The prairies of Canada, with their endless horizons, vibrant skies, and golden fields, offer a stunning canvas for landscape photographers. This region’s unique beauty demands a thoughtful approach to capture its essence. In this blog post, we’ll explore essential techniques for photographing the prairies, including light metering under sunny skies, lens selection, and the use … Read more
Canadian Travel to Cuba in 2022 with Photography Tips In May of 2022, I had the good fortune as a Canadian to travel to Cuba for a week with my family. Staying in the ‘Tourist friendly’ Varadero, it was a great opportunity to expose my kids to foreign travel in a safe and predictable way, … Read more
In Alberta, the winter solstice is a dark time. Not just figuratively, but literally. Sunrise waits until 8:53AM to grace us with it’s glow, and at 4:17PM that Sun will disappear over the horizon, gone for the day. Seven and a half hours of light – most of it golden-hour light (thank goodness for small … Read more
On the global scale, Alberta’s history is indeed short. From the late 1890’s to early 1910’s our Province saw an influx of new settlers looking to farm crops of barley, rye, and wheat, and the great Railroads laid tracks to criss-cross the prairies connecting these farming communities with their markets. By the 1960’s many of … Read more
Over the last year, as I’ve spent more time thinking about Photography as a practice and art. I’ve been following a small group of photographers that provide great inspiration for me; They challenge me to see differently, to be more inquisitive about my environment, and to seek more personal gratification from photography. It’s impossible to … Read more
Growth in Photography takes repeated deliberate failure. Close but no cigar is a mantra and Digital Photography has made growth and deliberation much tougher. In the ‘old days’ of photography – every frame had an associated cost. Those who chose to learn how to process and print black and white film were often at an … Read more
