tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31980342550017001552024-12-18T21:24:03.289-06:00A photography blog featuring useful tips, tutorials, and behind the scenes info on my latest photoshoots.jphphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03111033523182438191noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198034255001700155.post-25453216206958837962015-04-28T13:23:00.000-06:002015-04-28T13:23:02.083-06:00

It's been awhile since my last post, life's been busy what can I say. Over the holidays I picked myself up a 3D printer (Merry Christmas to ME!) and have been having a blast with it. I've always been a tinkerer, always doing DIY stuff and fabricating dodads and thingamagigs I needed here and there. Now that I have a 3D printer this has opened up a whole world of possibilities that I never

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 "Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography." ~George Eastman Kodak "And if I were asked to choose one word which holds the key to my work I would select ‘light’ – for light is my language, and it is international, readily understood by any person of any race." ~Yousuf Karsh

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Me and work buddies having a beer after work - Shot with the Lomo 360 Spinner Back around 2005 I discovered the Holga and have been a fan of the "Lomo" movement ever since. It seems that now the term Lomo isn't just about cameras made by Lomo but is more about the idea that photography should be fun. "Lomography" should have an element of mystery via not knowing if you're going to have

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I'm going to sneak in a "current" post as I catch up on other posts. As I mentioned before I changed jobs last year and now work for a video production company. Since starting there I began to invest in a bit of video gear and also have been learning a lot about shooting video. I think having a strong knowledge base in photography is extremely helpful since video is really just a series of

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Double exposure on a "Starlite" aka "Halina A1" on expired Kodak Portra 160 The pinhole camera thing got me excited about film again and my girlfriend started to get into it too. I have quite a collection of old TLR cameras going as well as some unique 35mm cameras. While I love digital there is still some things you just can't quite do, double exposures for starters, sure some claim to offer

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Another year and another excuse to dig out or build a new pinhole camera. This year I was even able to combine it a little with my job. The company I work for, Bamboo Shoots, creates video content centered around people and events within my province for one of our regional cable providers. One of the stories was focused around invention and we were able to slip in a DIY segment showing how to

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Moraine Lake near Lake Louise Alberta This post is very late but better late than never I guess. Last summer I took a road trip from Saskatoon to Victoria with stops along the way and visiting friends and family, nearly 4000km (~2500mi) round trip. I managed to get some photos that I really liked, some in infrared using my converted 10D and some using my 5D MK II. My first stop between here

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It has been waaaaaay too long since I made a post and I'm sorry, I started a new job last fall and I've been incredibly busy. Luckily I've still been shooting so I'm planning on catching up on posts over the next little while, next post will be my trip last summer to Banff which contains some great landscape shots in infrared. Back to the bit about my new job, I left my old career as an

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The new year started off busy for my photography. I had 3 photoshoots within 3 weeks, two were pretty run of the mill portrait shoots. The last was a fitness photoshoot and this was the one I was really looking forward to, it would give me a chance to get more creative with my lighting. Sure you might argue that spending a few hours shooting a beautiful lady doesn't hurt either and you'd be

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A few years back I made up a bit of a guide for what you need if you're wanting to start shooting with off-camera flash. Since then new products have came out and prices have changed etc. Recently I was writing up an email to a friend who was facing the same situation, getting started with off-camera flash, and as the email started reaching into novella territory I decided I'd also share the info

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Near Petrofka bridge on the way to Blaine Lake Saskatchewan A little while back I snuck away for the day, grabbed my newly IR converted 10D, and hit the road with a friend to shoot some of cool views my Saskatchewan backyard has to offer. In my last post I talked mainly about the neat little pinhole camera I also took along but since I hadn't finished editing my IR shots I split it up into

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My customized Dippold pinhole camera Earlier this year I promised myself I would not let yet another worldwide pinhole day (Apr 29 2012) pass me by. I was on track and managed to get two Dippold pinhole cameras made, however life managed to get in the way yet again and it wasn't until my summer holidays that I was able to take them out for some homemade fun. Lets back up a little, years

