USA Special
Season 8 - Preview
In these special episodes of Snap Happy, we are on a quest to find unique photographic opportunities in the wild west of the USA. Join us as we explore deserts, canyons and some of the most amazing landscapes you will ever see. Be inspired as we share creative tips and techniques to take your photography to the next level.
Death Valley
Season 8 - Episode 1
Welcome to the hottest, driest and lowest national park in the United States. We are on a quest to find unique photographic opportunities, and in this episode of Snap Happy we are in Death Valley, California. Join us as we find out what makes this place so special.
The Wild West
Season 8 - Episode 2
Join us, as we head into some real cowboy country. We are on a quest to find unique photographic opportunities and in this episode of Snap Happy we will be exploring the deserts, canyons, and arches of southwest USA. Be inspired as we share creative tips and techniques to take your photography to the next level.
Kalbarri
Season 7 - Episode 1
In this episode we embark on an epic road trip up the WA coast to explore the many photographic opportunities. From the pink lake at Port Gregory, to deep gorges in Kalbarri and stunning red cliffs along the coastline.
Shark Bay
Season 7 - Episode 2
In this episode we explore Shark Bay from the air, land and sea. We go on an early morning landscape shoot in Perth and get some more great Lightroom tips from the Kimberley.
Ningaloo Reef
Season 7 - Episode 3
In this episode we tick off a bucket list item by swimming with whale sharks. We explore and photograph diverse nature around Cradle Mountain. And Julieanne continues her trip across the Kimberley.
Karijini National Park
Season 7 - Episode 4
In this episode we explore the photographic opportunities found at Karijini National Park in the Pilbara. Robin Moon takes us on a coastal nature shoot. And Julieanne brings us some more Lightroom tips.
Lamington National Park
Season 7 - Episode 5
In this episode we explore and photograph Lamington National Park in Queensland. If you like birds, waterfalls and unique animals you won’t want to miss it.
Kakadu National Park
Season 7 - Episode 6
In this episode we explore the amazing wildlife and landscapes found around Kakadu. We go on a photo expedition with the team from Camera Electronic. And Julieanne brings us some more Lightroom tips.
Jumping Crocodiles
Season 7 - Episode 7
In this episode we continue our exploration of the top end and photograph jumping crocodiles. We get some lighting tips from Daniel Linnet and check the koalas at Yanchep National Park.
Lake Eyre
Season 7 - Episode 8
In this episode we travel to the outback to capture some abstract aerial images over Lake Eyre. We get to know sports photographer Delly Carr. And we head down into a cave to explore the many photographic opportunities.
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Join us, as we travel around the country to some of Australia’s best photo hot spots. Our dedicated team will inspire you to become a better and more passionate photographer!
Louise Bagger
Season 6 - Episode 1
In the first episode, Maddie Sloane chats with Louise Bagger, a commercial photographer and board member of the AIPP. Louise gives us some great tips on studio portraiture, using the Lumix S5 paired with an 85mm lens. Darran Leal embarks on an outback adventure, beginning in the Flinders Ranges. Peter Eastway brings us a new series of post-production tips from the NSW South Coast. And Darran tests the camera features on the new Nokia XR20 smart phone.
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Glenn Mckimmin
Season 6 - Episode 2
In this episode, Maddie Sloane meets up with Glenn Mckimmin to chat about his career and experience with the Fujifilm GFX100s. Glenn then takes us up on to the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a unique photography masterclass. Darran Leal brings us some great photo tips along the famous Oodnadatta Track. And the Frank brothers from Camera Electronic, road test the Leica Q2 at a beautiful botanic park.
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Rowena Meadows
Season 6 - Episode 3
In this episode, Maddie Sloane chats with documentary photographer, Rowena Meadows, about her lockdown series that created a lot of attention. Darran Leal arrives in the Kimberley and gives us some great tips for capturing the landscape from the ground, air and water. Peter Eastway teaches us how to stack images in Photoshop. And surf photographer, Russell Ord, shares with us about a new project he is working on.
