Perfecting the portrait Photographic retouching has become widely accessible in recent years thanks to the increasing ease of use of image editing programs. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Children executed from 10 to 4 I’m often amused observing photographers from specialist child photography studios struggling with miniature charmers (and their doting parents) at suburban shopping malls. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Gus's excellent adventure Gus Peirce (1840-1919) was an American captain of Murray River steamers, jack of all trades and adventurer, who wrote a book of his travels entitled Knocking About - Being Some Adventures of Augustus Baker Peirce in Australia. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Shepherding without sheep A recent blog – Coffee or me? - described the owner of a coffee shop as having a series of jobs, “from shepherding on the Star to teaching in school”. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
The ghost of Gulgong Christmas past The Holtermann Collection Digitisation Team will be taking a short break until January 6th and would like to take this opportunity to thank you for you interest in and comments on our blog. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
Coffee or Me? Coffee is probably the world’s most popular drink (after water) and Sydney’s coffee consumers now drink over 1 million cups a day. In Melbourne, coffee lovers with expensive tastes are paying up to $12 a cup for the latest trendy brew. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
A dog's life in Gulgong “Sir - Could you tell me how it is that people in Gulgong seem so fond of taking their poodles and mongrels to places of worship? Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project
What to do with a broken plate During the preservation and rehousing process of the Holtermann glass plate collection, the Collection Preservation team has occasionally come across a broken plate. Read more Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project