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    Taking pictures is your right, but know the rules first

    Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

    As photographers we’ve all had the situation where someone has asked us why we’re taking pictures and/or asked us to stop. While taking photographs in public is a right in the US and Canada, it’s a good idea to know your rights, the rules, and a few tips.
    I’ve been challenged a few times and [...]

    Sometimes shooting in automatic isn’t so bad–but I still like aperture priority more

    Monday, March 17th, 2008

    When I only had a Canon point and shoot camera I stuck to Automatic and the presets for most of my pictures.  Then I got into Program mode and started to play with white balance and such.  With my D80,  shot in auto a little bit, but pretty much started with aperture priority from the [...]

    My first pro photography gig: Official photographer for Affiliate Summit East!

    Friday, March 14th, 2008

    I’m so excited about this.  At Affiliate Summit West in Vegas last month I took a lot of pictures (Affiliate Summit set on Flickr) so as it was wrapping up I told Missy and Shawn that I’d be happy to be their official photographer for future summits.
    Well as I say "luck favours the bold"–the hired [...]

    My SXSWi 2008 Flickr set slide show

    Sunday, March 9th, 2008

    From a Lifehacker post (old, but good) … I’ve found a way to put a slideshow here.  Since I’m doing more conference photography (more on that later) thought folks might like to see these here:

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    Cropping your pictures for maximum effect: part 2

    Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

    Last night I wrote about cropping pictures to bring that extra something out.  Tonight my best friend had me over for dinner and I took some pictures of her birthday cake.
    Basic, simple stuff, right?  Okay I tried my usual odd angles thing, but I didn’t spend a lot of time on composition on them.
    Take a [...]

    Learning and edit better pictures with cropping and a prime lens

    Monday, February 18th, 2008

    I’m not a newcomer to photography.  From my first Polaroid One Step to my Kodak Disc to my first 35mm Pentax K-1000 to digital point and shoots to now my Nikon D80 DSLR I’ve used a lot of different cameras.  My dad was an amateur photographer and took some great pictures too–I don’t have any [...]

    DLSR Tips from Thomas Hawk

    Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

    I’m a pretty new DSLR user, so I try to get all the tips I can.
    This movie from Mahalo Daily has some great tips for DSLR users:

    One of the tips is to not fear Photoshop…well I fear it!  That’s not entirely true.  I’m pretty good at ‘Shop, it’s the price I fear!  I also agree [...]

    More evening traffic pictures

    Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

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    DSC_1789, originally uploaded by tris.

    Tonight I decided to take a few more of these long exposure time (1.5 sec) traffic pictures.
    Following the advice on the Digital Photography School Post, [...]

    Cars on Quadra Street

    Monday, January 7th, 2008

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    DSC_1788, originally uploaded by tris.

    I took the tips from Digital Photography School - "How to Shoot Light Trails" and gave it a "shot" tonight. Not bad I think. Though [...]

    Ferries, Beaches, Ducks

    Sunday, November 18th, 2007

    Spent some time this afternoon at Baker Beach on Salt Spring taking pics as the Sun was setting.  Baker Beach is one of my favourite beaches on Salt Spring … not sure why since the Crofton paper mill is always in sight, but it just is.

    The closest ducks are your regular mallards, the ones [...]

    More Fall Photography

    Friday, November 16th, 2007

    Brian Solis suggested that I play around with the aperture priority instead of regular program mode on my D80.  Sounded like a good plan to me.   Since Brian takes awesome pictures (including my current avatar on many sites), it’s best to take his advice.
    I did some goofing around at the park today …

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    Love Fall Colours

    Friday, November 16th, 2007

    Few things better than fall leaves, fall sun, and a few minutes to enjoy them:

     
     
    Enough said.
    Technorati Tags: fall colours, salt spring, photography, leaves
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