AperturePriorityNZ
A collection of photographs, stories and random thoughts by New Zealand photographer Rick Harvey
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Borders And Watermarks
Borders and watermarks – and taking myself too seriously. In the shower this morning, I began thinking about borders and watermarks, and whether I should use them on my photographs. I also thought that perhaps I took myself, and my approach to this photoblog, too seriously too often, thereby putting pressure on myself to publish stories worthy of an “expert”…
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One Camera Two Lenses
A while back, I wrote that I would adopt a commonsense approach to my photography by opting to use just one camera and one lens, the idea being that restricting…
What Is DxO PureRAW 5?
A collection of rambling thoughts about DxO PureRAW 5 I find it is actually easier to explain what DxO PureRAW 5 is not – rather than what it is! It…
Create A Retro Look Photo With Photolab and FilmPack
When I first tried FilmPack 7 back in October 2023, I felt I didn’t need the full version for my own personal use. After all, if I wanted photographs with…
A Good Eye For Photography
“You have a good eye for photography” the woman in the camera shop told me after she saw some of my early photos posted on line. It might sound rude…
Aspect Ratio As A Creative Tool
It is often said that the best way to become a better photographer is to invest time in making images, rather than invest money in gear. I wholeheartedly agree, however,…
DxO PureRAW 5 Will Be Available On April 15, 2025.
DxO PureRAW 5 Is Just Around The Corner This is a first for me in that this is the first time on my blog that I have talked about a…
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I’m Learning To See In Black And White
Shooting photographs in black and white can be a bit like stepping back in time – after all black and white photography has been with us for over a hundred…
Black and white Photos Converted With Nik
In his 1970s song, Kodachrome, Paul Simon sang that “Everything looks worse in black and white“. So with that in mind, I set about trying to prove him wrong with…
Selective Colour In Black And White Photography Can Look Good!
Whether you call it selective colour or selective desaturation, selective colour in black and white photography often seems to get a bad rap. Selective colour is one of many photographic…
Learning To See In Black And White – Part 2
What I am learning is that learning to see in black and white is an ongoing process – at least until it becomes a natural and intuitive part of…
Hello – I’m Rick Harvey
Apertureprioritynz.com is my space on the ‘net where I share photography-related stories and many of the images I take. As my blog title suggests, I shoot primarily in aperture priority mode.
I often debate with myself whether this photo blog drives my photography, or whether my photography drives my photo blog. Whichever way round it is, I take photographs for fun, and my primary goal is to create pictures that please me – and if they please you when you come to visit here, then that is so much better.
