Jenolan Caves – Your Guide for an Epic Family Adventure
Jenolan Caves was an early addition my Sydney bucket list, and I am stoked to finally cross it off. As my birthday and baby number two approached, EZ decided to surprise me with a...
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Introducing the Visiting Tasmania Page!
Visiting Tasmania is an incredible experience, and also a bit overwhelming. For such a small island there is so much to do. You can easily spend 3 weeks exploring the diverse geography and breathing...
Essential New Zealand Information (South Island Edition)
We love the anticipation of researching a new destination, and planning our next adventure. One of the exciting parts is that no amount of preparation covers what you learn by exploring. Here is a...
Sydney Chinese New Year 2017 – Top 7 Family Experiences
One of our first family outings after moving to Sydney was the Lunar New Year parade. We loved the colorful parade floats, and the crowds remained manageable. With roadworks in the CBD disrupting the...
Top 3 Family Friendly Aoraki Mt Cook Walks
With a packed New Zealand itinerary, we only spent one night at the naturally stunning White Horse Hill campground. However, we did not let the limited time curtail our ability to check out all of the...
Beginner Family Photography – A Photo Tips Year In Review
Every “best” photo I take ends up falling in the rankings. This is consistent with most areas of life – practice and learning brings improvement. For example, look at the photo below: Now compare...
When & How to Use Shutter Speed In Photography
Beginning photographers often overlook the shutter speed. I know that I walked around for ages in aperture priority mode. When I switched to manual, I found myself setting the ISO and aperture first, and solving...
Aperture Priority Mode – When and Where to Use It
Deciding on which aperture creates confusion for even experienced photographers. The more I learn about it, the more questions I have. The simplest explanation is aperture determines how much of an image is focus, and the easiest...
Basics of ISO – 5 Tips & Tricks for Less Grainy Photos
Are you struggling with grainy photos at night or indoors? This distortion is caused by a higher ISO. Here’s an analogy that might clarify the relationship of ISO to photo quality. Have you ever...
Bracketing Photography Tutorial – Never Miss a Moment
If you want to make sure you capture every moment – read on for our bracketing photography tutorial. I outline what bracketing is, when it can be helpful and how to enable it on...
4 Questions to Answer, Should I Shoot in RAW?
Should I shoot in RAW? There is seemingly endless debate across the internet around RAW vs. JPEG camera settings. Regardless of which format you choose, your camera is capable of taking great pictures. In...
The Art of Driving A Carsick Toddler – plus our favourite remedies!
We first realized CZ’s general queasiness in the car when we made our first flight back to the States. Let’s just say that taxi drivers in big cities do not have a reputation for...
