Aperture Priority – a collection of photographs and stories by New Zealand photographer Rick Harvey
My Love-Hate Relationship With On1 Photo RAW I have had an ongoing love-hate relationship with On1 Photo RAW for several years now – seven in fact – well it’s really eight years as the relationship started with On1 Photo
The wraps are off DxO Photolab 7. In my opinion, as an amateur photographer, this is the best version of Photolab yet! And it has only taken me a few days of using Photolab 7 to reach that decision. It
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of websites and blogs offering tips and tutorials about shooting black and white.photography – what works, what doesn’t, how to see in black and white, and so on. But, this far into my journey
One of the most famous examples of Japanese art is called The Great Wave Off Kanagawa. It is a woodblock print produced by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831. No – the photograph above is not it! Not too many years after
So you’ve found yourself lacking motivation with your photography lately. It’s not uncommon. It’s happened to all photographers at some time I’m sure. So how do you break out of your photography rut? It is probably helpful to consider what
Is it really two months since I posted my first collection of Postcards From The North Island? Mmmm – yes it is! The first collection was published here on June 21, and in spite of my best intentions there have
Back in April I wrote a story called Our Favourite Freedom Camping Sites – Part 1. This isn’t Part 2 – that is still to come – probably after we finish our jaunt around the lower half of the
Postcards From The North Island Growing up I remember listening to a radio programme by Alistair Cook called Letter From America. I loved his mellifluous voice, and the stories he told, and often thought it would be wonderful to be
This was never intended to be a story about shooting black-and-white photos with a smartphone. Nor was it intended to be a story about shooting
What I am learning is that learning to see in black and white is an ongoing process – at least until it becomes a
Shooting photographs in black and white can be a bit like stepping back in time – after all black and white photography has been with
Diane Arbus, a doyen of black and white photography, once said “It’s important to take bad pictures”, the rationale being that by recognising bad pictures we will understand what makes good pictures. She also said, “I’ve never taken
We were very lucky that New Zealand, except for Auckland, moved from Covid Alert Level 3 to Level 2 at one minute to midnight, Tuesday 7th September. Lucky because Lyn and I were due to fly out of Invercargill
I’ve never really tackled any candid street photography before, but an opportunity arose recently so I took a crack at it. There is a major redevelopment underway in the heart of my hometown Invercargill. When I say major that’s exactly
Most of my great ideas for stories come to me while I am out walking the dogs. Likewise, most of my bad ideas come to me when I’m out walking the dogs. This story – “How To Start Your Own
Almost a year ago I wrote a story about 6 reasons to use Nik Collection 5, and a few days ago DxO released the latest version of the Nik Collection – but is Nik Collection 6 the best yet? I’m
My Love-Hate Relationship With On1 Photo RAW I have had an ongoing love-hate relationship with On1 Photo RAW for several years now – seven in fact – well it’s really eight years as the relationship started with On1 Photo 10
Apertureprioritynz.com is my space on the ‘net where I share photography-related stories and many of the images I take, and 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.
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