I read a really intriguing article in our newspaper this week about a new research centre that explores the medicinal properties of food, your chicken salad sandwich could be more healthy than you’d imagined! Ha!
What’s your Type?
Typographic portraits. Yes, portraits! I know what you’re thinking – but occasionally there are people in my photos, although not usually in the normal sense.
A while back I noticed a photo album on my book shelf and thought it looked quite interesting – I’m not sure why I didn’t pay it much attention before – I think it was a gift that got put away for “future use” but ended up hidden behind a bunch of books…Any way this is the album…Continue Reading
Social media experiments
Everyone is talking about twitter, Facebook and all the other social media sites out there, and I’ve been getting lots of emails from other entrepreneurs about some pretty cool ways to market services and products using these sites. So…Continue Reading
Monochrome world
Went for Sunday brunch and a hike with the Rottweiler. The landscape of trees and snow recalls the contrasty monochrome scenery that made Ansel Adams a legend. Not a colour to be found.Continue Reading
A week of Updates
Another crazy week! But here are some updates.
- If you are a subscriber to my newsletter watch this weekend for the launch of the Vintage Postcard Kit.
- I have a few reviews too – some great HDR software that I have been playing with.
- A few new iPhone apps to tell you about.
- New iPhone wallpapers for you!!! I know you’ll love these.
- a Jimmy update.
- Update about Thom and rumours.
- About that Church…
Time warped?
Time got away from me again, as I realise that the PPOC Manitoba Image salon deadline is coming up! It’s really early this year as Manitoba is doing the convention with Saskatchewan. I can rework the images that I submitted for the nationals, but there was one of them that I wasn’t too thrilled with. So I needed one more.
Since I’d been thinking about the old friend I ran into a few weeks ago, I decide to run with that as inspiration…and see what “developed.”Continue Reading
Upcoming Classes for 2011
The new year is just around the corner – which today astiunds me more than anything. Wasn’t it just the height of summer!?
I’m in the process of finalizing some photography courses for 2011, in conjunction with Pixels 2.1 Gallery.
On the list so far:
1) a 4 week digital infrared shooting and post processing course. For people with Infrared capable cameras*
2) Extreme photomanipulation, for people pretty good with Photoshop already. It’s not Photoshop training program as such – you need to know how to use it, I’ll just show you how to ramp it up several big notches! This is an advanced program. 6 weeks in duration.
3) Hyper Macro Photography. Getting into those secret worlds hidden in plain view, in plants, dirt, everyday objects and more. You must have a DSLR and a macro lens for this one. A 4 week program.
Contact me for more info, but I will also be adding news as we finalize the details.
Space is limited. You know Pixels is a smaller space so there’s not a huge amount of room. So it will be a good idea to register as soon as the course opens.
Also in 2011, we’re planning the ever in-demand IR Bootcamp. – one weekend of intense photography training. If you’ve signed up on the Interested List, you’ll be getting notifications in the new year. If you’ve bought the IR Program and book, you’ll also be getting the details soon.
Better HDR Photography
HDR (high dynamic range) photography has kinda run its course as a trend – I think the effect was so obvious that it lost its lustre pretty fast. I’ve heard so many people groan, “Oh no not another HDR image!” whenever they see the distinctive and obvious HDR look.
And I agree – to a point. HDR can be done with great effect, though, when it’s not totally overdone, like we see most of the time these days.
Here’s an example (of my kind of HDR):