There are road trips, and then there are road trips that make you forget where you’re going because you’re too busy staring out the window. Alberta’s Yellowhead Highway and Icefields Parkway belong firmly in the second category. For photographers, nature lovers and anyone who enjoys the freedom of the open […]
Photography is often about being in the right place at the right time. But what happens when you need to be somewhere else when the picture is taken? Maybe I want to include myself in a photograph, capture a subject moving through a specific position or create a time-lapse that […]
I’m always looking for ways to make my workflow faster, more consistent and, ideally, a little less frustrating. After more than 30 years of photography, I’ve learned that the difference between a good tool and a great tool isn’t necessarily how many features it has. It’s how naturally it fits […]
One of the things I’ve learned from years of shooting on location is that the less time I spend fighting with my background, the more time I can spend concentrating on the subject. That’s one of the reasons I’ve become such a fan of the Easiframe system. The Easiframe Curved […]
I always say that the best camera is the one I have with me. More often than not, that’s my smartphone. Today’s phones are capable of producing incredible images and video. The challenge usually isn’t image quality … it’s handling. Phones can be awkward to hold, difficult to stabilize and […]
There’s a moment, just before everything clicks, where things feel slightly out of control. The light isn’t quite where you expected it. The subject moves faster than planned. The frame isn’t perfectly composed. And yet … somewhere in that chaos … something real happens. That’s what “Freeze the Chaos: Action […]
You may have heard photographers talk about “sample variation” or “decentred lenses.” A decentred lens is one in which the optical elements are slightly misaligned, resulting in uneven sharpness across the frame. Fortunately, checking your lens for proper centring is quick and straightforward. Once you’re familiar with the process, testing […]
There’s something incredibly freeing about shooting a film stock that almost invites chaos. One of my favourite ways to shoot film is to load it into a camera body (I have three Nikon film bodies) and then forget about it. Every once in a while, I’ll grab one of those […]
Dreaded glass glare! Recently, I had the pleasure (and mild cardio workout) of hosting an advanced portrait lighting workshop presented by broncolor Canada at Canadian Imaging – the annual gathering of the Professional Photographers of Canada where photographers come to learn, connect and occasionally nod confidently at lighting diagrams they’re still decoding internally. […]
I used to think I could use any USB cable to connect my camera to my computer. If it connected and didn’t immediately catch fire, it was good enough. Then I started to see the advantages of shooting tethered and decided to take it more seriously. I remember one commercial […]
