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 […]
Photographer Tools Pt. 1 / Organize With Evernote
Before I started this idea of becoming a full time photographer I didn’t rely on much to keep my calendar in check. I woke up every weekday at the same time went to the same place and did pretty much the same thing until that round device on the wall said it was time to […]
iPhone Photography / Instant Gratification With Instagram
My New iPhone 4 For those of you who follow me on Twitter or on Facebook you probably already know that I finally gave in and got an iPhone 4. I’ve been a loyal Nokia user since cell phones had LED lights and you had to push *4 on the keypad to see how much […]
Winners of Night Out at the Movies! / Jeff’s Movie Recommendations
Are you like me and still have your Christmas tree sitting in your living room? It’s probably because you’re too busy or don’t want the holidays to end. In any case we are in full swing for the new year and what better way to break the post holiday blues with some good old fashioned […]
Ten Photography Predictions for 2011
I’m stealing.. err I mean borrowing an idea from Scott Bourne of http://photofocus.com. Check out his blog and work. He’s a great photographer and teacher. At the start of every year I’m going to be making predictions related to the photography industry. 1. Nikon or Canon will release or announce a micro 4/3 or mirrorless […]
Holiday Greeting Card 2010 / Win Free Movie Passes!
It’s been a little over a year now that I’ve taken this leap into being a full time photographer. I’m going to start the new year off by giving away some movie passes. Read on to learn how! I wanted my greeting cards this year to be more unique. I wanted it to be something […]
Top 10 Tips for Getting Into Stock Photography
If you’ve ever picked up a magazine lately and admired the photos chances are the images you are looking at are stock. The likelihood goes up when you’re looking at advertising for business, travel or lifestyle magazines. The industry started because photographers wanted to make income from the extra images that were not used during shoots. Fast […]
What Inspires You? Pt. 1
This is my first post in what hopes to be a long and perhaps never ending segment on inspiration. Sometimes we lose track of what inspires us to create. I know that I’m guilty of this quite often. We are too busy trying to pay the bills, get to work on time, driving the kids […]
Help-Portrait Calgary / Dec. 4th, 2010
When I went to Escalate Live back in May of this year one of the speakers was celebrity and commercial photographer Jeremy Cowart. The conference was jam packed with eight industry leading professionals. I hoped to learn a lot and I did (I’ll talk more about Escalate Live on another post). Help-Portrait is an idea that […]
