By Sabrina on January 30, 2012
Back in the fall, I was in Port Townsend for the “Close to Home” workshop with Stuart Sipahigil and Ray Ketcham. There I spent some time with old friends, Ellie and Dorothy, and had a chance to meet one of my blog readers, Franz Amador.
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By Sabrina on January 17, 2012
Your voice is so much a part of who you are that you might not even recognize it yourself. I think many photographers don’t but thankfully though others do
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By Sabrina on January 11, 2012
Did you receive a new digital camera for Christmas? Are you a newbie photographer and aren’t sure where to start?
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By Sabrina on January 2, 2012
Last year Ray Ketcham led the very first Artist Round Table on “Discovering Your Voice“. It was a bit of an experiment
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By Sabrina on December 7, 2011
As I was preparing to give my photographic adventure in Morocco a little over a month ago, I was thinking how I could maximize my experience. There were several constraints I had to work with. Though this was not a workshop,
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By Sabrina on December 2, 2011
It’s understandable if you haven’t heard of Fred Herzog. He is now 81 years old and it was only five years ago his work began to find acclaim.
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By Sabrina on November 7, 2011
For some time now I’ve been contemplating how I feel about black and white images and more specifically why I am attracted to black and white photography.
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By Sabrina on October 31, 2011
One of the things I love about blogging that I hadn’t anticipated, is the opportunity to connect with others in a meaningful way. Somehow we’ve been able to cross the miles virtually and even in person
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By Sabrina on October 12, 2011
In April I posted a couple of images for a project I had in mind. I wasn’t certain if the project would materialize and
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By Sabrina on September 23, 2011
Lately I’ve become obsessed. It started when I saw a tweet about a certain website where photographers can pay $7.95 for another photographer to do an image critique.
Posted in black and white, dogs, lessons in learning, musings |
By Sabrina on September 20, 2011
After much thought and reflection, Ray and I came to the decision this past weekend to hold another Artist Round Table in 2012. We don’t know exactly what it will look like
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By Sabrina on August 22, 2011
Today I am delighted to introduce Julie Treanor to you all. I say “introduce” because I don’t think many of you know Julie but by the time you finish reading this interview with her
Posted in animals, in focus, interview, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on August 19, 2011
More images from my night walk around Port Townsend! If you followed us during ART, you know food is a big part of the PT experience
Posted in black and white, lessons in learning, musings, stuff |
By Sabrina on August 11, 2011
First of all, this image has nothing to do with the topic of my post today. I just wanted to share it and at the same time
Posted in lessons in learning, people, stuff, voice |
By Sabrina on July 27, 2011
When I was at the Magnum workshop, one of the issues that came to the forefront was my shooting style. It became clearer that
Posted in black and white, landscape, lessons in learning, nature, travel, utah |
By Sabrina on July 15, 2011
I realize this post on the Artist Round Table is long overdue as some of you have been waiting patiently to hear what I had to say about the whole experience. Truth is I just wasn’t ready
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By Sabrina on July 5, 2011
The Bonneville Salt Flats, home to a number of the land speed records but we didn’t move much. It occurred to me on the second day photographing here that perhaps
Posted in black and white, landscape, lessons in learning, photo of the day, stuff, utah |
By Sabrina on June 6, 2011
It’s been almost three weeks since the Magnum workshop and I’m still digesting much of what I learned there. Since my return I’ve had a chance to read Larry Towell’s book
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By Sabrina on May 28, 2011
Image Courtesy of Jeffrey George Hladun © One of the highlights of my week at the Magnum workshop were the lectures by each of the six Magnum photographers
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By Sabrina on April 26, 2011
We are just over 6 weeks away from the Artist Round Table: Discovering Visual Voice in Port Townsend from June 16 to 19, 2011. ART is
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By Sabrina on April 19, 2011
Back in February, my friends Dave, David, and I attended a workshop called “The Passionate Photographer” led by Steve Simon. I haven’t blogged about the workshop at all,
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By Sabrina on April 1, 2011
Meet David Noble. Performer. Painter. Photographer. And one of the artist presenters at the Artist Round Table – Discovering Visual Voice. I promise that when you get to meet David in June
Posted in artist round table, black and white, lessons in learning, stuff, voice |
By Sabrina on March 27, 2011
Last weekend my good friend Maureen Murphy was visiting from Ottawa and “somehow” we found our way down to Port Townsend
Posted in black and white, flash, great faces, lessons in learning, lighting, people |
By Sabrina on March 7, 2011
© Ray Ketcham I’ve been absent for a few weeks and today’s post might explain one of the reasons why. Last year Ray Ketcham and I planted the seeds for a number of collaborative projects and since then we’ve been working very hard to make them happen.
