I must confess that I very seldom go back through my older photographs unless I'm focused on a project that specifically requires me to do so. That's been the case lately as I've been working on a number of eBook projects. What I've discovered is that there certainly are benefits...
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Why I Prefer Being a Lazy Post-Processor than a Lazy Photographer
It doesn't seem that long ago when I wrote my 100th article for Photography Life, and here we are today with article number 150. I must confess that I mulled over what topic that this 'mini-milestone' article should cover. My 'little voice' told me that it needed to have a...
Nova Scotia Photography Tour Sample Images
To begin, an apology that I have not been very active here at Photography Life for the past few months. My time has been consumed with client video work, as well as working on a photography eBook project. My wife and I recently spent two weeks in Nova Scotia doing...
Camera Market Tracking for Increases in 2017
Statistical data is now available for the period up to September 2017 from CIPA. I thought readers may like to read a quick overview of how the camera market has been performing thus far in 2017. The positive news is that the camera market is tracking for some increases in...
Photographing Birds and Insects Presentation
On Wednesday November 29th I'll be doing a short presentation for the Grimsby Camera Group. My topic is photographing birds and insects from a beginner's perspective. The session will be held upstairs at the Station 1 Coffeehouse in Grimsby Ontario, located at 28 Main Street East. Presentation doors open at...
The Importance of Simplicity, Patterns and Details
When my wife and I are out and about on a photography tour I like to let my mind wander and keep my eyes 'fresh' so I don't get too locked in on one particular type of image composition. We recently spent a couple of weeks in Nova Scotia doing...
Shooting Hand-held at Slow Shutter Speeds with a Non-EVF Camera
We've all faced situations when we had to shoot hand-held in quite poor lighting conditions using slow shutter speeds, in order to capture a photograph. This challenge is further complicated when using a non-EVF camera since we loose our third anchor point, not being able to bring our camera up...
2017 Canadian National Exhibition Air Show Highlights
During the Labour Day weekend I spent an enjoyable afternoon viewing the 2017 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) Air Show in Toronto, and thought I'd share a few images captured during the event. As is my standard practice I went down to one of the Lake Ontario shoreline parks and found...
Photographing Bees with Extension Tubes and Five Different Lenses
Many photographers have an interest in close-up photography but may find it hard to justify the cost of adding a dedicated macro lens to their existing interchangeable lens camera kit. They may decide to use extension tubes instead. The objective of this article is to demonstrate how extension tubes can...
Experimenting with Flower Photography at f/1.2
Like many other photographers I enjoy letting my mind wander, seeing if it will lead me to some kind of new photographic experiment that I haven't tried in the past. The idea of photographing flowers with a prime lens and an extension tube fell out of my old, porous brain...