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There’s a photo walk this weekend (Sat. March 28) with The Toronto Film Shooters group. (And this photo is actually of The Oakville Camera Club’s Outings group shooting last week in downtown Oakville.) Everyone is welcome to bring a film camera with them and join us for coffee at 9 am with the walk starting…

How did an unknown Vancouver street photographer become a world-wide phenomenon? It took 75 years before Fred Herzog’s photos were recognized as those of a gifted artist. But how? How did this happen? In this excellent video by Graeme Williams “Fred Herzog – Quietly creating his unique color aesthetic” Herzog says you don’t learn style…

What makes your best photos good? Was it luck or talent? Tatiana Hopper our favourite YouTube commentator on all things about photography leads us on a photographic quest to come to an understanding about how we can approach our own photography. One of the examples she uses comings from Robert Frank’s iconic photo book “The…

Black and white film is the medium of choice for many street photographers. Dependent on contrast and light and darkness and pattern black and white photography can be a simplier way of approaching street photography. But what about colour? Colour is more complex. It can draw attention to itself to the detriment of the image…

Imagine seven-miilion people showing up for one event. That’s the life of Manila street photographer Kyle Francisco every January when he shoots The Feast of Jesus Nazareno. An accomplished photographer Francisco shares his thoughts and techniques in this another Paulie B video “Proof That I Was Here“. Not a run-and-go shooter Francisco says he “works…

Have you been shooting for awhile? Have you mastered the exposure triangle and understand your camera menus and controls? But are you improving? Do you go out with the same camera and the same lens to the same places and wonder why your images keep looking the same? Simon d’Entremont, an east coast Canadian wildlife…

What does street photography actually mean? Is it fine art? Is it storytelling? Or is it something entirely different? Reuben Radding, a New York City street photographer and teacher, talks about his work in another fabulous Paulie B Walkie Talkie YouTube video Street Photography and Vulnerability. “Are we just walking around on a dying planet…

A newcomer to bird photography asked on Facebook why her photos of birds shot with an Olympus OM-3 and the enthusiast-level 75-300mm (150 – 600mm in 35mm terms) were not sharp. I offered her several suggestions about getting closer and how the inexpensive 75-300mm lens wasn’t going to be tack sharp shot with a wide…

I don’t normally do any product reviews but this is special. It’s the Godox IT32 PRO. So what’s special about this small flash unit that comes in a variety of different configurations depending on your camera manufacturer? It’s the ability to be used as a direct flash on a hot shoe or to be separated…