May Desktop Wallpaper / Dance to the Morning Light
Before a photo shoot I like to scope out my location. This particular shoot I was scouting for was to have a mountainous background for a car in the foreground. This particular day quite cloudy. It was so cloudy in fact that I couldn’t even see any of the mountains. What do you do when [...]
March Desktop Wallpaper / Moonlight Over Minnewanka
Back in December last year (2012) I went on a road trip to Banff National Park with Aiofe and her family. We spent the day hiking out in Johnston Canyon and window shopping at the Banff town site. Aiofe, her mom and sister went to the Banff Hot Springs while I took the opportunity to do [...]
January Desktop Wallpaper / New Dawn
Happy New Year! To set the year of right I decided to wake up early on New Year’s day. Originally I was going to play some hockey with friends but that didn’t work out so I was up before dawn with nothing to do except catch the sunrise. With no destination in mind I just [...]
December Desktop Wallpaper / Canyon Mist
Again, another late wallpaper offering for the month of December. On the bright side you can enjoy it throughout the holidays. This image was taken in Kananaskis Country. It’s an intimate capture of Blue Rock Canyon in the Sheep River Provincial Park. Field Notes: Nikon D800 / Nikon 16-35mm f4.0 @ 27mm f16 / 2 [...]
Help-Portrait 2012 | Thanks Vistek
Saturday, December 8th, 2012 marked another successful Help-Portrait campaign in Calgary. Help-Portrait is a worldwide initiative to provide portraits to those who otherwise could not get one. The Calgary volunteers were able to provide over 450 prints during the one day event at the Calgary Drop-In Centre. A big thanks goes out to Vistek for [...]
November Desktop Wallpaper / McDougall Memorial United Church
I’ve been swamped the past few weeks and so I’ve been delinquent in delivering this month’s free desktop wallpaper. I hope you can all forgive me. The November 2012 free desktop wallpaper is a long exposure of the McDougall Memorial United Church. I’ve been here a few times before but I’ve never had any luck until now. [...]
October Wallpaper / Moonlight Spot
Last week I was out with my buddies Dave and Manuel from Vistek who are also avid night photographers. We were out trying to make the most out of the Harvest Moon and the unbelievably warm weather. We went to Yoho National Park and captured some images from Emerald Lake and Takakkaw Falls near Field, [...]
September Wallpaper / Hang on to Summer
OK, so September’s free wallpaper download isn’t going to make headlines like Apple announcing the iPhone 5 today. But because August came and left in a blink of an eye let’s hang on to summer with this month’s wallpaper. In a few weeks, at the end of this month we’ll be wondering where all the [...]
First Winner of the Round Pixel Report Reader Giveaway!
A few months ago when the Round Pixel Report first started we announced we’d be giving away $20 gift cards to Vistek, Canada’s largest professional and consumer one-stop shop for photo, video and digital imaging. Our first winner is none other than Peter Doan! Thanks Peter for subscribing and reading the Round Pixel Report, the [...]
August Wallpaper / Beat the Heat
The August long weekend just passed and we are currently in a heat wave here where I’m from. One way to beat the heat is to take a dip in some nice cool water. This is the theme for this month’s free desktop wallpaper. This was the scene I saw on our way out to [...]
Is It Possible to Fake a Professional Photographer?
The brilliant guys at DigitalRevTV did an interesting experiment. They took a non-photographer and showed him the ropes for a week and put him up against a real professional photographer. They tried to find out if someone could spot the fake. It’s an interesting point that they make. Fancy gear and expensive equipment doesn’t make [...]
July Wallpaper / Happy Canada Day
As Canada Day is fast approaching I’d like to make July’s free wallpaper download related to what most Canadians like to do during Canada Day. Camping is a popular and favourite pastime for Canadians and so I’m offering “Forever” as a downloadable wallpaper. It will fit most displays up to 27″. “Forever” was taken out [...]