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Rob Annesley
Season 6 - Episode 4
In this episode, we meet Rob Annesley, a fantastic wildlife photographer and author of ‘The Wild’. He takes us through the process of capturing and publishing his book through Momento, and it’s easier than you might think. Darran Leal finds himself in a magnificent bird sanctuary in the Kimberley. And the Frank brothers visit a very cool motor museum to test out some Sony gear and Profoto lights.
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Steph Vella
Season 6 - Episode 5
In this episode, Maddie Sloane joins Steph Vella for an early morning shoot at Sydney’s northern beaches. Steph gives us some great tips on using Nisi filters to capture stunning images of tidal waters in motion. Darran Leal explores the Bungle Bungles, one of his favourite landscapes in the world. And he road-tests the Lumix S5 to discover what makes it a photo and video hybrid powerhouse.
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Heartstory
Season 6 - Episode 6
In this episode, Maddie Sloane chats to the highly awarded couple behind Heartstory. They share with us their approach to family photography and give us some great tips for us at home. Darran Leal concludes his Kimberley adventure with a cruise on Lake Argyle. The Frank brothers test some Olympus cameras and Nisi filters at Lesmurdie Falls. And we chat with two winners from the Photographer of the Year competition to get some background on their award winning images.
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The Bruny Bunch
Season 5 - Episode 1
In the first episode, Maddie Sloane travels to Bruny Island to meet up with a group of amazing photographers. She chats with Ian van der Wolde about long exposure photography and the challenge that adverse weather presents. Darran Leal takes us on another World Photo Adventure, this time to Patagonia in Argentina. Peter Eastway brings us a new series of post-production tips, from a high mountain sheep station in New Zealand. We get a behind the scenes look into the production of photo books with Momento. And we find out what makes Camera Electronic more than just a camera shop.
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Ashley and Nikki
Season 5 - Episode 2
This week, Maddie Sloane chats with Ashley Karakatsanis and Nikki Fox, two sisters who are passionate about capturing weddings. They give us some great tips and tell us why they love the new Lumix S series. Darran Leal continues his amazing adventure through Patagonia and explores Moreno Glacier. Libby Jeffery takes us through the process of creating our own professional photo book using the Momento software. And Peter Eastway shows us how to focus stack using Adobe Photoshop.
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Lauren Bath
Season 5 - Episode 3
This week, Maddie Sloane meets Lauren Bath, Australia’s first professional Instagrammer, and they discuss her new love for creating photo books. Darran Leal takes us to Western Australia to explore the impressive Pinnacles. Maddie is back on Bruny Island to catch up with two legends of photography - Richard Bennett and Bruce Pottinger. Peter Eastway shows us just how easy it is to create a 360 degree stitched image in Lightroom. And Howard Frank from Camera Electronic gives us a lesson in long exposure photography.
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Tony Hewitt
Season 5 - Episode 4
This week, Darran leal crosses over the border into Chile, to explore Patagonia from a different perspective. We get to know Tony Hewitt, a renowned fine art landscape photographer, and he gives us some great tips for shooting landscapes from the air. Peter Eastway gives us some helpful advice on capturing portraits and processing them in Lightroom. And Darran takes the new Lumix S1R on the road to put it through its paces.
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Frazer Leal
Season 5 - Episode 5
This week, Maddie Sloane chats with Frazer Leal, a young dynamic photographer that loves to travel the world and capture it using his Sony camera. Darran Leal treks through the sand dunes of Nambung National Park and gives us some great tips for capturing them in creative ways. Phil Kuruvita talks about his career and walks us though the process of photographing food for publication. And Peter Eastway explains long exposure photography and how to process the images in Lightroom.
