Apertureprioritynz.com is my space on the ‘net where I can tell photography-related stories and share many of the images I take, and as my blog’s 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.

I describe myself as a lazy photographer – an opportunist who rarely plans a photoshoot – but rather enjoys just “snapping” whatever I come across.

For me it is the final picture that matters, rather than the technicalities of getting there. That is not to say that I am averse to a bit of image post-processing – because I am not.

My go-to software for image processing is from the DxO stable of products – Photolab and the Nik Collection. I sometimes use On1 Photo Raw as well but find it a little bit sluggish on my computer.

But talking about post-processing software is a little like putting the cart before the horse. 

My camera gear is limited. Being retired I work to a limited budget.

My number one camera is a micro four-thirds format Panasonic Lumix G95, normally used with a Panasonic 12-60mm zoom kit-lens. In my gear bag is also a Pansonic 25mm prime.

Occasionally I dabble with 35mm film – in which case I use an elderly Canon EOS1000F with 35-80 zoom.

So, apart from a couple of filters and a tripod, that’s about the extent of my gear!

So – again – welcome to my website – I hope you enjoy what you read and see here.