossibly small body. I actually kind of loved it. It had great c...