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• I am a non-commercial photographer living in Melbourne, Australia and have a love for everything photography which is my escape from the world
• Photography allows me to see the world in a different light as well as motivate me to keep fit outdoors
• I do not do weddings nor commercial work
• I do not sell anything
• I have almost no advertising on my sites and I am not going to send you to online retail websites such as Amazon without it being obvious to you (and if I do have such links I do not get payments from them - they are there only to save you searching)
• I am not sponsored by any photographic companies
• I have created this website to share what I have learned, and also to keep a ready resource available.
• If I have a significant error on my site, feel free to contact me
• I mainly use Canon, Olympus and Sony digital cameras but also have Bronica SQ and Mamiya TLR medium format film kits
• my photos on Flickr
• my photos on 500px
• my photography blog
  • index to my blog posts
• my photos in blog style on Tumblr
• a selection of my photographs
• weekly favourite photos I have seen on the net
• some of my brief lens tests
• some handy photography links to other websites

Other sections of this wiki:

• my brief history of the world
• helpful travel links and information - Australia
• Melbourne
• Melbourne weather
• ultralight bushwalking
• my genealogy main index
• Gary's wiki test area
• photography articles written by Khen Lim

• choosing a digital camera
  • camera systems compared
    • compact fixed lens cameras:
      • tough, waterproof, shockproof compact fixed lens cameras
      • compact fixed lens digital cameras with larger sensors
      • relatively compact super zoom bridge cameras
    • digital SLR cameras
    • professional sports / journalistic dSLRs
    • mirrorless camera systems
    • lens mount cross-compatibility table
    • lens adapters
  • my dream camera and lens kit
• what to look for in a laptop to edit photos
• essential items to take in your camera bag
• options on how to carry your camera - harnesses, belt mounts, etc
• ergonomic hiking backpacks for photographers
• backpacks and bags for photographic gear
• photographic filters
• camera lenses
  • fisheye lenses
  • super wide angle lenses
  • fast 50mm focal length lenses
  • standard lenses
  • portrait lens
  • super tele
  • perspective control lenses
  • image stabilised lenses
  • legacy lenses for mirrorless cameras
• light meters
• buying a telescope

• dummies guide to using a digital camera
• photography cheat sheet
• basics of creating a good photograph
• exposure
• ISO
• photographic colour temperature (white balance)
• photographic filters
• depth of field (DOF)
• bokeh
• digital cameras and focus
• lens focal length
• vignetting
• digital camera sensors
• sensor size
• image stabiliser
• light
• optics
• electromagnetic radiation and optics - a brief historical timeline

• light values and exposure metering
• digital camera RAW files
• shutter mechanisms, rolling shutter and flash sync
• digital image noise
• dynamic range
• photographic creativity and inspiration
• black and white / monotone imagery
• color theory and colour harmonies
• using lens flare creatively
• planning for outdoor photography
• photographing people
• portraiture
• outdoor portraits
• the group or couple portrait
• low light and action photography
• shooting bio-luminescent ghost fungi, mushrooms and other organisms
• urban night photography
• photography in fog
• landscape photography
• panorama
• 360 degree spherical panoramas and Little Planet imagery
• timelapse photography
  • motorized dolly for timelapse or video work
• high speed (ultra short exposure) photography
• converting your film negatives or slides to digital (film scanning with a camera)
• macrophotography
• photographing droplets
• fisheye lens photography
• indoor photography ideas for a rainy day
• travel photography
• how to shoot photos from a helicopter
• how to blur water motion - waterfalls, seascapes, etc
• photographing sunrises and sunsets
• creating sunburst rays of light in your photos
• photographing storms and lightning
• photographing Australian forests
• photographing birds and birds in flight
• remote control of cameras
• digital camera live preview
• geotagging your photos with GPS data
• backpacks and bags for photographic gear
• tripods
• photographic film in a digital age
• infrared photography
• ultraviolet light photography (black light)
• astrophotography
• astrophotographic landscapes of the Milky Way
• photographing the moon
• photographing astronomical occultations
• photographing comets
• observing and photographing meteors
• observing and photographing aurora borrealis and aurora australis
• photography at the footy (AFL photography)
• street photography