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Dr Russell Brown
Season 5 - Episode 6
In the final episode of the season, Darran Leal catches up with an old friend in the USA. Dr Russell Brown is a Creative Director at Adobe and he takes us though his workflow, which is entirely mobile. Saul Frank of Camera Electronic takes us to a racetrack to give us some tips on shooting fast action motorsports. Darran concludes his adventures in Argentina with a Tango and Hummingbird shoot. And Peter Eastway gives us some tips for shooting by the moonlight and shows us how to process the images in Lightroom.
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Steve Christo
Season 4 - Episode 1
Maddie chats with Fujifilm ambassador, Steve Christo, to get some insight into his career as a sports photographer. He also gives us some handy tips for capturing fast action. We welcome our new presenter, Darran Leal of World Photo Adventures, as he takes us on tour in stunning Alaska to photograph Humpback whales. Peter Eastway introduces a new weekly segment to help improve our post production skills. And designer James Treble, returns to give us some tips for decorating our own living room with prints.
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Aubrey Daquinag
Season 4 - Episode 2
Maddie meets up with Lumix ambassador, Aubrey Daquinag, to find out all about her new book titled Wander Love. She also gives us some handy travel photography tips. Darran gives us some practical and creative advice for photographing wildlife and landscapes on stunning Fraser Island. Andrew Hall talks about the new Fujifilm X-H1 camera and why he loves it for capturing motorsports. And, Peter Eastway visits Taronga Zoo to give us some great advice on cropping techniques.
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Mark Galer
Season 4 - Episode 3
Maddie chats with Mark Galer about why he loves new technology and talks about the Sony mirrorless system in his kit. Darran takes us to Anan Creek in Alaska to get up close and personal to bears. Peter Eastway helps us get our heads around HDR photography and processing these images in Lightroom and Photoshop. And James Treble helps us decorate a nursery with canvas prints and photo blocks.
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Ana Woolmington
Season 4 - Episode 4
Maddie chats with Fujifilm ambassador, Anastasia Woolmington, who gives us some insight into her landscape and wedding photography and how she combines the two. Darran takes us to the rainforest on Fraser Island for some unique photographic opportunities. Peter Eastway gives us some tips on using contrast, highlights and shadows effectively and takes us through the process of creating a stitched panoramic photograph using Lightroom.
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Ken Duncan
Season 4 - Episode 5
Maddie catches up with Ken Duncan and he gives us some great tips on creating a panoramic photograph. Darran concludes his Alaskan adventure by exploring the vast waterways and photographing glaciers. Maddie creates a photo book from her trip to Fraser Island. And Peter gives us some advanced Photoshop techniques and shows us how to replace a sky.
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DK Photography
Season 4 - Episode 6
Maddie visits Dale and Karlie of DK Photography to find out how they became the dynamic duo of landscape photography. Darran explores the west coast of Fraser Island and gives us some great tips for photographing wildlife. Ian van der Wolde talks about long exposure photography and why he likes to process in black and white. And Peter gives us another post production tip using the Wacom Mobile Studio Pro.
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Markus Andersen
Season 3 - Episode 1
In the first episode, Maddie meets up with Fujifilm ambassador, Markus Andersen, for a lesson in street photography. Meanwhile, Jason is in Far North Queensland to travel on the Kuranda Scenic Railway, photograph the markets and experience the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. In a new segment, we follow Jason around the world on a National Geographic assignment – this week he is at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Macchu Pichuu. The Living Room’s, James Treble, returns to help a young photographer decorate his home with his own prints.
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Griffin Hammond
Season 3 - Episode 2
In this episode, Maddie chats with Griffin Hammond, a New York City based filmmaker, about how he uses the Lumix GH5 to produce stunning documentaries. Jason heads to the Red Centre to give us some tips on landscape photography on the ground and from the air. He also shares with us from a recent trip to Easter Island. We travel to country NSW with Megan Lewis, to go behind the scenes of a heart-warming shoot she did there.
