A great big thanks is in order to Kids Up Front, who donated two General Admission tickets to YouthAreAwesome.com so we could tell you all about the Calgary Internatinal Film Festival (CIFF)! To start off, let me say CIFF is huge. Maybe not comparable to Cannes or the LA Film Fest, but there’s still so much…
As printed in the Scarlett FEVER. On Aug. 31 , 2010, Canon Inc. announced its newest image sensor for digital cameras – a CMOS sensor the size of your face. At 202 x 205mm, this new image sensor has absolutely no precedent in an age where most cameras have a sensor smaller than a pinky…
With the ongoing genocide in Darfur, many people are stepping up to raise awareness and money to help support the victims of this horrible massacre. Reprinted from the Scarlett Fever, here’s an interview with a member of a student-led group from Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School that plans to bring about a big change. Scarlett…
Hey readers. This will be my final Perspective post (at least for quite some time), so I thought I’d leave you with something special. As photographers, we can be obsessed with getting just the right shot. Sometimes it just takes a quick snap of the shutter to get what we want, and sometimes we can…
Chances are, you probably haven’t heard of Aviary, see as they are a relatively new company, but they sure are making waves these days. So, who are they, and why should you be interested? Well, in 2008, Aviary released the first installment of their web-based editing software to the public. Today, they have 8 different…
The new health craze these days is Light Art! Low fat goodness for your eyes! Take a look: [youtube UbMOTNI8tcE] [youtube 4SWfPoITlP8] The trick to this one is leaving the shutter open for long periods of time and “drawing” in the air with a light. Here’s a tutorial!
Fellow Canadians! Our salvation is here! We have henceforth been freed from having to lug around massive laptops, slow smartphones and underpowered netbooks! Behold, the iPad! It lands in an Apple store near you today, and the online store has been opened up for Canadians to purchase them. If you’re in Calgary, your nearest store…
May 20th was Divisionals for Calgary High School Track & Field teams. No matter which way you look at it, it was a good day for everyone. Team spirit was all around, and school colours abounded. Rain tried to damped our mood, but we all sheltered together under the team tent. Adrenaline ran strong and…
You all knew it was coming up, but hadn’t dared to peek around the corner, am I right? To save you from stress, we have a few things to make preparation easy. First off, here’s a link back to my original article on good study habits. This’ll be the biggest help. Next, some great studying music! Emancipator…
No, silly! We’re not blowing up pictures, we’re blowing out pictures! This is probably one of the easiest things to do in a shot, simply because you only have to adjust one setting 😀 See that button just above the menu/set button in this picture? Every camera should have a button with that little black and…
… in 4 minutes! This video claims to pull together the 100 greatest videos of all YouTube history, all in under 4 minutes, and I can assure you it’s worth your time. Yes, you do get Rick Roll’d halfway through, but it’s offset by the amazing display of diversity this world has to offer, as…
To start off, I’d like to express my disappointment at the turnout for the photography contest. Aside from one of my friends and myself that entered, there was only ONE other entry. Sadly, this means the contest is over. You can all feel free to post to the Flickr group at any time if you…
I know this is what you’ve all been waiting for… an actual photography contest where you could win a prize! (albeit a small one). There will be four contests in all, encompassing the skills you have learned as students of the Perspective series. The winner each week will be announced prior to the next week’s…
This week in our Perspective series, we’re going to try to do the opposite of last week! Don’t remember what that was? Click here! Instead of taking pictures really fast, we’re going to take them very slowly. The main use for this is most likely night shots, but I has many uses. With a little…
I know you do! Hosted by YouTube celebrity Dan Brown and with the help of other notable figures (such as MysteryGuitarMan, MemeMolly and JPizzle, just to name a few), this game game show is composed entirely of YouTube videos, all linked to one another. If you think you’ve got the answer, click on it and…