• flash technology
• remote flash for cameras
• flash modifiers
• light reflectors and diffusers
• flash sync
• flash units for macrophotography including ring flashes and twin flashes
• Metz flash systems
• Quantum flash systems
• flash for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras
• more details on flash options for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras
• studio flash
• using flash in the sun
• photographic lighting basics
• continuous source LED photographic and video lighting

• the Olympus OM-D system and how to make the most of it
• comparison of current Micro Four Thirds cameras
• comparison of current Olympus OM-D cameras
• a brief catalogue of Micro Four Thirds lenses
  • wide angle to standard lenses for Micro Four Thirds
  • 3-5x standard range zoom lenses for Micro Four Thirds
  • 3x telephoto zoom lenses for Micro Four Thirds
  • 3-4x super-telephoto zoom lenses for Micro Four Thirds
  • 8-10x super-zoom lenses for Micro Four Thirds
  • wide aperture telephoto in 135-150mm range for Micro Four Thirds
• lens adapters
  • focal reducer adapters and the Olympus OM-D cameras
• Olympus OM-D camera menus
• suggested settings for the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera
• suggested settings for the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Micro Four Thirds camera
• suggested settings for the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Micro Four Thirds camera
• activating the Live Super Control Panel (SCP) in Olympus cameras
• using manual exposure with the Olympus OM-D cameras
• live histogram in Olympus cameras
• ESP exposure metering in Olympus digital cameras
• spot meter modes of Olympus cameras
• Shoot RAW and Expose to The Right (ETTR) for optimal image quality
• managing white balance on the Olympus cameras
• optimising autofocus on the Olympus OM-D whilst using Micro Four Thirds lenses
• optimising manual focus on the OM-D cameras: focus peaking and magnify view
• using your Olympus OM-D with Four Thirds or manual focus lenses
• timelapse photography with Olympus OM-D cameras
• multiple exposure photography with Olympus OM-D cameras
• Olympus Hi Resolution mode
• high dynamic range (HDR) photography with Olympus OM-D cameras
• flash for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras
• flash units for macrophotography including ring flashes and twin flashes
• Olympus OM-D flash modes
• using the Olympus OM-D cameras with flash
• remote TTL flash RC mode with the Olympus OM-D cameras
• remote radio wireless flash with the Olympus OM-D cameras
• super FP flash mode
• manual flash with Olympus cameras
• flash x-sync in Olympus digital cameras
• using the Olympus FL-600R flash
• using Olympus cameras to achieve a key-shift effect with flash
• macrophotography for Micro Four Thirds cameras
• flash units for macrophotography including ring flashes and twin flashes
• automatic in-camera focus stacking function for greater depth of field on Olympus cameras
• color creator function on Olympus cameras
• Picture Modes on Olympus cameras
• Olympus Art Filters
• long exposure dark frame thermal noise in Olympus cameras
• long exposure modes in Olympus cameras
  • Olympus Live BULB mode
  • Olympus Live Time mode
  • Olympus Live Composite mode - very cool feature for star trails, light painting, etc

• tips on how to use the Sony a7 series cameras
• Sony NEX FX full frame mirrorless cameras
• Sony FE E-mount full frame lenses
• 35mm full frame lenses for Sony E-mount
• 50mm full frame lenses for Sony E-mount
• Legacy lenses on Sony NEX FX full frame mirrorless cameras
• Autofocus lens adapters for Sony NEX E-mount cameras

• Canon EOS camera system
• Canon EOS full frame dSLRs compared
• Canon EF lenses
  • Canon EF wide angle lenses
  • Canon EF standard zoom lenses and primes
  • Canon EF telephoto lenses
  • tilt-shift lenses for Canon EOS cameras
  • macro lenses for Canon EOS cameras
• autofocus modes on the Canon 1D Mark III
• Canon 1D Mark III with tilt-shift lenses
• macrophotography with Canon dSLRs

