Father’s Day Gift Idea / SCOTTeVEST
What is SCOTTeVEST? SCOTTeVEST is a company that specializes in clothing and accessories with pockets in mind. Pockets for anything and everything. From wallets, to passports, phones, mp3 players, cameras, photography gear and more. It’s perfect for a photographer who needs to carry lots of gear with them. It’s also good for travel, it allows […]
Study the Masters: Dorothea Lange / By David duChemin
Dorothea Lange On David’s latest series of blog posts he studies the masters of photography. In this particular post he focuses on Dorothea Lange, who is best known for her work on the American Great Depression. Of her work, an image stands out which many have seen. Click here for the full story. David duChemin […]
Photo Course / Analogue 101 – Introduction to SLR Photography & the Darkroom
Analogue 101 – Introduction to SLR Photography & the Darkroom UAS is presenting… Analogue 101: Introduction to SLR Photography and the Darkroom with Hakan Temucin Monday evenings from 6:30PM-9:00PM: July 7th, July 14th, July 28th, August 4th, August 11th & August 18th This six week class will introduce students to the technical aspects of black […]
Mirrorless Cameras / A Buying Guide
Mirrorless – All the Rage Put your ear to the ground of the camera buying market these days and you’ll hear that same ten letter word being repeated over and over. M-I-R-R-O-R-L-E-S-S. Going mirrorless is all the rage these days. It’s almost a mirror (no pun intended) of what happened decades ago when 35mm film […]
Photography Gear Sale / IRIS Fundraiser
The IRIS Photographic Society of Alberta is holding a photography gear sale fundraiser this weekend. 10% of the proceeds will go towards the IRIS. IRIS is a non-profit photographic society based in Alberta. IRIS is made up of members who support a common mission — to encourage understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures and places […]
Mothers and Daughters / International Women’s Day
Last week, on March 8th, it was International Women’s Day. It was a day to celebrate, reflect and nurture the achievements of women. In Focus with Alan Taylor decided to run a story of photos of mothers with their daughters. The images are heart warming. The love shared between a mother and daughter is universal, […]
Babel Death Star / A Short Film
Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to watch the release of Babel Death Star on Wednesday March 5th, 2014. Babel Death Star is a short film project that I did with nationally acclaimed Canadian poet Kirk Ramdath. Kirk is also the Publisher and Editor in Chief of Wax Poetry and Art Magazine. […]
eBook: More Than a Rock / Guy Tal
More Than a Rock This eBook from creative landscape photographer Guy Tal builds on previous published essays and blog posts. I’ve enjoyed Tal’s writings over the years and it’s great to see all of them in one place. When I think of Tal’s work I think of the words: amazing, spectacular and breathtaking. I realize […]
Exposure 2014 / Calgary Banff Canmore Photography Festival
Every year for the month of February Calgary, Banff and Canmore celebrate photography with the Exposure Festival. There are exhibitions, classes, workshops, talks and other miscellaneous fun events, all photography themed. This year is the 10th anniversary of the festival. Last year I had two exhibits, 100 Years 100 Face of the Stampede and Surreal. […]
eBook / Creative Photography 10 Easy Pieces / Richard Burnaby
I really enjoy reading about my passion and I also love sharing them in the hopes it inspires and delights others too. Here’s another free eBook I found by Richard Burnaby (taken from http://www.earthandlight.biz) About the eBook Richard Bernabe offers “Ten Easy Pieces” toward more creative photography in this very informative, fun-to-read book. From making the […]
15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography
Night or low light photography can be very challenging but it can also yield some of the most unique landscape images. While most people are indoors or sound asleep you are able to capture the beauty that happens. Improve your night or low light landscape photography instantly with this handy article by Natalie Johnson via […]
Time Picks the Best Photobooks of 2013
For decades, TIME Magazine has been a showcase for the world’s best photojournalism, bearing witness to the most notable moments of history — the triumphs and the tragedies — of the past 90 years. LightBox, a blog created and curated by TIME’s photo department, proudly furthers this tradition, exploring how photography, video and visual culture […]
Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Photos
The recent disaster in the Philippines has left a death toll of approximately 2,500 people (recently corrected by President Benigno Aquino III from 10,000). However, with that also comes countless injured and lost. Property damaged and destroyed, people displaced from their homes and just an overall sense of urgency. Here are some photos of the […]
The Photographer’s Guide to Photo Contests
Photoshelter is a great partner for any photographer. I say partner because not only are they a website and online album site but they are also a good resource for learning. Join their mailing list to get updates on new guides. Their latest guide is about photo contests. I like to enter a few photo […]
Nikon Df / Pure Photography Retrospective
The New Nikon Df When Nikon started releasing teaser videos for something coined “Pure Photography” everyone was a bit skeptical. Rumors were that it was a retro styled camera reminiscent of the old F-series 35mm film cameras of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Rumors also started going around that it was purely a stills camera […]
Vault Photo Mag
Vault Photo Mag is currently an on-line resource of photographers with great articles and features some amazing talent. Kurtis Martyn, Founder/Editor in Chief of Vault is also a photographer himself. “The informative guide into the mind of progressive photographers The introduction of Vault Photo Mag was to initially archive an inspirational photographer provoking an idea, […]
Angry Priest Loses it on Wedding Photographer
Wedding photographers will get a chuckle out of this one. When I used to shoot weddings I was always taught to treat the wedding ceremony with respect. Part of that respect comes talking to the officiant prior to the ceremony. Always ask what the rules are and what he/she prefers. I even went so far […]
The Secret to Photographing Waves / Matt Kloskowski
Have you ever thought about the proper techniques when photographing waves in motion? Matt Kloskowski gives a couple valuable techniques to help you capture a great wave/beach shot. Click on the image or here to read more. Matt is a full-time Education Director for Kelby Media Group and a Tampa-based photographer. He’s the Editor of Lightroom Magazine and teaches Photoshop […]
Photos of Burning Man 2013
In case you weren’t aware of the Burning Man Festival, it’s an annual festival where an estimated 68,000 people gather at the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The massive pilgrimage of people form a temporary city for a few days. People attend from all walks of life and all parts of the world to […]
33 Photos With Powerful Reflections
August has been a busy month and so I took some time off from the blog. To get back into the groove for September I thought I’d share with you some pretty neat reflection images from Popular Photography Magazine. If you remember back in June I visited Lake O’Hara in Yoho National Park for […]
Wax Poetry & Art Magazine / Photo Contest
Wax Poetry & Art Magazine is having their first photography contest. All Canadian photographers are invited to submit photographs for the first Photography Contest from Wax Poetry and Art Magazine. Photographers of every level of experience are invited to participate in this free contest. There will be a cash prize awarded! For full contest details […]
Movie Recommendation / Everybody Street
I love movies. In fact I get a lot of my inspiration from movies. When I saw the movie trailer for Everybody Street it got me excited to see it. I really admire street photographers. It takes a special kind of person to walk around cities snapping pictures of strangers (usually without permission). Here’s the […]
Adobe Creative Cloud: Hook, Line, and Sinker
The start of Adobe’s demise Last year Adobe Systems Incorporated announced something big. Adobe products are the industry standard when it comes to digital image editing. Photoshop CS is a flagship product that leads the market in image editing software. Photoshop and/or Lightroom is used by almost all serious photographers and image creators. Myself, I’ve […]
How To Get A Photo Pass for Concerts
Brad Moore is a concert and entertainment photographer from Tampa. In this 500px blog post he talks about how you would go about getting a press/photo pass for concerts. This 500px article talks about how you go about shooting concert photos, finding alternative venues, contacting media, getting the pass, big shows vs. small shows. Click here for […]
