Recent Blog Posts
Events BJJ
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
On Sunday I was pleased to be the official photographer for the inaugrial Events BJJ tournament. I had a great, if a little hot and sweaty time, and made some great captures. I've spent the past two days sorting anf processing the pictures and now...
Brewing up a Storm
post a comment | posted Sep 15
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
The weather here in Sydney has been most changable recently going from over 30 degrees in the shade to pouring with rain with gale force winds. Obviously when Erin and I went out to the coast on Sunday we were blessed with the latter, we still had...
RIP Evan Tanner
post a comment | posted Sep 9
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
"Believe in yourself. Believe in your own potential for greatness. Believe that you can change the world. It is something that is within each of us. Believe in the Power of One" -Evan Tanner
Today's post was going to be about me making soup, which ...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Something for a Rainy Day...
post a comment | posted Sep 5
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
Today's picture came from the same setup as yesterday's. I think this picture better illustrates the effect of the flag on the left hand backlight. You can clearly see how the light from the unflagged strobe falls onto the left hand side of the mo...
The Bright Lights of Sydney
post a comment | posted Sep 4
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
Many people want to know about creating a pure white background for their images, as it is a really useful tool in a photographer's bag of tricks. The key thing I find is to not make the background too hot or you will struggle to control the light...
Lighting Workshop Teaser
post a comment | posted Sep 1
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
Just to whet your appetite for tomorrows posts, I thought I'd give you a taste of what is to come. I'll go into more detail about this setup along with a few handy tips on getting a white background in tomorrow's post, so stay tuned...
NSW BJJ State Championships
post a comment | posted Sep 1
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
Sunday saw the latest NSW BJJ tournament take place and it was once again a successful day for the Boxingworks/Nova Uniao team with 3 state champions and a runner up from six entrants. Congratulations to everyone who took part. More pictures can b...
Meeting the Neighbours
post a comment | posted Aug 26
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
While watering the garden today I had to rescue a tiny little lizard who wasn't enjoying his bath, I just hope he hasn't now turned round and eaten my rhubarb...
Sunday Social
post a comment | posted Aug 24
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
Today was spent being nice and relaxed, eating food:
Hanging out with fun people:
I might write some more later, but now it's bed time...
So Long Yuri
post a comment | posted Aug 22
Originally posted at StrikingShots.com
My current gym has a number of non-australians training at it so we regularly say goodbye to members. Tonight was Yuri's lst night and to celebrate we went out for dinner, then headed back to the gym for some drinks and to watch the olympics. Tha...