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A Walk In The Park

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.
Photographic Geotagging and Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver Hacks

Photographic Geotagging and Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver Hacks

Recently, I’ve made an intensive study of geotagging. With a desire to share what I have learned, I spent the last week compiling all that I know about geotagging with special emphasis on working with the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver.
HDR Day At The Cabin

HDR Day At The Cabin

My first attempts at processing HDR photos after spending the day photographing around our cabin.
iPad Photo Editors

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

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 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

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

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

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...
Infinite Recursion

Infinite Recursion

During an after-work conversation (with too much wine I might add) the topic of photography came up. Well, I work for a company that sells stock photography, so this topic wasn’t too surprising.
Digital is the new film [re-published]

Digital is the new film [re-published]

This entry was originally published as an article on iStockphoto in 2005. At that time, the debate over digital photography vs. film photography was just about over. I wanted to capture my thoughts on the transition and how I saw photography evolving. I think I was spot on when I said the future of photography...