What makes a photo?
One way to classify visual art is on a scale from realistic to abstract. In photography it is hard to move away from the realistic side of this scale, but…
Bored in a Parking Lot
I was with a friend who wanted to run into Golf World for a few minutes. I am not a golfer so I said I would wait by the car.…
Old Photos
I was having a bit of a creative block. I could not get motivated to take photos, so I had a look at photos I have taken in previous years…
Painting with Light
There is a genre of painting called photorealism or even hyperrealism, where a painter tries to make a painting look like a photograph. I tend to take photographs that are trying…
Stormy Weather
Sometimes the hardest thing about environmental photography{{1}} is getting motivated. When it is cold, windy and raining,the last thing you want to do is go out and take photos. The…
Early Morning
I have been working early mornings the last couple of weeks, so when I got a couple of days off, it was easy to get up for some morning photography.…
Make Time to Make Photos
One of my photography groups had it's annual "Exploring Victoria's Hidden Places" photo walk. Victoria is such a photographic town, and it does have some really cool places just outside…
Staying Power – continued
In the previous post, I went in a slightly different direction than I intended, but what I found quite interesting was the definition of "10 best photos of all time".…
How to Become an Artist
[EDIT] Changed title to more closely reflect the post...Ted Forbes, on his excellent YouTube channel "The Art of Photography", has had a few recent discussions on making "meaningful" photographs. His…
an “un-fair” photograph
This last weekend was Buccaneer Days in Esquimalt. Like most fairs, there were lots of people, especially in the midway. Many photographers would see this as a great opportunity. I…