Posted in artist round table, lessons in learning, stuff |
By Sabrina on December 31, 2010
As 2010 draws to a close, it only seems fitting–albeit a cliché–to look back and reflect on the past twelve months. To say this has been a year of growth for me
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By Sabrina on December 29, 2010
From time to time people email me asking questions about my blog and now is as good a time as any to share some of my thoughts on blogging and what’s worked for me.
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By Sabrina on December 17, 2010
The dreaded notebook. Just between us, I’ve always thought it a little pretentious when artists and creatives
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By Sabrina on December 6, 2010
The post today is probably going to be scattered as it’s one of those posts where I need to bring together a bunch of things flowing through my brain
Posted in black and white, california, lessons in learning, musings, nature |
By Sabrina on December 3, 2010
Photography really took center stage for me two and a half years ago when I found myself with a lot of time on my hands.
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By Sabrina on November 26, 2010
andrew s. gibson © How would you describe your ability as a photographer? Do you think of yourself as a beginner? Competent? Expert?
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By Sabrina on November 12, 2010
Sorry about my absence from the blog over the last two weeks. About three months ago I learnt that my position was to be eliminated in restructuring exercise
Posted in california, cityscapes, lessons in learning, musings |
By Sabrina on October 28, 2010
To say that I’m excited today would be an understatement. For the last few months I’ve been keeping a confidence and I’m delighted to be able to tell everyone
Posted in lessons in learning, one mile project |
By Sabrina on October 8, 2010
Self-Portrait by Ray Ketcham I just love this photograph of Ray. By now you know that he has taken on the role of a photography mentor for me
Posted in lessons in learning, people |
By Sabrina on October 6, 2010
When I was in New York City, I was able to have some personal time with Bryan Peterson. In addition to going over the images I created while I was there,
Posted in black and white, lessons in learning, people |
By Sabrina on October 4, 2010
With apologies to “you know who” for today’s title but this one has been playing in my head for a long time and after my weekend with Ray Ketcham, I think it’s time to put it out there.
Posted in lessons in learning, musings |
By Sabrina on September 26, 2010
Some images aren’t created to be masterpieces but they are meant to be more than just memories. Something stronger.
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By Sabrina on September 20, 2010
Today I thought I’d share what’s it like to take a Bryan Peterson workshop just in case anyone is thinking about hopping on board
Posted in birds, black and white, cityscapes, flash, lessons in learning, macro, people, travel, workshops |
By Sabrina on August 13, 2010
Sometimes when you substitute one word for another, it changes how you see things. I’ll admit just to you that for the longest time
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By Sabrina on August 3, 2010
This post is a shout-out to Erin and Chris. Photographing people IS scary. Very scary for me too. We were walking down the road in Longview
Posted in lessons in learning, lighting, people |
By Sabrina on July 30, 2010
We wandered down the road at the Bar U Ranch and came upon the cookhouse. It was there that we met Pat. He had the most charming smile
Posted in black and white, lessons in learning, people |
By Sabrina on July 19, 2010
Friday’s blog post on mistakes generated more conversation than I expected. It made me think about the things we’ve been told that slowly killed the natural tendency we have to express ourselves creatively.
Posted in giveaways, lessons in learning, musings, people |
By Sabrina on July 16, 2010
Back at the end of May, I did a post on rethinking learning in which I talked about the need to slow down and reflect on the direction of my learning journey.
