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…
Snow in Victoria
What is with the strange weather in Victoria, I mean it is almost the end of February? We got about 20cm of snowfall today. For people in the rest of…
Hail in Goldstream
I was out in Goldstream Park this morning. Actually I was hoping it would snow... I did get some hail (click on the image for a larger version) I am…
Francis King Park
I went out to check on my "secret" place to see how long before the skunk cabbages are ready to photograph (still about a month away). Wandering around I found this…
Why Linux?
I have mentioned before that I use Linux, specifically Ubuntu, as my computer operating system. This post is not intended to "convert" you. It is not to teach you how…