Painting with Light
There is a genre of painting called photorealism or even hyperrealism, where a painter tries to make a painting look like a photograph. I tend to take photographs that are trying…
teaching
One of my goals for 2017 is to do more teaching of photography. I have been exploring YouTube as a delivery mechanism. The problem is that I am not very…
sometimes a chair is just a chair
This is not a political blog, and my opinion is worth somewhere between zip and nada, however I want to talk about the controversial TIME cover photo.... I have done…
updated photos
I have updated the main page of my photography site with some more seasonal photos.... Happy Holidays (for those of you who get holidays.....)
Stormy Weather
Sometimes the hardest thing about environmental photography{{1}} is getting motivated. When it is cold, windy and raining,the last thing you want to do is go out and take photos. The…
My iPad
About a month ago I got an iPad mini as an incentive at work. I wanted to try it as a more portable version of my laptop. In terms of…
Early Morning
I have been working early mornings the last couple of weeks, so when I got a couple of days off, it was easy to get up for some morning photography.…
Make Time to Make Photos
One of my photography groups had it's annual "Exploring Victoria's Hidden Places" photo walk. Victoria is such a photographic town, and it does have some really cool places just outside…
My mini vacation
Every once in a while everyone needs to get away and recharge their batteries. This weekend I went on a "photo holiday" up the west coast. Some people would have…
Victoria is Amazing
Victoria has a lot of great hidden gems, "The City of Gardens" has a ton of parks, natural areas, and of course gardens. It also has some interesting architecture.On that…