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Peter Eastway
Season 3 - Episode 3
In this episode, Maddie goes on a shoot with Peter Eastway, for some tips on long exposure landscape photography. Jason takes Maddie out on the Great Barrier Reef for a diving expedition. In our ‘Around the World’ series, Jason heads to Kathmandu for a very special burial ceremony, and also photographs some weavers in Peru. Finally, Maddie checks out the Lumix TZ90 travel camera.
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Michael Coyne
Season 3 - Episode 4
In this episode, Jason gets snap happy at the Uluru Camel Cup. Maddie chats with documentary photographer, Michael Coyne, about a recent trip to Borneo. Traveling with Jason around the world we visit the Potala Temple in China and find out why you should get up really early. We chat to Karen Alsop about a special project she is working on and how she integrates Wacom products into her workflow. Finally, Jason begins selecting and processing images for a photographic portfolio.
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Lisa Saad
Season 3 - Episode 5
In this episode, Jason photographs one of the most bio diverse locations on the planet, The Daintree Rainforest. Maddie chats to Lisa Saad about her unique brand of photographic art and gets some handy tips for taking food photography. Jason travels to Cambodia to capture some photogenic cultural sites and creates his photographic portfolio using the Snapfish website. And finally, we review and road test the Lumix GH5 to see what it is capable of.
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Gary Heery
Season 3 - Episode 6
In this episode, Jason revisits a shoot he did for Australian Geographic, about the wild horse population in Australia. Maddie chats to celebrity photographer, Gary Heery, and discusses the benefits of using the new Fujifilm GFX. Jason reports back from awe-inspiring Petra, Jordan. We put the Fujifilm XT-2 through its paces and look more closely at the Wacom Intuos Pro.
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Ray Martin
Season 2 - Episode 1
In episode one, we discover why Ray Martin describes himself as a ‘feral photographer’, and why he likes taking photos more than writing. Jason Edwards visits Taronga Zoo to photograph the Chimpanzees during their morning feed. Maddie Clare-Sloane shows us just how easy it is to print our photos through the Snapfish website. Jason puts the FujiFilm XT-2 through its paces and gives us some post-production tips.
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Steve Parish
Season 2 - Episode 2
In this episode, Maddie meets up with one of Australia’s most loved nature photographers, Steve Parish, for some tips on photographing wildlife. Meanwhile, Jason is in the Dandenong Ranges in pursuit of the elusive Lyrebird. We find out how to make our own professional grade calendars at home, and Jason takes a close look at the impressive Lumix 100-400mm telephoto zoom lens.
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Megan Lewis
Season 2 - Episode 3
In this episode, Maddie catches up with documentary photographer, Megan Lewis, to discuss some projects that are close to her heart. Jason visits the Blue Mountains for the first time and discovers for himself why it’s a national treasure. We find out how Wacom can improve your photographic workflow with their range of pen tablets. Jason shoots a massive bon fire, and we find out a low cost yet professional way to get our own photos printed onto canvas.
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Darran Leal
Season 2 - Episode 4
In this episode, Maddie chats with Darran Leal to find out about his family’s world photo adventures. Jason is in his hometown of Melbourne, to give us some tips on shooting street photography. Maddie visits fashion week in Sydney to find out how to get the ultimate catwalk shot. Jason road tests three lenses from Fujifilm and finds out that great things can come in small packages. Finally, Maddie tells us about a recent holiday to Bali and shows us how she made a photo book of her trip.
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Jade Gao
Season 2 - Episode 5
In this episode, Jade Gao gives us some great tips for taking newborn photography. Meanwhile, Jason visits Sydney’s Vivid Festival, which is described as a photographers delight. James Treble is back to give Maddie some tips for decorating her apartment with prints. Jason talks about ethical photography and we look at the range of custom photo gifts from Snapfish.
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Marcus Bell
Season 2 - Episode 6
In this episode, Maddie catches up with Marcus Bell, a wedding and studio based photographer, who shows us how he integrates Wacom products into his workflow. Meanwhile, Jason is at Melbourne’s SEALIFE Aquarium to swim with the sharks. Maddie and Jason visit Wentworth Falls together, to road test the Lumix GX-85 and the TZ-110. Finally, we find out how to make greeting cards at home with our own photographs.
