Snapshots of Nero, Julius Caesar and the rest, after they decided to ditch the regal togas and move to a more informal neighbourhood. … More
Author: alittleart
A while back I ran away from a twentymumble-year corporate career to be a feckless art student. Since then I've dirtied my hands with, metaphorically and/or literally, bronze and ceramic sculpture, photography, and digital and traditional illustration. Mask making was one discovery, dovetailing with my interests in teaching and performing improvised theatre.
After the festival is over . . .
Last week was a wonderful hectic roller-coaster of improv theatre. The New Zealand Improv Festival, 2015 edition. It was sometimes stirring, … More
My first wedding shoot, sort of!
One of my favourite NZ Improv Festival 2015 shows was Nelson group Body in Space’s “Do I“. The groom plucked … More
My name is Ali and I like to stipple . . .
Where stippling = making an image with tiny dots of ink, recklessly applied to paper for fun. I spent today life … More
Quick budget lens review – Tamron 70-300mm
Specifically, the Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2, Model A17S for Sony. I am waiting for Sony or someone else … More
Not yet flash with flash . . .
I’ve just started to experiment with using off camera flash for outside portraits – and I have an uneasy feeling that … More
Katydid? No, she didn’t . . .
The perfect model for my experimental use of back lighting flash just happened to land on the back doormat. And I … More
One crying eye . . .
Manipulating photographically acquired pixels is a fine and useful pastime. However, this week a Photoshop paper (part of a photography … More
Infrared zoo
I’ve finally had the chance to do some experimenting with my old dslr today. It’s a Sony A580, which I sent it off … More
Hello to a star kakapo!
Kakapo are the rarest of rare creatures. As a large plump flightless parrot nesting on the ground and pretty much … More
A Little Art 