Early next month the AIPP will be presenting an exciting online training event on Post Production – Level Up! The event will be run between the 7th and 8th of May 2021 on the AIPP TV network. Keynote speakers David and Luke Edmonson, Ben Shirk, Kris Anderson and Peter Eastway.

Everything you need to know to take your post—production skills to the next level! Covering topics including Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, Colour Management, Setting up your Wacom, Planning your image and more!

There will also be pro tips from legends like Renee Robyn, Steve Scalone, Colin Smith, Gee Greenslade, Karen Alsop, Robyn Campbell, Ian Van Der Wolde, Joshua Holko, Jannick Clausen and Bruce Moyle!

You do not want to miss this event and the opportunity to take your post production to the next level.
Book Now: https://aipp.com.au/event/aipp-tv-level-up-post-production/

Early next month the AIPP will be presenting an exciting online training event on Post Production – Level Up! The event will be run between the 7th and 8th of May 2021 on the AIPP TV network. Keynote speakers David and Luke Edmonson, Ben Shirk, Kris Anderson and Peter Eastway.

Everything you need to know to take your post—production skills to the next level! Covering topics including Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, Colour Management, Setting up your Wacom, Planning your image and more!

There will also be pro tips from legends like Renee Robyn, Steve Scalone, Colin Smith, Gee Greenslade, Karen Alsop, Robyn Campbell, Ian Van Der Wolde, Joshua Holko, Jannick Clausen and Bruce Moyle!

You do not want to miss this event and the opportunity to take your post production to the next level.
Book Now: https://aipp.com.au/event/aipp-tv-level-up-post-production/

Today in most of the world (April 25^th) is World Penguin Day. This celebratory day coincides with the annual northern migration of Adelie penguins. This intrinsic migration pattern is conserved across generations. Native to Antarctica are six breeding species, Emperor, King, Chinstrap, Adelie, Gentoo and Macaroni penguins. Most penguins are monogamous and have distinct calls, enabling them to locate their mates in large groups. Penguin species lay up to two eggs per mating season with the Emperor and King penguins laying only one egg. Alarmingly, of the 17 recognized living species, 11 have been listed as Vulnerable or Endangered. The Yellow eyed Penguin pictured below (photographed January of 2020 in the sub-antarctic islands is the worlds most endangered penguin.

Hot on the heels only two days ago of the very exciting news that I took out the Silver medal for Australia in the 2021 World Photographic Cup in the Nature category, came the news last night that I had subsequently also won first place in the the AIPP 2021 Silver Lining Awards Natural World Category.

The winning photograph I captioned ‘Phantom of the Opera’ was photographed in Canada in Winter of a Snowy Owl in flight low over a snow covered field. Shot with the Canon EOS 1DX MK2 and the Canon EF 400mm f2.8L IS MKIII, this was a photograph I had envisaged in my minds eye and always wanted to capture. It took some experimentation with shutter speed to get just the right amount of wing blur whilst maintaining sharp focus on the eyes. In the end I found a shutter speed of 1/800th of a second optimal at f5.6.

Very early this morning (4am Australian time actually) the winners of the 2021 World Photographic Cup were announced in Rome.  This is the third time one of my photographs has been chosen to represent Australia and the second time one of my images has made the finals in this prestigious competition. Last time it was the reportage category with one of my photographs taking out the Bronze Medal.  This morning I was honoured to take out the Silver medal in the Nature category with my photograph from Antarctica of the Emperor Penguin family. In addition, Australia took out overall first place in the cup with the highest medal tally. Congratulations to all of my fellow Australians who performed exceptionally well!

What makes the World Photographic Cup unique and winning a medal so special is that entry is via a selection process only. You cannot voluntarily enter a photograph into the cup (like every other photographic competition) and have to be chosen to represent your country. Of course, once chosen you then have to be fortunate to make the top ten finalists and onward and upward for a medal. Winning the Silver medal in the Nature category for Australia is therefore a huge personal thrill for me and a great honour. You can see all of the category results HERE on the WPC Website.

The WPC was founded in 2013 as a cooperative effort by The Federation of European Photographers (FEP) and Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Its singular goal is to unite photographers in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. A Governing Committee has been created to conduct the ongoing affairs of the competition, also supported by UAPP (United Asian Professional Photography) and AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography). The brotherhood and sisterhood of photography is a bond that transcends language, culture, and geography. That’s the foundation behind the World Photographic Cup, a one of a kind international team competition. Sure, there are lots of other competitions, but there is just one World Photographic Cup.