Keep It Simple
Sometimes when taking a photo it is tempting to include a lot of "stuff" to give you more to look at. Often it is better to get rid of all…
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…
Digital Retouching
The computer has enabled many fields to advance at a very fast rate, and this includes retouching photographs and digital art.A good friend and great painter wanted to learn how…
Advanced Burn and Dodge
In my pursuit of ever more control of my retouching, I have come up with a new way of "sculpting" images.First I guess I need to explain what I mean…
Black and White vs. Colour
One of the many creative decisions available to photographers is whether to show an image in full colour, or in monotones{{1}}. Sometimes the colours in an image make it,…
Goldstream image
I was at Goldstream Park the other day trying to get inspired ;-). As I came around a corner, I saw a heron on the side of the creek. First…
Types of Photography
NB. I will be teaching this topic in more depth at Japan Camera in Victoria. Please call them at 250-382-4435 to register. As I was wandering around Goldstream Park this…
Diptych
I am working on my photography site, uploading images and trying to organize the viewer experience (and yes it is a bit tricky...). I still need to work a bit…
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…