Photography: A reflection on my Favourite Cameras
While producing my first photography album “Droplets of Life” I have learnt more than I expected about cameras and what they can achieve. Your best photos don’t always come from the most expensive cameras. I used five cameras and it became somewhat confusing trying to collect all the photos. I have looked back over the…
Send a tweet to your local Member of Parliament
For my Year 6 homework I was asked to write a letter to my local member of parliament, about an issue that I care about. I started writing a letter to my local member who is Peter Garrett AM MP. I told my mum that I had found out that Mr Garrett is also the…
My First Photography Album “Droplets of Life”
I am thrilled to have completed my first photography album “Droplets of Life”. This has been a lot of hard work, but I am happy with the end result.
Photography is the art of capturing a moment with a camera. Mastering the camera settings, so it can tell the story of the photo in the best possible way. It is then back at the computer to triage the thousands of photos, to a final few. Finally it is hours toiling at the computer letting your imagination go wild in Photoshop.
Gun Control in Australia
In our beach side suburb Coogee, a hot topic at our local RSL club is whether we should relax our footwear policies to allow the commonly worn ‘thongs’. That is a long way from gun control, which is the hot topic right now in America. As a result of the latest massacre in Newtown Connecticut,…
My School Captain Feet Washing Induction Ceremony
At the end of last year, a few children from my school were selected to do a School Captains speech, an opportunity to explain why they would make a great school captain.
I was lucky enough to be among the 12 children selected to give this speech. I spent a lot of time preparing a speech to be given in front of the whole school, hoping that everyone would like it. By the time the day came to deliver my speech, I was nervous but relieved because I knew exactly what I wanted to say and was confident enough to make my speech without palm cards to prompt me.
Three Key Elements of Building an Awesome Documentary
I really enjoyed watching Mega Builders “Episode 23: Floating Bridge” about a bridge in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. This is a documentary about how engineers had to build a bridge in the most difficult way. They had to build a floating bridge called the “William R. Bennett Bridge” to replace the old “Okanagan Lake Bridge”.…
NIDA – Completing a Production
During my life I have always loved acting and public speaking. NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts) has really helped me improve these skills. Speaking in public is never easy, but becomes easier with practice. My auntie was a great actor, being on ‘A Country Practice’ for many years. She inspired me to love acting.…
Update: I received a call from the Managing Director of Canberra Airport
I have had so many people ask me for an update. Rather than answer all my emails one by one, I will tell you all at once. I received the call I have been waiting for. It was from Stephen Byron, the Managing Director of Canberra Airport and while I didn’t get a “yes” yet, it is…
10 Things About Me
I am back at school and it is very exciting because we have a brand new classroom and two very dedicated teachers. At school we were asked to write down “10 things about yourself”. I hope you like it. 1. I know the power of a smile. One beaming smile from a stranger can improve…
The two most famous pilots in the world vote for my petition
I have some wonderful news to share with everyone: The two most heroic pilots in the world have voted on my petition. First, Captain Sully, he is the pilot of the first successful water landing on the Hudson River in New York, when he had lost both engines. Read more about Captain Sully. Second, Australia’s Captain De…
