Author Archives: Geoff Shaw

My Focus bracketing workflow

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Geoff Shaw

These are very brief notes in response to a query. I will probably update when I have more time. When I make a focus bracket series, I usually have some images at the beginning and end that are focused too … Continue reading →

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Photobooks and Calendars

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Geoff Shaw

Introduction Making photobooks or calendars for the first time can be daunting. There are many suppliers, all with their own systems, usually either a desktop computer application that you download, or an online web-based system. In my experience these systems … Continue reading →

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DIY water drop apparatus

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Geoff Shaw

Here is a simple DIY project, a DIY water drop apparatus to get photos of splashes. I devised it for a workshop I gave to our camera club and decided to document what I did. Of course you could buy … Continue reading →

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Killer Tips: Adrian Donoghue

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Geoff Shaw

Adrian Donoghue kindly judged the Waverley-Geelong Creative Competition (gallery at https://waverleycc.smugmug.com/Presentations-and-Events/Geelong-Waverley-Creative-Interclub-2024) He followed this with a presentation on his notes from his presentation “10 killer tips for creative ideas”. He has generously provided his notes that you can download from … Continue reading →

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Ewen Bell’s Judging Comments (ICM) and helpful links.

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Geoff Shaw

Ewen broke the mould with his judging for our monthly competition (set subject ICM), turning it into a very educational presentation highlighting concepts that he illustrated using a selection of the entries. His presentation slides can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nai1n0ug2rui0qsmiuk7t/WCC-ICM-2024.pdf?rlkey=4rouxml3h3vh11x8fc3wlgnp6&dl=0 … Continue reading →

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Creative Photography Workshop by Suellen Saidee Cook

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Geoff Shaw

Our Creative SIG presentation 09 April 2024 was by Suellen Saidee Cook, who joined us by Zoom from her home in Tasmania. She creates imaginative composites with strong narratives. Cook’s style is mysterious, enchanting, whimsical and emotive, with threads of … Continue reading →

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WCC Creative 2024

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Geoff Shaw

This is the home for the WCC Creative SIG in 2024. It will be updated as new material becomes available. Meeting schedule February A recording of the Feb zoom meeting is available via youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rZde0Rc5XU. The February meeting included … Continue reading →

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Creating Composites Workshop by Sharon and Rob Prenton Jones

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Geoff Shaw

Overview We had a fantastic day-long workshop on Jan 7th 2024, presented by Sharon and Rob Prenton Jones https://www.prentonjonesphotography.co.uk/news/live-workshop-in-australia/. They covered a range of topics including (apologies if I have forgotten any major topics – a lot was covered): Links … Continue reading →

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Colour match two images during compositing.

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Geoff Shaw

Often, when you are compositing images the colours of the two (or more) source images may not match. Perhaps you have a model taken under studio lights that you want to layer onto a background with a different colour balance. … Continue reading →

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Adding a mist effect

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Geoff Shaw

Mist can enhance some images, and adding a misty effect in Photoshop is not difficult. Here is one approach, based on the method demonstrated by Sharon Prenton Jones at a WCC workshop, Jan 2024. In this work through I am … Continue reading →

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