Well it is my birthday so I thought that I would drop a quick post in here and share some thoughts about the year gone by. I must say that this has been a great year and one that I will remember for a long time. Photographically it has been great too. I don’t want to go on and on  about what I have or haven’t done, but it is suffice to say that I am pleased the amount of exposure that I have received and I know that I...

This shot sort of popped out at me while shooting some waterfowl along the Taehwa River in Ulsan. Some times you just have to turn around and look the other way to find a decent show. for this one, the aspects of what I wanted came to me instantly. I wanted the lines to reach someone walking or on a bike and I wanted it gritty and with a lot of contrast. The Shot: This is your typical colour street-style shot. Colour is hard to come by...

  I must admit, I am struggling with my photography these days. I don’t know if it is that school has started, the lack of energy or the fact that I feel like I am not measuring up to the other great photographers here in Korea and abroad. Whatever it is, I am struggling to get that “feeling” that we all get when you set out to take photos. This new  ”meh…” feeling is a dangerous time for a lot of...

The Shot: This kind of shot that takes a common street (at least around the coastal areas of Korea) and draw attention to the subject by adding a slight vignette to the image. Some may say that this style is over-done but I think that with the right usage it is a nice effect to what would otherwise be  a boring shot. The Location: Between Noryangjin Market and Jagalchi, I am pretty sure there is are millions of shots to be had and tons...

So the other night I got the hankering for some finely cooked Italian food. Now, this is hard to come by in Ulsan as there are many “Italian” restaurants or restaurants that serve “Italian” food but few actually make it properly. However, Bella Di Notte was not one of “those” restaurants and quickly gained a following here in Ulsan before it closed down last year. However, it is back now and closer to my...

  I had the opportunity to hike Jangsan Mountain in Busan with members of the (Busan) Hobby Photographers group. I have always enjoyed getting out with new people because no matter if you have all the same gear or not, there will be different shots take. I love seeing the shots after and thinking about what made them take that shot. Of course there will always be the same shots, especially where we were because of the view...

Ulsan has a strange formation of birds or rather “a murder of crows” Thousands of these birds flock to the Taehwa River area most evenings and fill the sky. It is something to see as it is almost ominous to see so many black crows in the sky. I remember seeing a bunch when I lived in the area before but the other night was insane. The cold weather seems to bring more out and I suspect that it has something to do with a natural...

  I just finished a great gig with the Ulsan St. Andrew’s Society shooting their Burn’s Night Charity Ball. It was a hard gig and certainly full of challenges but the photos turned out great and the clients were more than happy. I would like to pass on some of the information that I learned from shooting this event. 1. Get the Gear – I can’t tell you how many people that I have talked to about gear when I get...

If you are in Busan today there will be a meet-up at 4:30pm today to hike up Jangsan and get some shots of Gwangali bridge and cityscapes. The meet-up is put on by the facebook group “Korea’s Hobby Photographers” and I am happy that I will get to know them, later today. Here is the link to their facebook Event   Meeting location and time: 4:30 pm near Jangsan station at cafe Nudge. According to event organizer, Josh...

The Shot - I bet you are wondering where in Korea this giant bird is…. well it is not really in Korea. I know but my justification for putting on the blog is that a) enough Koreans head to here (Bali) that it does feel like you haven’t left Korea at times and b) I wanted to show a quick lesson on HDR and black and white conversion within Photmatix as well as some sharpening styles. I know the shot isn’t the greatest but...