Posted in architecture, black and white, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on July 13, 2010
Early one morning in April I was settling into my routine of signing on to Twitter and reviewing my favourite blogs when I received an email
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By Sabrina on July 9, 2010
My definition of success is about family, friends, learning, contributing to the lives of others. Although this included expressing myself, it never included being an “artist”
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By Sabrina on July 5, 2010
Success is a funny thing. After having succeeded at something, you wonder why you ever doubted that it would work. It seems so obvious now that you chuckle at all the hesitation and the butterflies and the doubts.
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By Sabrina on July 4, 2010
Let me preface this by saying Steve McCurry doesn’t need me to defend to him; this is more a defence of the idea behind the work he is about to embark on
Posted in africa, lessons in learning, musings, people |
By Sabrina on July 2, 2010
First of all I would like to thank Sabrina for inviting me to write a guest post on her blog. It is not easy for me to write about myself, but we thought sharing a few small success stories might encourage and motivate others.
Posted in africa, animals, guest blogger, lessons in learning, nature |
By Sabrina on June 28, 2010
Sometimes success can be completely different from what you thought it would be. I grew up wanting to be the next great National Geographic photographer.
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By Sabrina on June 27, 2010
Last week I only did one post. It wasn’t because I was deliberating over some insurmountable obstacle on this artistic journey; it’s because I’ve actually been very busy. Life is a funny thing.
Posted in lessons in learning, musings |
By Sabrina on June 21, 2010
This past weekend I had a long conversation with my friend Ray. You may recall that he was photographing the tulips with me and my friends a couple of months ago. Ray is a sculptor, photographer and artist
Posted in black and white, flowers, lessons in learning, one mile project |
By Sabrina on June 9, 2010
“Whatever you’ve been in your life, you will bring it to your work. You cannot help but be who you are and who you’ve been.” ~Jay Maisel~
Posted in food, lessons in learning, musings |
By Sabrina on May 21, 2010
One of the things I love about photography is the idea of it being a visual language that transcends all communication barriers. It can be as simple as you make it or as complex as you’d like it to be
Posted in architecture, black and white, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on May 20, 2010
Ever seen one of those job ads where they say “must have” and then list a bunch of requirements and then they list the assets–”the nice to haves”? Photography is a little bit like those ads.
Posted in black and white, flowers, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on May 12, 2010
Two months ago I came upon an older post on the design of the Fedex logo via Kathleen Connally. The post was an interview with the designer of the Fedex logo you see everywhere. I have to admit that when I got to the fifth interview question I felt a bit stupid.
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By Sabrina on May 2, 2010
Yesterday I did a soft launch for the new Facebook Page for The Chronicles of Learning Photography.
Posted in birds, lessons in learning, one mile project |
By Sabrina on April 26, 2010
At last, the One Mile Project is off the ground. Thankfully I’ve relied on the wisdom of fellow photographer
Posted in lessons in learning, nature, one mile project |
By Sabrina on April 16, 2010
Image #6 The idea for this post came from my friend Ray. We spent two days photographing together in the tulip fields
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By Sabrina on April 14, 2010
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
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By Sabrina on April 11, 2010
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.
Posted in lessons in learning, musings |
By Sabrina on March 26, 2010
Good artists copy; great artists steal. — Pablo Picasso First of all, I have to say it was quite a thrill when Sabrina asked me to write a guest post for her blog. Then I realized what that really meant. Sabrina’s writing is always thoughtful and insightful, so I hope I can measure up. Feel [...]
Posted in guest blogger, landscape, lessons in learning, nature |
By Sabrina on March 24, 2010
the food line A side trip to learn a little bit more on how to more effectively assess my own images led to spending the better part of a sunny day on the weekend inside, where judging was taking place for the Professional Photographers Association of British Columbia (PPABC) 2010 Image Competition.
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By Sabrina on March 19, 2010
Serendipity is a lovely thing. I didn’t always appreciate happy discoveries instead I preferred the control of planned spontaneity but my photography journey is changing me–for the better.
Posted in food, lessons in learning, travel |
By Sabrina on March 3, 2010
Most, if not all, photographers know about Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “decisive moment”. To loosely paraphrase, it’s a fleeting slice of time when as a photographer, your eye and camera are synchronized by intuition to capture something that once it passes, is forever lost.
