Do You Want to Become an Outdoor Adventure Photographer?
I know I do! I don’t usually include a lot of action shots in my photography, which is something I have been wanting to change, and I just finished reading an eBook that has given me the knowledge I need to get started. Of course I love doing my landscapes but I think adding a [...]
PHOTOGRAPH: a digital magazine + a bonus offer for you
Today I want to introduce you to a new digital magazine I have been reading. It’s a big publication, over 120 pages in each issue, with huge inspirational photographs, tips and tutorials that I know you are going to love. But before I get to the magazine there’s something I want to say … Now [...]
Top 5 Best Photography eBooks of 2012
I love eBooks! Especially photography eBooks. They are inexpensive, packed full of useful information, take up no space on my shelf and are an endless source of inspiration. Every year the quality of the books seems to get better and better. Either that or I’m finding better sources! Either way, there were some great reads [...]
Lightroom 4 Unmasked eBook Review
[Spoiler alert: I'm about to tell you that the best image editing software package to use is Lightroom. If you're already sold on Lightroom, you might want to skip on down to the section where I reveal the best eBook for learning to use Lightroom. ] One of the most common questions people ask when [...]
“Slow” – new eBook by Craft and Vision
Long exposure photography is one of my favourite ways to spark some creativity and make unique abstract images. Today, Craft and Vision has come out with a new eBook on the subject called “Slow.” I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it! Andrew Gibson delves into the magical world of long exposures as our [...]
Top 10 Best Photography Podcasts
Full time RV travel involves a lot of time driving and I like to make the best use of that time by listening to or watching digital photography podcasts. One reader asked which podcasts I subscribe to so I thought it would make a good subject to share with everyone who is interested in learning [...]
Do you avoid people in your travel photography?
I do. I am one of those photographers who are always waiting for the people to get out of the way. I will set up with a beautiful scene in front of me, find the right angle, and wait for the perfect light when some dude with a white shirt walks in front of me. [...]
Discount Codes for Craft and Vision
I have some awesome 50% off discount codes for the Craft and Vision store to share with you today. If you are not familiar with Craft and Vision, they produce excellent, informative, and beautiful ebooks on photography. I have many of them in my collection and I’m so excited that today I can share these [...]
Book Review: Beyond Thirds
I just finished reading Andrew Gibson’s new eBook on composition: “Beyond Thirds”. Usually the first thing new photographers learn about composition is the “rule of thirds” and it helps the beginning photographer make more dynamic images. But then what? How do we move on from there? Gibson explains three important guidelines that helps us continue [...]
The Inspired Eye 3 – ebook review
After reading David DuChemin’s “Vision Driven Photographer” and “Vision Mongers”, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on his latest ebook “The Inspired Eye 3 – Notes on Creativity for Photographers”. The timing couldn’t be better since I have been thinking lately that I need to find a way to increase my creativity. I haven’t [...]
Vision Mongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography
For today’s post I am doing my first book review. I can think of no book more worthy than David duChemin’s “Vision Mongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography”. Unlike a novel where you can judge how much you enjoyed a book based on how quickly you read it, I judge the value [...]
7 Stocking Stuffers for Photographers
7 is my favourite number this year, so if you are looking for some small items or stocking stuffers for your photographer friends, I have 7 great ideas for you! Don’t fret if your loved one already has a camera. One of the wonderful things about photography is there is an endless number of add-ons [...]
Planning for Yosemite – Awesome Resources Part 3
In the final instalment of awesome resources I discovered while researching for my upcoming trip to Yosemite, find William Neill’s Yosemite e-book. During my research I have seen a great many photographs of Yosemite. Almost too many now, I really have to stop looking. But Neill’s photographs stood out as being a different type altogether. [...]
Planning for Yosemite – Awesome Resources Part 2
Sometimes it takes researching one small subject to really discover how huge the interwebs really are. Just Yosemite. Not all national parks or all of California or all landscape photography. Just Yosemite. It’s massive, the subject, the amount that has been written, and the number of photographs. There are a few resources though that have [...]
Planning for Yosemite – Awesome Resources Part 1
I am planning a photography trip to Yosemite and one of the first and most valuable resources I have come across is Lewis Kemper’s Photographing Yosemite Digital Field Guide. The guide is available as a book and an iPhone app. I bought the iPhone app. The guide includes a map that utilizes google earth to [...]
First Results with my new Canon 7D
In anticipation of an upcoming trip to Yosemite, I decided to upgrade my gear and bought a Canon 7D and a 24-105 f/4 L lens. Here are my first shots with my new setup. I am also getting a Gitzo traveller tripod with a Really Right Stuff ballhead, but I’m picking those up in the [...]
Topaz Adjust 4
Topaz has recently released its newest version of the Adjust photoshop plug-in with some really cool new settings. These photos were taken along the Songhees walkway in Esquimalt, BC. While most people around here think those condos are ugly and destroyed the look of the waterfront, taken at the right angle and adding effects make [...]
Corel Painter
I got a Bamboo Fun Tablet for my birthday in December. I love it. You can use it like a huge touch pad to scroll web pages, or move back and forth with a swipe like you would on an iPod Touch. Better yet, it comes with a pen that is very handy for editing [...]
iFolio for iPhone and iTouch
Here’s another way for you to expose more of your beautiful photography to the world. A new app for the iPhone and iTouch called iFolio. This recently released app allows you to present your gallery in a fluid presentation to the 35 million people around the world who own one of these devices – and [...]
