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Lightroom Jpeg Export Cheatsheet

Keep this handy cheat sheet on your phone, or desktop to help you remember the optimum settings for Lightroom exports.

Why do you take photographs?

Above: Image by Gina Milicia “When Your Why Is clear, Your How becomes easy” When I was 9, my brother Anthony got his first football trophy. Best Utility Under 11’s. I believed this trophy had magical powers. That trophy transformed my brother into a rockstar. My parents treated Anthony like he had just scored the winning goal in the World Cup. I was proud, but I was also jealous. I wanted a trophy. I wanted to feel like a rockstar. I signed up for netball and but after two Saturdays of getting up at 8 am, and not getting a game, I quit. I hated being cold. Netball was stupid. I signed up for Little Athletics (more medals and ribbons to win). Went once, didn’t win and gave up. Little Aths sucked. I retired from professional sport at the age of 9 to focus on my Leggo career. My brother played football, cricket, basketball, and every...

Only 3 spots left on my Sicily Workshop!

More info here. Beginners, enthusiasts and pros welcome. Feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Quote: Invest in memories.

“Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.” Above: Image by Gina Milicia

Sicily Portrait Photography Workshop

I have some exciting news and I’m sharing it with you guys first! I’m doing a 6-day intensive portrait and lighting workshop in my favourite place in the world – SICILY! Spaces are limited to only 8 spots. I’d love the opportunity to show you my beautiful Island. More info here. Beginner, enthusiasts and pros welcome. Feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

“Worry and fear make terrible artists”

Above: Image by Gina Milicia “Inside of me, there are two dogs. One is mean and evil, and the other is good, and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.”― Sitting Bull Imagine if you invited guests into your home and they spent the whole time reminding you about all the mistakes you’ve made in your life and telling you not to attempt a new challenge because it’s too tricky and you will probably fail. I call these house guests “Worry” and “Fear” and the home they visit is my mind. They swagger in uninvited, put their feet up on my furniture, and eat all my Nutella. I hate them, hate how small they make me feel, but at 3 am when my defences are down they sneak into my mind, wake me up and proceed to...

QUOTE: Jump in and swim!

“I often feel like saying, when I hear the question ‘People aren’t ready,’ that it’s like telling a person who is trying to swim, ‘Don’t jump in that water until you learn how to swim.’ When actually you will never learn how to swim until you get in the water.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.

What’s the most important element in a portrait, light, location or subject?

Above: Image by Gina Milicia A beautiful subject in an awesome location can be ruined by poor light. So when you’re organizing a shoot, looking for good light should be the first thing you do. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly There are three elements to a great portrait: light, subject and location. Which is more important? Let me put it this way: if light, subject and location played paper, scissors, rock; light would always win. Why? A beautiful subject in an awesome location can be ruined by poor light. So when you’re organizing a shoot, looking for good light should be the first thing you do. The results you can achieve shooting in natural light can be incredible, but natural light is fickle. It will never look the same twice. To find yourself with a spectacular background and great light is incredibly rare so if you can recreate the beauty of...

Quote: “The best photos come from the heart, not the camera.”

Above: Image by Gina Milicia. Fuji x100F. “A lot of photographers think that if they buy a better camera they’ll be able to take better photographs. A better camera won’t do a thing for you if you don’t have anything in your head or in your heart.” ―Arnold Newman

Get inspired! The best photos of 2018

Via time.com Photographers pointed their cameras in every direction around the world to reveal these scenes — at times risking their own safety — and brought us along as virtual witnesses. Here, TIME’s photo editors present an unranked selection of the 100 best images of the year. See all images here. Warning: Some of the following images are graphic in nature and might be disturbing to some viewers. Above: An abandoned home in the village of San Miguel Los Lotes, near the Guatemalan city of Escuintla, after a June volcanic eruption. Daniele Volpe.
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About Gina

About Gina

Gina Milicia is one of the most widely known and respected photographers in Australia. She is the master of capturing that ‘magical moment’... READ MORE

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