Who Do You Think You Are?
“Who Do You Think You Are?” – it is a popular tv program which many of you have seen. It helps celebrities trace back part of their ancestry. In a recent session I did with one of my more regular … Continued
Digital Painting – Much More than Pushing a Button
As I continue my education into the world of digital painting I am becoming aware that many people have been exposed only to the “push-button” or “filter” version of digital paintings. This is both a pity and huge disservice to … Continued
Photographing with light you can’t see!
If you know me well you know I don’t think of my vocation as being a photographer – but rather as a portrait artist. This isn’t some attempt to glorify my job title, nor is it meant in any way … Continued
A Challenging Portrait – 2 Black Labs and their owner
Last week I had the pleasure and challenge of creating a portrait of a young man – whom I have known since birth – and his two black labs! The first challenge lay in getting the dogs to stay in … Continued
There are good changes and bad changes
I’m just back from the Professional Photographers of Canada national convention in Vancouver and my brain is busting! I’m sure many of you have had this happen to you after you attend a convention or seminar in your field of … Continued
Awarded National Accreditation in “Environmental Family Portraiture”
At the Professional Photographers of Canada National Convention in Vancouver, B.C. I was awarded an Accreditation in Environmental Family Portraiture. This is how the PPOC website reads with regards to Accreditation: Accredited Professional Photographers of PPOC are specialists in their … Continued
Make Mom Happy!
Whether a child is 1 or 41 it is never too early or too late for a portrait which truly captures the relationship between a mother and child. This relationship is always one of the strongest – it doesn’t matter … Continued
Two award-winning entries accepted into National Salon!
The Professional Photographers of Canada held their annual image salon judging last Friday and Saturday at Fanshawe College in Ontario. I was very pleased to have two award-winning images this year – one in the Animal (pet) category and one … Continued
An awesome maternity session! More models/volunteers needed.
Just had an incredible maternity session! Hayley was a great model and a wonderful beginning to my new project, “The Strength of the Woman“. Many maternity portraits, including those have I created, focus on the bump and the beauty and … Continued
Is a picture worth a thousand words? – or maybe a thousand dollars . . . to you!
Would you call a first impression “a little thing”? Most top business minds agree that it is “A BIG THING”. You know how competitive today’s business world is and how every little thing can make a huge difference. So, what’s … Continued