There is something magical about seeing a subject up close and personal. This opens up a whole new world of options for you as a photographer. Close-up photography, or macro photography, can be a very rewarding form of photographic expression. The great thing about it is that you can do this from your basement at…
Colour is how we see. As photographers, a great way to enhance our images is to shoot for colour. Colour makes us feel certain things, think of how a sunset makes you feel, or the azure blue waters of a tropical sea. We are designed to see colour and our photography can become so much…
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…
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…
A little while ago, I was asked to do an interview with Mylio. Mylio is photo organizing software that collects any images from PDF documents, photos and videos and organises them into a calendar of memories, pretty amazing stuff. They interviewed me and asked me a few interesting questions like…what makes the perfect photo? and…
I have recently become the owner of a Nikon D800 and some new lenses. Yes, I know, its not a big deal really, but in the process of making the upgrade (I have been shooting on a Nikon D80 for 7 years now) I gave myself some hurdles to jump over before jumping in and…
I visited the Vancouver Art Gallery on the weekend. There were a few exhibits that I was interested in but one specifically. I was really excited to see Ed Burtynsky was displaying his photographs in Vancouver. Ed Burtynsky is a world renowned Canadian photographer and I find his work very challenging. The reason is this,…
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…
I love breathtaking images of a wide vista from a place I have never seen before. I especially love an image like that if it is full of visual information. As a landscape photographer, I love my wide angle lens. I love it for a few reasons, I can fit more into the scene than…
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…
