Creativity….I hear this word fairly often, or one of its derivatives…creative, create or even uncreative. This, in many ways becomes the key to our existence as “creatives” (theres that word again). As photographers and artists, we sometimes become obsessed with being creative, after all, photography is a creative art, so that must mean we need…
Being out on the street with your camera can seem daunting. Street photography is like that. You feel self conscious, you think people know that you’re photographing them, you feel exposed. I know. I have those feelings too. This can cause some difficulty in getting the shot. What if someone sees you? What if someone…
It is an interesting thing to photograph on the streets of any city. I live in Vancouver BC and there are some places that I love shooting. The beauty about a city is that it changes. Each day is different. This is certainly true in Vancouver. Street photography can feel strange though. Very often,…
Inspiration is a funny thing. Some call it a muse, some say it is being in “the zone”. When the muse or inspiration visits you, you can create amazing images. We have all had this happen to us. We go out on a particular day and everything we shoot “works”. We seem to get great…
We are in 2018, it’s a crazy thing. I remember watching movies when I was a kid that were set in 2018, it seemed almost impossible, but here we are. So what are the plans for this year? I have been doing a lot more street photography in the past year and I am intending…
Travel photography is one of the most popular genres of photography. Nowadays, almost everyone travels with at least one or more cameras. With the explosion of smartphones and tablets, cameras are everywhere and in general, more images are being made now, than ever before in history. We are a photo-centric and obsessed generation. We take…
I had never been to Tofino before. I loved the idea of a Canadian Surfing resort. Most peoples understanding of Canada is that it is a frozen Tundra for 9 months of the year and then has a brief and intense 3 week summer. Well, in some parts of Canada (like the Arctic) that may…
Do you ever get into a creative slump? You know the feeling…you take your camera out for a walk (in a manner of speaking) and get five or six images that are, well, uninspiring. You get home, pull them up on the screen and they look just like all your other images, same feel, same…
Light is the most critical component of your photography. I use a system for every image called the 4C’s, it helps me to put everything in place when I have time to setup the shot. The 4C’s are Colour, Contrast, Composition and Control. More on this in later posts, but without Light, you simply cannot…
As you may know, I really enjoy taking photos with my iPhone. It truly is a great tool for some quick photography and sometimes you may surprise yourself at the images you get (I still get amazed at some of the images I get). Over the past year, I have spent some time experimenting with…
