Category: Documentary
A documentary is a work is intended to observe, interpret, or present factual, real-world subjects in a way that seeks to inform, educate, or provoke reflection in an audience. Unlike purely fictional or imaginative works, documentaries aim to represent reality, though they are often filtered through the creator’s perspective and interpretation.
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Waterfalls
This study of waterfalls began with the question “why I don’t like waterfall pictures?” For the most part I speak of those silky-smooth shots that are sometimes over saturated that to some [me] feel cute like those terrible kitten pictures that appear to garner high favs on the various social media sites. Likes and…
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Toronto Urban Photography
This workshop, presented by Richard Hulbert, was on architectural photography touching on street and travel photography. The latter two because, buildings are often bracketed by streets and travel is often to cities. Architectural photography however is not just about the buildings, it includes the environment they participate in, that the create; the co-existence of buildings, nature,…
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Conceptual Photography
In March 2013 I completed a course entitled Conceptual Photography at the Ontario Centre for Arts & Design. A different focus than other photography courses or workshops I have attended; it was conceptual as promised. Ultimately the course was about the process and not specific technologies or techniques. The end result — the outcome — of the process is a portfolio of…
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Fine Art Photography
There are several definitions for Fine Art Photography. Wikipedia defines the subject as: “Fine Art Photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides visual support for stories, mainly in the print media, and commercial photography,…
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Leica Akademie
This essay was created during a 2-day seminar located in the Distillery District in Toronto on July 22nd and 23rd 2011 that included both technical and creative content. The technical subjects were around the use of the Leica M9 camera itself and the lenses. One attraction of the seminar was access to the full…