Downsizing my Drone
I was one of the few early adopters who jumped at the opportunity to buy a DJI Phantom 3 drone when it came out in 2015 in Australia. I put my pre-order in and had to wait 4 weeks for it to arrive. I was so excited!! When I got my drone I was over the moon the concept of the detached camera from the ground and being able to take pictures and videos with a never before seen perspective. It was amazing!! But to take that drone with you was a chore on its own. I traveled with it to NZ, Interstates in Australia and even to France transiting through Dubai. I wrote a complete blog about traveling...
From Boring to Brilliant
There are times when you go out for a shoot hoping to capture a great shot but you come away with an ordinary one. Last Sunday was one of those times. I went out to Bare Island at La Perouse hoping to shoot some nice sunrise shots before I had to pick up my parents at the airport. Now this location is good 50kms from my place so I leave with 1 hour in mind but Sunday traffic at 6am surprises you in Sydney. By the time I make it there to my destination, thanks to the traffic we are way past twilight and the sun is already above the horizon. As I was determined to still snap a few shots, I...
Enter to win Christomas Giveaway 2017
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2018 Its been a great year for PhotoInsomnia. The blog has been growing gradually and we've published more posts this year than the year before. We've also had a few guest posts from other bloggers on the web. Now is time to spend time those who mean the most to us and re-energise for the year ahead. To thank you for your support, I am giving away to Five luck winners their choice of the preset bundle. You can choose from: Complete Lightroom Presets Bundle valued at $24.99 or Luminar 2018 Presets valued at $20 <a class="e-widget no-button"...
Vlog setup for under $1000
A lot of people are getting started into Vlogging. I started earlier this year!! However the biggest concern people have with vlogging is what gear do I need to buy in order to produce good quality content. The quality of the video doesn't matter much, although it does to some degree but most important are you and the content. You could start with your smartphone if you wanted. However let's say you already made up your mind to get some good quality gear and have set a $1000 budget. In the video above, Justin Reves talks about the gear you can buy for under $1000 to get started with...
Why I upgrade to Fujifilm X-T2 from X-T1
After resisting the urge to buy the Fujifilm X-T2, I finally gave in to the temptation last Friday as the offer was too good to be true. Black Friday sales have made me its victim today. Black Friday sales are very new in Australia, I remember only last year some of the stores started to have them but this year seems like everybody is having them. So I thought I'd share some of my reasons for the upgrade. Don't pass a good deal Almost twice a year Fujifilm predictively will run cashback offer on their flagship cameras and lens. But what made today's offer so special is that DigiDirect one of...
Balconies of Barcelona
Barcelona is a beautiful city of Catalonia (which is a separate community) within Spain. Although recently the people of Catalonia voted to split from Spain. In 2015, I had the opportunity to visit this beautiful city twice, literally within 2 months of each other. But when you are surrounded by architectural beauty and magnificence it can be overwhelming. You hear about writers, referring to something called writer's block but I don't think the concept is limited to writers only. It can happen to photographers and creative people as well as a creative block. So how do you get your mojo back...
Luminar 2018 – Stronger And Faster Than Ever
Macphun software has done it again!! A few months ago they announced a Free public beta release of their Luminar software on Windows with a view to releasing the final build in 2018. But they have announced that their 2018 version of Luminar is now available before Christmas. Infact from 1st November, you can pre-order their newest version for Mac or Windows for US$ 59 for New Users and US$ 49 for existing users. Top Features These are some of my favourite top features that I can see being beneficial to all users: Brand new Filters: Sun Rays, Dodge & Burn, Matte Look (like my Free LR...
Grunge HDR Presets for Lightroom
Grunge HDR Presets for Lightroom Another couple of presets in my collection that have a grungy theme to them. In Lightroom Classic CC, these presets pull out all the details and then go dark with a hint of colour toning to give your image a gritty and grungy look. I have created two version of these presets Mild Grunge HDR Look and Dark Grunge HDR Look which you can download for free below. Download Download the Grunge HDR Presets below and also check out my Premium Lightroom Preset Bundle below. Subscribe to Download more Presets...
Adobe Has f@$!ed Up Big Time!!
Last week Adobe released a new update to Lightroom and Lightroom Mobile. But what they managed to achieve, was completely confuse the fuck out of people by renaming their products. Lightroom CC is now called Lightroom Classic CC. And it’s original name Lightroom CC has been given to Lightroom Mobile which was updated for the mobile and released on the desktop as a standalone app. Lightroom CC They also claim that Lightroom CC is the way forward which offers you much more flexibility, mobility and backup. Amongst many other features, one of the main is that all your photos are hosted on the...
Best HDR Software for Fujifilm X-Series Cameras
I'm loving using the latest release of HDR software by Macphun called Aurora HDR 2018. Why because it works brilliantly with Fujifilm X-Series Cameras? Never before I've had so much joy and pleasure in processing RAW images through an HDR software. Earlier versions just didn't quite work as well, with Single or Bracketed exposure. I always saw grainy noise coming through that was a challenge to remove. You had to resort to using layers or other tools like Noiseless to remove the noise from the images. However, with this latest version, these issues are a thing of the past. It not only works...