Night Sky
Last weekend was supposed to be the peak of the Persieds Meteor shower. My daughter and I went out to see what wee can see, and found out a few…
Portraiture
I have been asked to help a friend start and run a portrait studio. First and foremost of course is attracting clients, but we also need to figure out the…
Improving your Photography
This video may be boring for non artist types, but if you want to get better, it raises some great points... If you want to get better, practice, practice, practice.…
Buskers
A couple of new images from the weekend. Shadows were a bugger to deal{{1}} with, but I like this result. I know at least one of these people is a…
Timing
There is an old kids joke that goes something like. "Ask me what the key to comedy is..." Then, before your victim finishes their question, you blurt out "timing!" Timing…
Chicken and Egg
For much of my career, my day job has been in retail. Often in photography stores, but retail none the less. I like interacting with people. I enjoy back and…
Street Photography
I have been watching some pretty funny photography videos by a company called DigitalRevTV, but mixed in with the humour is some salient photographic advice and inspiration. On that note,…
More than I can chew…
I was asked to do a talk on cell phone photography. Great idea, but while I was testing the concept, I kept hitting obstacles that prevented me from getting the…
More Stock images
I am finding that putting up a stock photo site could easily become a full time position. So far I only have about 25 images up, but I am trying…
Smartphone Photography
I was recently asked to give a talk on photographing jewelry with a cellphone camera. This has become an interesting exercise in exploring the limitations of small cameras! Cellphone cameras{{1}} …