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Jason Edwards
Season 1 - Episode 1
Jason Edwards travels to the top end of Australia where he visits Kakadu National Park, to get up close and personal with wildlife, ancient rock art and breathtaking scenery. Maddie Sloane looks at the evolution of the selfie and discusses with Jason why it is a good idea to print your digital images. We find out what’s in Ken Duncan’s kit and Jason photographs an impressive fire show at the Mindil Markets in Darwin.
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Ken Duncan
Season 1 - Episode 2
Maddie Sloane meets up with world-renowned panoramic photographer, Ken Duncan, for an early morning lesson in photographing a sunrise. Afterwards they take a tour of Ken’s gallery where they discuss some of his favourite images. Jason Edwards road tests the Lowepro Pro Trekker and chats with Carly O’Neill, a photographer that has been working on a special project. We find out what’s in Wolfgang Glowacki’s kit and meet Sophie Daley, who photographs Maddie on the beach during golden hour. Finally, Ken Duncan gives us some tips for taking stunning landscape shots on his Lumix GX-7.
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Wolfgang Glowacki
Season 1 - Episode 3
Jason Edwards travels to Tasmania to find and photograph the elusive Fagus tree. He checks out the Wilderness Gallery at Cradle Mountain, which displays the work of Wolfgang Glowacki, the artist behind some stunning landscape and macro photography. Maddie Sloane tells us about her recent trip to Morocco and how she has made a photo book of her adventures. We meet Paul Arnold, a panoramic photographer that captures amazing images from the Aussie outback. Jason road tests the Tamron 15-30mm wide angle lens and reflects on what life would have been like for the convicts at the Port Arthur historic site.
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Karen Alsop
Season 1 - Episode 4
Jason Edwards meets Karen Alsop, the creator of Story Art, and discovers how she uses photography to create fantasy artwork. Karen shows us what’s in her kit and gives us some tips for shooting on the go. Maddie Sloane talks to Scott Mellish from Panasonic, who gives us some advice on choosing the right camera. Jason shows us how to shoot a waterfall and takes us through his workflow, from creation to print, with Jeremy Daalder of Image Science. Also, we meet Chris Nobs for some tips on getting a huge Instagram following.
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Sophie Daley
Season 1 - Episode 5
Jason Edwards travels along the Victorian shipwreck coast to photograph the 12 Apostles from a helicopter. Afterwards, he visits Otway Fly Treetop Adventures to capture the rainforest canopy from a 50-meter tower. Maddie Sloane talks with Sophie Daley for some tips on getting great portrait shots on a smart phone camera and we find out what’s in her kit. Jason road tests the Lumix GH4 and discovers that size doesn’t matter. Finally, Jason catches up with Barrie Sutherland, an old surfer mate who has been photographing Bells Beach for decades.
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Ryan Schembri
Season 1 - Episode 6
Maddie Sloane meets up with Ryan Schembri, the youngest photographer to become an AIPP master. Ryan shows us what’s in his kit and gives us some tips on avoiding wedding faux pas. Jason Edwards visits the Michael’s Camera Museum in Melbourne and gets his hands on some unique items. Wolfgang Glowacki shows us how we can take macro photos on our smart phone cameras and Jason road tests the Cokin Creative Filter System. Finally, interior designer, James Treble, gives Maddie some tips for displaying prints in her home.
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LOCKDOWN SPECIAL
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In this Snap Happy special event we find out how the pandemic has impacted the photographic community. We are joined by some very special guests, who share their stories, give some great tips for isolation projects, and ideas to help us stay creative at home.
LIVE VIDEO FORUM
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In this 1-hour live video forum we invited our viewers to ask questions of our presenters and crew. Get a behind the scenes look at Snap Happy with Maddison Sloane, Darran Leal, Peter Eastway and Tim Robinson.