apertureprioritynz
Aperture Priority NZ is collection of photographs and stories by New Zealand photographer Rick Harvey.
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My photography rules
I have a question for you today. A question not really related to my main story about my photography rules. Which I’ll come to later. It’s probably a rhetorical question. Well, not probably. It is a rhetorical question. So here
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Shooting JPEG only with no backup
The time for excuses is over. Excuses about why I haven’t posted any stories for a while. Quite a while. Not since September 13th in

Breaking up is hard to do
breaking up is hard to do – sometimes In my last story I wrote about DxO PhotoLab 10, describing how I couldn’t get very excited

Should I Upgrade To DxO Photolab 10
It’s that time of the year again. The time when DxO releases a “major” update to their flagship software – but should you, or I,

In Photography Circles Opinions Will Always Be Divided
In photography circles, opinions will always be divided But before I begin. I’ve told you before and I’m telling you again. DxO has provided

The Deadpan Photography Aesthetic
Nothing to see here? Try deadpan photography. You take a walk every day. Sometimes to and from work. Sometimes for exercise. Or maybe to walk

DxO PureRAW Plus Nik Collection – A Viable Alternative Workflow?
Is the combination of DxO PureRAW Plus Nik Collection a good workflow? Before I get to the meat of the matter in this story, which

Dear Google You Finally Hooked Me
Dear Google It has taken you a while, but you have finally worn me down. After many years of resisting your tentacles, I have succumbed

A Practical Start To Finish Edit Using Nik Collection 9 Color Efex
“Biggest ever update” for Nik Collection 9. I love what DxO have done with the latest Nik Collection. Yes. I know you’ll be thinking I
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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, 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.


