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Neil Creek is a professional photographer from Melbourne, Australia. He has been shooting with a DSLR since 2004, and blogging about his experiences since 2006. The focus of his writing today is about the journey he is taking from amateur to professional. View Neil's folio at his home page. Read his photography writing at his blog. Connect with him on Twitter.
The following post is from author of the Photo Nuts DPS ebook series Neil Creek. The third book in the series Photo Nuts & Post – A Guide to Post-Processing launched on dPS this week! If you have any post-processing questions for Neil, he would be happy to answer them on Google+ or Twitter. Post-processing [...]
Ring flashes are famous from the fashion world, where the classical make-up ad often uses the light frequently. By surrounding the lens with the light source, a cool ‘shadowless’ light gives a unique look. But even when not used as the primary source of light, a ring flash can be an excellent on-axis fill, as [...]
I have been photographing my friends in their anime and game inspired costumes (cosplay) for many years. Recently, I’ve wanted to ramp things up, and take more dramatic images that stand out from what I’ve done in the past. A couple of months ago my friend K, one of Australia’s foremost cosplayers, approached me to [...]
The following post is from Australian photographer Neil Creek who is running a photo studio in The Melbourne Anime Festival convention on the 21st-23rd of this month, and is developing his blog as a resource for the passionate photographer. Over the past few months, I have been running this class to introduce readers to the [...]
The following post is from Australian photographer Neil Creek who is teaching classes in portrait photography in Melbourne Australia, and is developing his blog as a resource for the passionate photographer. Over the past few months, I have been running this class to introduce readers to the fundamentals of the camera: the physics behind it [...]
The following post is from Australian photographer Neil Creek who will soon be teaching a class in portrait photography in Melbourne Australia, and is developing his blog as a resource for the passionate photographer. Welcome to the seventh lesson in Photography 101 – A Basic Course on the Camera. In this series, we cover all [...]
The following post is co-authored by DPS author Neil Creek and his wife Naomi. Naomi is a graphic designer with twenty one years experience as a layout professional. They recently colaborated on a photo book – A Roadtrip Through Southeast Australia. This post draws upon that experience. You can give your photos a more professional [...]
The following post is from Australian photographer Neil Creek who just launched a free background image site featuring his photography, and is developing his blog as a resource for the passionate photographer. Welcome to the seventh lesson in Photography 101 – A Basic Course on the Camera. In this series, we cover all the basics [...]
The following post is from Australian photographer Neil Creek who just launched a free background image site featuring his photography, and is developing his blog as a resource for the passionate photographer. Last weekend I did one of the most difficult and emotionally tiring photo shoots of my life. I photographed the country town of [...]
The following post is from Australian photographer Neil Creek who just launched a free background image site featuring his photography, and is developing his blog as a resource for the passionate photographer. Welcome to the sixth lesson in Photography 101 – A Basic Course on the Camera. In this series, we cover all the basics [...]