So Shrishti and I were out exploring one weekend and ended up at The Pearl, where she's practising shooting on manual. Take a shot... Way too dark. Adjust... Take another shot... Still much too dark...
So I ask, "What ISO are you on?"
"400", she replies.
I look up at the sky, look around where we are sitting, then look at what she's taking a photo of and say, "Try 1/200th of a second at f/8".
Oh snap! It's out by less than half a stop...
"How did you do that?"
"Oh, just experience..."
Yeah, I lied. It's actually experience plus a handy little rule commonly referred to as "the sunny 16 rule".
The sunny 16 rule says that around noon on a nice sunny day, the correct exposure is the reciprocal of the ISO at f/16. So with ISO 400 I would have said shutter of 1/400s and aperture of f/16 if she was shooting something in bright sun. But it wasn't bright sun - it was overcast, so I subtracted a stop for that (1/200s at f/16) - and it was about 4pm so I took off another half a stop - and the subject of the photo was a little dark and in the shade, so I subtracted another half-stop from that to arrive at 1/200s at f/8.
So I took the rule and adjusted it to fit the situation. The rule is the starting point, and knowing how much to shift it is experience.
Next time you're shooting outdoors, give the rule a try. f/16, and shutter of 1/ISO. Take the photo and see how far you have to adjust it to get a good exposure. Do it enough times and it will become second nature.
Now artificial light is a story that will have to wait for another day...
Miss Universe Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs, brought a little extra sunshine to the children's ward during her visit to the CWM Hospital in Suva, Fiji.
Click to see the photos.
The annual 
Sari Queen and Choli Princess competition was held at MHCC prior to Diwali. These are photos of the finalists on the catwalk and backstage.
The Gajner Fashion Show was a display of Indian couture held at Shenanigans. There are six albums here, covering several rehearsals, backstage photos, and the show itself.
There were around 60 outfits presented from designers including Samal Singh, Nazia Ali, Shazia Acraman, and Ashley Atelaite.
Fiji Fashion Week had a photoshoot for the models in the upcoming show on the top level of Tappoo City. While I wasn't the official photographer, I was able to get a couple of shots of the group, as well as a few random portraits.
At home one night, Ashly decided to do make-up for 
Jane and Fiona and it turned into a photoshoot that started casual and ended sexy with Jane the schoolgirl and Fiona the French maid.
Shrishti and I took photos of 
Esther at Laucala Beach around sunset on a gloomy, overcast evening.
Due to the cool, flat light I chose to amp up the photos in post-processing for an unreal look, using a variety of techniques - from colour shifting, to layering de-focussed images over focussed ones, to fairly severe tone-mapping.
On the Lady's talent night we go 
backstage with the judges.
Left: Some of the judges posing for a shot before commencing their duties for the evening.
Sunday afternoon at the Peninsula Hotel, and contestants are dressed and ready to depart for the evening at Albert Park.
Right:Miss Nabua Curry Kona, Ela Tavo, waits to board the bus.
Photos taken after church