Hipstamatic Experiment - The Love Pug

A little experimentation with the Hipstamatic iPhone app, using my trusty assistant...He works for food...literally

Niagara Wine Country Weekend

A fantastic weekend down in Niagara Wine Country, which proved to be a nice photographic project. The goods are below, in two flavours...

The Gallery		The Slideshow

New Tools - Nikon D7000

New technology is fun, but there is always a price to it, in addition to the actual monetary cost of upgrading things. After a little bit of research, I've retired my faithful D80, which felt like a part of me (when you use it regularly). I had really been looking at a new camera with an improved usability at high ISO, as well as a video capability to experiment with. After weighing the whole full-frame vs DX (crop sensor) issue, I decided that the D7000 couldn't be beat for the money.

I was also presently surprised, that the additional learning cost was minimal, and that using it was almost exactly like using the D80. However, now I can shoot at ISO 1600 like it was ISO 200! I've tried the video capability also, but so far, I'm no Steven Spielberg...

Tooting My Own Horn!

Well, I was pleasantly surprised when one of the photographs that I submitted to the 2010 Ryerson University Chang School Photography Exhibit was selected to be displayed.  I was even more honoured when it was selected by the Jury for the Pikto Award of the show!

This photo is from the series of portraits I took in Kabul, Afghanistan in November 2009, which can be seen in the gallery.   Framed, archival pigment on cotton rag prints from this series are available for purchase, either through the Ryerson Gallery, or by contacting me directly.

The BeetleCam - True Story!

In my daily readings I came across this article, which is a fantastic example of creativity and looking at what can be done with a little ingenuity.  Check out the articles, as the results are excellent.

The short of it is, these two brothers from the UK created a mobile remote control platform for their camera, which they then use to take pictures of wildlife in Africa, from a very different perspective.

Here's their site; and where I first saw the story on Digital Photography School.

Courtesy of Digital Photography School/Burrard-Lucas