sakura light

sakura light

April 14, 2013  |  cityscapes, lighting, stuff  |  2 Comments

I ran into an artist last night. He’s calls himself a painter with light. With a grant to participate in Vancouver’s Cherry Blossom Festival, he is sharing his art with the goal of helping to build communities Read More

photo of the day: spring tarts

photo of the day: spring tarts

April 6, 2013  |  food, stuff  |  6 Comments

When you spend every day working in front of the computer, it’s good to do something with your hands. My solution? A spring pie and tart class at Vancouver’s Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts! And boy do you ever use your hands. We got messy, threw flour around, stuck our hands in sweet dough, Read More

my scary valentine

February 14, 2013  |  artist round table, stuff  |  No Comments

port townsend

Not your usual Valentine image, is it? Then again this is Port Townsend where lots of weird and wonderful things come together. It’s the perfect place for our Artist Round Table and we hope you’ll consider joining us. For more details, visit this page.

Oh I mustn’t forget to mention they have amazing handmade chocolate in PT ;) Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

a quick lightroom tip

February 12, 2013  |  lessons in learning, lightroom, stuff  |  No Comments

port townsend

Here’s a quick tip I thought I’d share with you in case you have the same question I had. My OM-D EM-5 gives me the choice to photograph in different aspect ratios. I use this feature quite often to photograph 16×9 panoramas and the square 1×1 ratio. Read More

photo of the day: night crossing

February 11, 2013  |  photo of the day, stuff  |  6 Comments

port townsend

This weekend I finally got my hands on a lens I’ve been hoping to own for some time now. The Olympus 9-18mm. On my OM-D EM-5 that is the closet to my favourite Nikon lens, the 17-35mm. I took the new (previously loved) lens for a spin during a weekend visit to Port Townsend and it felt like I found my missing glasses. Do you have a favourite lens that helps reveal the world the way you see it?