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Happy New Year.
I did a photoshoot last night with a wonderful family: the Carlson’s. I was hoping to use the lit-up Parliament as a backdrop, but it wasn’t quite as bright as I had hoped, though it does add some great red and blue tones in the background, it’s not quite as dramatic in the portraits as […]
I’ve been organizing my Lightroom 2 catalogue all day (yaaaay), and I have to say – I take a lot of crap photos. Though I did take a lot of Ottawa, especially this summer, that warrant a second look. What I’m trying to say is that I plan on doing some archive diving in the […]
Ottawa’s had some crap weather of late; that, and the holiday season, have kept me indoors for four (is it five now?) days straight. I’ve grown a beard and am oddly serene and at ease. However, I am starting to look at the family as if they’re food because a man can only eat so […]
Well, I realized that macro photography teaches you one thing: my place is dusty. Lesson learned – clean my stuff before I shoot it.
WAIT! I have something for Christmas – though this idea is blatantly stolen borrowed from Wasted Photos and Detour, basically because I wanted to feel included…So really you should just see their pics because they’re much better than mine. Peace and love, and expect some MACRO shots very soon because Mel Quinn got me the […]
Sorry if you’re reading this in a feed – hopefully I haven’t blown your reader up. I wanted to show this shot WIDE because of all the great detail: A jogger running along the Rideau Canal, a couple out for a stroll, two people talking, one having laid down his bike and, dead-centre, a girl […]
There’s a transit strike on in Ottawa right now, and while it doesn’t affect me directly (I’m fortunate enough to be able to walk to work) it certainly has had it’s impact on the city. Commerce is down, people aren’t shopping at the mall, and the roads are congested all day. I actually walked by […]
I decided to take the DSLR out with me today. I have an overbearing jacket that doesn’t go well with a pro-sized digital camera. Lately I’ve been coveting the LX3 just as a means of getting great shots without the weight restrictions (not to mention the screaming absurdity of “HEY I’M TAKING A PICTURE HERE!”) […]
How many people go out there and actually shoot at dusk and dawn – Magic Hour?I mean, I tend to use a bazillion more of my pics when I do shoot then – but practically? I got a job, and a baby, and a MAD woman at home (mad if I don’t get my sweet […]
As a Canadian I feel that it is currently my duty to comment on the weather: Freezing, Snow, More Snow, LOTS OF SNOW, Rain and warmth – what the fuck’s up with that? As Brad’s been saying “Mother Nature, you bitch.”
Flair; some have it some don’t. Compared to this my house looks like a cardboard box stacked up against the Sagrada Família.
This spot of light caught my eye because it just “appeared” on a staircase, during sunset, and I was facing West. Turns out the apartments across the street at that time of day, during that part of the year, just happened to catch the light and pointed it’s golden warmth downwards so I could find […]
I’m not the biggest Christmas fan, I get a bit moody and maybe I’m just too cynical for all the happy-go-lucky’s bouncing around this time of year. I like getting gifts for people, and I certainly like receiving – but it’s all the FUSS that bugs me. Mel’s quite the opposite, however, and imagine my […]
It’s been an interesting week. Maybe not so much for me, but for those in Mumbai, or even Wal-Marts and Toys R Us’, it certainly has been trying. My sympathies to those affected by these disgusting, and tragic events.
Makes me worry that the $3-grand I put into the garage roof in Toronto may not have been enough… structurally speaking.
And I’m broke already – it’s not even December!
Say Whaaaaaaat!? Also – Happy Thanksgiving to those in Americaland – send me some cool stuff for the Holiday’s aiight?
I want one – I can’t believe they don’t actually sell these. Plus? Who has a totally ordinary house in an Italian neighbourhood and then “wop” drops one of theses suckers on their frontage? Someone totally awesome, that’s who.
I’ve never seen as many garages in decay and disrepair as I have wandering my neighbourhood. If I was smart, I’d do a whole series on them.
It’s cold out – I do NOT want to take the camera outside, I don’t feel like my batteries will even last. I’m hoping to do a bit of a setup here at home, finally spend some time actually learning something about light. I have more than enough gear, most of which I break out […]
Vote for my picture of this doorway!(?) Or at least my blog…
I don’t think I’ve actually had one of these, y’know, “untitled”… though I may as well have considering some of the names I’ve chosen. Anyone out there have any suggestions for this image?
It’s great being in a new city – I see everything with new eyes. Walking around Toronto, enough, got me bored, I was overlooking details, ignoring things that at one point I may have found interesting. I’m also a bit more inspired here, there are a couple great reasons to take pictures all the time, […]
