My Kids
A couple of photos of my kids taken yesterday that show their different personalities. My son, although older, is more adventurous and playful. From an artistic point of view, I…
Sooke Art Show
The Sooke Art Show is pretty amazing as usual. I am always amazed by the variety of work. Some of the work is jaw-droppinly good, while others are a bit…
A different kind of Art
My kids and I went down to the busker festival on the weekend. Some amazing performers. This Australian acrobat was not only physically accomplished, he could carry on a good…
Abstract Ice
Accepted to the Sooke Art Show
Two of my photographs have been accepted into the Sooke Art Show, probably the most prestigious art show on Vancouver Island.
iphone photography
I recently came across the annual iPhone photography awards some of the photos are quite good and a few probably couldn't (or wouldn't) be taken with a big dslr. The…
An Artist's Table
An artist’s studio
Yesterday I wrote an article (on my cellphone{{1}}) about copying artwork. Today I spent the day in the artist's studio. Why is it that even an artist's mess is photogenic?…
Copying artwork
I am on the ferry to Vancouver to photograph some paintings that will be in an art show. Part of the expectation is to produce limited edition prints of the…
Captions
I was meeting some photographer friends a while ago and the discussion came up on whether a photograph is better with or without a description. One argument is that a…
Teaching
One of my photo groups has bi-weekly assignments. Our last assignment was portraiture, and since I work in a studio (Japan Camera) I offered an informal talk on posing and…
Jewellery Photography
I am giving a couple of short lectures on simple jewellery photography. The presentation is available here.