How to shoot a riot

The Tamil protest going into its fifth day on Toronto’s busy University Avenue saw 15 people arrested yesterday. Tempers are starting to fray and based on yesterday,  I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw an escalation of the violence today. if this protest in front of the American Embassy goes into the weekend, we might [...]

Why do you shoot images?

Ask Chris Rainier. Listen to his interview on his blog: http://www.chrisrainier.com/#p=-1&a=0&at=0
BTW, this guy was Ansel Adams’s assistant. Go through his portfolio. This is very very cool stuff. This is photography at its best. It can change history.

Blow your mind

Chase Jarvis is inspirational. Check out this website. This guy is so good I just weep in frustration. I have miles to go before I sleep, miles to go… Pay attention to the way he’s using video and music. Wonderful. Wonderful.

PhotographyBB online mag gives bad advice

I usually look forward to receiving my copy of the online magazine Photography BB out of Vancouver. Usually the articles and photos are first class. This edition: Not so much.
Now most of the photos are okay but nothing really knocked my socks off. Could be just me today. The readers’ photo page had some pretty [...]

More than just pictures

Lots of my students are looking at how they can promote their growing photography businesses. Of course, first you need to get control of your equipment and the best place to do that is at Henry’s School of Imaging here in Ontario. Second thing you need to do is get your photographs seen by people [...]

Bokeh by Alien Skin

I mentioned Bokeh (sort of means fuzzy in Japanese) by the software company Alien Skin some weeks ago. I wanted to do a review but one of the guys at PhotoWalkPro blog site did such a great job I’m recommending you check out their review. Bokeh allows you to blur out the background of your [...]

Mostly Lisa – Mostly Okay

Some of my students are getting ready to get into photography in a more professional manner. Some want to become wedding photographers, some fine artists and a few, bless them, photojournalists like I was way back when in another time in another galaxy. And, the big question for all of them is how do I [...]

2009 Pulitzer Prize for Photography

Miami Herald’s photographer Patrick Farrell won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his photo of seven-year-old Sonson Pierre huddling outside his home in Gonaives. Here’s the link to the Pulitzer page: http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2009-Breaking-News-Photography Today’s Globe and Mail has a full page devoted to the image (Page AL8).

Almost free portrait workshop in Oakville

I’m giving a workshop on basic flash and using small flashes to shoot studio portraits at the Oakville Camera Club on Wednesday, May 6. The workshop takes place in Oakville at the Central Library on Navy Street. I’ve forgotten what the charge is at the door for the Oakville club but I think it’s around [...]

It doesn’t get better than this

I see a lot wedding photography on the Internet. (I’ve got Google Reader downloading 500 to 1000 sites everyday. I scan the headline and if it looks interesting I open the site up. Takes a couple of hours each day but so worthwhile from a learning and teaching perspective.) Anyway today I was wandering around [...]