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There’s Also Luck
There are three things that are vital to good sports images: face, ball, and action. If you have all three, you normally have a good shot (that’s assuming you also have the other components of good photography down-pat, such as exposure, composition and so forth). You can sometimes get away with two, and there are … Continue reading »
Fractions
Part One: Hockey is a fast game. It’s a game measured in fractions of an inch and fractions of a second. A fraction of a second too late, a fraction of an inch too far, and a scoring opportunity is lost. Your opponent gets his stick in the way, the goalie gets squared to the … Continue reading »
Goalies
(I originally posted this on my Google+ profile but thought I would post it here as well. I apologize to anyone who sees it twice. I’ve included two more images (combined photos from two separate posts and added a third). I think I might expand on this in the future and the blog, perhaps, is … Continue reading »
Take a Little, Learn a Lot
I had mentioned once before that I don’t consider myself a portrait photographer. I’m much more comfortable trying to capture unguarded moments than creating contrived ones. Over the past few months I’ve had a number of opportunities to work with Denis Duquette, a good friend and a local fashion and portrait photographer (check out his … Continue reading »
Get Dirty, Get Wet
I laugh when I watch my mother photographing her grandchildren. She sits them down on a sofa or outside on the ground, arranges them how she wishes, and then steps back a few feet to get everyone in frame before taking the picture. She remains standing up, of course, and that’s what I find so … Continue reading »
Chaos With Order, Order With Chaos
I never seemed to be successful at photographing still-life and detail shots. I tried on a number of occasions but it just never worked. It got to the point where I gave up trying. I wouldn’t even look for opportunities and, if I somehow stumbled across one inadvertently, I’d quickly shake the thought from my … Continue reading »
The Boring Industrial Series
I don’t like my job. If you know me, that’s a well-known fact. But the purpose of this post isn’t really to complain about my present employment, or even to dwell on any of the negative aspects of it. Instead, it’s a bit of a follow-up to an earlier post of mine. Like many photographers/artists, … Continue reading »
I’m a Little Slow
Yeah, I know the title can be taken a couple of different ways, so go ahead and have a chuckle or two at my expense. I don’t mind. Self-deprecation is good and, if you can’t laugh at yourself… anyways… What I really want to say is that I’m usually a little slow adopting new technologies. … Continue reading »
Hockey Photography – Old School
I love my 1D-series camera. I love my L-series lenses. I can’t imagine shooting without them. I wouldn’t give them up without a fight. Sometimes, though, I find the need to revert to a previous era. I get an overwhelming desire to shed the technology and return to simpler times. No in-camera digital processors, no … Continue reading »
