My Second Assistant

On April 11, 2010, in equipment, Uncategorized, by Gavin Blue

The iPhone is a great device that is offers excellent support for the working pro.

Amongst the 150,000+ apllications that are available through iTunes, I thought I would write a little about 3 applications that are proving very useful and 1 that possibly will make one of our more tedious tasks incredible simple.

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Latest speedlight weather protection gear available from supermarkets across the country.

On November 13, 2009, in equipment, by Gavin Blue

With photography gear, sometimes I suffer from price fatigue where it can just seems normal to spend hundreds of dollars for that little bit of plastic/metal. I did a shoot recently where the weather forecast was for constant rain and I needed protection for my speedlights. I have many accessories for the speedlights, mostly form [...]

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Sneak Peak of the Series “ACMP Photographer Diaries”

On October 24, 2009, in acmp, by Gavin Blue

I have been interviewing ACMP photographers across the country for a video series that will be available through the acmp’s new website and youtube. The intention of the series is to remind people that even though camera technology is making capturing quality images easier, that doesn’t make up for the world of talent and experience [...]

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Replace Camera vs Replace Shutter?

On July 8, 2009, in equipment, by Gavin Blue

My Nikon D3 passed 110,000 shutter actuations recently and I was thinking it was time to retire it to second body status and get an upgrade. I think the shutter is supposed to last to 300,000 but I have heard of them failing past 100,000, so I thought it is better to be safe than [...]

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Ever wondered what is in Pro's kit?

On May 15, 2009, in portraits, by Gavin Blue

As mentioned on a previous post, after being hit with a $1700 excess luggage bill a few years back on a London-Melbourne Flight for my broncolor mobil kit and extras. I downsized to a minimal kit of  consisting of speedlights (that at first I had to get over how amateur  I thought it was to [...]

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Best of the ACMP Collection in Canberra's Showcase Gallery

On August 16, 2008, in acmp, collection, portraits, by Gavin Blue

I have been very active in our industry association for years believing that to being part of the community brings responsibility and it is important to contribute. I am the current ACMP President and was Chairman of the Collection for over 5 years. The FUJI ACMP Australian Photographers Collection is an incredible body of photographic [...]

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