Category Archives: Stretching the Spandex: Technique

VP Creative Day 2 & 3- “Don’t Stop Moving”

Have you ever had one of THOSE days? Day 2 of the Peter – Vasko “3 Day Creative” was one of those days for sure…but the end result was noteworthy. Vasko and I started out prepared to shoot “food and drink” outside in the nice, dreamy, dappled light under the big maple tree outside the...

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Creative Shots from Day 1 of 3

Creativity started flowing later in the day after a few hours of working on some basic stock photography. Vasko and I had a hoot shooting flying fruit, water, and whatever else we could toss around. We ended up the night on a high note with the sparks literally flying. Today we’re shooting a series of...

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Queen by the Minute – Creative Project

Hey all. It was time to shake to shake off the winter gloom here in southern Ontario.  Since we’ve been experiencing a beautiful blast of warm weather it was high time to get OUTSIDE!  I also wanted to shake things up a bit conceptually, so I decided to do a walkabout shoot in Toronto.  The...

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Fixing A Moire Pattern in Bridal Veil

I ran into a sticky editing challenge recently when editing up a wedding shoot. During an incredibly beautiful moment between the bride and groom, two layers of her veil material shifted across each other. While the series of shots were beautiful, the intersection of the fabric presented a challenge for the sensor in my camera....

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You’ve Gotta Be Kidding Me…No Goals?!?!?

I recently had a somewhat bizarre and contradictory experience at a photography trade show this past weekend. A featured speaker who shall remain nameless (but sells plastic things for the top of your speedlight…you can easily do the math!) actually suggested something ludicrous to a large crowd of people and they were nodding along…eagerly waiting...

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