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Framing
We’re not talking about composing (that’s next) but framing. Framing is what do you pick to put into the frame? Doesn’t get much simpler than that but so many images on FB are just badly framed. Usually this means that the photographer banged off a snapshot without thinking enough about what was going to be…
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Birding
Why is it that every newcomer to photography seems to end up on FaceBook asking for advice on what camera they should buy so they can shoot pictures of birds, do portraits and maybe a little street photography? My standard answer is once you’ve read the manual for your camera and taken a few lessons…
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You’re Better Than You Think
Roni Sidhu has a great video on YouTube called: “You Are A Better Photographer Than You Think“. Roni is both a photographer and a photography instructor and he’s obviously lived the photography life and what he has to say here in his video will be immensely helpful if you’re a newcomer to photography. On FaceBook…
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How To Make $$$
First make certain you can deliver what you’re selling. Might consider a small investment in some courses or workshops with a professional instructor. I did this after I retired from 60 years of shooting pro and had a lot of fun learning how to shoot in different ways and how to edit my images. Made…
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Don’t Let Perfect…
Don’t let perfect get in the way of good enough. Online there are no end of things you can buy. You can buy a new camera and “better” lenses and new camera bags (I’m up to seven and counting.) and more editing software. And it’s software that is interesting me as now I’m scanning a…
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Mindfulness
Daily on Facebook someone asks on one of a hundred forums whether lens “A” is a better choice for street photography than lens “B”. Facebook is nortorious for these sort of questions from new photographers. It’s all about the myth that better equipment will equal better photography and while equipment is important it’s much less…
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I’m New! Now What?
So you’re new to photography. Maybe you’ve got a new digital camera or an old film cameras or maybe a cellphone with a camera? (This group shot take a few weeks ago was from the 200-plus CineFilm Toronto photo walk.) Doesn’t matter what camera you have. What matters is like any tool you’ve got to…
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Travel Gear
Different trips call for different amounts and even types of gear. Case in point was our almost month-long trip through Amsterdam, Germany and Austria. Along with our large two checked-in bags Marion and I were both hauling a carry-on bag for the flight plus two camera bags. In the camera bags we each had an…
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DACHAU
I would think it likely some people will find the images in my Dachau gallery upsetting. Some might even question the posting of these images. Some may ask why? But I would reply more than saying “why not” I would say it’s essential. Our amazing tour guide who has been guiding tour groups through the…
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Amsterdam
Thanks to the potential of an Air Canada pilots strike we moved our vacation start date back five days giving us four days in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is one of Europe’s great cities and one everybody should visit for three or four days. It’s a small city and clearly there are ten times more bicycles than…
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