Types of Photography
NB. I will be teaching this topic in more depth at Japan Camera in Victoria. Please call them at 250-382-4435 to register. As I was wandering around Goldstream Park this…
Creative Photography Lessons
I will be hosting a workshop on creative photography. The purpose of this workshop is to learn how to SEE photographically and artistically, and to be able to make your…
Art Show at VGH
Last night we hung an art show in the cafeteria of the Victoria General Hospital. I seem to have fallen in with some very talented artists. :-D I have put…
How to Kill a Camera
or not... On Sunday I determined to go out and take some photos{{1}}. I got up early, grabbed my camera, hopped in the car and drove down to Beacon Hill…
Life and Death
Every Year around here, Pacific salmon swim up rivers and streams to spawn. This spectacle is pretty impressive, especially for tourists and others who have not seen it before. I…
Defection Part 2
I recently moved to a macbook pro after years of Windows, then more years of Linux. I switched for a number of reasons, but the main ones are:it runs Photoshop…
Christmas photos
I did make it out on Christmas to take quite a few photos. Then, between work (Yes I did have to work this week) and my new computer, I have…
Defection
OK, I did it. I defected to the Mac camp. Way back in the day I got started using Microsoft Windows as an operating system simply based on price. Once…
Merry Christmas
Truck Parade, 2014
Contrary to popular opinion, I must have been good this year. I had an opportunity to ride with Santa in the Christmas Truck Parade. It is a different view watching…
An "almost there" image from a portrait workshop.
What I learned…
Some time ago I was teaching a studio portrait workshop. I set up some lighting and talked about engaging the subject. I rotated the students through being the photographer and…