Comments for Gavin Blue Photography blog

Comment on Nice Shot, and it is all part of the service by Gavin Blue

Gavin Blue — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:18:56 +0000

Hi Natalie,
I shot this 1/250 @ f3.2 with a Nikon 24-70 on a D3. Lighting was a SB900 speedlight in a softbox high to the right.
I hope that helps.
G

Comment on Nice Shot, and it is all part of the service by natalie

natalie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:18:04 +0000

You’ve made something simple look so beautiful and clean. May I ask what was your lighting set up for this?

Comment on Beautiful Backgrounds Strobist Style by Brodie Butler

Brodie Butler — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:46:09 +0000

Cool white balance? CTO gel?

I’m a big fan of that setup. I don’t find myself using it too much but I have a lot of creative fun with it when I do.

Comment on Newcastle Speedlight Talk by Brodie Butler

Brodie Butler — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:17:52 +0000

i still find a lot of people are amazed at what the speedlights are capable of. Good to see a full house!

Comment on A Quick Shoot of an “Up and Coming” Celebrity Chef by Ajie Lubis

Ajie Lubis — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:36:18 +0000

Wow! That’s quick gav! Fotonya bagus sekali gav! Bravo!

Comment on My Second Assistant by Chris Gilroy

Chris Gilroy — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:24:09 +0000

I think one of my favorites is Strobox by strobox.com. Being able to sketch out lighting layouts like that is very useful, especially since you can save them to jpg and share them.

Comment on Tourism Australia “Nothing Like Australia” competition has nothing Australian about it by Gavin Blue

Gavin Blue — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:52:28 +0000

HI Jennifer,

Basically you have given away 60 of your best images to Tourism Australia and any other third party that Tourism Australia would like to give the images to.

The terms and conditions have been changed so now you can still actually use the images. The previous outrageous terms and conditions didn’t even allow you to use your own images.

It is very interesting that TA didn’t check that the child was model released. The T&C do say that basically you are liable if anything arises.

This is a ridiculous situation that Tourism Australia has created.

Comment on Tourism Australia “Nothing Like Australia” competition has nothing Australian about it by Jennifer Rayner

Jennifer Rayner — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:43:26 +0000

One of my photos was included in the 4 page advertising feature in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and I can tell you that nobody contacted me to check that the picture I entered (of a child) had been model released.

I just checked out the State and Territory finalists and as I am not one of them I am wondering if I have given 60 of my best images away for nothing. When you say the T&C have been changed so that Tourism Australia no longer own the rights to images but instead have a non-exclusive worldwide licence to use them, does this mean I can sell my own images on postcards?

Comment on Tourism Australia “Nothing Like Australia” competition has nothing Australian about it by Peter Bower

Peter Bower — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:47:03 +0000

Interestingly, the latest gov’t run competition, the NSW http://www.parliamentaryphotoprize.com.au/ seems to have similar questionably vague T&C.

“Copyright: Photographers retain copyright in their photographs. However submission of an entry gives to the New South Wales Parliament and the organising committee permission without any fee to exhibit the finalists’ works at the New South Wales Parliament and at any other venue within New South Wales to which the exhibition is transferred during the 12 months after the closing date for entries. Submission of an entry also gives the New South Wales Parliament and the organising committee a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable permission to reproduce finalists’ photographs without fee and without payment to any featured person for the purposes of marketing and promoting the competition, the exhibition, and any future New South Wales Parliamentary Photographic Prize or similar competition. This permission extends to publication and reproduction for the above purposes in the media, on catalogues, posters, postcards, publications, on the internet (including on the competition website and the Parliamentary website), in any New South Wales Parliamentary publication, and in any other publications (printed or digital) including newspapers, magazines and journals. Where possible, photographers will receive credits with each use.”

Another blogger is chasing up in response to it. His thoughts/enquiries can be found here:

http://gtvone.com/2010/06/17/nsw-parliamentary-plein-air-photographic-prize/

Comment on That’s One Big Reflector by Brodie Butler

Brodie Butler — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:08:43 +0000

Nice images! Im a fan of your favourite as well. I do a lot of car photography but crikey i’ve never tried a truck like that! Certainly something different.

keep it up.