Posted in africa, animals, lessons in learning, musings |
By Sabrina on February 23, 2010
Last month on my blog I mentioned I was invited to be part of a very special project Images without Borders. This week I am chuffed to be one of the featured photographers on their website along with Craig Ferguson, an Asia-based photographer from Australia.
Posted in africa, animals, black and white, lessons in learning, lightroom, photoshop |
By Sabrina on February 22, 2010
I am breaking into the “feel good” programming of the last few weeks with a posting on gear. If you prefer not to read my safari gear report, feel free to take a nap.
Posted in africa, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on February 8, 2010
This week I thought I’d post some landscapes from my trip. For the most part, I used my 70-300 mm lens but once in a while I pulled out the Sigma 10-20 mm or my kit 18-55 mm kit lens to capture the vastness of space around us. On a safari we all want to [...]
Posted in africa, animals, landscape, lessons in learning, photoshop |
By Sabrina on February 1, 2010
vervet monkey: mother and child This week I’m on the road again but it’s all work-related so each day I’ll be posting an image from my safari but not writing too much. I’ve always admired the work of Nick Brandt and Andy Biggs but what I now have is a new found respect for just how [...]
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By Sabrina on January 30, 2010
The list of constaints on a safari are long. You’re usually stuck in a van, shooting through the roof or a partially open window from the road, and as luck would have it, the sun is probably at the wrong angle. Then there’s those pesky animals.
Posted in africa, animals, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on January 24, 2010
Since my return from Kenya a few days ago I’ve been reconnecting with friends and family on Twitter, Facebook, and in person. It’s been a warm welcome home and everyone has expressed excitement at the prospect of seeing the images and hearing my stories. While I am very touched by the interest and enthusiasm, this has made today’s post particularly [...]
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By Sabrina on January 22, 2010
Today is my first day blogging after my return from Kenya and I’m excited to let you all know about the latest eBook from David duChemin. The Inspired Eye 2 is the sequel to The Inspired Eye, both of which explore the creative process. Volume 2 in particular reflects David’s return to film photography as [...]
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By Sabrina on December 11, 2009
It’s my favourite time of the year and I’ve been wondering what I could do to spread the love. As luck would have it, this morning I learned that Bryan Peterson has moved into his new studio in Chicago and in the process found several copies of his best-selling book
Posted in food, giveaways, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on December 9, 2009
After a few posts on learning, I thought it was time for something different: a post on unlearning. This week I’ve been in Ottawa to relaunch our Action Learning program at work. Action Learning is where a group of people come together to help one person resolve an issue or problem by posing questions for that person. The idea [...]
Posted in black and white, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on December 3, 2009
questions and answers tampa, florida The last few posts about learning were inspired by a question from one of the readers of my blog (yes I have at least one–two if you count my good friend Sue). It seems that the posts themselves raised another question from one more reader so I thought I’d respond [...]
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By Sabrina on November 23, 2009
the forbidden city vancouver public library, vancouver I love books. Each time our father went to town my sister and I would eagerly wait for him to return knowing there would be a bag from Kingston’s Bookstore just for us. When I was about eight years old, we created our own public library complete with a system of checking [...]
Posted in architecture, black and white, lessons in learning |
By Sabrina on November 15, 2009
example of frame within a frame PPSOP Fundamentals of Composition There are many choices when it comes to learning photography. Books, weekend classes, videos, workshops, whole degree programs, just to name a few. Perhaps you’ve tried some of these and discovered what works for you or maybe you’re still looking for a winning formula.
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By Sabrina on November 10, 2009
untitled vancouver, british columbia Research has shown that successful people have a high degree of understanding of what makes them tick. More than knowing their abilities, they understand what motivates and satisfies them and therefore they make wise choices in focusing their strengths and addressing their weaknesses to achieve results.
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By Sabrina on October 29, 2009
in a hurry portland, oregon One month ago I moved over from Blogspot to WordPress and launched a new look on my blog. Since then I’ve done more than a dozen posts and on the weekend I upgraded to the latest version of WordPress without incident. So it’s time to share the process I went through and the steps [...]
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