Influences and future shoots
Karayannis says his photography is more inf luenced by the
entries and results of international landscape photography
competitions, than individual photographers.
“If I had to name a few photographers that do have the most
inf luence it would be Lurie Belegurschi for his unparalleled look
and love of Iceland, Elia Locardi for his approach to composition
and post processing and Lincoln Harrison for his incredible star
trails/astrophotography works.”
Of future photography shoots he says “I’d like to shoot in a
professional studio with all the bells and whistles and be able to
go to town and figure out how all the various kinds of modifiers
shape light! I’d also love the opportunity to shoot an Aurora –
be it the Australis or Borealis and have all those incredible lights
dancing above my head.”
On specific photography trips, he’s booked a trip to Uluru next
year with a photographer friend who has shot this iconic outback
landscape before. He also hopes to visit Iceland and is planning
to eventually combine his two passions – photography and
fishing – further afield on the South Island of New Zealand.
“The fishing in New Zealand is incredible so that trip
wouldn’t be specifically for photography as I’m sure it would
involve fishing for trophy brown trout, XOS kingfish and
big snapper.”
While his visit to Uluru will be a less structured, low-key
affair, Karayannis says when he makes it to Iceland and New
Zealand he expects to be hiring the services of guides to make
the most of any photo opportunities and locations.Getting it right
Karayannis says he doesn’t spend a lot of time in post
processing, preferring to get his images as close to the
finished article in camera.
“I f lick through my images once I download them from the
camera and I’ll usually spot a couple that stand out and then
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National Falls Outlook, Royal National Park,
south of Sydney. Without much flow over the falls
on this morning Karayannis concentrated on the
view facing east. Canon 6D, Canon 17-40L @
17mm, 0.5s @ f/13, ISO 100, Lee 0.9 Graduated
ND filter. Image processed in Lightroom.BELOW
Bill’s fishing mates have learned to stand still
for him during his exposures. He says he’s still
surprised seagulls don’t land on them during
shoots. Canon 6D, Canon 17-40L @ 19mm. 0.6s
@ f/13, ISO100, Lee 0.6 Graduated ND. Image
processed in Lightroom.AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY MARCH 2016
PROFILE Bill Karayannis