Who is Rick Sammon?

Why he’s my new hero! Rick (an American) got himself down to Cuba and shot some great images. Since I’m thinking of doing the same (and as a Canadian this isn’t an issue) I asked Rick for some suggestions. I was going to rent a car but Rick said I should get a driver and [...]

Which lens is better

Ken Rockwell (You do read Ken Rockwell’s daily blog don’t you?) has a new review out on the Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS lens where he states he prefers the $410 (US) beauty over the fabulously more expensive (over $1,000 in anybody’s currency) 24-105 f/4 L. Note the “L” classification which is Canon-speak for luxury which [...]

Bellies and babies

The Bellies and Babies workshops are getting rave reviews from their attendees and, best of all, they are coming to Canada in August and September. The program is designed for the newly emerging professional photographer who wants to create a successful pregnancy and baby’s first year portrait series for new mums and dads. The five-hour [...]

How to get close-up racing photos

My friend Mike Walker is one heck of a good photographer. He got some images at the Hobie 16 2009 North American Open Championship held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Want to know Mike’s secret for getting such wonderful close-ups of the boats coming up to a floating “mark”? (That’s a sailing term for a course [...]

NIK Software free seminars

I’ve been using NIK’s complete package of software and I love them all
These are good people who have made a series of really good products for creative photography. Even better, they’ve been offering free online seminars that show you how to get the most out of their products. Here’s the link:
http://www.niksoftware.com/learnmore/usa/entry.php?view=webinars
BTW Henry’s Cameras [...]

I’m on the air

My good friend Donna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications interviewed me for her internationally famous podcast on business communications. 
Have a listen to this podcast and all of Donna’s great episodes. Here’s a shot of Donna in the River 16 Studio located in Oakville, Ontario.

Post-processing guru – David J. Nightingale

David J. Nightingale is so good he might turn you off photography. But don’t despair. David shares his fantastic post-processing technique on his website Chromasia. David is today’s guest writer on Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider blog. Go here and see for yourself one of the most creative photographers active today. And have a look at [...]

Sally Mann haunts my dreams

I watched a documentary I recorded about American photographer Sally Mann. Called one time by, I think it was, The New York Times, as America’s greatest photographer, Sally (I can’t call her Mann after watching the documentary) is an amazing photographic artist. She first came to the attention of the art world with her series [...]

How to use light modifiers

Video photographer/photojournalist Stefan Simonsen finds an abandoned house in Hanover, Germany and using a Nikon D3, a couple of speedlights and some light modifiers goes out and hits a few out of the park. This You Tube five-minute video is an entire lighting course in itself. Enjoy!
BTW you can do this too if you have [...]

Five biggest Internet photographers – It may not be who you think

The Photo District News has posted an interesting article on the five biggest Internet photographers (On the site the editors called the article “The Five Biggest Photographers…” which is an entirely different article.) and, with one exception, it may not include people who you think should be on the list.
First on the list is the [...]