A Walk In The Park
I went for a chilly early Spring walk at Bowness Park to photograph a rare stand of magnificent Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir trees.
iPad Photo Editors
In search of the Holy Grail of mobile photo editing, I’ve evaluated several of the top iPad photo editor apps to assess there strengths and weaknesses as mobile, professional-quality, post-processing solutions.
Paper Shadow Macros
I’ve always been intrigued by the abstract lines, shapes, and shadows that are created simply by fanning out a stack of paper. After printing some greeting cards today I was playing with some cut-offs and decided to see what things looked like through a macro lens. In about three minutes I had created a simple...
Canon PowerShot N: Reinventing The Compact Camera?
Canon has announced a revolutionary new compact camera they are calling the PowerShot N. It blends the best of a compact camera with smartphone camera app features in an attempt to keep compact cameras relevant in the mobile photography era.
Mentations on Photographic Polarizers
Circular Polarizers A circular polarizer is a filter placed in front of a camera lens to reduce the amount of reflected light travelling through the lens and landing on the sensor (or film) in your camera. Today, almost all polarizer filters sold are circular polarizers which work with modern auto-focus cameras. Professional photographers often use...
Canon EF 8-14mm f/4 USM L Fisheye Lens
A short review of the Canon EF 8-14mm f/4 USM L Fisheye on the Canon EOS M body with samples.
Digital Camera Calibration
I’ve been testing several calibration tools for correcting digital camera images in a RAW workflow. These tools are designed to help set-up exposure and white balance, create camera and lighting specific colour profiles, and/or automate the processing of image batches. ColorChecker Passport The first tool is the ColorChecker Passport by X-Rite. This ColorChecker Passport is...
Leather Buttons
When I came across a short but excellent article over at Ped’s & Ro describing an experiment in making buttons from leather, I was intrigued and decided to make my own leather buttons.
Leather Belt
I’ve been wanting to make some leather belts for some time now. I bought some buckles and belt blanks a while ago and had an idea of what I wanted to do with them, but never got around to it…until now.
Knife Making
Two handmade knives and leather sheaths inspired by comic book heroes, Thorgal and Aaricia.
Leather Moccasins
The most comfortable shoes I ever owned were a pair of tall buckskin moccasins I had when I was a kid. I would even wear them in winter. With a pair of wool socks, they were better than clunky snow boots. This evening I finished making a pair of basic moccasins to use this winter...
How-to Hew Wooden Beams By Hand
I spent several days this week at the cabin collecting logs and hewing timber for a wood shed. I did most of the hewing by hand, though I used a chain saw on one very large timber for the first step. The process of creating a square beam from a round log, by hand, is...
