April 2010

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lead me not into temptation

lead me not into temptation

Yesterday Nikon announced their new 200-400mm f4 ED VRII lens. It is a professional lens

the one mile project

the one mile project

At last, the One Mile Project is off the ground. Thankfully I’ve relied on the wisdom of fellow photographer

something old, something new

something old, something new

Last weekend I did something I haven’t done in eons. I took out one of my father’s Rollei TLRs and

lifting the veil of self-censorship

lifting the veil of self-censorship

Image #6 The idea for this post came from my friend Ray. We spent two days photographing together in the tulip fields

photo of the day

photo of the day

some lucky lady skagit valley tulip festival I have a lot of images from the tulip festival but I won’t assault you with them all. This is one of my favourites.

blooper of the day

blooper of the day

We are often drawn to looking at photographs taken by well-known, successful artists for inspiration and to study how to create meaningful images. However my good friend Sue Ables reminded me the other day 

now what?

now what?

Several months ago I was in Ottawa to relaunch our Action Learning program in which I facilitate two groups to help solve problems or resolve issues. In this process participants are not allowed to give advice only to ask questions. 

the photographer’s value proposition

the photographer’s value proposition

At the risk of wading knee-deep into the debate on the professional photographer’s shrinking market, I wanted to share my thoughts as someone who does not make any money from photography.