• Adobe Lightroom techniques
• Adobe Photoshop® techniques 1
• digital photographic printing
• color calibration

• creating photo albums on the web
• online image galleries
• online photography forums and communities

• copyright law and photography in Australia
• photography as collectible fine art
• history of photography
• miscellaneous info
• glossary
• professional photography as a career
• some handy photography links to other websites

• camera lenses
  • super wide angle lenses
  • wide angle lenses
  • fast 35-40mm focal length lenses
  • fast 50mm focal length lenses
  • standard camera zoom lenses
  • portrait lenses
  • lenses for macrophotography
  • super telephoto lenses
    • super telephoto mirror lenses
  • perspective control, shift and/or tilt lenses
  • travel photography
  • weatherproof lenses
  • iPhone camera lenses
• lenses by mount type:
  • lens mount cross-compatibility table
  • lens adapters
  • Four Thirds lenses
  • a brief catalogue of Micro Four Thirds lenses
  • Canon EF lenses
  • Canon EF-S lenses
  • legacy lenses for mirrorless cameras
    • Olympus OM lenses
    • Leica and Voigtlander rangefinder lenses
    • Minolta SR mount manual focus Rokkor lenses
    • Pentax M42 lenses
    • Nikon F camera system lenses
    • Leica R mount lenses
    • Canon FD lenses
    • Konica Hexanon AR legacy manual focus lenses

• history of photography

• compact fixed lens cameras:
  • tough, waterproof, shockproof compact fixed lens cameras
  • compact fixed lens digital cameras with larger sensors
  • relatively compact super zoom bridge cameras
• mirrorless camera systems
  • Micro Four Thirds system
    • the Olympus OM-D system and how to make the most of it
  • Olympus full frame mirrorless
  • Sony NEX E-mount camera system
  • Sony NEX FX full frame mirrorless cameras
  • Sigma SA mount cameras
  • Fujifilm X mirrorless system
  • Canon EOS-M EF-M compact mirrorless system
  • Leica LT-system mirrorless digital camera system
  • Leica SL-system full frame mirrorless digital camera system
  • Polaroid mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras
  • Phase One A series medium format mirrorless cameras
  • Hasselblad X series medium format MIRRORLESS cameras
  • discontinued mirrorless series:
    • Nikon 1 mirrorless camera system
    • Samsung NX Mini mirrorless camera system
    • Samsung NX mirrorless camera system
• digital SLRs:
  • digital SLR cameras
  • timeline of development of dSLR cameras
  • Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system
  • Canon EOS camera system
  • Nikon F dSLR system
  • Sony Alpha dSLR system
  • Pentax K mount camera system
  • 35mm full frame digital cameras
  • medium format digital camera systems
    • Hasselblad H series medium format cameras
    • Mamiya / Phase One 645 medium format camera system
    • Leica S medium format digital camera system
    • Fujifilm GF medium format mirrorless digital

• 35mm film systems:
  • Olympus OM system
  • Pentax K mount camera system
  • Minolta SR mount manual focus 35mm film SLR system
  • Minolta autofocus 35mm film SLR system
  • Canon FD lenses
  • Canon EOS camera system
  • Nikon F
  • Contax Yashica 35mm film SLR camera system
  • Leica camera systems
• medium format film camera systems
  • twin lens reflex film cameras
  • Mamiya twin lens reflex film cameras
  • Bronica SQ 6x6 medium format film system
  • Hasselblad
  • Mamiya / Phase One 645 medium format camera system
  • Mamiya 6x7 medium format SLR camera system

• Vincent Laforet's blog - his video gear - well worth a read
• Philip Bloom's blog - another very worthwhile videography blog
• pro video cameras:
  • professional level digital video cameras
  • videography tips