Inspirational Video
OK, I don't normally do this, but I want to be able to find this video when I need a kick in the pants....
Focus
Since I am currently between jobs (read unemployed) I am doing a lot of research on promoting yourself as an artist. Conclusion, I don't think I will become famous...;) Almost…
Changes to website
A website is never "finished"! It is a constant work in progress. I have changed the default page on this site to this blog, however you can still easily see…
Failure to see
I was walking through Ross Bay Cemetery and noticed that there was an image here. I saw the flowers and the weathered grave stone, however I got sidetracked by…
Back to the “Dark Side”
I have tried over the last couple of years to have a completely open source photographic workflow. This should have been pretty easy, since I never liked Adobe's Lightroom program,…
The Devil is in the details…
or more appropriately, the Art is in the details... When I was in Art College, my photography instructor suggested reading the book "Looking at Photographs" by John Szarkowsky*. The basis…
How to make a photo…
People, especially non-photographers, often ask me what is involved in "making" a photo. Now first I want to say there is nothing "wrong" with taking any kind of image. For…
Some Background
I was working on a post on the difference between "Art" and "journalism" but I don't think these are the correct terms to use. I think what I really want…
Photos up
I just braved the rain, no let me rephrase that, I just survived the torrential downpour to get my photos up at Serious Coffee in Esquimalt. They are on display…
Artificial Scarcity (thinking aloud)
A while ago, a friend suggested that I call my prints limited editions. The argument is that I always try to create new work and never go back to old…