Tag: photographer
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Find A Bridge – Get A Hoodie
One of the challenges all amateur photographers have compared to commercial photographers is it’s up to you to find the photo. Where commercial photographers often get told what to shoot, amateurs are on their own. It’s up to us to load our cameras and pick a lens and then find or create an image. It’s…
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Photo Walk Shot Setup
In our last post we reviewed how to setup your camera for the first time. Now it’s time to consider how to setup your shot when out on a photo walk. Photo walks either alone or in a group are first of all a lot of fun. Not only that but it’s a creative activity…
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Why You Shouldn’t Share Your Photos Online
Have you noticed yet that social media such as Facebook or Instagram or Whatsapp and other sites are basically just echo chambers when it comes to displaying your photography? Have a look around and see if you agree that a lot of really crappy photography gets lots of thumbs up and over-the-top positive comments day…
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Why I Don’t Compete In Photo Contests And Why You Should Consider It
My good friend and fellow mentor at The Oakville Camera Club Deepak Patel has posted an excellent piece on whether or not you should consider entering your photographs in a juried competition. The Oakville club holds its annual gala and juried competition for club members called Capture Oakville and the images that get choosen for…
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Why Are Some Photographers Better Than The Rest Of Us?
The Toronto Camera Club in conjunction with camera retailer Henry’s Cameras are offering a series of workshops featuring some amazing Canadian photographers. If you’re a member of the Toronto Camera Club the 12 presentations are part of the membership but tickets are available to the general public and all the sessions will be accessible via…
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How To Shoot A Festival
I watch a lot of YouTube videos about photography and this one from the Adventure & Art site by Ben Staley is worth the hour. It’s a master class on how to shoot a special event. Why watch? Because Ben, who is a top-tier environmental portrait photographer, pulls off an amazing job using minimal equipment…
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How To Go Pro
This morning on Facebook a new photographer armed with her entry-level camera and kit lens and way more enthusiasm than knowledge asked 130,000 random strangers on Facebook for advice on going pro. Of course, being Facebook she got a ton of bad advice about what gear she should buy. I offered a different suggestion. Here’s…
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How To Shoot Weddings
The simple answer is don’t! There’s a very good reason I haven’t posted a photo of a wedding on this page about how to shoot weddings. The answer is I don’t shoot weddings! I mean I have shot weddings in the past but I won’t do one now and it’s for the same reasons you…
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Shooting People & Dogs
Last post we talked about shooting street photography without shooting any people. This time let’s talk about shooting people while doing street photography. There are two ways of shooting people on the street. First is candids where the subject remains unaware that you’ve taken a photo. The joy of candids is you get unrehearsed real…
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Street Videos
The Oakville Camera Club is offering members an opportunity to learn a little bit about street photography in a few weeks. We’re thinking of starting at a local coffee shop for a little chat about street photography and what it is and what it isn’t and then we’re hitting the sidewalks of Oakville, Ontario. In…
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