Top 10 ways to make sure you’ll never be a pro.
Through the various workshops I lead and classes I teach, I inevitably run into a number of aspiring professional photographers. More than a few of them however, seem doggedly determined to do everything they can to make their dream of professional photography impossible.
An engaging snowflake photography weekend
Well, I really had myself a tremendous weekend this last weekend that consisted of three spectacular and completely unrelated events...
2009 – My photo year in review plus a new contest
I was sitting back the other day contemplating what a great year 2009 had been. 2010 is going to have to be pretty spectacular to upseat it, but I'm optimistic. My year, like my life, largely revolves around photography and I thought it might be useful to run through the time line and...
A snowflake time of year
Instead, I've been doing some learning, updating of my web sites, working with a fabulous graphics designer on updating my logos, enjoying Christmas and time with my sweetie KAK, and, with KAK's assistance I've been photographing some of the most spectacular snowflakes...
Acer Aspire – Greatest travel laptop for photographers ever?
Like most trips to remote destinations, this trip had weight restrictions. And unlike some trips I've been on, the folks at one of the airlines, actually enforce the weight requirements. This meant that I needed to carefully plan the gear that I was going to bring with me so that my time was...
Book Review: 100 Ways to Take Better Nature & Wildlife Photographs
I recently got my hands on a book called "100 Ways To Take Better Nature & Wildlife Photographs" by Guy Edwards and published by David & Charles. I'm a big believer in life-long learning and will...
Canon 5D Mark II Autofocus Sucks? NOT!!!
I've recently had the opportunity to start going through some of my pictures that I made during my recent Spirit Bear Tour. While I normally prefer to photograph with my Canon 1Ds Mark II, I decided to take a chance and exclusively use my new Canon 5D Mark II for the majority of the...
Stop the hooey!
Today's post comes with a simple, but strong message.
I often make the mistake of listening to the day's news and worse yet the pontificater's opinions on said news. And it caused me to pause and consider what a bunch of
Shoot like a pro – Lens collars
Many pro photographers use tripods and monopods in their daily work. One accessory for a lens (sometimes included and sometimes not) that makes using a "pod" a lot easier is a...
Legend of the “Spirit Bear”
For many years, the Spirit Bear was considered a legend of the Gitg’at and Kitasoo Native Peoples. Their legends told of a time when the glaciers finally receded, and it was Raven who made everything green. Raven also decided to make one in ten black bears white, to remind him of the time when the...
A week in the rainforest; What worked and what didn’t
...I'd like to impart a few thoughts about the term "Water Resistant." I'd like to meet the marketing schmuck who came up with this term? Every piece of gear that someone had that was labelled water resistant leaked like a sieve when exposed to anything more than a gentle mist for more than 30 seconds....
September Update – Wolves, Lynx and Leopards!
September has returned all the daytime wanderers (school folks, their parents, folks on holidays, etc.) to their regular routines and my errands today took half the time they did during the summer. It was the beginning of August when I noticed the first leaves starting to turn colour here in Edmonton, and while the full...
