Photography Archive

  • The good news is that it is possible to take nice pictures without a flash. Once you get up a bit of a learning curve on some camera basics, and if you have a few dollars to spend on some relatively inexpensive camera gear, you'll be shooting with a plan instead of just hoping for the best!

    Tutorial: How to Take Better Indoor Pictures Without a Flash

    Posted on January 16, 2012 | 2 Comments
    The good news is that it is possible to take nice pictures without a flash. Once you get up a bit of a learning curve on some camera basics, and if you have a few dollars to spend on some relatively inexpensive camera gear, you'll be shooting with a plan instead of just hoping for the best!

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  • On a recent trip we were staying at the Sheraton Seattle which has a very large interior window ledge covered with nice hotel blackout curtains. When it was lights-out time for the kids I snuck behind the curtain with my camera and gorilla-pod and tried to figure out the zoom effect.

    Travel Photo Thursday: Seattle View Zoom Effect (How To)

    Posted on September 28, 2011 | 17 Comments
    On a recent trip we were staying at the Sheraton Seattle which has a very large interior window ledge covered with nice hotel blackout curtains. When it was lights-out time for the kids I snuck behind the curtain with my camera and gorilla-pod and tried to figure out the zoom effect.

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  • Realizing that we could not stall any longer to wait for the rain to stop, Steve told us that we should keep our eyes out for actions shots of people trying to avoid the rain as well as good reflections in the all of the newly formed puddles. Any time someone with a brightly coloured umbrella or jacket would walk by he would excitedly point them out for us to photograph.

    Hairy Goat Mystery Photo Tour in London

    Posted on July 20, 2011 | 4 Comments
    Realizing that we could not stall any longer to wait for the rain to stop, Steve told us that we should keep our eyes out for actions shots of people trying to avoid the rain as well as good reflections in the all of the newly formed puddles. Any time someone with a brightly coloured umbrella or jacket would walk by he would excitedly point them out for us to photograph.

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  • I had planned to start doing research on this sometime before my upcoming London trip but has now been put off indefinately because I happened across a new bag at, of all places, Costco. Costco here in Vancouver sells the Swissgear Sling camerabag for $37.99 plus taxes. Walking past the pallet of these bags in nice small boxes it seemed likely that they met most of the critera, and I figured for around $40 it was worth taking a shot.

    Swissgear Sling Camera Bag from Costco

    Posted on May 9, 2011 | 4 Comments
    I had planned to start doing research on this sometime before my upcoming London trip but has now been put off indefinately because I happened across a new bag at, of all places, Costco. Costco here in Vancouver sells the Swissgear Sling camerabag for $37.99 plus taxes. Walking past the pallet of these bags in nice small boxes it seemed likely that they met most of the critera, and I figured for around $40 it was worth taking a shot.

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  • Flickr Gallery of London Photos.

    Flickr: London Photostream Added

    Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Flickr Gallery of London Photos.

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