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No Photography Allowed
Are there rules for taking photos of people in public or shooting on private property? The short answer is it depends! The laws that govern where and when you can shoot images vary from country to country and in some cases like Canada from province to province. Does this mean anyone can stop you from…
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Pushing Film
There’s a lot of confusion about how to “push” film. What people mean by that is how to make a slower film act like a faster film. For example back in my day hockey arenas especially in small towns weren’t very well lit. Even shooting black and white Tri-X at its recommend ASA 400 wouldn’t…
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Join A Camera Club
One of the best things you can do to improve your photography is to join your local camera club. Now not all camera clubs are the same so you may want to take some time to travel around to camera clubs in your region and see what fits you. For example there are camera clubs…
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Shoot The Kids
I’ll admit I don’t do kids very well. I used to when I was a young newspaper photographer but not so much anymore. But this shot from my local camera club’s recent photo competition will do for today’s post. We’re talking about shooting the kids and why that should be an essential part of your…
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How To Get Better Fast
Not a day goes by without someone asking on FaceBook about how to become a better photographer. The answer is simple: Shoot more and shoot more often. It isn’t about equipment. It isn’t about location. It even isn’t about experience (although that’s the direction we’re heading). Photography is an art form. You get better by…
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The Pinhole Camera
Photo by Fraser Shein The image above was shot with a Zero Image 6×9 pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100-120 film by fellow member of The Toronto Film Shooters Fraser Shein. Now shooting with a pinhole camera isn’t as easy as shooting with a modern digital mirrorless camera but it shows what can be done…
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Why Is Street Photography So Hard To Do Right?
It’s a warm day in February (Saturday, Feb. 10) and the Toronto Film Shooters are off on what’s called Jo-Anne’s Pastry and Chocolate Trail Through The City That’s Jo-Anne with the bag next to Marion just right of center. Note the wide variety of cameras from Leicas dating back to the 30s to twin-lens Rolleiflex…
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Photography- An Art Form
Photography is an art form and as an art form I have absolutely no right to comment or criticize your art. I can and often do express a personal preference but that’s different from a definitive statement like “your image sucks”….even if it does 🙂 . Best I can say is something like “not my…
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Tripods
Every serious photographer should have a tripod right? Well these days not so fast. A lot of new cameras have what’s called IBIS which is an acronym for in-body image stabilization. What this means is depending on your camera you maybe able to handhold at lower shutter speeds than ever before. When shooting landscapes in less…
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Constructive Criticism
The concept of “constructive criticism” has always bothered me especially when it’s applied to photography. CC as we will call it is all the rage on FaceBook photography pages as it is in some (maybe all) photography clubs. The basic concept is of course that someone other than yourself will be offering their thoughts, opinions…
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