Category: Tutorial
A study on a particular topic with an explanation or evaluation on how it works or what it does. Tutorials are intended to convey learnings, which it is hoped, are correct.
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The Toronto Islands
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The Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario, south of mainland Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city’s downtown area, provide shelter for Toronto Harbour, and separate Toronto from the rest…
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Medium Format
The study started with the simple question “what difference does a 60mm x 60mm film size make on the quality of an image?” During the study, the question was slightly modified to remove the term quality so as to broaden the scope: “what difference does a 60mm x 60mm film size make to an image?” The…
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Leica Akademie Workshop
This 2-day seminar located in the Distillery District in Toronto on July 22nd and 23rd 2011 included both technical and creative content. The technical subjects were around the use of the M9 camera itself and the lenses. One attraction of the seminar was access to the full line of Leica M products, including the famous Noctilux.…
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Toronto
A photographic essay portraying the different aspects of the city, including it architecture, historic buildings, landscapes and the Lake. Published: March 24, 2015 Number of Pages: 56 Cost: Free
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Photo Impressionism
After several years of what I would consider to be more documentary photography, that is the representation of objective reality, I have found a gap remains in my work. In contrasting documentary photography to photo impressionism, Freeman Patterson’s / André Gallant’s comment in their book, Photo Impressionism: “However, the impressionist photographer deliberately abandons physical exactitude in…