Tag: news

  • How To Shoot A Protest

    This Sunday anti-Israel rallies planned for Al-Quds Day have the potential to turn violent. These annual protests are expected to take place at major cities across the country. Previous protests have attracted some who glorify extremists and call for the death of Jews and chants of Death to Israel and Death to America are common.…

  • More On Birds

    First of all birds – especially Canada Geese and ducks in Oakville (Ontario) habour – disappear when the temperature hits -8 degrees C and no wind as it was today (Sat. Feb 8/25). But on Thursday morning there were thousands of birds both on the water and flying above the dozen or so bird photographers…

  • How To Shoot Street Events

    Events like parades, festivals and even street protests happen on our local streets all the time. For street photographers they offer opportunities for really creative images. For new photographers these sort of events can be quite intimidating but with a little preparation you shouldn’t be concerned if you take care to be non-threatening and understand…

  • Our Town

    Photos from a few hours of shooting folks in our town – Oakville, Ontario, Canada – May 18, 2024 Our club, the Oakville Camera Club, offers a lot of training and photography opportunities for members. A vibrant, big club we’re blessed to have a wide spectrum of talent and newcomers. One of the opportunities offered…

  • Posting To FaceBook

    It’s fun to post your images to FaceBook. How harmless can that be? Well once you start posting very soon you’re going to run into the “FaceBook Photo Police” and I expect you’re not going to find the encounter to your liking. Case in point this morning a photographer in Britain posted an image of…

  • 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…

  • 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…