Category Archives: Community Tomorrow I’m leading my group through a discovery of the Victorian era in Australia with a visit to Werribee Mansion, located 30 minutes west of Melbourne at Werribee Park. No set intineray but lot’s to do. Free to join us, so come along. All the details and sign up are here at The Melbourne Walk…
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 A little vid to kick you off today: If the link doesn’t work then please click here.  I’ve been running my photo group The Melbourne Walk and Shoot Group over the summer. At the events I’ve found people want to ask me tecchie questions but it’s quite hard to give proper attention to that as the outings are usually about 40 people a time. So I decided to set up some dedicated…  Some people say, what’s the point in art? Or, I don’t ‘get it’ or I could have done that. Art by defininition is the expression of something you want to say. I think you’d struggle to find a better case for art than at the William Ricketts Sanctuary, located up in the gorgeous hills of…  Last night I went out with my community photo group the Melbourne Walk and Shoot Group to take pictures around the Yarra and CBD by night. We had a huuuuge turnout, like about 50 people or so. So we split off to smaller groups and followed our noses. Personally, I love looking for the light…  Abbotsford Convent is, if not already, fast becoming a Melbourne institution. From 1863 to 1975 it was managed by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd who provided shelter, food and work for disadvantaged women and girls. They cared for orphans, girls considered to be in moral danger and wards of the State. After the local…  I just returned to Canberra from the amazing The 2012 AIPP Nikon Event. The third year it’s been run, it’s a continuing professional development activity that can rack up enough points alone to cover the CPD annual requirement held by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography. It’s a full, 4 day program with 28 speakers,…  This weekend I went with my group to Spandau and the Citadel. Spandau is a borough of Berlin but used to be its own little town. The Citadel was built in medieval times to protect Berlin. Its positioned where the rivers Havel and Spree meet. It makes a nice half day outing from Berlin, and…  This morning I was guided by my friend Anna that keeps a coffee blog to Bonanza Coffee at Oderburger Strasse 35 in Prenzlauer Berg. They grind all their special Bonanza coffee on site and they are true coffee purists. The perfect blend of coffee and milk, not too hot, not too cold, and magically finessed…  Today I met with some participants in my group Photography in Berlin for a photo critique session. This time the point of discussion was depth of field. Everyone brought images and we looked at how depth of field worked in their images, the settings they used and made suggestions for improvements. We went to a…  I do Bikram yoga. I discovered it when I was working in London in 2007. It’s basically power yoga performed in a room heated to around 38 degrees. You are in there for 90 mins, and each of the 26 postures is performed twice in a row. Why in the hell would someone do that,…  Tonight I went to the monthly mixer held by Start Up Berlin. This is an English speaking platform designed to help start ups in Berlin navigate their way around the German systems. A great way to bring everyone together is with a simple mixer. Introductions are made, ideas are suggested, business cards are swapped. This… 
Thanks Helen! Yes advice from all corners can be very helpful. There’s nothing like advice from someone that has come before you to make the road a little easier. Certainly join the group and good luck when you come to Berlin! Dear Beth I was very impressed with your photos and your explorations of Berlin. I will be there for 10 months from this September and would love to go to “Start up Berlin” and make contacts in the city. I have some survival German and hope to learn a lot. I will be out in the Grunewald but plan to come into the city centre as often as possible. So any ideas would be most welcome. Many thanks Helen R |
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