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 studio
An Artist's Table
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. [purchase_link id="1872" style="text link" color="" text="Simple Jewellery Photography.pdf"]
Black and White, or Colour?
A cell phone user takes a colour photo of Chinese New Year festivities in Victoria, BC
One of the many creative decisions a photographer makes is whether to show an image in black and white, or colour. Each form has advantages and disadvantages. Black and White…
What is a RAW file?
I apologize in advance. This may end up being a fairly technical post, but I will try to keep it simple... I was having an online discussion about when one…
Why can’t people be smart?
I have been working on a method to sell my work online. I thought I would add an e-commerce plugin to this site to automate some of the process. Yesterday…
Early morning
I was up early this morning at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary to capture the frost in the sunrise. As I was trying to get something interesting from some frozen puddles…