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Saskatoon Skyline, though it looks frigid this was shot in 20°C weather :) Earlier this year I'd seen a body only Canon 10D posted on Kijiji (similar to Craigslist) for $160 CDN, in its day the 10D was a great camera and marketed at pros. I didn't really have a need for the camera but at that price I was thinking I'd pick it up and leave it in my car so I always had a DSLR with me, at that

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 A dilapidated cage elevator proved an amazing backdrop during my latest shoot Who needs a studio anyway? Eventually my basement renos will be done and I will have a proper studio to work in but chances are I'll try to avoid using it in favour of location shoots as much as I can anyway. For my latest shoot I once again set out on an urban exploring mission, shooting wherever the

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 A run down back alley provided a great backdrop with nice soft overhead lighting Yup that's Guerrilla, not G-oh-rilla, as in Che not Kong. If you remember back to my last outing with the X100 I had originally planned to do this sort of shoot then. Due to a sudden cold snap the last time though outdoor shooting was scrapped and we headed to the local university. Well spring seems to

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Closeup of a new Canadian $100 - Razor thin DOF at f5.6Click the above photo to see all of my macro shotsThe other day I spied a Kijiji ad (like Craigslist) for a Canon EOS3000 film SLR with an EF 35-80mm lens & polarizing filter all for $20! It also just so happened that the seller lived across the street from my parent's house, how random is that? I figured I'd snap it up just for the lens

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Testing the Fuji X100 with off camera flash - ISO200 f2 1/500sDisclaimer: This is not a detailed camera review, those have already been done ad nauseum for this camera and better than I could do. Nope this is more along the lines of Zack Arias's musings on the x100.Nine days ago the portion of my brain that controls impulse was sleeping on the job and allowed me to drop a significant chunk of

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Trinidad de Cuba (To see the full Cuba set click here)Another year begins and another escape from the frigid temperatures of the Canadian prairies. I must admit however our winter here in Saskatchewan has been alarmingly warm. Much to the chagrin of those I left behind my 1 week trip did allow me to dodge the brief cold snap of -40° weather.From Jan 12th-19th I made my hotel room at the Barcelo

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2011 HighlightsAll in all 2011 wound up being a pretty good year for me photography wise. At first I didn't feel I'd done as much photography as I would have liked to. However, after going over all of the shoots I'd done this year I realized I had amassed a decent amount of good photos these past 12 months.The year started out with a much needed reprieve from the bleary prairie winter we'd been

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Late this summer I decided to take some of my photography earnings and invest in some new lenses. Since getting my 5D MK II I've become acutely aware of the need for good quality lenses, however, my pockets aren't deep enough to always seek out that illustrious "L" and the red ring that accompanies it. There is a way to cheat this a little though and that is through the power of primes. If you

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A bluebell catches the last rays of daylight on Balde Butte in Cypress Hills Inter-provincial ParkTo see all photos from this trip click here[Editorial note: I meant to post this months ago and apparently forgot so here goes, better late than never]This summer holidays took place right here in Saskatchewan, southern SK to be exact. Me, my girlfriend [at the time], and her dog, spent 5 days

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I've been working on these cool line art drawings of old cameras for a while now and finally got around to opening up a storefront on www.redbubble.comPhotographers are notoriously hard to buy for so here's your chance to win some major brownie points with that special photo-geek of yours. Or if you're the photo-geek don't risk being disappointed xmas morning and just gift one to yourself :)As a

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Krystian is up to bat with me and Mary as the subjects A few months ago while talking with some photography buddies this topic came up. As a photographer you're constantly taking photos of other people and never have any photos of yourself. In an effort to combat this and give ourselves an excuse to indulge in 3 vices at once (eating, drinking, and shooting) we decided to have a portrait party.

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El Castillo at Chichen Itza. See all photos hereI guess I'm a little quite tardy in writing this post but better late than never. A few months back my and my girlfriend decided to blow this sub-zero Popsicle stand and fly south for some warmer climates.We considered a few different destinations, Jamaica? Too expensive right now, Dominican? Both had been there already. Cuba? Maybe. Mexico?

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First let me start off by saying I'm not trying to pitch myself ;) In fact I haven't been shooting weddings for a few years now and won't be until I have my basement studio finished (if even then). However, I'm often approached by people asking if I'll shoot their wedding and always feel the need to write up a long email referring them to other photographers as well as give them tips on what to

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