Aperture Priority

Photographs and stories by Invercargill photographer Rick Harvey

Category: Photography

invercargill towen hall and theatre

Street Photography

Its Important To Take Bad Pictures Sometimes

    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....

Eilean Donan - Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland

Post Processing

Sky Replacement – Good Or Bad?

Turning dull photos into keepers… Thanks to advancements in AI technology, sky replacement is now a common feature found in most modern photo and image post-processing apps, where just clicking one button can change...

make dull photographs pop one of the main paths in queens park

Photography

Here’s 1 way to make dull photographs pop

Here’s one way to make dull photographs pop If you’re like me you’ve often come back from a walk or a photoshoot and found that some of the photos you’ve made are dull, flat...

pyramids over lake dunstan

Photography

Is It Worth Upgrading to On1 Photo RAW 2023

Is It Worth Upgrading to On1 Photo RAW 2023   It’s just over a year ago since I published a story outlining 5 reasons to use On 1 Photo RAW. Since then I have...

lazy photographer the fenceline

Photography

The Lazy Photographer

The Lazy Photographer   For better or for worse, I’ve always considered myself a lazy photographer. My photography seems to go in fits and starts no matter what I do or say to myself...

on the boardwalk

Photography

Photographing Trees – Part 2

  What an incredible amount of feedback I’ve had about a story I published here a couple of months ago – Photographing Trees. Thanks to everyone for the very kind comments left on the...

black and white an alternative visual world

Photography

Black and White – An Alternative Visual World

  An alternative visual world In his book, Black & White Photography renowned photographer Michael Freeman says one of the appeals of black and white is that it transcends reality and offers “an alternative...