Having fun with the new ipad.

Well I could not resist the new ipad and could not be happier with it, images look gorgeous the app’s are great and it is a lot of fun. One thing that is really fun is the painting you can do, all you need is a Nomadbrush and a sketching or painting app and off [...]

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The Three wise photographers

Here’s what you get when three of Mainlinephoto’s customers get together to shoot some 4×5 Polaroid portraits ( well Fuji actually but just doesn’t have the same ring). Nice work guys! Neil Michael Jonathan

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Every photographer needs to know this.

How to do a perfect job of tying your tie! Presented by Mainlinephoto customer  Gudio Wong. Shot on his X100. No smoke or mirrors were used in the making of this video. Oh and no ferrets either. Guido apart from being into all things nice writes a blog sorry bRog called Most Exerent check it [...]

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The Thanh Kim Project. Helping one village at a time.

As written by my wife Monica: THE BACKGROUND: My name is Monica Vanthoff  (3rd from right) and I am the owner of “PERU ART AUSTRALIA”, a company with a social conscience that sells Fair Trade Fine Peruvian Art & Crafts. I support remote talented artisans who struggle to sell their beautiful art at a fair [...]

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Improve your Photography. Learn about yourself.

If you are going to pay to learn about something there is one key factor that will make the difference between just completing  a course or actually achieving a transformation. The quality of the teacher.  Lenard Metcalf is a teacher and trainer of the highest calibre and also a very accomplished photographer. Len’s runs Len’s [...]

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Camera Exchange moves to new Box Hill address.

Our friends at Camera Exchange in Melbourne have just completed the move from the CBD to the suburbs and are now located at Box Hill in the same complex as the Hi Fi Exchange. As one of our premium resellers we wish John and his staff all the best at this new location.  Plus as [...]

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A night to remember! Joan & John’s 50th Wedding anniversary.

Some you might be wondering where I have been. Well apart from Mainlinephoto keeping me busy. The last few months have been fully occupied with organising a surprise party for my folks 50th Wedding Anniversary. We planned and prepared in secret, inviting all their friends and we contracted Group Mariachi Australia to play for them. [...]

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Photography,Travel and Swiss Cheese. That sounds good!

I guess cheese for our family is like choc chip cookies for others. Growing up there was always the ever present cheese in the fridge and lots of it. I think it has something to do with Dad being dutch. Recently a friend house sat at Mum and Dads and said he couldn’t believe how [...]

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My fuzzy is leaving us. When your pets are going…

Our Fuzzy was our first ferret and showed us that some animals can become almost human. She is as our friend Tom says the ferret in a bubble! Dirt what is that! She sleeps in the bed with us and has become part of our home. Now she has cancer and is slowy slipping away… [...]

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Too many cameras? Discardia is all about getting rid of stuff.

Then we are here to help. I heard about this Discardia thing a few years back when we had moved into a small apartment and basically needed to get organised and get rid of stuff. Monica and I ( even our friends and families) have now become true neatniks! and we are loving it. I [...]

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Trust me I’m your guide!

When we invited my folks to come to Peru this year with us little did they know that they would be placing their lives in the hands of me and Monica! Luckily for them I have 23 years of experience travelling and living there and Monica has the bonus of being from Peru. Things started [...]

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John ( aka Biggles) takes to the Air.

What an adventure flying back to the 1940′s. John was given a flight in a 1940′s Boeing Stearman as a birthday present. Well last weekend we all travelled down to Camden Airfield to see him take off. The Boeing Stearman The plane and pilot were provided by Airborne Aviation who did a great job of [...]

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We are a family business and proud of it!

As many of you are aware Mainlinephoto is a family business. Started over 35 years ago by John my father. I have been involved with the business off and on since I was old enough to vacuum the floor! But now I am in charge he he he…. ( I still end up making the [...]

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Old family photos found… Why black and white still rocks!

I fear that in the future folks just will not appreciate photographs the way we do now. Our family has been going through the process of locating and archiving of the family photos and history. John is going to start a weblog devoted to our families history how cool… old meets new. It will mean [...]

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