Painting with Light

You may have seen an earlier post on Light Photography and thought, “Wow, I can’t do that…” I have always been stunned by light photography photos and have been wanting to try it out for a long time. Finally, I enjoyed one of the last warm autumn nights and learned how. Two friends and I…

The Future of Photography

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…

Light Art: It’s good for you!

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!

Perspective Pt. 7: KABOOM!

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…

Perspective Contest!

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…

March. Yes it’s March.

Now that March is almost over, things are beginning to be wrap up. Places that I’ve been through, things that I’ve seen are all so memorable to me.  These are the things that I see, yet so hard to recapture off the top of my head. I wanted to keep them. Some say, “there will always be…

MEE Photo Contest!

Now that you’ve learned all about photography from YAA’s Perspective series, why not put your new skills to use in… …the MEE’s Photo Contest! But before we get caught up, let’s backtrack for a moment.  What is MEE? MEE stands for Mayor’s Environment Expo.  This year, Calgary’s MEE is happening from June 1 to June…