Keren Dobia is another newcomer to the Festival who has had an absolute ball! Keren has been opening people eyes to the almost forgotten art of printing! In the digital age we seem to be forgetting to print our images! 

Keren has done an amazing job showing her workshop attendees what to look for when printing and how to go about getting the perfect print! 

Keren also takes pretty amazing photos, search for Keren Dobia Photography to see what I'm talking about. 

Here he is, the Godfather of BFOP Nick Fletcher. 

Nick has been out playing in the mud all day with the Dirt Bike workshops and it sounds like they were amazing! What's not to like about mud, dirt bikes, photography and a dude called Magoo????

Nick gives us an insight as to what it's been like putting this event together and both he and Matt need to be thanked for putting this weekend together because it just keeps getting better and better every year!

Mr Olympus Karl Ludik gave me some time to chat about his Macro and Food workshops at the Festival and how much fun they have been, especially with all the ooooo and ahhhhh moments in the Macro workshops abd Karl really is one of the most passionate guys I've met!

Obviously we also talk about what Olympus have on offer and it sounds like a fun month ahead so check out what Olympus have on offer and get into a Camera House in October for Olympus Month!

Adam Dyson is one of the awesome newcomers to the instructor list for this years festival and hes taking Astro and Waterfall workshops all weekend. We sit down for a chat about how conditions have been and how to handle challenging conditions especially when you are out shooting Astro. 

Adam runs workshops all over Victoria so keep an eye on Adam Dyson Photography and check out his podcast What The Focus? cause its an awesome listen as well!

JP is one of our food enthusiasts this year and is a local French resident of Bright. JP has been running some food photography workshops which sound absolutely delicious. He has been a part of the festival for the last 2 years but is now running his own so we find out about how that transition has gone and how he has seen the festival grow. 

Check out his work by searching for Image Writer Photography!!

James Alexander from Zephyr Productions is the video man this year and he's been showing people how to produce Hollywood quality video production on their phones!!! 

James is a ripping bloke who's been on the podcast before and it was great to catch up again at BFOP to hear how he went holding his first festival workshops with video production! 

Check out his work by searching Zephyr Productions!

The amazing Mieke Boynton came by to tell us how the sunrise and sunset workshops have been going in the variety of weather and what else she has been fitting in to her super busy schedule. 

Mieke also teased something exciting coming up that she's working on so make sure you keep an eye on her work.

Don't forget to check out Mieke's exhibition 1 Year at the Feathertop Winery on the way out of town on Sunday afternoon as you head home and you'll see some amazing shots of the local area and around the world. 

Don't forget to follow her work if you don't already, search Mieke Boynton on Facebook, Instagram and Google. 

What a privilege it was to have 2 of Australia's best wedding photographers here for a chat together! It's Nicks first time at the Festival and I caught up with him and the Veteran Anne Scott-Virtue! 

Nick has been running Making Something From Nothing workshops and Anne ran her highly demanded Wedding Workshop. We talk about the vibe of the festival and Nicks expectations coming in and how Anne has seen the event evolve!

Follow Nick by searching Nick Ghionis on Facebook, Instagram and on Google and you can see Anne's work at White Shutter Photography!!

The master of Environmental Portraits and the world famous Breaking the Brumbies workshops took some time out of his crazy busy schedule to talk about how his workshops have been going and how he has seen the festival evolve over the last couple of years. 

Check out his work, Search for Craig Wetjen Photography and he will show up on Facebook, insta and his website and don't forget to check out his Men and Their Sheds book!!

The always entertaining and fan favourite Tom Putt has been out shooting sunrise with all the super keen festival attendees. It was intense and a bit windy! Tom gives us an insight as to what it was like on top of the mountain! 

Check out TomPutt.com for all his amazing work and if you are ever down on the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria, head in to the Tom Putt Gallery on Main Street!