Tag: photography
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One of the most satisfying things to photograph are birds. They’re beautiful and graceful, colourful and elusive, sometimes also fast and camouflaged… all of which combines to make them that much more challenging and rewarding. Here are some of my faves, and where I took them. Every shot in this collection was the same lens; the…
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A little while ago I posted about our friends, the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. While they were in Toronto we had the opportunity to do another shoot, and for this one we chose a place that’s very special to us; the carillon tower of the Metropolitan United Church here in downtown Toronto. Tito and I were…
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Today I wanted to share a technique I learned from the fantastic blog at Kevin & Amanda, on how to create custom bokeh effects. For the actual technique I defer to their tutorial; they do a fantastic job explaining this cute, easy technique for creating unique photos. The photos in this post are some of my…
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This weekend Tito and I drove up to Coboconk Ontario to see a friend. We were looking forward to seeing him but didn’t expect the incredible weekend that was in store for us! It turns out that his family lives in a winterized cottage, right on the lake. Their home is filled with art, pianos…
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Macro photography is a great love of mine, and a very fun hobby. The best part is that whether it’s spring buds, yarn fibres, glaze details or critters – there is always something to shoot. Bored? Go on out and do some macro. There’s a great shot waiting right in your backyard. Some of my…
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For the next few nights you can see the crescent moon, Jupiter and Venus in a beautiful triangle – just look to the west, right after sunset :)
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It’s March 21st and a whopping 23 degrees in Toronto. I kept thinking winter might be lurking around the corner waiting to pounce on us, but no, that really was it. It’s nice out and yet it’s kind of freaky. One sort of B-movie side effect is a thick and persistent fog that’s been coming…
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When I go out shooting I often have an idea in my head of the photo I am hoping to take. The danger is that sometimes I can get so caught up in the shot I want that I miss the beautiful shots around me. It’s like photographer’s tunnel vision. So today’s tip is easy:…
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When you don’t have studio lighting, but need to take really great shots of someone, I can’t overstate the usefulness of using a big window. If you’ve got a white room, this can be like putting your subject inside a human sized lightbox. I needed to do a headshot series for a friend, and also…
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Here are a few photos of my works in progress over at the studio – life has been such a bubble of busyness that making studio time has been next to impossible! I had to get in there though – I promised the Purple Purl a bunch of yarn bowls in time for the knitters…
The Blue Brick 