Perspectives

I had an interesting conversation with another photographer the other night. We discussed the changes in technology since we had started in photography. We also discussed the merits of digital cameras and the opportunities they provided to us. We tended to agree on every point. When the conversation turned to film, though, our opinions diverged … Continue reading »

You Have to Start Somewhere

I’m selling an old lens of mine. Actually, I’m pretty sure it is sold. It’s a Magnicon 70-210mm f/4-5.6. I believe they were originally made by Vivitar, and sold through Blacks Photo here in Canada. It’s not a high-quality lens. It’s an older (about 20 years old or so) third-party equivalent to Canon’s 80-200mm f/4-5.6. … Continue reading »

Some Time for the Little Things

When you’re busy with a large project, your time is consumed by that project. There are other chores you need to do: those little things that demand your time but never deserve your full attention. You rush through them so you can get back to the larger, seemingly more important, task-at-hand. When things finally do … Continue reading »

Found Files

A couple of years ago I started working on a self-assignment that I came to call “Aboard the Irish Lass.” I spent several days over a one year period with brothers Terry and Randy Sandell, co-owners of the lobster fishing vessels Irish Lass and Sagittarius. During my last trip with them I captured several video … Continue reading »

A Dollop of Each

I saw this quote from playwright Bryony Lavery in Malcolm Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw (p. 236) and found it mirrored my own feelings before, during and even after a photoshoot: “I think when one’s working, one works between absolute confidence and absolute doubt, and I got a huge dollop of each.” I’m sure most, … Continue reading »

This will take a little while longer

I’m still plugging away, editing images from two fairly large photo shoots. One was shot in December, the other earlier this month. I wish both were completed by now, but it’s going to take a little while longer. That’s because I review each and every image from a shoot, and all those selected for upload … Continue reading »

Something Different – Part II

As with my last post of this title, I’m still looking for ways to break the mould of mediocrity that is sports portraits. The same-old-same-old just won’t do any more. Of course, there’s always the problem of finding inspiration. Making sure you have the necessary equipment (although in most cases you really don’t need anything … Continue reading »