Annie Leibovitz at Work / I’ll Bet You’ll Enjoy This Book
Part of the reason why I love photography so much is it allows me to express my vision and emotions into a single image. Finding out what other photographers love and are passionate about makes me a better photographer. Annie Leibovitz’s book entitled: Annie Liebovitz at Work is an amazing read. My friend Noel who [...]
Bermuda in Black & White / A Mini Project
Which camera should I bring for my holiday? I’ve been in Bermuda for almost a week shooting a wedding this weekend, we decided to arrive a few days early and take in some much needed R&R. Since being on vacation Aiofe and I have gone to many places throughout the beautiful islands of Bermuda. The [...]
Nikon D800 First Impressions With Test Shot / It Was Worth the Wait
I’m sure everyone’s heard by now that the Nikon D800′s and D4′s were shipped last week (click here to read my post about the Nikon D4). Only a few trickled into some stores here in Calgary and I was one of the fortunate few to get one. I have to admit that I did jump [...]
Basic Photo Editing Seminar / Saturday, February 25th, 2012
This weekend on Saturday February 25th, 2012 I’ll hosting my first seminar. Being a well rounded photographer isn’t only about capturing the image right inside the camera but knowing the whole process from start to finish. Digital photo editing is as important as learning darkroom techniques during the film days. We’ll be learning a few [...]
Winners of Night Out at the Movies! 2011
Back in December we held our yearly contest and I’ve finally rounded up the tweets, Facebook posts and emails. The two winners of the Night Out at the Movies for 2011 is…. drum roll please! Dennis de Jesus Jr. Ross Tabalada Each winner will be getting a movie night out good for two movie passes, [...]
Nikon Announces D4 Digital SLR
Every few years a camera manufacturer announces a new successor to their previous flagship model. Today, Nikon announced the successor to the D3/D3s/D3x line. The highly anticipated D4 flagship model for Nikon comes just a little bit after Canon announced their 1D X model. Coincidence? Or just clever timing on Nikon to steal the 1D [...]
Holiday Greeting Card 2011 Contest / Win Free Movie Passes
If you remember last year’s greeting card contest you’ll remember the winners received free movie passes. This year we’re doing the same thing! We’ll be drawing for two sets of movie passes (each pass has two movie tickets, popcorn and two drinks). Contest Rules 1) Post this sentence onto Facebook (copy and paste exactly): Enter [...]
Photographer’s Wish List: Gitzo Series 3 Carbon 6X Systematic XL Tripod
I’ve had the same tripod for over four years now. When I first saw the Manfrotto 190xPROB series I instantly fell in love. As a matter of fact the Manfrotto tripod I have today was the first piece of equipment I purchased, even before my digital SLR! Also being a landscape photographer, I’m just as concerned [...]
2011 Worldwide WOW Photo Contest
Every year CPC Elevate holds a worldwide WOW photo contest. Open to all Canadians it gives amateur photographers a chance to showcase their work, win prizes and help a worthy cause. CPC Elevate’s mission is to help motivated low income families break the cycle of poverty by providing support in their journey to long-term self-sufficiency (CPC [...]
Timeraiser / Volunteer for Art
As an emerging artist I have always tried to find places that would show and sell my work. A few years ago I met some nice people at Framework who organize an event called Timeraiser. After hearing what they had to say I was delighted. Finally something in the community that helps artists, non-profit organizations [...]
Photographer Tools Pt. 2 / Time Lapse With the iPhone
As I write this blog post I’ve been in Vancouver for almost two weeks now. While here I’ve been doing a lot of experimenting with time lapse video on the iPhone. Time Lapse with Miniatures Miniatures is an app that lets your create really interesting tilt shift time lapses. What is [...]
Where I Get My Photography Equipment
As a working photographer I get asked quite a bit, “where do you get your equipment?” Since I’m not sponsored by anyone I can honestly say I’m not tied down to any one place. Just like this backpack I’m free to roam the landscape. Even though I can go anywhere on the internet for the [...]
