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The kayak and I • HOW A CRISIS COMBINED WITH AN OLD KAYAK AND STARTED A PHOTOGRAPHIC CAREER.

Listening to instinct • NEWCASTLE PHOTOGRAPHER EDWINA RICHARDS HAS APPLIED HER SKILLS TO A WIDE RANGE OF COMMERCIAL AND DOCUMENTARY WORK, BUT THERE ARE STRONG COMMON CREATIVE THREADS THAT RUN THROUGH ALL OF IT.

Sydney’s Circular Quay • WE LOOK AT THE WEALTH OF PHOTOGRAPHIC OPPORTUNITIES TO BE FOUND IN THE FIRST POINT OF EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT.

Do you need 8K video? • WITH MORE CAMERAS SUPPORTING 8K WE CONSIDER THE BENEFITS AND PITFALLS OF VERY HIGH-RESOLUTION VIDEO RECORDING.

Bit depth and colour gamut • WE EXPLAIN THE MEANINGS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF TWO COMMONLY-USED TERMS THAT ARE OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD BY PHOTOGRAPHERS.

How many colours can you see?

The historical context

How good is sky replacement software? • WE CONSIDER THE PROS AND CONS OF USING SKY REPLACEMENT SOFTWARE TO FIX UNINTERESTING SKIES.

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