iPhone + DSLR: Best of Both Worlds

We all know that the iPhone 4 can easily brag about it’s many features, from the App Store to its speed. However, its limitation is its camera. Though it has a praisable 5 megapixels, a 5x zoom, and HDR (High Dynamic Range) capabilities, it still can’t quite compare to that of a DSLR (Digital Single…

Photo(s) of the Day: The Big Apple

In case you didn’t know, the “Big Apple” refers to NYC. Over the last few days I was fortunate to be vacationing at New York and I thought I’d share some of the photos I took.   A view of the city. Can you spot the Empire State building?   The Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan…

Lytro: Capturing Life in Living Pictures

Introducing, potentially, the most versatile camera ever.  Lytro is the name given to the newest advancement in cameras; the light field camera.  The concept behind this camera is simple.  “Shoot first, focus after.”  This camera uses light field technology, which is a core concept in imaging science.  Light fields describe the amount of light traveling…

Urban Exposure Project 2011

Love for all, hatred for none. That’s what the word “community” means to many Calgarians, thanks largely to an initiative called the Urban Exposure Project by the Calgary United Way. For months, volunteer photographers (including my friend Irene Seto) have been taken to non-profit and community organizations around the city, including the Mustard Seed, the…

Photo of the Day: Sunrise

One of the key aspects of photography is timing.  I took this photo back in November at 7 a.m. when I was getting ready for school…  I am not usually a dedicated enough photographer to wake up this early for a picture; so you could say that it was a lucky shot!